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Wayne State University Physiology Celebrates 100 Years On June 21, the Wayne State Univ. school and teaching hospitals. In 1868, Department of Physiology celebrated the Detroit medical College was estab- INSIDE its Centennial. As noted by Jian-Ping lished and in 1879 the Michigan (J.-P.) Jin, Professor and Chair, the College of Medicine opened its doors. APS Asks Wildlife department “has a proud 100-year his- These two medical schools merged in tory of scientific discoveries: C.L. 1885 to become the Detroit College of Service to Schneider’s blood coagulation studies, Medicine. In 1913, with the reorgani- Continue W. H. Seegers’ thrombin crystals, P. zation of the Medical School, it was Foa’s discovery of glucagon, M. then named the Detroit College of Chimpanzee Barnhart’s contribution to the treat- Medicine and Surgery. In 1933, the Research ment of sickle cell disease, just to name university name was changed to a few. And new achievements are con- Wayne Univ. In 1956, the Univ. became p. 171 tinuously being made by the present part of the state university system and members of our Department…”. J.-P. was subsequently named Wayne State Jin and colleagues organized a celebra- Univ. while the Medical College Italian Scientists tion consisting of guest speakers, became the School of Medicine. Urge Research poster presentations and a reception/ Since its founding, the Department dinner at the Detroit Institute of Arts. of Physiology has been headed by the Restrictions Be The celebration provided an opportuni- following individuals: William F. Koch, Rejected ty for faculty, students, alumni and Chairman, 1913-1920; Walter L. Men- friends to commemorate the accom- denhall, Acting Chairman, 1920-1921; p. 171 plishments of the past 100 years and to Carlin P. Mott, Acting Chairman, 1921- look forward to the possibilities of the 1922; Thomas L. Patterson, Chairman, next 100 years. 1922-1939; Hans O. Haterius, Chair- APS There were approximately 150 people man, 1939-1946; Walter H. Seegers, Committee in attendance at the celebration to enjoy Chairman, 1946-1980; Piero P. Foa, presentations from Richard Marlar Acting Chairman, 1980-1981; John W. Reports (1978 alumnus), Univ. of Oklahoma; Phillis, Chairman, 1981-1997; Joseph p. 175 Joseph Dunbar (1970 alumnus), Wayne C. Dunbar, Chairman, 1997-2007; State Univ.; Gerald Shulman (1979 David Lawson, Acting Chairman, 2007- alumnus), Yale Univ., and Susan 2009; Jian-Ping Jin, Chairman, 2009- Experimental Barman, 85th APS President, Michigan present. State Univ. Barman presented J.-P. Jin In turning 100 years old as a Biology with an APS Proclamation extending Department, J.-P. Jin declared “we are 2014 Preview the Society’s “congratulations to the well-positioned to take on new chal- Department of Physiology for its contri- lenges and capture new opportunities. p. 198 butions to our knowledge of physiology, Celebrating our glorious history and to the training of students, and for its past achievements is also a golden support of the American Physiological opportunity to strengthen ourselves Calls for Papers Society as we celebrate its 100 years at and prepare for the future. We live in a p. 202 the Wayne State University.” rapidly changing world and our three The Department of Physiology was main endeavors in the Department— formally established in 1913. Prior to producing physicians with high compe- this time, physiology was taught pri- tence in medicine, conducting biomed- marily by physicians in the medical (continued on page 167) Volume 56, No. 6 - November 2013 www.the-aps.org 165 Published bimonthly and distributed by The American Physiological TheThe Society PhysiologistPhysiologist 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3991 ISSN 0031-9376

Kim E. Barrett Contents President Susan M. Barman Wayne State University APS Committee Reports 175 Past President David M. Pollock Physiology Celebrates President-Elect Martin Frank 100 Years 165 Meetings & Congresses 196 Editor and Executive Director Councillors John C. Chatham, Dennis Brown, Pamela K. Carmines, M. Harold Laughlin, Marilyn P. Merker, Mentoring Forum 168 Experimental Biology Patricia E. Molina, Marshall H. Montrose, Jane F. Reckelhoff, 2014 Preview 198 William T. Talman

Science Policy Ex Officio Hannah V. Carey, Kevin C. Kregel, Ronald M. Lynch, APS Asks Wildlife Service People & Places 200 Hershel Raff, Jeff M. Sands, Ann Schreihofer, to Continue Chimpanzee J. Michael Wyss

Researc Publications Committee: Chair: h 171 Positions Available 200 Hershel Raff; Members: William M. Chilian, Susan J. Gunst, Asrar B. Italian Scientists Urge Research Malik, Joseph Mark Metzger, Linda C. Samuelson. Director of Restrictions Be Rejected 171 Calls for Papers 202 Publications: Rita Scheman Design and Copy Editor: Joelle R. Grossnickle. Subscriptions: Distributed to Membership Book Review 203 members as part of their member- ship. Nonmembers in the USA (print only): individuals $85.00; New Regular Members 172 institutions $135.00. Nonmembers in Canada: individuals $125.00; New Graduate Student Members 173 Wine Wizard 204 institutions $170.00. Nonmembers elsewhere: individuals $125.00; New Affiliate Members 173 institutions $170.00. Single copies and back issues when available, $20.00 each; single copies and back New Undergraduate Student issues of Abstracts issues when available, $30.00. Subscribers to Members 174 The Physiologist also receive abstracts of the Conferences of the American Physiological Society. Recently Deceased Members 174 The online version is available free to all worldwide. The American Physiological Society assumes no responsibility for the statements and opinions advanced by contributors to The Physiologist. Please notify the APS Member- ship Department as soon as possible if you change your address or telephone number. Headquarters phone: 301-634-7118 Fax: 301-634-7241 Email: [email protected] http://www.the-aps.org Printed in the USA

166 The Physiologist Wayne State Univ. Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 ical research to enrich scientific knowl- edge and improve health, and training future scientists, researchers and med- ical school instructors—continue to evolve just as rapidly. We play a critical role in the future of science and medi- cine, and as a physician, a researcher, and an educator, I take my profession in academic medicine with great pride and responsibility. Alongside my outstand- ing Physiology colleagues in the Department, at the School of Medicine and the University, as well as across the nation and around the globe, I am confi- dent that we will continue to pave the road towards innovation, discovery, and success.” Learn more about the department and its history by visiting http://www.med.wayne.edu/Physiology/ Susan M. Barman, 85th President of APS (2012-2013) and Centennial/CentennialPE.htm. Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Michigan State Univ. presents J.-P. Jin with the Proclamation from APS.

Douglas R. Yingst, Associate Professor and Graduate Officer, James Rillema, Professor, and J.-P. Jin, Professor and Chair, present recent alumnus Vanesa Ramseyer with one of three student awards for “Outstanding Academic Achievement.”

Centennial reception and dinner at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

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Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Lab Brad Duerstock Institute for Accessible Science, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN [email protected] Students with dents with disabilities, mainstreamed undergraduates with disabilities Disabilities in in regular middle and high school enrolled in STEM fields of study, which is Science Higher classrooms, who received accommoda- comparable to their classmates without Education tions, are used to a certain level of uni- disabilities. Unfortunately, the propor- The benefits of versal design in learning environ- tion of students with disabilities graduat- diversity to scien- ments, and had institutional education- ing and continuing on to graduate or pro- tific research are, al program (IEP) plans that followed fessional schools in STEM decreased con- of course, tangible their education. This generation is siderably compared with their nondis- and substantial. matriculating into higher education abled peers. Thus, a significant bottle- This is a fact expecting these same accommodations. neck occurs at the numbers of master’s accepted by NIH, It is a matter of time before they expect students and doctorates with disabilities Brad Duerstock NSF, NASA and graduate education to be as welcoming. and consequently, scientists and engi- other federal How does one navigate these waters? neers with disabilities being produced. agencies. Unfortunately, the contribution There are many different programs of students with disabilities toward the Personal Perspectives that we at the IAS and others have run goal of greater diversity is still a relative- As an undergraduate student in a to assist students with disabilities in ly nascent idea. Like other underrepre- power wheelchair entering engineering pursuing graduate education in STEM. sented groups, students with disabilities at Purdue Univ. in 1990, I was fortu- We have focused on helping those in the had to demand access to higher educa- nate that the ADA was in force. lab-based life sciences, which require tion. Because of the Rehabilitation Act of However, the emphasis was clearly on considerable “hands-on” learning experi- 1973 and Americans with Disabilities quickly becoming ADA compliant. ences. As a new graduate student in neu- Act of 1990 (ADA), public and private There was only one handicap-accessi- roscience my major concern was how I higher education institutions cannot dis- ble dormitory room near a bathroom was going to perform research lab tasks. criminate against students with disabil- with a roll-in shower at that time and As an undergraduate in lab courses, I ities and must provide services to accom- just enough curb cuts for me to make it usually observed or recorded data while modate their educational needs. Some to my classes, maybe not via the most the other students in my lab group or my institutions embraced this new reality, direct path but possible. There was no lab assistant performed the practical others attempted to comply through the public transportation and rarely could experimentation. As a grad student, I least amount of effort, and then some I enter through the front entrance of wanted to work as independently as pos- were sued and their examples have one of Purdue’s academic buildings. sible. Though I might be able to hire a become case law. My hope, as faculty However, each year there were notice- lab assistant or work with another stu- researchers, is that we will aspire to the able improvements (more curb cuts, dent, I realized that without practical former aim. automatic door openers and ramps) experiences I was not getting the Up until now, higher education in sci- and new buildings had to comply with nuances of the subject matter or fully ence, technology, engineering and ADA building standards. Though won- Dr. Brad Duerstock is an associate mathematics (STEM) has not had too derful and much-needed, lowering professor of engineering practice in much pressure to accommodate stu- these physical barriers is not likely the Weldon School of Biomedical dents with disabilities in their curricu- going to significantly impact the num- Engineering and School of Industrial lum and research labs. Sure the labora- ber of students with disabilities to con- Engineering at Purdue Univ. He is tory classroom is accessible to wheel- sider that lab-based STEM careers are the Director of the Institute for chairs and no science teacher is going accessible to them. Many students with Accessible Science (IAS), which pro- to kick out a student who is blind or disabilities, parents, teachers, and fac- motes greater inclusion of persons deaf. But are these students able to use ulty researchers can only see the hur- with disabilities in science and engi- the classroom light microscope by dles in science and engineering and not neering. Dr. Duerstock is a member of themselves, dissect frogs, mix reagents, the opportunities. the Center for Paralysis Research determine fruit fly eye colors, and the (CPR) in the College of Veterinary host of other practical science experi- The Challenge of STEM Inclusion Medicine where he holds a courtesy ments that are expected of science stu- The mission of the Institute for appointment. He received his bache- dents? Curricular access, not physical Accessible Science (IAS), funded by the lor’s degree in biomedical engineering barriers, is now at the forefront of chal- NIH Director’s Pathfinder Award, is to and doctorate in neurobiology from lenges to the inclusion of students with promote the advancement of college stu- Purdue. His research interests focus disabilities in STEM. dents with disabilities in STEM, assist- on restoring function to individuals The demand for change is coming ing them to continue on to graduate or with disabilities through the develop- though. No, there is no new legislation professional schools and eventually ment of assistive technologies and that I am aware of mandating greater careers in STEM. According to the NSF’s conducting basic and applied STEM curricular accessibility stan- Report on Women, Minorities, and research in central nervous system dards for students with disabilities. Persons with Disabilities in Science and trauma. In 2010, he received the NIH Instead, there is a generation of stu- Engineering, approximately 15% of Director’s Pathfinder Award.

168 The Physiologist Mentoring Forum Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 understanding technical procedures as dations is necessary for a student with a view specimens without needing to use well as my nondisabled classmates. This disability. Even with students without the microscope eyepieces. We have devel- affected my grades, and it was quite a disabilities, some need intensive one-on- oped a high-tech, motorized research struggle the first two years. I doubted one mentoring and others work fine on microscope with automatic slide loader whether grad school was possible. their own with little oversight. I have and motorized stage to enable quadriple- found that having prior research lab gics and low vision users to perform Right Recipe for Student Success? experiences, necessary physical accom- image analysis, morphometry, and 3-D Fortunately my graduate advisor, Dr. modations, and student guidance and computer reconstructions of tissues from Richard Borgens, was very patient and support (or the 3 E’s - Experiences, serial histological sections without willing to work with me to find the Equipment, and Enrichment) can signif- requiring assistance. Though this is right research project within the mis- icantly help students with disabilities. expensive equipment, it was purchased sion of the lab. As director of the Center When I was a senior, I was able to through grant funds and allowed me to for Paralysis Research, he helped me earn course credit working at the independently collect and analyze start my graduate career in a large Center for Paralysis Research, which research data and draw conclusions - key research lab that was both physically primarily conducts biomedical lab activities of scientific inquiry. This equip- and socially accommodating and typi- research using in vitro and in vivo mod- ment also provided me a practical under- cally well-funded. In a recent survey of els. I was severely limited in what type standing of light microscopy that I had Purdue life sciences and biochemistry of manual lab tasks I could perform, not had before. Both NIH and NSF pro- faculty, Dr. Susan Mendrysa of the IAS but I was able to experience lab vide supplemental awards to fund AT found that senior faculty researchers research first-hand and dispel some of and other lab equipment to assist stu- with actively funded labs were most the unknowns for me. During the past dents and scientists with disabilities. willing to accept a graduate student two summers, the IAS has organized Senior engineering design teams may with a disability. Factors that presum- summer undergraduate research fel- also help in solving specific lab barriers ably played a part in researchers’ lowships (SURF) for students with dis- for students with disabilities. The acceptance were being tenured, a long abilities. Similar to other SURF pro- IAShub.org also provides solutions. track record of getting federal grants, grams, students with disabilities were and a well-staffed lab with hierarchical placed in research labs across Purdue Is it worth it? training involving postdocs, techni- focusing on such areas as pharmacolo- There are certainly limitations of cians, and other students. This was the gy, cancer biology, microbiology, bio- students with disabilities, but that does situation where I serendipitously start- medical engineering, and nutrition. not mean they cannot be productive ed my graduate studies, which likely At the beginning of these programs, members of your lab or contribute played a big part in my success. there is naturally some discussion on greatly to scientific endeavors. One Unfortunately, I have met undergrad- how the SURF student will be able to must simply look at the accomplish- uate and graduate students that were perform the requisite lab tasks that spe- ments of Isaac Newton, Stephen not so lucky. In one instance, being cific labs typically perform. Most of the Hawking, John Nash, Alexander paired with a tenure-track faculty mem- SURF faculty mentors never had a stu- Graham Bell, or Johannes Kepler, who ber resulted in that graduate student dent with a disability in their labs are known to have various disabilities with a disability being discouraged by before. Likewise, this might be the first throughout their scientific careers. not living up to the expectations of the time the student stepped into a lab. Due Such notable examples aside, I find the mentor while not having the guidance of to the short timeframe of the SURF simple fact that two of our recent knowing what to do to turn things internship, the IAS provided accommo- SURF students have been asked to con- around. Ultimately, the student left the dation support to facilitate productivity tinue working in their respective program. The junior faculty researcher as quickly as possible. Though we have research labs after the program as con- likely had no prior experience working specialized lab AT that we often loan, firmation that the merits of students with students with disabilities, was ill- most of the physical accommodations with disabilities may be initially over- equipped in accommodating this student SURF students require are commonly looked but are quickly realized if given or where to find help, and was under typ- available through a university’s the opportunity. ical tenure-track pressure to produce Disability Office, such as braille or tac- Final considerations when accepting a results quickly. In fact, most of the sur- tile printouts of research papers and student with a disability to your lab is to vey respondents stated they were favor- other documents, braille labels on lab be open to adapt the method of scientif- able to the idea of students with disabil- equipment, or captioning or audio ampli- ic inquiry to the strength of the student. ities joining their labs, but only if they fication during lab meetings and semi- I believe good mentors already do that received assistance. This is a reasonable nars. However, technical solutions for with every student. There is an under- request since students with disabilities operating or interpreting data from lab standable tendency to hire one’s concept will likely need accommodations of some equipment are necessary. A low-tech of the ideal graduate student, judged by sort, including a longer time to graduate, solution for a student with very limited what school they attended, the reputa- assistive technologies (AT) to perform field of view and low visual acuity to per- tion of their department, GPA, or other lab tasks, or lab assistant support. form Western blots only required the use factors. A student with a disability may of colored dyes and external light sources not fit that ideal. Perhaps that is anoth- Accommodating a Student with a to improve visibility. Routine lab equip- er reason why senior faculty are more Disability in a Lab ment like a video camera mounted to a willing to “take a chance” on accepting a There is, of course, no single solution light microscope has helped students student with a disability, because they for determining what mix of accommo- with visual and mobility impairments to are willing to explore the unknown.

