SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 12, 2008
Accepted abstracts will be notified via
email by the 1st of April.
Women,
minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to submit
abstracts and consider membership.
AWARDS
Pre- and
Post- Doctoral Student Awards (up to $500):
Walter Nicolai Award for meritorious basic
biologic aging research by a graduate student or medical
student, and
the
Paul F. Glenn Award for meritorious
research in the area of biomedical gerontology by a
post-doctoral fellow
are presented at the annual
meeting.
Travel stipends will be awarded to a limited number of
students, post-docs* and student minorities. Persons
interested in applying for travel awards are required to
submit the application along with a CV and an abstract of
their current research. All awardees will also present their
work in either oral or poster format.
*a post-doc is someone with the terminal degree (typically
the PhD) who is studying and performing research temporarily
in a research environment to obtain additional credentials
necessary for a permanent job. Typically a post-doc should
be within eight years of receiving his or her degree (should
not be considered a tenure-track faculty) and would be
earning less than $60,000 annually.
