2009 AASLD/ALF Liver Scholar Award
Application Deadline: October 16, 2008
Recipient Notification: March 2009
Award Period: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2012
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The AASLD/ALF Liver Scholar Award is a three-year, basic science award of $75,000 per year that endeavors to encourage young investigators to pursue a career in liver-related research.
Overview
The goal of the Liver Scholar Award is to provide young scientists with support for their research to bridge the gap between completion of research training and attainment of status as an independent research scientist. The additional research experience provided by this award is intended to enable them to successfully compete for research grants from national sources, particularly the NIH. The long-term goal is to attract well-trained investigators, who hold MD, PhD or MD/PhD degrees, to a career in liver disease research. AASLD currently supports a total of five Liver Scholars.
Objective
These awards are for the purpose of developing the potential of outstanding, young scientists and encouraging research in liver physiology and disease. Therefore, individuals who already are well established in the field are not considered eligible for this award.
Congratulations to the 2008 recipient
2008 - 2011
Costica Aloman, MD
Mount Sinai Medical School
Current AASLD Liver Scholars
2007 – 2010
Rongze Yang, MD, PhD
University of Maryland Baltimore
Project Title: Isoform-Specific ALT Assay and its Application in Liver Disease
Carlo Spirli, PhD
Yale University
Project Title: Epithelial Angiogenic Signaling in Polycystic Diseases of the Liver
2006 – 2009
Lynette A. Gillis, MD
Vanderbilt University
Project Title: Mitochondrial Short-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase in Hyperinsulinism and Hepatic Steatosis
Li Wang, PhD
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Project Title: Nuclear Receptor SHP – Mediated Regulation of Hepatic Lipid Homeostasis