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Personally working with students with does not mean that it is the best way. I To comment on this article, go to: disabilities different from my own has think that one of the greatest benefits of http://www.the-aps.org/forum-disabili- challenged me to rethink how to design working with a student with a disability ties. v experiments. Just because I typically is to be able to look at a problem from a look at solving a problem a certain way different perspective.

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APS Asks Wildlife Service reviewing the evidence presented by Chamber of Deputies approved the to Continue Chimpanzee the petitioners and the current threats same measure a few weeks later. These Research faced by wild chimpanzees, the F&WS amendments to the EU Directive would said it “did not find evidence that this prohibit basic research with dogs, cats, situation was a significant driver in the and non-human primates. The legisla- Biomedical research with captive status of the species.” tion would only allow research on these chimpanzees should be allowed to con- Nevertheless, on the basis of a legal species when it is directly relevant to tinue, the American Physiological review of the statutory language and human health or to the health of the Society said in comments to the US legislative history of the ESA, F&WS species, and then only with the approval Fish and Wildlife Service (F&WS). This concluded that the law “does not allow of the Italian Ministry of Health. was the central tenet of the APS for captive animals to be assigned sep- However, it would preclude basic response to a proposal that would clas- arate legal status from their wild coun- research such as that intended to sify captive chimpanzees as endan- terparts on the basis of their captive advance understanding of biological gered under the Endangered Species state.” The APS did not address this processes or disease mechanisms. The Act (ESA). revised legal analysis. Rather, its com- amendments would also prohibit “Chimpanzees stand in a unique ments focused on how biomedical research on addiction and xenotrans- position,” the APS wrote. “They face research with captive chimpanzees is plantation and would bar the use of ani- major threats to their continued exis- consistent with objectives of the ESA mals in teaching except for the training tence in the wild. At the same time, and has the potential to enhance the of veterinarians and physicians. captive chimpanzees have served as an conservation of the species through Other provisions supposedly intend- important biomedical research model.” infectious disease research. ed to protect animals would in fact The August 12, 2013 comment letter have deleterious welfare consequences. pointed out that the NIH had just The use of anesthesia or analgesia announced implementation plans for would be required except for research the Institute of Medicine’s recommen- Italian Scientists Urge on anesthetics and analgesics. That dations to continue a scaled-down pro- Research Restrictions Be would mean that even minor proce- dures such as an injection or blood gram of biomedical research with chim- Rejected panzees. Such research, conducted sample would require that anesthesia using strict ethical and scientific crite- or analgesia be administered. Another The American Physiological Society ria, would be consistent with the scien- provision would prohibit the breeding has sent a statement of support tific research exceptions permissible of dogs, cats, and non-human primates ( http://www.the-aps.org/Pro- under the ESA, the APS noted. in Italy. This would mean that research Test_Italia_Rally) to a group of Italian “Given the many protections already with these species would require that scientists who are seeking to draw in place for chimpanzees in biomedical animals be transported from other attention to recently-approved legisla- research, the APS urges F&WS to expe- countries, subjecting them to the hard- tion that could severely restrict animal dite the permitting process to minimize ship of extended travel. research in that country. The group, its impact on the development and dis- In 2010, the American Physiological Pro-Test Italia, will hold a rally in semination of treatments for serious Society Council approved a position Rome on September 19, urging that the diseases,” the APS wrote. statement (http://www.the-aps.org/mm/ government to reject these restrictions. Since 1990, captive chimpanzees SciencePolicy/About/Policy- In 2010, the European Union (EU) have been classified as threatened even Statements/Animal-Research-is- approved new legislation on the though wild chimpanzees were consid- Essential.htm) on research with ani- Protection of Animals Used for Scien- ered endangered due to human mals that said, in part: tific Purposes (Directive 2010/63/EU) encroachment on their habitat, poach- “Humane research involving ani- (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/ ing, and infectious diseases. The threat- mals provides unique insights into LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:276:003 ened classification covered chim- biological structure and function. 3:0079:en:PDF). The 28 members of the panzees in biomedical research as well These insights offer major benefits EU—including Italy—were required to as chimpanzees used for entertainment to both human and animal health. write these provisions into their own and kept as pets. The American Physiological laws by the end of 2013. Because the The F&WS action came in response Society is strongly committed to goal was to create a common set of ani- to a petition submitted by the Humane ensuring that research animals are mal welfare standards, the Directive Society of the US, the American treated humanely and that their included language stating that nation- Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the use is regulated appropriately.” al implementing legislation should not Jane Goodall Institute, and other con- The amendments added to the legis- include further restrictions apart from servation and animal rights organiza- lation meant to transpose EU Directive measures already in place prior to tions. The petition asked the F&WS to 2010/63/EU into Italian law do not rep- November 9, 2010. re-classify captive chimpanzees as resent appropriate regulation. Unless In July of this year, the Italian Senate endangered on the grounds that the the Italian government takes forceful approved legislation that added restric- “exploitation” of captive chimpanzees action, Italian science may suffer a sig- tions above and beyond the require- in these activities exacerbates the nificant set-back. v ments of the EU Directive. The Italian plight of wild chimpanzees. However, in

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New Undergraduate Student Members Maryam Abdulsalam Heather Briana Denson Charles Ebersbacher Jacob Turner Montclair State Univ., NJ Univ. of Florida Univ. of Cincinnati, OH Univ. of Cincinnati, OH

Recently Deceased Members

Hugh E. Huxley Patrick J. Kelly Betty M. Twarog Waltham, MA Rochester, MN Edgecomb, ME Adrian I. Katz Frank E. South Esmail Meisami Chicago, IL Newark, DL Urbana, IL

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Animal Care and Experimentation Chimpanzees in Biomedical Research On March, 22, 2013, the APS submitted comments to the Bill Yates completed his term NIH on proposed plans to implement the Institute of as committee chair on December Medicine’s recommendations on the use of chimpanzees in 31, 2012, and I am grateful for the biomedical and behavioral research. The comment letter, leadership and direction he pro- posted at http://www.the-aps.org/mm/SciencePolicy/About/ vided the Animal Care and Comments-Letters/WGcomments.pdf, voiced support for Experimentation (ACE) Commi- NIH’s efforts to “proceed down a science-based path to ttee. During 2012-2013, the ACE resolve issues related to future research involving chim- Committee focused on promoting panzees.” At the same time, the APS urged NIH to reconsider research advocacy and reducing certain recommendations made by its Working Group on the burdensome animal welfare over- Use of Chimpanzees in NIH-Supported Research. APS asked sight. We also provided comments whether 50 animals was the appropriate number since the to the National Institutes of Working Group established procedures to transfer chim- Health concerning its plans to panzees out of the research population if they were not needed implement the Institute of but did not provide a way to add more chimpanzees in case of Gaylen L. Edwards, Medicine’s recommendations for future need. APS also recommended greater flexibility in hous- Chair the use of chimpanzees in biomed- ing requirements and urged NIH to reconsider the Working ical research. Group’s ambitious timetable. On June 26, NIH Director Advocacy Francis Collins announced that the agency would accept most Americans for Medical Progress President Jacquie Calnan of the Working Group’s recommendations. The NIH will permit met with the ACE Committee in Bethesda during our fall greater flexibility in enclosure size and relax the timetable for meeting. She pointed out that since “scientists are at the fore- transferring chimpanzees to sanctuaries, but no provision was front of biomedical advances. . .who better to explain the made to add more animals to the research colony. importance of research, the need for animal models, and the At the time the ACE Committee submitted its annual care that the animals receive?” She then suggested various report, we were still working on a response to a US Fish and ways that scientists can engage in effective outreach by shar- Wildlife Service (F&WS) proposal to re-classify all captive ing stories about why our research is important with the chimpanzees as endangered. This would mean that research friends, neighbors, and family members we encounter in our with chimpanzees would require a special permit. The APS daily lives. A written version of her presentation is posted subsequently submitted comments urging the F&WS to online at http://www.the-aps.org/mm/SciencePolicy/Advocacy/ ensure that biomedical research with captive chimpanzees Advocacy-Resources/Finding-Advocacy-Opportunities.html. can continue if the re-classification goes forward. The In 2013, the ACE and Science Policy Committees jointly August 12, 2013 letter noted that “chimpanzees stand in a launched a Chapter Advocacy Outreach Program to provide unique position” in that they “face major threats to their speakers to three state chapter meetings. Richard Nichols was continued existence in the wild.” However, “at the same selected to make a presentation at the Iowa Physiological time, captive chimpanzees have served as an important bio- Society’s meeting on September 21. Speakers from the Science medical research model,” the letter said. The letter also Policy Committee will give presentations at the Nebraska and emphasized that scientific research is consistent with the Arizona chapter meetings. Other chapters are invited to con- purposes of the Endangered Species Act. “Given the many tact the APS Office of Science Policy to request Advocacy protections already in place for chimpanzees in biomedical Outreach Speakers in 2014. research, the APS urges F&WS to expedite the permitting The ACE Committee also continues to grapple with how process to minimize its impact on the development and dis- best to provide appropriate resources for researchers engaged semination of treatments for serious diseases.” These com- in educational outreach. ments are available online at http://the-aps.org/mm/ SciencePolicy/About/Comments-Letters/FWSComments.pdf. Regulatory burden Science Policy News At its fall 2012 meeting, the ACE Committee met with Carol In June 2012, the APS Science Policy Office initiated a new Clarke of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection publication, Science Policy News (SP News). This is a monthly Service. Dr. Clarke provided an update on USDA’s current reg- electronic bulletin with a strong focus on advocacy oriented ulatory activities. Because regulatory burden has been an information. APS members who would like to subscribe can increasing problem, in March 2013, the National Science send an email request to [email protected]. Board issued a Request for Information on reducing adminis- Future Activities trative burden. The APS submitted comments about animal The fall ACE meeting is scheduled to meet October 15-16, research regulations, emphasizing that the objective should 2013 in Bethesda. The Committee is also preparing a Public be “to ensure animal welfare while minimizing unnecessary Affairs symposium to be presented in San Diego at EB 2014 burden.” The full APS response is posted on the Science Policy entitled, “Administrative Burden: Impact on research and web pages at http://www.the-aps.org/mm/SciencePolicy/ how to address it.” v About/Comments-Letters/AdministrativeBurden.pdf. • Council accepted the report of the Animal Care and Experimentation Committee. 175 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013

