THE RICHARD J. BING AWARD FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS

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The Richard J. Bing Award for Young Investigators is given at each World Congress of the International Society for Heart Research. The purpose of this Award is to recognize outstanding endeavors by new investigators in research activities, and to encourage continued biomedical research careers broadly related to cardiovascular biology. Details of the competition are as follows:

 

  1. Candidates must be active members (or have applied for membership) of the ISHR (membership application forms are available on the ISHR website at www.ishrworld.org or from Dr. Metin Avkiran, Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom; ph:  +44 20 7188 3899, fax:  +44 20 7188 0970, email:  metin.avkiran@kcl.ac.uk).

 

  1. Candidates must have received their highest academic degree less than 6 years prior to the opening day of the Congress (May 13, 2010, Kyoto, Japan).

 

  1. Applications must include the following:
  • An original manuscript in any area of cardiovascular biology
  • A curriculum vitae
  • A statement detailing how much of the design and research work was done by the candidate and by any co-investigators. This statement must be endorsed by the candidate’s immediate supervisor (e.g., Division Head, Department Chairman, or Institute Director). In case of multi-authored manuscripts, the supervisor should also indicate that among all of the co-authors, the applicant is the most appropriate candidate for the Award, and offer rationale for this opinion.

All of these items should be provided in electronic format, as PDF files, on a single CD. A printed copy of the supervisor's statement letter, with original signature, should also accompany the nomination.

  1. The manuscript can be either unpublished work or can be one that has been recently submitted to any journal. Publication of the manuscript prior to the Congress does not preclude consideration for the Award so long as the manuscript was submitted after December 1, 2009.

 

  1. The application materials must be received by Dr. Metin Avkiran, Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom, no later than January 9, 2010.  Applications received after that date will not be considered.

 

  1. Only one submission per author will be considered.  The candidate must be the sole or the first author of the manuscript submitted.

 

7.  Four finalists will be selected from the submitted works by a Committee of the ISHR. Each finalist will qualify for a travel award of up to a maximum of US$1,500 [to include coach class travel and a maximum of 3 nights’ hotel accommodation] when the Award recipient delivers their oral presentation at a World Congress in his/her region, and up to a maximum of US$3,000 when inter-continental travel is required. All finalists will receive a free electronic subscription to the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.  A photograph and biosketch of the winner will be published in Heart News and Views, and will be posted in the ISHR website.

 

  1. At the Congress, each finalist will verbally present his/her study to the Society.  The winner of the Award will receive a plaque and a cash award of US$5,000.  The three runner-ups will receive a plaque and a cash award of US$1,000.

 

  1. Any finalist who, for any reason, cannot personally present his or her work must withdraw from the competition.  Substitute presenters are not allowed.

 

  1. Submitted manuscripts will not be returned.

 

Metin Avkiran, Ph.D., D.Sc.

Secretary General, ISHR