THE PHARMACIA-ASPET AWARD
       FOR EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS FOR 2009

     (Deadline for submission of nominations is September 15, 2008)

The Pharmacia-ASPET Award in Experimental Therapeutics is given annually to recognize and stimulate outstanding research in pharmacology and experimental therapeutics—basic laboratory or clinical research that has had, or potentially will have, a major impact on the pharmacological treatment of disease.  The award is supported in perpetuity by a gift from Pharmacia (now Pfizer).

 The winner will receive a $2,500 honorarium, a plaque, hotel and economy airfare for the winner and spouse to the award ceremony at the ASPET annual meeting.

There are no restrictions on nominees for this award.  No one may nominate more than one candidate a year, and no candidate may be nominated for more than one major ASPET award in any given year.  The Award shall be made on the basis of published reprints, manuscripts ready for publication, and a two-page summary.  Selection will be made by the ASPET Awards Committee, appointed by the President of ASPET.

 Nominations shall be submitted electronically to jane.nelson@aspet.org and shall consist of:

1. Two-page summary that details the importance of the candidate’s work.

2. Six articles published or ready for publication by the candidate that have direct bearing on the Award (provided as PDFs or as hyperlinks to the article).  Submit each manuscript PDF as a separate attachment

3. Brief biographical sketch of the candidate.

4. Candidate’s curriculum vitae and bibliography.

Receipt date for nominations for the Pharmacia ASPET Award for Experimental Therapeutics will be 5:00 pm on September 15, 2008 for an award to be presented at  Experimental Biology ’09 in New Orleans, LA.

Recipients of the ASPET Award for Experimental Therapeutics

1969           John A. Oates

1970           Joseph R. Bertino