Awards Committee presented to Markus Amann, Department of Internal Medicine, Univ. of Utah School of Medicine. The Lazaro J. For the Research Career Mandel Young Investigator Award was presented to Jennifer (RCEA) and Teaching Career Bomberger, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Enhancement Awards (TCEA), Genetics, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The Shih- the Committee received nine Chun Wang Young Investigator Award was presented to applications. Four applications Richard Wainford, Department of Pharmacology and were received for the TCEA, Experimental Therapeutics, Boston Univ. School of which is similar to the number of Medicine. The Dean Franklin Young Investigator Award was applications received in the past presented to Jennifer Sasser, Department of Pharmacology, five years. The Committee contin- Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center. ues to work on finding ways to better promote and solicit high • Council accepted the report of the Awards quality applications for the TCEA, Committee. in particular. The Committee decided to broaden the applicant pool for the TCEA by sending out Career Opportunities in Physiology Christine Maric, Chair the call for applications through the Teaching Section. 2013 Career Symposium While the Young Investigator Awards (YIA) continue to In 2013, the Career attract the most number of extremely competitive applica- Opportunities in Physiology tions, there appears to be a decline in the number of applica- (COPC), Trainee Advisory, and tions received compared with previous years. The Committee Women in Physiology Com- received two applications for the Arthur C. Guyton Award, mittees again coordinated the eight for the Lazaro J. Mandel YIA, seven for the Shih-Chun topics of their sessions to pro- Wang YIA and 19 for the Dean Franklin YIA. Despite the vide a complementary set of fact that the number of applications has declined, the quali- career advancement sessions ty of the applications received was truly outstanding, espe- for physiologists. The session cially for the newly established Dean Franklin YIA. was entitled “Communicating The APS Awards Committee met at the Experimental Science to Non-Scientists: Biology Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. At that meeting, the Keys to Funding and Committee discussed ideas for a new award or Fellowship Visibility,” and speakers pro- that would replace the Physiological Genomics Award; and vided presentations about the future of the Teaching Career Enhancement Award. Kathy Ryan, Chair effective communication skills Members of the Committee suggested that the call for appli- necessary for talking with var- cations be sent out training program directors and course ious audiences about one’s directors. In addition, the description of the award will be work. Multimedia presentations for the Symposium will be amended to include aspects of teaching that the award posted at the APS website and catalogued at the APS Archive would fund. of Teaching Resources for wide dissemination. Users can lis- ten to a narrated PowerPoint presentation. 2012-2013 Award Recipients RCEA and TCEA Award Recipients 2014 Career Symposium 2012 Fall RCEA recipients are John Durocher, Michigan The symposia to be presented will be entitled “Conscious Technological Univ., Houghton, MI; and Timo Rieg, Division Choice and Serendipity in Your Career Trajectory: A Panel of Nephrology/Hypertension Univ. of California, San Diego. Discussion.” 2013 Spring RCEA recipients are Benjamin Bikman, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Career Presentations at APS Conferences Brigham Young Univ.; Berry Pinshow, Jacob Blaustein In 2012, the Committee sponsored a workshop at two APS Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Conferences: “Autonomic Regulation of Cardiovascular Negev, Israel; and Parco Siu,, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ. Function in Health and Disease” in July and “2012 APS 2012 Fall TCEA recipients are Jason Robert Carter, Intersociety Meeting: The Integrative Biology of Exercise” in Michigan Technological Univ.; and Gabi N. Waite, Indiana October. Irving Zucker, former APS President, presented “The Univ. School of Medicine. Ins and Outs of Authorship” workshop in July, and Committee 2013 Spring TCEA recipient is Irma Khachidze, member Lacy Holowatz presented it in October. Beritashvili Centre of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia. Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Program (UGSRF) Young Investigator Awards 2012-13 Program. The 2012-13 UGSRFs completed their The APS has three Young Investigator Awards, the Arthur fellowship year by attending EB 2013 in Boston, MA. Of the C. Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology, 24 fellows, 22 (92%) attended EB and 22 (92%) submitted an the Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award, and the abstract. The 2012-13 UGSRFs, like those in the past, com- Lazaro J. Mandel Young Investigator Award. The Arthur C. peted successfully in the David S. Bruce Excellence in Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology was Undergraduate Research Award program, winning eight of 176 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 the 26 abstract awards and four of the 13 Bruce Awards. are potential awards to be won. Student winners receive an 2013-14 Program. For the 14th year of the program, 66 APS t-shirt and a certificate for the best physiology project. applications were received. The quality of the applications The teachers of the winning students receive the APS book, was deemed very high by the Committee and they were Women Life Scientists: Past, Present, and Future and an pleased to be able to recommend 24 students for fellowships. APS resource packet. Up to 100 awards are available each Over the 14-year history of the program, the program has year on a first-come, first-served basis. received 716 applications for the 252 awards granted, with an average funding rate of about one-third (35%). Physiology Video Contest for Undergraduate and Graduate Students APS Undergraduate Research Excellence The Committee was pleased to receive 10 submissions Fellowship Award (UGREF) that met all of the criteria for copyright, permissions, etc. For the first year of the program, 35 applications were The applicants included both undergraduate and graduate received for the six fellowships. The quality of the applications students. The Committee selected “Hillbilly Hypoglycemia” was deemed very high by the Committee, with 28 applicants by Michael Ridlehoover, Alexis Wren, and Zachary Minter at scoring more than 70 points and the rest scoring more than 63 Augusta State Univ. as the First Place winner. It was also points. The Committee was pleased to recommend six students selected as the Viewer’s Choice award by the general view- for fellowships; 17% of the applications were funded. This indi- ing public. It should be noted that their institution provided cates that there is a significant pool of potential applicants for funding for all three students to attend EB. All entries will this program and that there are students who are eager to con- be included in the Archive. tinue their physiology studies over multiple years and who are primarily interested in PhD or MD/PhD programs. Excellence in Professional Student (MD or DO) Research Travel Award Undergraduate Orientation Session at EB For the first year of the program, 13 applications were The EB 2013 orientation session attracted more than 75 received. The Committee was pleased to recommend eight stu- undergraduate students. All undergraduate students who dents for fellowships, thus, 62% of the applications were fund- submitted a first-author physiology poster were invited and ed. These students were matched with a mentor for EB, simi- announcements were posted in emails to the Trainee and lar to what is done for the Minority Travel Fellows Program. All-APS listservs. Fellows and mentors corresponded via email and then met each other at an Orientation Session on Sunday morning. Highlighting Undergraduate Research Papers The Committee will invite APS members to send citations • Council accepted the report of the Careers of new APS journal articles that have undergraduate students Opportunities in Physiology Committee. as one of the authors. These articles/students will be cited at the Undergraduate Education section of the APS website and the APS Career Web to encourage other undergraduate stu- Chapter Advisory Committee dents to become active in physiology research. Links will be provided for APS summer research programs, as well. As my term as chair of the APS Chapter Advisory Career Outreach Resources Committee (CAC) ends, I am The APS Career PowerPoint Presentations provide down- looking back at three years of loadable PowerPoint files for use at the middle and high steady growth of the APS school levels, as well as lower and upper undergraduate lev- Chapter Program. The rapid els. Since the initiation of this project, these PowerPoint pre- increase in the number of local sentations have become important tools not only for use by Physiological Societies (official APS members individually, but in both undergraduate and K- APS Chapters) started with 12 outreach programs, especially PhUn Week. It also provides the enthusiastic efforts of Dr. interactive, online physiology activities to enhance the PhUn Peter Lauf, who served as the Week website and engage younger children (early or pre-read- first CAC chair and continued ers) in doing simple physiology experiments and to engage to work diligently for the APS their interest in science careers. The Committee will be devel- Chapter program. With the oping career trading cards, pages where students can answer recent inauguration of APS physio-quizzes to unlock special cards and posters. Harald M. Stauss, Chair Chapters in the greater Washington DC area, APS Local and Regional Science Fair Awards Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Pennsylvania there are This program encourages APS members to make an APS currently 15 local APS Chapters (for a list of all APS Chapters physiology award at their local or regional science fair at the see: http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Chapters). elementary, middle, or high school level. The program pro- APS Chapters contribute significantly to the various mis- vides opportunities for students from elementary through sions of the APS. For example, APS Chapters collaborate with high school to learn what physiology is and to become “asso- the APS Trainee Advisory Committee to awaken interest in the ciated with the field” through recognition of their work. The discipline of physiology at the grass roots level and enticing program also builds connections between APS members and younger generations into considering the discipline of physiol- their local schools. Finally, it encourages local fairs to pro- ogy as a career. To this end, APS Chapters visit local high mote physiology-based projects to their students, since there schools and demonstrate basic physiology-related experiments, 177 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 organize teacher workshops and career fairs for graduate and your local region, please contact me (harald- undergraduate students, participate in state-wide science fairs [email protected]) or the APS CAC contact Ms. Catherine and in the APS-sponsored Physiology Understanding (PhUn) Ohnmacht ([email protected]) for information and week, and are engaged in various other outreach activities. assistance (please also see: http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/ Some of these activities are sponsored through the new Audiences/Chapters/chap-guidelines). Chapter Activity Grant program that provides APS Chapters Finally, I would like to thank the APS, all CAC members with up to $2,000 for specific outreach activities. and APS Chapter officers for all their help and support APS Chapters also collaborate with the APS Animal Care throughout my term as CAC Chair. Furthermore, I would and Experimentation Committee and with the APS Science like to specifically thank Dr. Peter Lauf for his invaluable Policy Committee to strengthen advocacy outreach activities service as CAC Sage and Ms. Catherine Ohnmacht for her of APS. The goal is to disseminate the culture and philosophy priceless administrative assistance. Everyone enthusiasti- of the discipline of physiology across societal strata and cally volunteered countless hours of work to the APS boundaries. To provide APS Chapters with the needed sup- Chapter Program. Seeing many new APS Chapters being port for this important but difficult goal, a Chapter Advocacy inaugurated, discussing posters with undergraduate stu- Outreach Program has been initiated that provides funds to dents who have received travel awards to participate at the incorporate advocacy training into the annual Chapter meet- Experimental Biology meeting through APS Chapters, ings. This new program is well-received by the APS Chapters receiving e-mails from US Congressman Dave Loebsack in and certainly has the potential to strengthen the advocacy response to advocacy activities from APS Chapters, and outreach activities of the APS Chapters, possibly through other like experiences have been highly rewarding. I am con- events funded through the Chapter Activity Grant program. fident that the APS Chapter Program is moving in the right The annual APS Chapter meetings continue to be well direction and I am eager to see this program grow through attended. This year, a total of 669 Physiologists attended the coming years. eight annual APS Chapter meetings. The APS provides each APS Chapter with $500 for trainee awards. These funds • Council accepted the report of the Chapter have been used to provide a total of 41 monetary awards to Advisory Committee. trainees, including undergraduate students (15 awards), • Council approved the proposed Bylaws for the graduate students (21 awards), and postdoctoral fellows (five Missouri Chapter awards). The APS also supports the annual APS Chapter • Council approved the recommendation to fund the meetings with $1,000 to cover the costs for keynote speakers. Chapter Activity Grant proposal in the amount of This year, 13 keynote speakers presented at local APS $2,0000 as submitted by the Indiana Chapter Chapter meetings. Typically, these keynote lectures are • Council approved the recommendation to support either focused on a specific scientific topic or in many cases the inaugural meeting of the Kentucky Chapter with cover educational topics, such as “Integrating Research into a one-time grant in the amount of $1,000 the Undergraduate Physiology Curriculum” or “Utilizing Exams with a Group Component in an Undergraduate Physiology Course.” Many Chapters also obtain support Committee on Committees from industrial sponsors who sometimes sponsor specific trainee awards (e.g., a travel award for an undergraduate The Committee on Commit- student to participate and present data at the annual tees (CoC) is composed of a rep- Experimental Biology meeting) or cover the costs for an resentative appointed by each additional keynote lecturer. of the 12 APS Section Steering Maybe the most apparent changes in the APS Chapter Committees plus two Council- program over the last three years is that local APS Chapters lors who serve as Chair and are more and more integrated within the APS parent socie- Incoming Chair. Its primary ty through direct interactions and collaborations with APS duty is to nominate individuals Committees, such as the APS Trainee Advisory Committee, to serve on APS standing com- the APS Animal Care and Experimentation Committee, and mittees and on outside bodies the APS Science Policy Committee. Moreover, new programs where the APS is represented. such as the Chapter Advocacy Outreach Program and the The CoC members try to identi- Chapter Activity Grant Program have been well-received by fy and promote members of APS Chapters and are already starting to make an impact their section who might serve on how the discipline of Physiology is received in the gener- on committees, but also to set al public. Currently, discussions are ongoing to further Jane Reckelhoff, Chair aside section affiliations to strengthen the role of APS Chapters by initiating new pro- work together to nominate the grams. For example, the APS Trainee Advisory Committee is best-qualified individuals to serve the society, keeping in mind considering a Graduate Student Ambassador Program with the desire to promote diversity and the involvement of younger the goal to coordinate networking activities among trainees members in the committee structure. within local regions covered by APS Chapters. Even though the number of APS Chapters increased from Characteristics of the 2013 Applicant Pool five to 15 since the CAC was formed six years ago, there are, The CoC was pleased with the pool of applications for com- unfortunately, still many US States in which physiologists mittee vacancies this year. This year 206 applications (Table failed to initiate local APS Chapters. If you are from one of 1A) were submitted (this includes member positions, chairs, these US States and want to charter a new APS Chapter in and trainee/student positions). 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APS Standing Committees Number of Positions (including new positions; does not include alternate positions) Committee Number of Positions Available

Animal Care & Experimentation 1 member Awards Chair, 5 members Career Opportunities in Physiology 3 members, 1 student, 1 trainee Communications 1 member, 1 AJP rep., 1 student, 1 new position Conference Chair, 3 members Daggs Chair, 3 members to be appointed by Executive Cabinet Distinguished Physiologists 2 members to be appointed by Executive Cabinet Education 4 members, 1 trainee Finance 2 members International Chair, 4 members Membership 0 members Perkins 2 members Physiologists in Industry Chair Porter Physiology Development Chair, 4 members Publications 2 members Science Policy 3 members, 1 trainee Women in Physiology 3 members, 2 new positions Totals 51 Total positions: 5 Chairs, 40 members, 2 students, 3 trainees, 1 AJP rep. (this number does not include the positions to be selected by the Executive Cabinet)

mitted applications to more than one committee (Table 1B), ing the total number of positions to fill to 57. These addi- so the total number of members applying for committee tions were approved by Council. positions was 156. Table 1C shows the applicant pool by sec- Tables 3A and 3B shows the composition of the commit- tion affiliation by committee. Tables 2A and 2B show the tees in terms of representation by section affiliation, mem- characteristics of the applicant pool and new appointees. bers that are under the age of 45, women, living outside of the US, employed in Industry, and trainees. Results from CoC and Council Meetings The CoC initially had 54 positions to fill. The CoC recom- Planning for 2015 mended to Council that one new position be added to the The CoC hopes that many APS members will consider Science Policy Committee; a new position be added to the serving the Society as a member of one of its standing com- Communications Committee; and two new positions be mittees and we hope that Section Steering Committees will added to the Women in Physiology Committee, thus bring- play an active role in encouraging their section members to

Table 1A: Total Number of Applicants ACE 11 Awards 13 Careers 34 Communications 6 Table 1B: Total number of UNIQUE Applicants by Conference 9 Section Daggs 1 Distinguished Physiologists 1 CV 20 Education 28 Cell 14 Finance 4 CNS 10 International 26 Comparative 6 Membership 18 EEP 11 Perkins 2 Endocrinology 7 PIC 1 GI&L 6 Porter 9 NCAR 13 Publications 7 Renal 20 Science Policy 16 Respiration 20 Women 20 Teaching 6 TOTALS 206** WEH 29 **This includes candidates who applied for more than one TOTAL 156 committee.

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Table 1C: Total Number of Applicants by Section (Based on 206 applications)

Section CV Cell CNS Comp. Endo. EEP GI&L NCAR Renal Resp. Teach. WEH None Total

ACE 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 11 Awards 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 13 Careers 5 4 0 0 1 2 2 5 5 1 0 3 0 34 Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 6 Conference 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 Daggs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Distinguished 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Education 3 4 1 2 1 2 0 4 0 0 3 8 0 28 Finance 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 International 1 2 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 5 0 26 Membership 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 18 Perkins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 PIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Porter 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 9 Publications 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 7 Science Policy 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 16 Women 2 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 4 0 1 4 0 20 TOTALS 24 24 12 7 9 15 9 16 24 16 6 38 0 206

Table 2A. Section Affiliation of Applicant Pool and New Appointees (Based on 156 UNIQUE applications, does not include alternates) Section 2011 2012 2013 2014 New All APS Appointees Members**

Cardiovascular 38 (21%) 25 (19.5%) 5 (12.2%) 6 (11.8%) 22% Cell & Molecular 18 (9.8%) 10 (7.8%) 3 (7.3%) 5 (9.8%) 12% Central Nervous System 2 (1%) 7 (5.5%) 5 (12.2%) 2 (3.9%) 9% Comparative 0 (0%) 5 (3.9%) 2 (4.9%) 4 (7.8%) 4% Endocrine & Metabolism 2 (1%) 2 (1.6%) 2 (4.9%) 2 (3.9%) 8% EEP 13 (7%) 12 (9.4%) 2 (4.9%) 2 (3.9%) 9% Gastrointestinal & Liver 15 (8.1%) 5 (3.9%) 3 (7.3%) 3 (5.9%) 5% NCAR 22 (12%) 10 (7.8%) 4 (9.8%) 4 (7.8%) 5% Renal 28 (15.2%) 15 (11.7%) 2 (4.9%) 7 (13.7%) 7% Respiration 6 (3.3%) 9 (7.0%) 5 (12.2%) 4 (7.8%) 8% Teaching 4 (2.2%) 6 (4.7%) 4 (9.8%) 2 (3.9%) 3% WEH 36 (19.6%) 20 (15.6%) 3 (7.3%) 10 (19.6%) 2% TOTAL 184 128 40 51 11,215

**Does not include honorary or affiliate members.

Table 2B: Other Characteristics of the Applicant Pool and New Appointees (Based on 156 UNIQUE applications, does not include alternates)

Characteristic 2012 2013 New Appointees All APS Members

Under age 45 79 (61.7%) 21 (16.4%) 30 (52.6%) 39% *Women 50 (39.0%) 19 (14.8%) 22 (38.6%) 27% Reside outside of US 17 (13.3 %) 6 (4.7 %) 1 (1.8 %) 26% **Student 14 (11%) 0 2 (3.5%) 16%

*Not all members indicate gender. **This number refers to student members only (undergraduate and graduate, not postdocs).

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Table 3A: Section Affiliation of 2014 APS Standing Committee Members (Does not include Chapter Advisory Committee, Committee on Committees, Joint Program Committee, Physiologists in Industry Committee, Section Advisory Committee, and Trainee Advisory Committee)

Section 2012 2013 2014 All APS Members**

Cardiovascular 22 (14.1%) 23 (15.2%) 20 (12.5%) 22% Cell & Metabolism 12 (7.7%) 11 (7.3%) 12 (7.5%) 12% Central Nervous System 6 (3.8%) 9 (6.0%) 9 (5.6%) 9% Comparative 7 (4.5%) 5 (3.3%) 9 (5.6%) 4% Endocrine & Metabolism 6 (3.8%) 5 (3.3%) 7 (4.4%) 8% EEP 10 (6.4%) 9 (6.0%) 13 (8.1%) 9% Gastrointestinal & Liver 15 (9.6%) 13 (8.6%) 9 (5.6%) 5% NCAR 15 (9.6%) 17 (11.3%) 18 (11.3%) 5% Renal 17 (10.9%) 14 (9.3%) 17 (10.6%) 7% Respiration 12 (7.7%) 12 (8.0%) 15 (9.4%) 8% Teaching 10 (6.4%) 10 (6.6%) 8 (5.0%) 3% WEH 23 (14.8%) 23 (15.2%) 23 (14.4%) 2% TOTAL 155 151 160 11,216** **Does not include honorary or affiliate members.

Table 3B: Other Characteristics of 2014 APS Standing Committee Members (Does not include Chapter Advisory Committee, Committee on Committees, Joint Program Committee, Physiologists in Industry Committee, Section Advisory Committee, and Trainee Advisory Committee)

2012 2013 2014 All APS Members

Under age 45 45 (29%) 72 (48%) 76 (47.5%) 39% *Women 75 (48.3%) 73 (48%) 77 (48.2%) 27% Reside outside of US 8 (5.1%) 9 (6%) 9 (5.7%) 26% **Students 7 (4.5% 6 (4%) 10 (6.4%) 16% *Not all members indicate gender. **This number refers to student members only (undergraduate and graduate, not postdocs).

apply. Applications can be submitted via the APS website, Communications Committee and are due along with an Endorsement form by January 17, 2014. Those candidates who are unsuccessful at securing a Overview committee appointment initially are encouraged to re-sub- The Communications mit their credentials for consideration for the same or anoth- Committee is responsible for er committee in the next cycle and those placed as alternates oversight of the department’s will be re-considered without re-nomination. programs and provides input and feedback. It is also respon- • Council accepted the report of the Committee on sible for selecting the APS- Committees. AAAS Mass Media Fellow and hosting a symposium at the Experimental Biology meeting.

