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Awards

Scientific Achievement Awards

Closed for 2018

ASPET will present six major awards for 2018 to recognize accomplishments either in specific areas of pharmacology or contributions to and accomplishments in the discipline in general.

Division-Sponsored Awards

Closed for 2018

ASPET's divisions sponsor awards to recognize excellence in their respective area of specialty for both early career accomplishments and lifetime achievements. These are not based on abstract submissions. 

Division-sponsored awards available this year are from the Divisions for Behavioral Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Drug Metabolism and Disposition, Neuropharmacology, and Toxicology.

There are also opportunities for pharmacology educator travel awards from the Division of Pharmacology Education.

ASPET Travel Awards

Closed for 2018

Undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral scientists are invited to apply for a travel award to help defray the costs of registration, travel and housing to attend the ASPET Annual Meeting at EB 2018. You must submit your abstract to EB in an ASPET topic category by December 7th AND apply separately in the ASPET Award Portal by December 8th.

ASPET Poster Awards

Closed for 2018

Undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral scientists are invited to apply to compete in the ASPET Student/Postdoc Poster Competition on Sunday, April 22, 2018. You must submit your abstract to EB in an ASPET topic category by December 7th AND apply separately in the ASPET Award Portal by December 8th.

Oral Presentation Awards from Divisions

Closed for 2018

Divisions will select finalists for their oral presentation awards from eligible abstracts submitted to their designated ASPET abstract topic categories. No separate application is necessary.

To be considered, you must be an ASPET member, the first/presenting author, and be in the career stage indicated below for each award.

Division for Cancer Pharmacology

Eligibility:

Graduate Student or Postdoc

Submit to:

3000-ASPET Drug Targets in Cancer
3001-ASPET Anticancer Drug Response
3002-ASPET Cancer Cell Signaling
3003-ASPET Cancer Immunotherapy

Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Eligibility:          Graduate Student or Postdoc

Submit to:         3016-ASPET Cardiovascular Pharmacology Trainee Showcase

Division for Drug Metabolism and Disposition

Eligibility:

Graduate Student or Postdoc

Submit to:

3038-ASPET DMD - General
3039-ASPET DMD - Pharmacokinetics/Modeling
3040-ASPET DMD - Metabolic Enzymes
3041-ASPET DMD - Transporters
3042-ASPET DMD - Transcription Regulation

Division for Molecular Pharmacology

Eligibility:

Postdoc

Submit to:

3017-ASPET Gene Expression/Regulation
3018-ASPET Genomics/Proteomics
3019-ASPET Signal Transduction - General
3020-ASPET Signal Transduction - Cell Surface Receptors
3021-ASPET Signal Transduction - G Proteins/GPCRs
3022-ASPET Signal Transduction - Ion Channels
3023-ASPET Signal Transduction - Kinases/Phosphatases
3024-ASPET Signal Transduction - Second Messenger Systems
3025-ASPET Signal Transduction - Nuclear Receptors
3026-ASPET Mechanisms of Cell Injury/Death
3027-ASPET Oxidative Stress
3028-ASPET Mitochondrial Pharmacology & Toxicology

Division for Neuropharmacology

Eligibility:          Postdoc

Submit to:         3035-ASPET Neuropharmacology Postdoc Showcase

Division for Translational and Clinical Pharmacology

Eligibility:          Graduate Student or Postdoc *

Submit to:         3052-ASPET Translational and Clinical Pharmacology Trainee Showcase

*There are additional opportunities for members of this division in an early stage of their career (generally less than 10 years from receiving MD or PhD). Correspondence will be sent from the division leadership inviting submissions for the Early Career Faculty Showcase.

Last Updated: December 13, 2017
Important Dates
December 7

Abstract Submissions due – no extensions permitted

February 27

Early Registration discounts end

February 27

Late-Breaking Abstract Submissions due – no extensions permitted

March 28

Discounted Hotel Rate Deadline

April 5

Advanced Registration discount ends

April 21-25

ASPET Annual Meeting at EB 2018