AAAS Mass Media Fellow This year the Committee selected Dr. Joe Hanson as its 15th sponsored fellow. Dr. Barbara Goodman, Chair Hanson is a biologist and 181 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 host/writer of PBS Digital Studios’ “It’s OK to be Smart.” He Endothelin 15 is approved for 2015 pending receipt of final will serve a 10-week Fellowship at WIRED Magazine start- program details. ing this month. • Council accepted the report of the Conference EB 2013 Symposium Committee. At this year’s Experimental Biology (EB) meeting, the com- mittee sponsored the symposium, “Distilling Your Message for the Public,” a 90-minute interactive session conducted by Dr. Distinguished Physiologists Committee Evonne Kaplan-Liss, a member of the faculty at Stony Brook Univ. Schools of Medicine and Journalism. The purpose of the Four senior physiologists event was to help scientists master basic techniques that can (Drs. Margaret Anderson, help them better explain their work to the non-scientist pub- Terry Dwyer, David Osborne, lic, and quickly and clearly show how it fits into a bigger pic- and Philip Posner) comprised ture. More than 60 people attended the event. the Distinguished Physiology Upcoming Meetings, EB 2014 Symposium Committee in 2012. One of the The Committee has met twice this year and will meet in per- primary duties of each son this fall. It has agreed to sponsor a symposium at next year’s Committee member is to EB meeting entitled, “Don’t be Such a Scientist!” The program “develop and maintain liaison will be led by marine biologist turned filmmaker, Randy Olson. with emeritus members and members about to retire.” This Department Activities liaison is accomplished by The public continues to access the press releases devel- submitting, on behalf of the oped by the APS staff and posted to the APS press page. Society, a personal 70th, 80th, Growth in our comparative physiology blog, written by Dr. 90th, or 100th birthday greet- Dolittle, continues, as do the number of followers of our pri- Margaret Anderson, Chair ing. Each greeting includes an mary social media handle, @Phyziochick. invitation for the senior recip- ient to inform APS about his or her current activities, inter- ests and whereabouts, and requests “words of wisdom” for • Council approved a recommendation to increase younger colleagues. The historical and philosophical com- the Mass Media Fellowship by $1,000 in 2014 and an mentaries evoked by this invitation provide the material additional $500 in 2015 subsequently published in “Senior Physiologist’s News” in each issue of The Physiologist. By the end of 2012, the Senior Conference Committee Physiologist Committee members sent birthday wishes to 140 members reaching age 70, 62 members reaching age 80, 35 members reaching age 90, and to one member reaching Summary of Committee the age of 100! Twelve response letters were received and Activities published in The Physiologist. The Conference Committee Another responsibility of the Senior Physiologists held their annual meeting in Committee is to review applications and recommend to Bethesda on October 3, 2012. Council the annual awardees of the $500 G. Edgar Folk, Jr., The Committee discussions Senior Physiologists Award. This award is designed to support included how APS conference the scientific activities of a senior member. Unfortunately in proposals are put together by 2012, no applications were received for the award. applicants and how to improve this process; new procedures • Council accepted the report of the Distinguished for soliciting and organizing Physiologists Committee. conferences; possible revision of the website and utilizing it Education Committee to advertise the conference pro- gram; and potential conference ADInstruments Gerald Meininger, Chair topics. The Committee is Macknight Progressive - exploring the idea of pursuing more cross sectional program- Educator Award ming of conferences that are based on applications received by The Education Committee the programming committee. received six applications for Future conferences 2013 and recommended APS 2014 APS Conference: APS Institute on Teaching and member Margarita Curras- Learning. This conference has been approved for presenta- Collazo of the Univ. of tion in 2014. Conference is being held in Bar Harbor, ME, California, Riverside, as the June 23-27, 2014. 2013 awardee. Her application 2014 APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches included a description of a to Grand Challenges in Physiology. This meeting has been course she developed, approved for presentation in 2014. Meeting is being held in “Educational Training in San Diego, CA, October 1-4, 2014. J. Michael Wyss, Chair Neuroscience Outreach” to 182 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 empower senior neuroscience majors at UCR with teaching skills the hands-on workshop that followed Secor’s talk. The 2013 and her use of various types of technology in the classroom. conference will be the NABT 75th Anniversary Conference in Atlanta, GA in mid-November. Gordan Geisbrecht, Univ. of EB Refresher Course Manitoba, will serve as the APS keynote speaker. The 2013 Refresher Course focused on immunology. Consistent with previous years, the sessions were APS Archive of Teaching Resources well-attended. Session feedback rated the sessions highly. The Archive added 588 new resources since January 1, 2013 The session presentations are being prepared for the web and now includes more than 6,000 peer reviewed teaching and publication in Advances. The collection of resources from resources. More than 6,700 Archive Users have registered. In the 2013 refresher course can be viewed in the Archive. 2013, the Archive added new community features including a user profile and user badges. User profiles are generated for Professional Skills Courses each registered user of the Archive and are only viewable by The Education Office and Publications Department, in col- registered Archive users. In the profile, users can upload a laboration with the Society for Biological Engineers and photo and share information on the courses they teach. User Biomedical Engineering Society, received funding from NSF to badges are also featured in the profile and elsewhere in the support the development of professional skills training mod- site. Badges can be earned by taking part in a number of activ- ules on publication ethics. The modules will provide a relevant ities within the Archive, such as rating resources, sharing and current knowledge of and appreciation for the facts and resources, creating collections, and taking part in the Archive principles of the eight most common publication ethics issues, Scholars Program. In addition to implementing the new pro- as well as the tools needed to integrate and apply the guide- files, the Archive also launched a monthly e-newsletter for all lines to actual situations using professional standards of prac- registered Archive users. This e-newsletter highlights high tice. The education modules will serve as tools for use by high- school and undergraduate resources that can be found in the er education institutions, laboratory groups, individuals, and Archive, as well as current news and Archive updates. professional societies and will incorporate proven materials and methods, as well as novel approaches. They will be effec- Archive Scholars Program tive for US and international graduate students in science With support from NSF, the Archive has implemented a and engineering programs and will integrate easily into professional development program for K-12 and undergradu- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. ate educators. The Archive Scholars program is an online fel- The project will also develop an online Community of lowship focused on finding and using digital resources to Practice (COP) designed to engage trainees and experienced enhance science teaching and learning. To date, the Archive scientists and engineers in ongoing discussions about scien- has run two Archive Scholars programs, one for high school tific publishing, publication ethics, and professional stan- educators and one for undergraduate educators. The Archive dards of practice in these areas. Over the past year, the proj- Scholars Program for High School Educators took place in the ect staff has developed topics and learning objectives for fall of 2012 and had eight teachers participating from across modules on: authorship, conflicts of interest, data falsifica- the US. Teachers learned how to search for and share tion/fabrication, duplicate publication of data and redundant resources in the Archive, how to submit collections and publication, figure preparation/presentation, plagiarism, resources used in their classroom, and the basic tenants of Six and animal-human subjects welfare. The draft modules are Star Science, the APS research-based science education being developed for field testing at a workshop in conjunc- approach. The Archive Vision and Change Scholars Program tion with the January 2014 PST in Orlando, FL. took place in the spring of 2013 and had 18 undergraduate faculty members participating from across the US. Faculty Medical Physiology Learning Objectives (MPLO) learned how to search for and share resources in the Archive, Project how to submit collections and resources used in their class- In conjunction with the ACDP and APS sections, the learn- room, and the basic tenants of Vision and Change in ing objectives were updated and republished in 2012. They are Undergraduate Education Report created by NSF and AAAS. available in PDF format at the APS website. Also, APS Archive Evaluations from both programs are currently being reviewed resources are coded and searchable by each MPLO; changes in with both programs scheduled to run again in October 2013. objectives for the 2012 edition were also created in the Archive and related teaching resources were recoded appropriately. David Bruce Awards In 2013, 79 applications were received and 26 Undergraduate Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) Abstract Awardees were selected. In addition to support from Collaboration the APS, the David S. Bruce Award program has received gener- The 2013 HAPS Conference was held May 25-27 in Las ous contributions from Dr. Isis, the APS Central Nervous System Vegas, NV. APS member Hannah Carey, Univ. of Wisconsin gave Section, and individual APS members Marlowe W. Eldridge, a presentation entitled “Unraveling Mysteries of Hibernation.” John M. Horowitz, Barbara A. Horwitz, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, and Thomas Pressley. This support is gratefully acknowledged. National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Professional Development Conference Experimental Biology Undergraduate Poster Session The 2012 NABT Professional Development Conference was In 2013, approximately 200 APS members came to see more held October 31-Nov. 2 in Dallas, TX. APS member Stephen than 150 undergraduate physiology posters and to talk with the Secor, Univ. of Alabam, gave the presentation, “The Python: students. In addition, students from the American Association Mystery of Nature, Model of Science.” “Junkyard Digestion,” an of Anatomists (AAA) presented their research. This year, 11 activity developed by an APS Frontiers Fellow was the focus of institutions and departments paid a $250 fee for table space to 183 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 promote their graduate programs to the undergraduate stu- Finance Committee Report dents at the session, providing $2,750 to help cover the session costs. Students and departments came 30 minutes early to During the spring meeting allow uninterrupted time for the departmental representatives of Council, the Finance to discuss their graduate opportunities with the students. Committee reported that the Society’s financial condition APS Frontiers in Physiology Professional remains relatively strong Development Program for Teachers through sound management The comparative study of the online and comprehensive pro- and investment practices. grams showed that the pedagogy skills learned at the Science Teaching Forum could be effectively taught online. However, Managed Accounts teachers who did not have the summer research experience did It was reported that, at not gain the in depth knowledge of the processes of basic December 31, 2012, the com- research as did teachers who only did an online unit about bined annual return for the - basic and clinical research. Therefore, for 2012 2013, the APS Society’s five equities invest- returned to the comprehensive Frontiers in Physiology ment managers and the two Summer Research Teacher Fellowship, including the laborato- fixed income was +10.96%, ry experience and online professional development but not the which was slightly less than - week long Science Teaching Forum workshop. From a pool of the Society’s composite 37 applicants, the Education Committee selected 14 teacher Jeff M. Sands, Chair benchmark index of +11.19%. fellows to participate in this program.

Physiology Understanding Week Current and Pending Grants In 2012, more than 11,000 students were reached at 72 The current grant activity totals $4.8 million and pending event sites across the nation and Puerto Rico. This effort grant requests total $1.35 million. involved 61 APS member Lead Coordinators and a total of 527 scientists presenting and partnering with 263 classroom teach- 2012 Financial Results ers and educators. The program exceeded its 2012 goal with Revenue, including $1.36 million from reserves, was $19.1 outreach to 11,540 students. Distribution by grades included million and expenses over the same period were $17.7 mil- nearly 30% in high school classrooms, 40% in the primary and lion, resulting in a surplus for the year of $1.45 million. Note elementary classrooms, and 30% in middle school classrooms. that the 2012 budget called for a projected surplus of $693,000. The Society was approximately $760,000 over International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) budget at year-end. Revenue for the year was $478,000 over The 2013 Intel ISEF was held in Phoenix, AZ May 12-17th. budget, and expenses were $282,000 under budget. More than 1,500 students from about 70 countries, regions, and territories presented their research. During the two 2013 Budget evenings of awards ceremonies, more than $3 million in Increases in revenue of $29,000 and increases in expenses scholarships, cash prizes, and awards were distributed in of $285,000 resulted in a decrease of $256,000 in the 2013 categories ranging from behavioral science to engineering projected budget surplus from $761,000 to $505,000. and medicine. This year’s APS judging team included Catharine Clark, Cornell Univ.; Lila LaGrange, Univ. of the Three Year Financial Forecast Incarnate World; Johana Vallejo-Elias, Midwestern Univ.; The forecast projects a surplus of $500,000, $400,000, and and Larry Alexander, Midwestern Univ. The APS judging $400,000 in 2014, 2015, and 2016 respectively. The projection team evaluated 50 projects based on students’ abstracts and shows revenue growing at annual rates of 2.15% and expens- selected 12 candidates to interview at their posters. es growing at a rate of 2.4%, from 2013 to 2016. By compar- The first place APS award was presented to Ari Shi Gao, ison, the March 2012 projection showed revenue and expens- Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science for his project es growing at rates of 0.8% and 2.0% respectively and pro- titled “Somatostatin Type 3 Receptors Mediate Protective jected surpluses of $500,000, $300,000, and $100,000 for the Effects Against Seizures.” The second place APS award was years 2013, 2014, and 2015 respectively. presented to Ingrid Nieves Zippe, Hathaway Brown School for her project titled “Selective Oligodendrocyte Apoptosis as 2012 Audit a Model for Multiple Sclerosis.” The third place APS award The Committee reported that the Society’s financial state- was won by Jay Kumar, duPont Manual Magnet High ments were audited in accordance with general accepted audit- School, for his project titled “What Are the Mechanisms ing standards. The Society’s audit firm, Rogers & Company Underlying Nicotine Induced Neutrophil Apoptosis?” The rendered an unqualified opinion that the Society’s statements APS Exceptional Science Award was won by James Nathan presented fairly, in all material respects, regarding the finan- Hilt, Middleburg High School (Middleburg, FL) for his proj- cial position of the Society at December 31, 2012 and 2011. ect titled “Pumper's Paradise: Which Fast-Acting Insulin What follows are facsimiles of the Society’s 2012 audited Analog Is the Most Efficient?” financial statements.

• Council approved the request for funding to plan a • Council accepted the report of the Finance meeting of Medical Physiology Course Directors. Committee.

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APS Statements of Financial Position December 31, 2012 and 2011

2012 2011 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 924,534 $ 600,230 Investments 49,382,148 45,784,046 Certificates of deposit 294,698 397,780 Accounts receivable, net 950,883 1,196,892 Pledges receivable, net 161,436 298,382 Accrued interest receivable 120,982 127,868 Advances to section editors 197,237 254,592 Prepaid expenses 222,148 170,600 Inventory 47,236 46,038 Property and equipment, net 1,572,416 1,516,009

Total assets $ 53,873,718 $ 50,392,437

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,781,895 $ 1,749,286 Deferred subscriptions 5,102,250 5,471,195 Deferred dues and other 664,136 589,367 Capital lease obligations 101,944 130,383

Total liabilities 7,650,225 7,940,231

Net Assets Unrestricted 45,544,269 41,688,071 Temporarily restricted 666,724 751,635 Permanently restricted 12,500 12,500

Total net assets 46,223,493 42,452,206

Total liabilities and net assets $ 53,873,718 $ 50,392,437

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APS Statement of Activities For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Operating Revenue Subscriptions $ 10,612,227 $ - $ - $ 10,612,227 Author charges 3,470,854 - - 3,470,854 Membership dues 1,064,539 - - 1,064,539 Grants and contracts 580,388 - - 580,388 Conferences and meetings 1,086,384 - - 1,086,384 Contributions 101,099 215,635 - 316,734 Advertising 261,916 - - 261,916 Other income 400,600 - - 400,600 Released from restrictions 300,791 (300,791) - - Total operating revenue 17,878,798 (85,156) - 17,793,642

Operating Expenses: Publications 11,590,232 - - 11,590,232 Society general 3,482,151 - - 3,482,151 Society programs 974,888 - - 974,888 Education 1,464,825 - - 1,464,825 Marketing 505,909 - - 505,909 Total operating expenses 18,018,005 - - 18,018,005

Operating Change in Net Assets (139,207) (85,156) - (224,363)

Net realized gain on investments 1,142,751 - - 1,142,751 Net unrealized gain on investments 2,346,840 - - 2,346,840 Interest and dividends 1,034,427 245 - 1,034,672 Investment management fees (528,613) - - (528,613)

Total investment income 3,995,405 245 - 3,995,650

Change in Net Assets 3,856,198 (84,911) - 3,771,287 Net assets, beginning of year 41,688,071 751,635 12,500 42,452,206 Net assets, end of year $ 45,544,269 $ 666,724 $ 12,500 $ 46,223,493

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International Physiology Committee APS’ international mission. Nevertheless, and despite efforts by the IPC to help improve the visibility of the program, APS APS members hail from 88 has consistently received a relatively small number of meri- countries over six continents torious applications for the LAI. The IPC also found the geo- and over a quarter of the graphic restriction of the LAI to be outdated. With these con- Society’s membership is inter- siderations in mind, the IPC has recommended that Council national. International mem- replace the LAI with a global program that would perpetu- bers represent a large and ate the goals of the LAI, but also serve other underrepresent- important constituency within ed regions including Africa and India. It is expected that the The Society and one that is new program, the APS International Opportunity Program, growing—over 30% of new would provide six grants annually of up to $7,500 each. members are internationals. How can APS better serve its international members? How The International Physiology can APS serve in outreach to the international physiology com- Committee (IPC) seeks to munity? If you have suggestions, ideas, or concerns, please con- assist APS by identifying and tact Bryan Mackenzie, PhD, Chair of the APS International implementing ways in which Physiology Committee, at [email protected]. APS can best serve its inter- Bryan Mackenzie, Chair national members, achieve • Council approved a recommendation to establish globally its goals of fostering the International Development Program. education, scientific research and dissemination of informa- tion in the physiological sciences, and raise its global stature. The IPC assists APS in the review of international awards Joint Program Committee programs. The International Early-Career Physiologist (IECP) travel awards program provides support for stu- dents, trainees and junior faculty working outside the USA Experimental Biology 2013 to attend Experimental Biology (EB). The IPC reviewed 42 The 2013 EB Meeting was applications and APS made 12 awards of $1,000 each for held in Boston, April 20-24. EB2013 (awardees are named on the APS website). The scientific and poster ses- The IPC also reviewed applications for APS travel awards sions were well-attended and to support individual attendance at the XXXVII IUPS overall enthusiasm for the Congress in Birmingham, UK, 21–26 July 2013. APS com- meeting remains high. The mitted $50,000 to the travel program and received grants of other participating societies $15,000 from NSF and $5,000 from NIH. APS reviewed a included: ASPET (pharmacolo- total of 155 applications over two rounds, and 80 travel gy), ASN (nutrition), ASBMB awards were made in the amount of $750 or $1,000. (The (biochemistry), ASIP (patholo- Physiological Society also administered a travel awards pro- gy) & AAA (anatomy). The gram on behalf of IUPS.) APS hosted five guest soci- The APS Latin-American Initiative (LAI) provides finan- Ronald Lynch, Chair eties: The Microcirculatory cial support for symposia, conferences, courses/workshops Society (MCS), the Biomedical and other events held in Latin America, with the aim of Engineering Society (BMES), strengthening ties between APS and sister societies in Latin the American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR), the America, and fostering interactions between APS members Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM), and and physiologists working in Latin America. APS received The Physiology Society (UK). five applications for the 2013 program and made three The meeting opened with several unique sessions on awards each in the amount of $5,000 for the following events: Saturday including the traditional Refresher Course— 1) “Workshop on Exercise and Autonomic Regulation,” 28–29 Immunology for the Physiologist. APS sponsored two unop- May, 2013, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Applicant: Dr. Tania posed Techniques and Technology in Physiology Workshops on Zenteno-Savin, Centro De Investigaciones Biológicas Saturday entitled: “Rodent Experimentation and Noroeste S.C., Baja CA, Sur, México; 2) APS “Workshop on Bioinformatics,” and “Modeling 101: How to Use Your Office Writing and Editing Scientific Manuscripts,” May 2013, at Computer for Discovering/Modeling Physiological Networks the Univ. of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Applicant: Dr. of Your Favorite Genes.” Also on Saturday, The Walter B. Wamberto Varanda, Univ. of São Paulo; and 3) “Redox Cannon Memorial Award Lecture was presented by Michael Regulation in Physiology” at the VIII Meeting of the Society Joyner, Mayo Clinic. for Free Radical Biology and Medicine, South American The Henry Pickering Bowditch Memorial Award Lecture was Group, 14–17 October 2013, Buenos Aires, Argentina; presented by Johnathan Tune, Indiana Univ. School of Applicant: Dr. Tamara Zaobornyj, Univ. of Buenos Aires. Medicine. During the week, 12 section-sponsored Distinguished In 2012–13, the IPC conducted a review of the merits, ben- Lectures were presented. APS also sponsored four Cross- efits and successes of the Latin-American Initiative. The Sectional Symposia: Emerging Concepts in Understanding committee found that the LAI has, since its inception in Mechanisms of Diabetes; Emerging Concepts in AMPK 2000, supported excellent workshops and conferences in Function; Recent Advances in Understanding Mechanisms Latin America, that it has benefitted physiologists at various Regulating Breathing During Exercise; and Tissue Engineering career stages from graduate student to established of Epithelial Organs: Applications to Physiology and Disease. researcher, and that the program is an important part of 187 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013

The APS President’s Symposium Series (formerly the Membership Committee Report Physiology InFocus program) was organized by APS President Susan Barman and focused on the theme “From The Committee reviewed and Animals to Human Models of Disease.” The program con- revised it charge to better reflect sisted of three symposia and one lecture which included the direction and function of the “Eating Disorders; Lessons from New Animal Models of Committee as it serves the Cystic Fibrosis;” and “Animal Models of the Irritable Society. Not only will the Bowel Syndrome: Basic and Translational Implications.” Committee continue to provide The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Lecture was recommendations for member presented by Linda Buck, Fred Hutchinson Cancer recruitment, retention and ben- Research Center. efits, but it will also play a more There were ~1,000 more paid scientific registrants in active role in engaging members attendance compared to the EB12 meeting, including of the Society. 1,673 in the High School Student/Teacher and The Committee will continue Undergraduate Student categories, an increase of about to leverage the key priorities 100 from 2012. However, there were 85 less exhibitors con- that emerged from the Society tinuing a trend of fewer companies paying to exhibit at EB Strategic Plan to develop and meetings. Robert W. Brock, Chair recommend new strategies on APS programmed 356 sessions in total: 215 poster ses- issues related to membership sions, 70 symposia, 46 featured topics, 17 lectures, two recruitment, retention, and engagement. One of the initial steps workshops, one refresher course, two awards sessions, and taken in this regard is evaluating the feasibility of a Society- three special sessions. The programming continued to be wide Fellowship Program recognizing member accomplish- organized using the Clustering of Sectional Programs for ments and services to the Society. The Committee will also con- the third year. tinue evaluating and proposing new ways to target specific membership subgroups including trainee, women, minority, Experimental Biology 2014 nonacademic and international scientists. Other potential The JPC met to begin organizing EB 2014 (April 26-30, avenues for consideration include engaging groups more direct- 2014) in San Diego, CA. The JPC began scheduling rooms by ly into meeting programs via symposia, as well as inclusion day and time for the platform sessions, and, at the same with the governance of individual sections/committees. time, tried to minimize scientific overlap. The number of APS Finally, the Committee will continue to work to indentify posters programmed for Wednesday will be maintained additional tangible benefits specifically for APS members. lower than other days to optimize the time provided for indi- vidual poster discussion. • Council approved the implementation of the Two Techniques and Technology workshops will be revised Committee Charge. scheduled on the first day of EB 2014; “Computational Modeling” and “Translation of Cardiovascular Endpoints across Species.” Both workshops will feature a dedicated The John F. Perkins Committee webpage with detailed information and links to additional resources. The John F. Perkins, Jr. The President’s Symposium Series—Multiscale Memorial Award for Physiology: Linking Cellular and Molecular Insights to the International Physiologists Health of Organisms and Populations—will feature a promotes cultural exchange series of three symposia and a Nobel Lecture including and scientific collaborations “Early Life Origins of Adult Disease;” “Life at Extremes: by providing supplementary Adaptations to Diverse Challenges to Normal aid to families of foreign scien- Homeostasis;” “Physiological Relevance of the Intestinal tists working for a minimum Microbiome: Moving Beyond the Gut;” and a Nobel Lecture of three months in the US. In in Physiology or Medicine featuring Bruce Beutler, Univ. of this way, young scientists are Texas Southwestern Medical Center. able to bring their families As is customary, the meeting will also feature sessions and, thus, make full use of the organized by the APS Publications, Careers in Physiology, cultural exchange, as well as Science Policy, Women in Physiology, Trainee Advisory, the scientific benefits associ- Physiologists in Industry and Education Committees. ated with an international col- Esther E. Dupont- laboration. This award is Versteegden, Chair intended to support family vis- its to the US for postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty from overseas. Application for the Perkins Award must be made jointly by the host, who must • Council accepted the report of the Joint Program be an APS member, and the visiting scientist. The recipient Committee. receives funds generally not exceeding $5,000. Applications for the Award are accepted in the spring and fall, with application deadlines of April 15 and October 15. For the April 2012 deadline, the Committee received two

188 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 applications, and funded one. The recipient was Andras Gases, Gasotransmitters and Therapeutic Targets. The ses- Garami; the host member is Andrej A. Romanovsky, St. sion is being coordinated and chaired by Ken Olson and Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. For the October 2012 Catherine Clark. Olson is member of the Committee, and deadline, the Committee received ten applications, and fund- Clark is the 2013 Novel Disease Model Award recipient at ed four. The recipients are Masaki Kajimoto, host member is the postdoctoral level. Michael A. Portman, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Shihan Wang, host member is Virend K. Somers, Mayo • Council approved the Physiologists in Industry Clinic; Kyungjoon Lim, host member is Irving H. Zucker, Committee report. Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center; and Lonnie Petersen, host member is Peter Norsk, Univ. Space Research Assoc. Porter Physiology Development and Minority Affairs Committee • Council approved the Perkins Committee report. The goal of the Porter Physiology Development Program is to encourage diversi- Physiologists in Industry ty among students pursuing full-time studies toward the EB2013 PIC Symposium PhD in the physiological sci- The 2013 symposium, enti- ences and to encourage their tled “Nrf2 Signal Pathway in participation in the American Human Diseases and as Novel Physiological Society. The pro- Therapeutics” was chaired by gram provides one- two-year Eugene W. Shek, and Ira J. full-time graduate fellowships. Smith. Feedback from PIC The program is open to under- attendees, as well as others, represented ethnic minority indicates that the topic was applicants who are citizens or - well received. permanent residents of the Dexter L. Lee, Chair United States or its territories. EB2013 Novel Disease Fellows are expected to Awards be/become APS members, participate in EB, complete specific The Novel Disease Award professional development activities, and participate in K-12 recognizes one postdoctoral Kelly R. Pitts, Chair outreach. Since 1967 the program has provided more than 228 and one pre-doctoral trainee fellowships to 111 trainees. who submit the best abstracts describing a disease model at Experimental Biology. While the 2012-2013 Porter Physiology Fellowship Program model may be cellular or in vivo, the applicant must clearly In 2011-2012, the program provided funding for eight fel- emphasize the novelty of the model and the potential utility of lows. One fellow took a leave of absence beginning in the system for future research related to a disease process. December 2012, bringing the number of Fellows to seven. Applicants do not have to be APS members and there are no restrictions on how the award is spent. Awardees can only 2013-2014 Porter Fellowships: New and Renewal receive the Novel Disease Model Award once as a postdoctoral Applications fellow and once as a pre-doctoral student. Awardees are recog- A total of nine new and five renewal applications were sub- nized at the APS Business Meeting. The PIC Novel Disease mitted for the January 15 deadline and reviewed by the Model Award is sponsored by Plato BioPharma, Inc., a world Committee. The stipend paid to the Porter Fellows for 2013- leader in in vivo model development and execution. The award 2014 will again be $28,300, consistent with the NIH scale. The - is $500 for the pre doctoral student and $800 for the postdoc- Porter Fund allowed for a total of eight awards, as recommend- toral fellow. The awardees are Katrin Hollinger of Iowa State ed by the Committee, for the 2013-2014 Fellowship period. Univ. (pre-doctoral) and Catherine Clark, of Cornell Univ. (post- doctoral). The Porter Physiology Development Fund (Financial Status) Physiologists in Industry Committee Mixer The Committee expresses its sincere appreciation for the con- The Annual Physiologists in Industry Committee Mixer is tinued support of the William Townsend Porter Foundation, the traditionally a great opportunity to network with industry Pitts Family Foundation, APS member contributions, and the and academic APS members alike. It is designed to attract APS Council that makes these fellowships possible. trainees and engage them in discussion about careers, research, and opportunities in industry positions. The 13th Porter Facebook Fan Page annual mixer was held Sunday, April 21 at the Renaissance In 2011, Heidy Contreras launched a Facebook fan page Boston Waterfront Hotel. The mixer attracted ~50 individu- for current and past Porter Fellows to facilitate networking als across all levels of training. among minority physiologists. Contreras, fellow Porter Committee member, Keisa Mathis, and APS staff are posting EB2013 PIC Symposium two to three times monthly. The group currently has 22 This symposium will focus on NO, CO and H2S: Toxic members (not including staff).

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Minority Travel Fellows Program shirt. Awardees were added to the APS Minority 2012-2013 Travel Awards Physiologists and APS Trainee Listservs. The Porter Committee reviewed and recommended award recipients for Minority Travel Fellowships to attend two APS Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native meetings and conferences in 2012. Two travel fellows Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference received funding to attend the APS Conference, “Autonomic 2012 APS Exhibit Regulation of Cardiovascular Function in Health and In 2012, the theme for the SACNAS annual conference was Disease,” from July 7-10, 2012 in Omaha, NE. Four travel “Science, Technology, and Diversity for a Healthy World.” The fellows received awards to attend the APS Intersociety conference took place from October 11-14, in Seattle, WA. Over Meeting, “Integrative Biology of Exercise,” from October 10- 3,700 attendees participated in the conference: 1,497 under- 13, 2012 in Westminster, CO. The Committee selected 30 graduates, 88 post baccalaureate students, 556 graduate stu- Travel Fellows to attend EB 2013 from April 20-24 in dents, 104 postdocs, and 1,192 professionals. More than 1,200 Boston, MA. Again this year, the Committee was pleased posters and nearly 70 oral presentations were given at this that former Porter Fellows and past Travel Fellows volun- national conference. There were also more than 300 exhibitors. teered to be mentors for the younger Travel Fellows. K-12 Minority Outreach Fellows Program 2013 Porter Reception Due to the ending of the NIDDK grant, the program did As in the past, the Committee held a reception for Travel not support any Fellows in 2012-2013. However, thanks to Fellows, their meeting mentors, and past and current Porter Council approving funds to support Fellows at the 2012 and Travel Fellows. This reception builds stronger connec- meeting, the program did accept applications this year. tions between minority students and the larger community Three students submitted applications for this fellowship. of APS scientists, especially other minority scientists. The The two awardees selected are Raisa Loucil-Alicea, Ponce Porter reception again this year was extremely successful. School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dept. of Biochemistry, and Abigail Ruiz-Rivera, Ponce School of 2013 Travel Fellows Luncheon Medicine, Dept. of Microbiology The Travel Fellows Luncheon was held on Wednesday of These fellows received training at the 2013 EB meeting the EB meeting. The Fellows heard from keynote speaker, Dr. and will do outreach activities throughout the coming year. Eric Floyd, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance at Lundbeck A/S. Floyd’s talk, “Making the “Be Counted” Campaign Transition from Academia into Industry: Crossing the The Porter Committee continued the campaign in 2013 and Divide” highlighted the differences between academia and at the fall meeting reviewed the efficacy of the campaigns and industry and provided advice on how to prepare for a transi- discussed means to maintain momentum. Support and enthu- tion. His talk provided a personal perspective on the positives siasm of APS Council and Society membership remains gen- and negatives of both career tracks and reinforced the fact uine for the campaign and for all APS programs to promote that the skills the students are gaining now are transferable. diversity. However, many APS members, irrespective of demo- graphic, have not renewed their membership profile. Program Evaluation Interestingly, the Committee learned that many APS members Similar to the Porter Fellowship evaluation, the Education had not renewed their information regarding academic rank- Office staff, with support from NIDDK, has evaluated data ing or specialty section affiliation in many years. Another from a survey of past Travel Fellows. This survey, conducted issue and challenge that still must be addressed is apprehen- every four to five years, provides information on the career sion on the part of some individuals of underrepresented development of Travel Fellows, their involvement in physiol- minority groups to “self-identify” their race and/or ethnicity. It ogy and in APS activities, and their perspectives on how the is important to note that such apprehension is wide-spread fellowship contributed to their career development. A poster and not unique among only APS membership. The Committee presentation was given at the EB 2013 meeting. plans to continue the BE COUNTED campaign through 2014.

Grant development The APS Minority Travel Fellows program has been gen- erously supported by an R13 grant from NIDDK since 1987. Funding ended on June 30, 2013.

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) • Council approved in concept for the development of a The APS exhibited at the November 2012 meeting in new award, the A. Clifford Barger Underrepresented Anaheim, CA to promote undergraduate programs, graduate Minority Mentorship Award, to honor individuals who study in physiology and the APS programs for minority stu- demonstrate outstanding leadership, guidance, and dents. The APS was pleased to again provide $2,500 for cash mentorship to increase the participation of underrepre- awards for the most outstanding undergraduate presenta- sented minority groups in physiological sciences tions in physiology research. Twenty undergraduate stu- dents received APS-sponsored awards for the best oral and poster presentations in the physiological sciences. Students also received a complimentary one-year print subscription to the APS journal, Physiology, and an APS “Life, Logic, Study”

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Publications Committee Report project are the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) and the Society of Biological Engineers (SBE). The grant is for Impact Factor $400,000 awarded over a three year period. The 2011 Journal Impact Factors (IF) held steady for all Book Program journals. PRV, once again Comprehensive Physiology. The first issue of Comprehensive ranked first in the field of Physiology was published in January 2011 and included all of physiology, with an IF of the Handbook content, digitized (“Classic Content”) and 25 30.174 and Physiology ranked new articles. As of January, 2013, 530 articles have been invit- third, with an IF of 7.953. ed, of which 203 have been accepted, 15 are in review or revi- sion and 179 have been published. The invited articles are Journal Statistics from seven of the 13 sections, covering 12 topics; “topics” cor- Accepted manuscripts. Time respond to a volume of the published, print Handbook. from manuscript submission to first decision for 2012 aver- Physiological Reports ages 22 days compared to 24 A Selection Committee of six, plus ex officio members, was days in 2011. The average formed by the Societies in order to appoint an Editor in Chief Hershel Raff, Chair rejection rate for all journals for Physiological Reports. Wray, Liverpool, UK was appointed was 58% in 2012, compared to by the Selection Committee as Editor-in-Chief and Thomas 55% in 2011. Kleyman, Pittsburgh, was appointed as Deputy Editor-in- Manuscript submissions. Manuscript submissions in 2012 Chief. In 2013, Wray and Kleyman appointed four Associate decreased by 10% vs. 2011 across all journals and all manu- Editors: Mrinalini (Meena) C. Rao, Dept. Physiology and script types. This figure is much higher than the 3% decrease Biophysics, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago; Julian RE Davis, in 2011 vs. 2010 and the same as in 2009 vs. 2008. Other Endocrine Sciences Research Group, Univ. of Manchester; societies, including FASEB societies, have experienced a Larissa A. Shimoda, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, decrease in submissions. John Hopkins Univ.; Gareth Leng, Centre for Integrative Articles and pages published. The number of regular research Physiology, Univ. of Edinburgh. The Associate Editors have articles published increased by 3% from 3,046 in 2011 to 3,140 recommended 30 Editorial Board Members each and as of in 2012; published invited articles decreased by 6% from 547 in March 2013, there are 57 Editorial Board Members. 2011 to 514 in 2012. The number of manuscripts in AiPS decreased 11% from 3,496 in 2011 to 3,096 in 2012. Journal Physiology in Medicine pages published increased by 7% compared to 2011. The num- In a May 2011 letter to the APS Editors-in-Chief from ber of published pages was 5% under the 2012 page cap. Publications Committee Chair, Hershel Raff encouraged the Supplemental data. A total of 197 data supplements were Editors and their Associate Editors “to solicit review articles published in 2012, 76 of which were video clips. This repre- that discuss basic physiology as it relates to the pathophysi- sents a 68% decrease in total data supplements, the number ology or treatment of disease for publication in your individ- of video supplements decreased by 5%. ual APS journals.” Since January 2013, 10 PIM articles have AuthorChoice. There were 31 requests for AuthorChoice in been commissioned; three from AJP-GI&L, two from JAPPL, 2012 which represents less than 1% of all accepted articles and five from AJP-Lung. during that period. Color figures. In 2012, 5,660 color figures were published APS 125th Anniversary Collection in APS journals of which 3,708 were published by APS mem- In recognition of the Society’s 125th anniversary, and in ber authors, at no charge to them. acknowledgment of the critical role played by the APS jour- Podcasts. AJP-Heart released 27 podcasts and AJP-Renal nals in the Society’s legacy, TRSI, which produces the Journal released 13 podcasts in 2012 highlighting published articles. Citation Reports database, including journal Impact Factors, was asked to identify the most highly cited articles since 1900. Press Releases and Social Media The Society then organized a permanently free collection of In 2011, 44 press releases were distributed. Of these, 45% the top ten cited articles for each of our journals for the follow- were related to APS journal findings. APS journal findings ing time periods: 1900-1924; 1925-1949; 1950-1959; 1960- continue to be picked up by top-tier mainstream media. 1969; 1970-1979; 1980-1989; 1990-1999; and 2000-2011. The collection can be found at: www.physiology.org/site/ Publications Ethics 125anniversary. The number of ethical cases arising during peer review and production has increased significantly over the past few years. The overall total number of ethical cases that originated in 2012 was significantly fewer than the previous year; i.e. 158 • Council approved the recommendation to permit cases, a decrease of 93 cases (37%) compared to 2011. The submissions of manuscripts to the Journal of largest number of cases by category was figure manipulation Neurophysiology that has been previously posted to a (122 cases) followed by duplication of data (12 cases). preprint server, such as ArXiv. The Publications and the Education Departments jointly submitted a successful application to the NSF for the devel- opment of modular course materials on ethics education in science and engineering. Additional collaborators on the 191 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013

Section Advisory Committee tions have expressed a decline in funding from industry sources. The Respiration section remains the only section to The Section Advisory have been successful in obtaining new funds to participate in Committee (SAC) is composed the APS matching fund program to support a trainee-orient- of the elected chairs of each of ed event. The expense of having banquets and dinners con- the APS Section. The duties of tinues to increase. Several sections have expressed concerns SAC include: a) assisting the particularly about the expense of on-site events. Some sec- Joint Program Committee in tions are close to running a deficit and are actively seeking the organization of scientific new avenues of fund raising within the membership and out- meetings, b) serving as the side the society. It was noted by several that a significantly Society’s Long-Range Planning higher proportion of personal donations comes from junior Committee, and c) making rec- members relative to long-standing senior members. Several ommendations to Council sections are considering publically acknowledging donations regarding the strengthening of in their newsletters (with permission of donors). Many sec- the Sections' role in programs, tions still express a lack of expertise in fundraising from publication, public affairs, and companies and seek advice from the APS regarding governance of the Society. approach, appropriate amounts, and understanding how to Ann Schreihofer, Chair Below are summarized SAC’s successfully attract short- or long-term donors. Several sec- primary activities over the past year. tions have expressed difficulty in participating in the APS matching funds program with daunting task of raising a Awards large sum of money that would yield little in the short term Several new awards were established. In the CV section where it is needed. the Kaley Award was established to honor long time member Gabor (Gabe) Kaley. The first session, chaired by Irv Zucker Interaction with APS and other sections will be at the EB 2014 meeting and will solicit abstract sub- Several sections have a long history of interacting with missions. The EEP section continues to grow and has added overlapping interests and members. Some work better in two new trainee awards (one postdoctoral and one predoctor- clustering programming and events, whereas others appear al). Some sections are judging and giving awards at poster to work better by spreading these throughout the meeting. sessions during the EB meeting. The CEP section hosted an The cross-sectional programming has been very successful. on-site undergraduate poster session for the second year Some sections, such and CNS and NCAR, host overlapping with an undergraduate award. The CNS section posted on-site receptions to allow members to attend both. Other recognition cards at section winners’ posters and provided sections such as Renal and CaMPS hosted off-site dinners on lists to steering committee members to visit them. Several consecutive nights to facilitate more participation. The APS sections are having trainee award winners chair and organ- staff works with the sections to facilitate the meeting events ize future EB sessions. The GIL section gave discounted ban- and programming. With recent evolutions of how section quet tickets to all award applicants to encourage attendance. banquets are organized and run, the APS staff will be work- Application numbers and quality were increased for most ing with SAC to lay out a time line for coordinating efforts. sections; some cited delaying the submission deadline after abstract submissions and more aggressive advertising. Programming for the section Several comments were made about the small room sizes Engaging members in your section operations at the Boston venue for EB 2013, with overcrowded rooms at Most sections use biannual newsletters to communicate key many of the sessions. Several sections expressed improved information to their members, with some using both hardcopy coordination of programming after relaxing the clustering of and on-line versions and others going strictly on-line at the program by sections, such as RESP, CNS, and NCAR. Other APS website. Most sections provide a newsletter in the fall to sections, such as Renal, preferred to continue clustering advertise submissions for the EB meeting and in the spring to their programming and coordinate with sections such as highlight upcoming EB events. The CaMP section will send WEH, CAMP and the Epithelial Transport Group. The GIL out the spring newsletter after the EB meeting to highlight section continued to feel clustered toward the end of the meeting events and best reviewers for AJP Cell. ListServs and meeting, reducing their ability to interact with other sec- occasional emails are also utilized, and a few sections such as tions and have their sessions optimally attended. It was NCAR are using social media such as Facebook. Several sec- expressed that smaller sections may have a more difficult tions have expanded their steering committees, or enlisted time maintaining a critical mass on the last day of the meet- section members to help function as judges for section awards ing. Larger sections such as CV and RESP program on all to spread the workload and engage more members. Some sec- days of the meeting. tions have expanded their steering committees to maintain To ensure diversity of speakers at the EB meeting, CV is international representation. All sections appear to be active- instituting a new policy of not having invited speakers from ly recruiting junior members to participate. the EB meeting also give a talk at the next EB meeting. Several sections are holding trainee only sessions that are Section Finances either presented as featured topics (CEP and NCAR) or spe- Some sections have been very successful in soliciting dona- cial poster sessions (like Data Diuresis for WEH, Highlight tions from industry and section members for section activi- breakfast for RESP, a Poster Symposium for GIL, and Posters ties, whereas others rely on APS funds (e.g. ancillary funds with Professors for Renal). Several sections were involved in for interactions with Distinguished Lecturer). Several sec- APS meetings outside of the EB meeting. EEP participated in 192 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 the planning of an Integrative Biology of Exercise meeting in tion in their newsletters, which is written by trainees (TAC Denver, CO in October 2012. NCAR participated in the reps) and targeted toward issues of interest to trainees. Autonomic Regulation of Cardiovascular Function in Health Some sections are currently looking for new trainee repre- and Disease in Omaha, NE in July 2012, and participated in sentatives for their section (GIL, CNS, TEACH). the FASEB Summer conference Neural Mechanisms in Many sections are increasing International member par- Cardiovascular Regulation in Oregon, July, 2013. ticipation either by establishing an International member position on their steering committee or informally working Recruitment and retention of section membership to have international members on their steering committees. and leadership roles in the APS and section Several sections are working to best define the roles and The membership numbers by section have been mixed goals for their International steering committee members. with some losing members (mostly regular and emeritus Interactions with industry members have been mixed. The members), some remaining stable, and others growing. The EM section is chaired by Josh Anthony, from the Campbell sections received contact information for members who have Soup Company, and many sections have members from not renewed their dues. Some sections are contacting these industry as part of their steering committees. These mem- members to find out why they dropped membership and to bers are encouraged to participate in programming, mentor- encourage renewal of membership with APS. Most sections ing of trainees for industry-related careers, and fundraising are actively engaging members to nominate for APS commit- in the world of industry. Other sections do not currently have tees and working to help produce effective applications. members from industry. During the fall SAC meeting, SAC viewed the data regard- ing APS committee memberships by section, numbers of • Council accepted the Section Advisory Committee applications for each committee and by each section, and dis- Report. cussed strategies for helping members interested in serving on APS committees to complete a competitive application. Interactions with publications representative Science Policy Committee Several sections also maintain strong ties with APS jour- nals. AJP Regulatory works consistently with EM, CEP, John Chatham completed his EEP, and NCAR to publish meeting highlights and reviews term as committee chair at from section members. CaMP has maintained strong ties Experimental Biology 2013 so with AJP Cell by encouraging members to publish in the the activities described below journal and having the journal publish articles from lectures took place under his leadership. at the EB meeting. Similar interactions are reported by CV In 2012 -2013, the SPC com- section with AJP Heart and RESP section with AJP Lung, mittee’s activities included and EEP section with Journal of Applied Physiology. Some advocacy for federal funding of sections, such as GIL, have made their journal liaison—the research, development of a AJP GIL editor-in-chief—a full voting member of their steer- peer review resource guide, ing section. Interactions occur directly through the editor-in- and fostering communication chief or by interactions with associate editors of the journals. between the APS and federal The Journal of Neurophysiology has not had strong ties with funding agencies. We also pro- APS sections or the EB meeting in recent past. It is hoped vided comments to the that a new incoming editor may facilitate such interactions. National Institutes of Health In addition, the launch of the new APS on-line journal Kevin Kregel, Chair concerning the future of the Physiological Reports will be another venue for publications biomedical workforce. of members’ works. Advocacy Engaging trainee, industry, and international mem- APS Early Career Advocacy Fellows: In 2013 the SPC initi- bers with steering committee ated an Early Career Advocacy Fellow Program with the goal A noted strength of the APS is its commitment to involv- of increasing the involvement of early career investigators in ing and mentoring trainees, which happens most effectively advocacy activities. The committee reviewed the applications at the section level. Most sections reported EB meeting ses- and selected three fellows for the first year of the program. sions targeted for trainees, such as featured topics and The awardees are Mitsi Blount, Emory Univ., TanYa poster sessions. Trainees are given the opportunity to plan Gwathmey, Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine, and Jessica and chair such sessions. Many sections are engaging previ- Meir, Harvard Medical School. The Fellows attended the com- ous award winners to actively participate in upcoming EB mittee’s meeting at EB, as well as an orientation luncheon sessions. Awards targeted to trainees continue to be on the where they had the opportunity to practice advocacy commu- rise, and application numbers and quality appear to be grow- nication. The Fellows will join the committee at our fall 2013 ing stronger for many sections. Several sections have trainee meeting and visit congressional offices on Capitol Hill. committees or subcommittees as part of their steering com- mittee in addition to a Trainee Advisory Committee (TAC) EB 2013 symposium representative. The CEP trainee subcommittee organized its The SPC committee sponsored a symposium at EB 2013 first annual CEP section Trainee Mixer before the section entitled “How to be a science advocate in your own backyard.” dinner at the EB 2013 meeting. CaMP trainees were invited The session featured speakers who had experience with sci- to attend a breakfast with the Hugh Davson Distinguished ence advocacy in many different forums, including grassroots Lecturer. Several sections are now including a trainee sec- advocacy for trainees, participation with scientific societies, 193 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 and collaborations with academic government relations offi- The presentations are available on the APS website: cials. The session was very well-attended, and a recording is http://the-aps.org/mm/SciencePolicy/Funding/Funding- available online: http://www.the-aps.org/ScienceAdvocacy Agency-Symposium. Symposium (Note: opens as QuickTime Video). On July 9, 2013 a series of meetings between the APS leadership and NIH officials took place. The primary focus APS Leadership visits Capitol Hill with FASEB was on the current funding situation, but each meeting high- On March 19, 2013, I joined APS President Sue Barman, lighted issues of shared interest between the NIH and APS. FASEB Board Member Hannah Carey, and SPC Chair John Chatham in FASEB’s annual Capitol Hill Day. Our main Science Policy News focus was to inform congressional offices about the negative In June 2012, the APS Science Policy Office initiated a impacts of sequestration on biomedical research. new publication, Science Policy News (SP News). This is a monthly electronic bulletin with a strong focus on advocacy Local activities oriented information. APS members who would like to sub- During the summer of 2012, the SPC asked committee scribe can send an email request to sciencepolicy@the- members and the APS leadership to submit letters in sup- aps.org. port of research funding to their local newspapers. These let- ters called on Congress to avoid the threat of sequestration Leadership interactions with FASEB and to recognize the importance of federal funding for med- The APS is currently represented on the FASEB Board of ical research. Three such letters were published by newspa- Directors by Hannah Carey. John Chatham continues to pers around the US. serve as the APS representative to the FASEB Science Policy The committee has also encouraged its members to plan Committee (SPC), and I am continuing my service as the local meetings with their legislators. SPC members Gina Chair of FASEB’s Animals in Research and Education Yosten and Henry Forman scheduled meetings with their Committee. Members of Congress, and Hannah Carey (APS representa- The APS is represented on a number of FASEB SPC sub- tive to the FASEB Board) participated in FASEB’s efforts to committees by the following individuals: John Chatham, JR meet with candidates in Wisconsin during the 2012 election Haywood, Bill Talman, Tim Musch, Bill Yates, Erik season. Henriksen, R. Brooks Robey, Virginia Miller, Carrie Northcott, Michael Portman, Zhongjie Sun, Mark Donowitz, Chapter Advocacy Partnerships Gina Yosten, and Phil Clifford. In 2013, the ACE and Science Policy Committees jointly launched a Chapter Advocacy Outreach Program to provide • Council accepted the Science Policy Committee speakers to three state chapter meetings. Kevin Kregel and Report. Bill Talman were selected to make presentations at the Arizona and Nebraska Physiological Society’s meetings in Trainee Advisory Committee October and November. TAC Trainee Survey Peer Review Resource At the fall 2012 TAC meet- The SPC believes that it is critical for APS members to be ing, the Committee began involved as peer reviewers for funding agencies (private and planning for the 2013 survey, government) and journals. To encourage members to become including discussion of topics involved at all career stages, members of the committee and objectives. The design of worked with APS staff to draft “Peer Review 101: Advice for the survey will be completed Trainees, Junior Faculty and Mentors.” This document is this fall, and the 2013 survey available as an online resource for APS members. http://the- will be distributed in aps.org/PeerReview101. November-December 2013. Special efforts will be made to Communicating with Funding Agencies reach out to HBCUs and On October 2, 2012, members of the SPC met with NHLBI HHCUs and to undergraduate Director Gary Gibbons, as well as other members of the physiology departments. The NHLBI leadership. Topics included Dr. Gibbons’ vision for Jennifer Sasser, Chair survey will include few ques- the NHLBI, plans to balance basic and translational tions from the previous sur- research, challenges to maintaining investigator-initiated veys so that we can continue to track responses over time. research, and diversity in the biomedical research workforce. Following this meeting with Dr. Gibbons, NHLBI submitted EB Symposia an article that was published The Physiologist. http://the- EB13: The 2013 TAC Symposium was entitled, aps.org/mm/SciencePolicy/Agency-Policy/Meeting-with- “Translational Research: From Bench to Bedside.” It includ- NHLBI-Director.html ed presentations to define translational research, discuss the The SPC arranged a session at EB 2013 entitled “Program opportunities available through the National Center for and Policy Updates from the NIH and NSF” featuring Advancing Translational Sciences (NCAT), and provide NINDS Director Story Landis, NIDDK Director Griffin examples of laboratories that have been successful in estab- Rodgers, and NSF Assistant Director for Biological Sciences lishing a translational research program. The presentations John Wingfield. Each speaker outlined challenges facing were followed by an open forum discussion panel with the their programs given the FY 2013 cuts due to sequestration. invited speakers, as well as several early career investiga-

194 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 tors who have recently incorporated translational science Undergraduate Focus Group into their newly established laboratories. Attendance at this Because of the growing involvement of undergraduates in Wednesday morning symposium was excellent and the APS, the TAC feels it is important to have undergraduate input speakers received high ratings from the attendees. into TAC activities. At the 2012 APS Council meeting, it was EB14: In 2014 the TAC symposium will focus on how to suggested that summer undergraduate research fellows would review manuscripts for scientific journals. This symposium be a good target group from whom to gain insights into the is co-sponsored by the APS Publications Committee, and undergraduate population regarding their needs and their these presentations will address APS Strategic Plan impressions of the APS and EB. A TAC subcommittee devel- Priority: Develop strategies to strengthen the Society’s pub- oped a list of questions, and a Focus Group meeting was held at lications in a changing world. The session will include talks EB2013 with five undergraduates who participated in APS on how to become a reviewer; what are the responsibilities of Summer Research programs and attended the Undergraduate a reviewer; and what is included in a review. Orientation Session on Saturday afternoon. Future Experimental Biology Planning: As part of ongo- ing strategic planning discussions, TAC has discussed pos- APS Graduate Student Ambassador Program sible new session types at EB. The TAC plans to discuss In recent years, there has been a significant increase in these ideas with JPC and SAC to develop specific recom- benefits and awards available to student members offered by mendations for future EB meetings. These include Trainee the APS however, many student members (and their advi- Cross-Sectional Symposia and Early Morning Career sors) are not aware of these opportunities. Thus, the TAC Development Sessions. seeks to recruit a dedicated group of graduate students to serve as Graduate Student Ambassadors (GSA). The GSAs APS Trainee Facebook Site and Twitter will serve as liaisons between the APS (TAC and APS The APS Trainee Facebook page currently has 347 Chapters) and local undergraduate and graduate students. Facebook “Likes,” and the twitter account has 78 followers. The primary goal of the GSAs is to increase the number of Postings come from staff, TAC members, and APS Twitter students becoming and maintaining active membership in feeds, providing regular communication to the trainee fans APS, particularly underrepresented minority students, and from the APS and the TAC. At the fall meeting, TAC estab- increase students’ awareness of the benefits of APS member- lishes monthly topics relevant to trainees and assigns mem- ship, including the many resources that the Society provides. bers responsible for posting materials. Communication with Sections Dale J. Benos Early Career Professional Service Award Each TAC representative updated their Section activity The TAC received 17 completed applications for a 2013 information in 2012-13 and shared information with their award. The Committee selected Erica A. Wehrwein, Section Steering Committee. The most common trainee activi- Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Michigan ties for Sections were research awards for trainees and junior State Univ. as the 2013 awardee. Wehrwein has a remark- faculty, discounted banquet tickets for trainees, involvement of able level of teaching, service and mentoring with students junior faculty as symposia speakers, and e-media use. About at the graduate/professional, undergraduate and K-12 lev- two-thirds of the Sections have a trainee section in their els, as well as with members of her community. She has won newsletter and have trainees co-chair symposia or featured many awards for both her teaching and research throughout topics at EB, and some sections also include trainee-driven ses- her career to date. This service was visible during her time sions at EB, trainee subcommittees within the section, and as a graduate student and postdoctoral fellow and continues awards for undergraduate students. now as a faculty member. The TAC is planning to follow up with past award winners • Council approved funding of $1,000 for a breakfast to determine whether they have continued their service meeting at EB2014 for all trainees who are members activities and to ask about the impacts of receiving the of the APS committees and Section Steering award on their careers and professional activities. Committees with the members of TAC. This spring, the TAC unanimously voted to change the eli- gibility requirements for the award for previous TAC mem- Women in Physiology Committee bers in order to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest. TAC members have never been eligible for the award during Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen the term of service on TAC, and now members will not be eli- Distinguished Mentor gible until two years after their TAC service is completed. and Scientist Award Ten excellent nominations Outreach to Undergraduates were received for the 2013 TAC members continue to use social media tools Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Distin- (Facebook and Twitter) along with the APS website and guished Mentor and Scientist newsletter to engage both undergraduate students and award. The Women in physiology trainees. TAC business cards were distributed Physiology (WIP) Committee again at EB 2013 to increase awareness of these social selected Jerome E. Dempsey, media websites. TAC members attended the EB 2013 Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Undergraduate Poster Session and engaged many of the as the awardee. At the award undergraduate students in discussions of their research, lecture and reception, encouraged them to become APS members, and promoted Dempsey gave a talk on men- the APS social media sites (Facebook, etc.). Angela J. Grippo, Chair toring, entitled, “Mentoring 195 The Physiologist APS Committee Reports Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 through Teamwork: Lessons Learned.” An article based on Representation of Women in APS and Scientific his lecture was published in the July issue of The Community Leadership Physiologist, and the multimedia presentation will be posted One of the charges of the WIP Committee is to support on the APS web site. advancement of women in APS and in the scientific commu- nity at large. The WIP Committee annually reviews the APS Professional Opportunity Awards: Caroline number of women serving on APS Committees and Section tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt, Steven M. Steering Committees. Horvath, Fleur L. Strand, and Gabor Kaley Awards In reviewing the membership of the APS section advisory The WIP Committee received 154 applications for the committee (SAC) and other Society committees, the 2013 tum Suden Professional Opportunity Awards, which is Committee found that the representation of women on the 21% higher than the number of applications received in APS committees continues to be very good. The WIP 2012. The Committee was able to fund 36 tum Suden Committee commends the Committee on Committees for its Awards, two Horvath Awards (given to the top two underrep- ongoing attention to gender diversity when making commit- resented minority applicants), one Strand Award (given to tee appointments. The WIP Committee is also pleased to the top applicant) and two Kaley Awards for a total of 41 note that, in 2013-2014, the APS Council has four women awards (27% of applicant pool). The Kaley Awards will not be members out of nine (45%) as well as women in both the Past available in 2014; the funding will provide for a lecture President and President positions. Overall, six (50%) of the instead, at the request of the family. 12 elected members of Council are women. The Committee believes this continues to reflect the increasing role of MentorNet Mentoring Program women in the Society as a whole and especially in both The Committee launched the APS MentorNet collaboration Section and Committee leadership positions which provide in October 2007. MentorNet continues to need both mentors important visibility and service opportunities. and mentees from APS. The Committee continues to recruit students and mentors, and is making active efforts to spread Development of a Women’s Listserv/Facebook Page the word about the benefits of MentorNet to APS members. The WIP Committee has developed a Facebook page, which launched on June 10, 2013. The specific goals of this Experimental Biology Mentoring Workshop page are to share information that is relevant to the mission For EB 2013, the workshop was entitled, “The Changing of the WIP Committee, including content on women in phys- Face of Tenure.” The workshop was held on Wednesday, April iology and gender issues in science, promotion of physiology 24. The workshop was not as highly attended as in previous to early-career scientists, and mentoring. The direct link the years and the Committee will investigate the reasons for the page is the following: https://www.facebook.com/pages/APS- lower attendance at this workshop, in an attempt to remedy Women-in-Physiology-Committee/163131533858252?fref=ts. this in future years. However, attendees noted on their evalu- The WIP Committee continues to work to promote women ation forms that the low attendance was due to timing, i.e. on within the Society and the scientific community and to pro- the last day of EB and late in the afternoon, prior to travel. vide mentoring for early-career investigators and trainees. For EB 2014, workshop organizers Caroline Appleyard We look forward to additional involvement in new APS pro- and Maria Urso will co-chair a session on “Leadership grams and activities, and we will strive to remain active Skills.” The workshop topics will include why are leadership instrumental in the implementation of the New Strategic skills important; how does one obtain leadership skills (at Plan developed by Council. v one’s institution or through a special program); and how does one demonstrate leadership skills on his/her CV. Meetings & Congresses

December 14-18 June 24-28 2013 American Society for Cell Biology Annual The International 22nd Puijo Symposium “Physical Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Information: Internet: Exercise in Clinical Practise—Critical Appraisal of http://www.ascb.org. Randomized Controlled Trials,” Kuopio, Finland. Information: Email: [email protected]; Internet: 2014 http://www.puijosymposium.org.

January 29-31 June 28-July 2 2nd Immunogenicity and Immunotoxicity Confer- 6th International Workshop on Advances in the ence, San Diego, CA. Information: Internet: Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Bone https://www.gtcbio.com/conference/novel-immunotherapeu- Disease, Oxford, UK. Information: Internet: http://www. tics-summit-overview. oxfordbonepharm.org.

March 13-15 August 25-29 The Power of Programming 2014 - International 7th World Congress for Psychotherapy, Durban, South Conference on Developmental Origins of Adiposity Africa. Information: Janie Koeries, Paragon-Conventions, and Long-Term Health, Munich, Germany. Milnerton Mall, Loxton Road, Milnerton, Cape Town, South Information: Email: [email protected]; Internet: Africa. Tel.: 021 552 8679; Email: jkoeries@paragon-conven- http://munich2014.project-earlynutrition.eu/. tions.com; Internet: http://www.wcp2014.com. 196 197 The Physiologist Experimental Biology 2014 Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013

PHYSIOLOGY IN PERSPECTIVE: HENRY PICKERING BOWDITCH THE WALTER B. CANNON AWARD LECTURE AWARD LECTURE (SUPPORTED BY THE UCAMPO ) S AG Kazuhiro Nakamura Kyoto Univ. James M. Anderson NIH, Office of the Director “Central Thermoregulatory System: A Mechanism that “The Contribution of Defends Life from Various Paracellular Transport to Environmental Stressors” Epithelial Homeostasis”

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 5:30 PM SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 5:45 PM

CLAUDE BERNARD HUGH DAVSON DISTINGUISHED DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP LECTURESHIP OF THE APS OF THE APS TEACHING OF CELL AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY SECTION PHYSIOLOGY SECTION

Robert G. Carroll Raymond A. Frizzell East Carolina Univ. Univ. of Pittsburgh

“The Social Contract of “Wrestling with CFTR Learning” Biogenesis: SUMO Enters the Ring” SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 10:30 AM SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2:00 PM

ERNEST H. STARLING CARL LUDWIG DISTINGUISHED DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP LECTURESHIP OF THE APS OF THE APS WATER AND NEURAL CONTROL AND ELECTROLYTE HOMEOSTASIS AUTONOMIC REGULATION SECTION SECTION

Howard Jacob Mohan Raizada Medical College of Wisconsin Univ. of Florida Med. College

“Testing Human Genes for “Dysfunctional Brain-bone Hypertension and Renal Marrow Communication in Disease in Experimental Hypertension” Models” MONDAY, APRIL 28, 8:00 AM SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 4:15 PM

SOLOMON A. BERSON EDWARD F. A DOLPH DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP OF THE APS ENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE APS ENVIRONMENTAL AND METABOLISM SECTION AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY SECTION Carol F. Elias Malcolm Jackson Univ. of Michigan Univ. of Liverpool

“Energy for Reproduction: “30 Years of Chasing How the Brain Reads Fat Radicals in Muscle: Redox Stor(i)es” Regulation of Muscle Adaptations to Contractile MONDAY, APRIL 28, 10:30 AM Activity and Aging”

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CARL W. G OTTSCHALK JOSEPH ERLANGER ISTINGUISHED ECTURESHIP OF D L DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP THE APS RENAL SECTION OF THE APS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SECTION Susan Wall Emory Univ. School of Med. Barry Levin New Jersey Med. Sch. VA “The Role of Pendrin in the Med. Ctr., East Orange Pressor Response to Aldosterone” “Metabolic Sensing Neurons: Multi-modal Regulators of MONDAY, APRIL 28, 3:15 PM Energy and Glucose Homeostasis”

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 3:15 PM

JULIUS H. COMROE, JR. HORACE W. D AVENPORT DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP OF THE APS RESPIRATION OF THE APS SECTION GASTROINTESTINAL & LIVER SECTION Gordon S. Mitchell Univ. of Wisconsin School of Fayez Ghishan Veterinary Medicine Univ. of Arizona College of Med. “Learning to Breathe: Plasticity in Respiratory “Recent Advances in Motor Control” Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Bench to Bedside” TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 10:30 AM TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2:00 PM

ROBERT M. BERNE AUGUST KROGH DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP OF THE APS CARDIOVASCULAR OF THE APS COMPARATIVE & SECTION EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY SECTION Virend Somers Mayo Clinic Hannah V. Carey Univ. of Wisconsin School of “Sleep, Death and the Heart” Vet. Med., Madison

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2:00 PM “Hibernation, Guts and Microbes: Bringing Symbiosis into Animal Physiology”

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 3:15 PM

APS PRESIDENT’S SYMPOSIA NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY IN MEDICINE LECTURE

Bruce Beutler Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

“Monitored Mutagenesis of the Mouse Genome to Identify Proteins with Essential Immune Functions”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 4:45 PM

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Foskett Named ative scientists long-term support. In Thomas P.J. Solomon is now Associate addition, he is an accomplished teacher Professor in the Department of Chair at Penn who has been recognized for his ability Biomedical Sciences, at the Univ. of to explain complicated material to his Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. J. Kevin Foskett, the Isaac Ott students. Foskett succeeds H. Lee Prior to this move Solomon was a Professor of Physiology in the Perelman Sweeney, who became chair of the Professor in the Center of School of Medicine, Univ. of Department of Physiology in 1999. Inflammation and Metabolism, at the Pennsylvania, has been named the Sweeney is now the inaugural director Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark School’s Chair of the Department of of Penn’s Center for Orphan Disease Physiology. Foskett, has served as Vice Research and Therapy. Sukho Lee is now Associate Professor Chairman of the Department since in the Department of Curriculum & 2008, is a productive scientist whose Kinesiology at Texas A&M Univ., San laboratory has significantly advanced Nicholas Michael Hurren is now an Antonio, TX. Prior to this move Dr. Lee our understanding of the mechanisms of Instructor in the Arkansas Children’s was Assistant Professor at Texas A&M ion permeation across cell membranes Hospital Research Institute of the Univ., Laredo, TX. v and intracellular signaling. He has Univ. of Arkansas Medical Sciences, been honored by the National Institutes Little Rock, AR. Prior to this move of Health with one of the highly prized Hurren was Postdoc in the Department MERIT (Method to Extend Research in of Surgery at the Univ. of Texas Time) Awards, established to give cre- Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. Positions Available Chair for the Department of with interests complementing those of tion include teaching, advising and Pharmacology and Toxicology: The existing faculty as described at mentoring students, serving on depart- Medical College of Georgia at Georgia http://www.georgiahealth.edu/medi- ment and university committees and Regents Univ. announces a national cine/phmtox/phtx_core_faculty.html. implementing a scholarship agenda. search to recruit a new Chair for the Inquiries, nominations and applications St. Ambrose Univ. is an independent, Department of Pharmacology and (including full CV and letter of research comprehensive, and Catholic diocesan Toxicology. The department was estab- interests/career plans) will be received university firmly grounded in the liber- lished in 1943 and has a long history of by the Executive Search Consultant on al arts. An institution of 3,700 gradu- excellence in both neuroscience and car- behalf of the search committee co- ate and undergraduate students, the diovascular research, including the pio- chairs: Drs. Lin Mei and David Fulton. Univ.'s Core Values include: neering work of Dr. Raymond Ahlquist. Carolyn H. Burns, PHR, Executive Catholicity, Integrity, the Liberal Arts, We seek applications from individuals Search Consultant, Enterprise Search Life-Long Learning, and Diversity. See with outstanding leadership skills and Team, Georgia Regents Univ. & Health www.sau.edu for further information. scientific credentials, that can plan, System; Office: 706-721-7224; Fax: 888- Review of applications will begin articulate and implement a vision to 975-2146; [email protected]. October 15th, 2013 and continue until lead the department to greater promi- [AA/EEO/Equal Access/ADA Employer] the position is filled. Please apply nence over the next decade. Candidates online at www.sau.edu and attach a must have a PhD, MD, or equivalent, cover letter, resume and three profes- with an outstanding academic back- Kinesiology Assistant Professor: sional references. AA/EOE ground including demonstrated success The Kinesiology Department of St. in research and mentoring, proven Ambrose Univ. seeks an energetic fac- administrative skills, and a strong com- ulty member for a full-time, tenure Assistant/Associate/Full Professor mitment to graduate and medical edu- track position at the assistant profes- of Physical Therapy: The Trine Univ. cation. Experience in industry and/or sor level beginning August 2014. Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) pro- translational research is also highly Qualified applicants will possess a gram in Fort Wayne, IN seeks an indi- desirable. The department presently Doctoral degree in Exercise Science, vidual with expertise in the teaching of includes 16 tenured/tenure-track core Kinesiology or closely related field human physiology and pathophysiology faculty, 46 staff including research fac- (ABD considered), an exceptional com- at the graduate level. Depending on ulty, pre- and postdoctoral fellows and mitment to student learning, and individual qualifications, opportunities research technicians housed in recently- strong communication and interper- exist for teaching in related areas such renovated, well-equipped laboratory sonal skills. The ideal candidate should as anatomy, human growth and devel- space. Pharmacology faculty have have an interest and expertise in opment, pharmacology and cardiopul- active, well-funded research programs human movement analysis and will- monary rehabilitation. As a core mem- in cardiovascular and neuroscience. ingness to teach in two or more of the ber of the DPT program faculty, the suc- Successful candidates will have active following areas: Motor Learning, cessful candidate will be responsible for and competitive research programs that Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology contributing to the design, planning, are both nationally and internationally and/or Basic Athletic Training with an and assessment of the curriculum; recognized, and be eligible for a faculty opportunity to develop an upper level teaching, advising and mentoring stu- appointment as a full-time professor. course in the candidate’s area of dents; and engaging in scholarship and Preference will be given to applicants expertise. Responsibilities of this posi- service activities. The School of Health 200 The Physiologist Positions Available Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013

Sciences is committed to educational Neuromechanics. This position offers an Tenure Track Faculty Position: The excellence, producing outstanding grad- excellent opportunity to join an innova- Department of Kinesiology at Temple uates, and making a positive impact on tive research group in motor neuro- Univ. (chpsw.temple.edu/kinesiology) the health care needs of our communi- science and a dynamic faculty of invites applications for a full-time, open- ties through service, leadership and Kinesiology. Temple Univ., a Carnegie rank (9-month), tenure-track faculty scholarship. Job Requirements: A PhD Research Univ. (high research activity), position in exercise physiology to sup- in physiology or a related field and is a comprehensive public university port the department’s research and edu- demonstrated excellence in college level located in Philadelphia, PA. The campus cational focus on health issues as relat- teaching, preferably at the graduate is racially and ethnically diverse, with ed to translational and evidence-based level; evidence of ability to successfully more than 39,000 students. Temple practice of physical activity on cardio- engage in research and the peer- Univ. is among the nation's largest vascular, metabolic or neuromuscular reviewed dissemination of results. To provider of professional education (law, diseases. The department is positioned perform this job successfully, an individ- medicine, podiatry, pharmacy, dentistry, to study these foci using cell culture sys- ual must be able to perform each essen- engineering, and architecture) offering tems, animal models, and both clinical tial duty satisfactorily. The require- over 300 academic degree programs. and sub-clinical human studies. Temple ments listed below are representative of The University, the College of Health Univ., a Carnegie Research Univ. (high the knowledge, skill, and/or ability Professions and Social Work, and the research activity), is a comprehensive required. Reasonable accommodations Department have a strong research public university located in may be made to enable individuals with infrastructure. Qualifications: Doctorate Philadelphia, PA. The campus is racially disabilities to perform the essential in related domain of inquiry, post-doc- and ethnically diverse, with more than functions. Language Skills: Individual toral training in relevant field of 39,000 students. Temple Univ. is among must be fluent with the English lan- research, evidence of sustainable and the nation's largest provider of profes- guage; Mathematical Skills: Individual focused research program, and record of sional education (law, medicine, podia- must possess adequate mathematical extramural research funding (senior try, pharmacy, dentistry, engineering, skills; Reasoning Ability: Individual faculty position candidates) or demon- and architecture) offering over 300 aca- must possess adequate reasoning skills; strated potential for extramural funding demic degree programs. The Univ., the Computer Skills: Individual must pos- (junior faculty position candidates). College of Health Professions and Social sess above average computer skills with Responsibilities: Develop and maintain Work, and the Department have a various software applications relative to a nationally recognized program of orig- strong research infrastructure. this position; Certificates, Licenses, inal research, including collaborative Qualifications: Doctorate in related Registrations: None required; Other activities with current faculty. Teach domain of inquiry, postdoctoral training Skills and Abilities: Excellent communi- undergraduate and graduate courses in in relevant field of research, evidence of cation and interpersonal skills are the candidate’s area of expertise that a sustainable and focused research pro- required; Physical Demands: complement a new program in Sensori- gram, and a record of extramural Reasonable accommodations may be Motor Neuroscience and other curricu- research funding (senior faculty position made to enable individuals with disabil- lar offerings. Develop and maintain an candidates) or demonstrated potential ities to perform the essential functions; externally funded research program. for extramural funding (junior faculty Work Environment: Reasonable accom- Salary: Competitive and commensurate position candidates). Responsibilities: modations may be made to enable indi- with qualifications. Appointment: 9- Develop and maintain a nationally rec- viduals with disabilities to perform the month tenure-track appointment could ognized program of original research, essential functions. About Trine Univ.: begin as early as July 1, 2014. Closing including collaborative activities with Trine Univ. is a small, private institu- Date: Review of application materials current faculty. Teach undergraduate tion located in the beautiful lake resort will begin November 15, 2013. The and graduate courses in the candidate’s region of northeastern Indiana. The search will continue until a suitable area of expertise that complement exist- mission of the Univ. is to promote intel- candidate is identified. Application: ing and new curricular offerings. lectual and personal development Women and minorities are strongly Develop and maintain an externally through professionally-focused learning encouraged to apply. Candidates should funded research program. Salary: opportunities, preparing graduates to submit a curriculum vita, a statement of Competitive and commensurate with succeed, lead, and serve. Trine Univ. is research focus including current and qualifications. Appointment: 9-month proud of its reputation for providing planned research activities, and copies tenure-track appointment could begin graduates who immediately contribute of selected research/scholarly articles. as early as July 1, 2014. Closing Date: to employment positions in both the They should also submit the names and Review of application materials will public and private sectors. To learn contact information (telephone and e- begin November 15, 2013. The search more and apply online visit: mail) of three references. All inquiries will continue until a suitable candidate http://www.trine.edu/about_trine/emplo should be directed to: Dr. Mayra is identified. Application: Women and yment_opportunities/13.cfm. Santiago, tel: 15-204-8719, mayra.santi- minorities are strongly encouraged to [email protected]. All materials should be apply. Candidates should submit a cur- Tenure Track Faculty Position: The submitted to: Linda M. Yarrish , riculum vita, a statement of research Department of Kinesiology at Temple Department of Kinesiology, Pearson focus including current and planned Univ. (chpsw.temple.edu/kinesiology) is Hall, Temple Univ., 1800 N Broad St, research activities, and copies of select- seeking a faculty member for an open- Philadelphia, PA 19122-6085; tel:215- ed research/scholarly articles. They rank (9-month), tenure-track faculty 204-8704; Fax: 215-204-4414; should also submit the names and con- position with expertise in [email protected] tact information (telephone and e-mail)

201 The Physiologist Positions Available Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013 of three references. All inquiries should Applicants must have a PhD and/or with Lewy bodies and multiple system be directed to: Dr. Joon Y. Park, tel: 215- MD degree and be a citizen or perma- atrophy. The Research Scientist will 204-1957, [email protected]. All mate- nent resident of the United States. work on translational research projects rials should be submitted to: Linda M. Underrepresented minorities and designed to understand the natural his- Yarrish, Department of Kinesiology, 237 women are particularly encouraged to tory of sporadic onset autonomic disor- Pearson Hall, Temple Univ., 1800 N apply. Please send your curriculum ders and the impact of novel treatments Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6085; vitae with a cover letter describing in genetic autonomic disorders. The Phone: 215-204-8704; Fax: 215-204- research interests and career goals to project will involve the collection, organ- 4414; [email protected] Dr. Anthony Rosenzweig, Director of ization and analysis of physiological Cardiovascular Research, do Christine data within a multi-disciplinary team. Tower, Program Administrator, at Suitable candidates should have pri- Cardiovascular Postdoctoral ctowerbidmc.harvard.edu. mary interest in an academic career and Research Fellowships at Harvard a PhD in biomedical sciences, bioinfor- Medical School/BIDMC: NIH-funded matics or the equivalent. Additional postdoctoral research fellowships avail- Postdoctoral Research Scientist, experience in cardiovascular physiology able in the Cardiovascular Institute at Department of Neurology: Following research is highly desirable. Further the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical a recent grant from the NIH, the information is available at: Center, a major Harvard Medical Dysautonomia Laboratory at New York http://dysautonomia.nyumc.org. School teaching hospital. Mentored Univ. School of Medicine has a vacancy Interested applicants should send their research opportunities available in a for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist. CV, a brief statement of interests and a broad range of topics including molecu- The Center focuses on research and letter of reference to Dr. Lucy Norcliffe- lar mechanisms of heart failure, metab- treatment of genetic and non-genetic Kaufmann at [email protected]. olism, vascular disease, and arrhyth- autonomic disorders affecting cardiovas- Salaries are commensurate with train- mia, as well as clinical research in epi- cular control including; familial dysau- ing. This full-time position is available demiology, imaging, and outcomes. tonomia, Parkinson’s disease, dementia for up to three years. v

Current Calls for Papers Physiological Genomics AJP-Renal Physiology Mitochondrial Metabolism Novel Mechanisms and Roles of Glomerular Podocytes NextGen Sequencing Technology-Based (December 31, 2013) Dissection of Physiological Systems Novel Therapeutics in Renal Diseases Epigenetics and Epigenomics (December 31, 2013) (January 31, 2014) Sex and Gender Differences in Renal Physiology Physiological Genomics of Exercise in Health (December 31, 2013) and Disease (March 1, 2014) Renal Hemodynamics: Integrating the Nephron and Beyond AJP-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology (February 1, 2014) Biomarkers of Household Air Pollution (April 1, 2014) American Journal of Physiology— Cell Physiology Biomarkers in Lung Diseases: From Pathogenesis to Prediction to New Therapies Cellular Mechanisms of Tissue Fibrosis (December 31, 2013) Bioenginering the Lung: Molecules, Materials, Cellular Circadian Rhythms Matrix, Morphology, and Mechanics (December 31, 2013) Translational Research in Acute Lung Injury Stem Cell Physiology and Pathophysiology and Pulmonary Fibrosis (December 31, 2013) (December 1, 2013) Real-time Visualization of Lung Function: Proteomic and Metabolomic Approaches to From Micro to Macro Cell Physiology and Pathophysiology (January 1, 2014) (December 31, 2013) Advances in Physiology Education Teaching and Learning of Professional Ethics AJP-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology American Journal of Physiology— Physiology and GI Cancer Heart and Circulatory Physiology Intestinal Stem Cells in GI Physiology and Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Aging— Disease New Mechanisms and Insights (January 15, 2014) Innovative and Emerging Technologies in GI Physiology and Disease

202 The Physiologist Book Review Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013

Evolutionary Biology, forth with little development. For ments are furthered by reference to the instance, an excerpt from p. 58 reads, swim bladder of teleosts. However, dif- Cell-Cell Communication, “All of the molecular steps in lung ferences in vascularization of teleost and Complex Disease development employed in the model and non-teleosts including the rhipids- John S. Torday and Virender K. Rehan have been shown to be causally related tians (ancestors to tetrapods) suggest New Jersey, USA: John Wiley & Sons experimentally, and in some cases the swim bladders are derived in teleosts. Inc., Feb. 2012, 192 pp. $79.95 phenomena can be mechanistically Simply assuming evolution of the ISBN: 978-0470647202. explained based on the basis of the molecular mechanisms based on differ- underlying nature of the mediators. ences between fish, amphibians, and In this book, the authors argue that For example, salinity inhibits innate mammals then is premature. There lessons learned from understanding host defense in fish, but stimulates it are many other similar examples in the cell communication may help explain through increased vitamin D metabo- book wherein one is just not sure if the the original events leading to the evolu- lism, acting as a balancing selection argument is as simple as it is portrayed tion of complex organ systems. The pressure to facilitate evolutionary to be. authors put forth a model based on adaptation. Other examples are the The authors have a somewhat dis- parathyroid hormone related peptide selection pressure for type IV collagen paraging view of the current status of (PTHrP) and its interactions with lep- synthesis, the effect of glycerrhetinic evolutionary biology. The authors com- tin and peroxisome proliferator-acti- acid, the product of rancidification of ment on what they perceive to be a lack vated receptor (PPAR) in defining the land vegetation, on the specialization of of mechanistic data. While many mammalian lung. They propose and mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid would agree that evolutionary process- provide examples where understand- receptors - pentacyclic triterpenoids es still require significant elucidation, ing the evolution of the lung may be such as glycerrhetinic acid inhibiting the authors’ apparent dismissal of the critical to understanding complex dis- 11 -hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase field is excessive. The authors’ demon- ease. (11 HSD) 1 (11 HSD1), causing strate a simplistic understanding of The book is organized into 10 chap- increased blood pressure, resulting in fundamentals of evolutionary process ters entitled, "The cellular origins of balancing selection for both the with an over subscription to the role of vertebrates"; "Reducing lung physiolo- glucocorticoid receptor and 11 HSD1, natural selection and optimization ide- gy to its molecular phenotypes"; "A cell- resulting in local activation of cortisol alogies. I found numerous inaccuracies molecular strategy for solving the evo- within cells and tissues; or the impact in what are fairly well-established tim- lutionary puzzle"; "The evolution of of fluctuating oxygen tension in the ing events for life on earth, the role of cell-cell communication"; "How to inte- environment over the past ~500 million phagocytosis and cytoskeleton in grate cell-molecular development, years on the differentiation of the eukaryotic evolution, and the history of homeostasis, ecology, and evolutionary lipofibroblast to protect the alveolar oxygen on earth. The result was reluc- biology: the missing links"; "From cell- wall against oxidant injury.” Little fur- tance on my part to accept the very cell communication to the evolution of ther development of most of these ideas brief and under-supported arguments integrated physiology"; "Exploiting is provided. The result is that the read- as being factual. In the end, I was fas- cell-cell communication across space- er is left pondering the purpose, verac- cinated by the subject matter, com- time to deconstruct evolution"; "The ity, and even meaning of entire sec- pelled to research further the state- periodic table of biology"; "Value added tions. Perhaps a future edition will ments that were levied as being factu- by thinking in terms of the cell-cell flesh the story out a little better and al, but underwhelmed with the sup- communication model for evolution"; lead to a more convincing and accessi- porting material that I found. The and "Cell-cell communication as the ble argument. authors should be commended for initi- basis for practicing clinical medicine." Although I agree with the authors ating their molecular model for a com- As I set out to read the book, I was that a major event in the evolution of plex evolutionary event like organiza- enthused to see the breadth of biology cooperative multicellularity would be tion of cells into a tissue. encompassed by those chapters. an establishment of a communication Unfortunately, the exemplary model However, I was concerned as to how system between cells, I question the here (PTHrP) falls short of convincing such material could be presented in validity of using such a complex model this reader. The book is certainly an only 158 pages of text. as a basis for that argument. The interesting read and thought provok- The book was thought provoking. I mammalian lung and even the homolo- ing. The level of expertise required to found myself agreeing with much of gous swim bladder are much more understand the material in the book what was presented but not convinced recent advents than most organ sys- will unfortunately dissuade many that the offered data supported my tems. One might expect that many of potential readers who would otherwise acceptance. In other words, much of the communication systems had long benefit from reading it. This book the premises are rational, well con- ago been established before the evolu- requires effort to read. The patient and ceived, and plausible. The offered data tionary development of a lung or even diligent reader will be rewarded with for support were less convincing. The swim bladder. The authors’ inferences new perspective and insight. v omission of specific references (some on evolutionary events between mam- are provided at the end of each chapter) mals and other vertebrates may be Frank van Breukelen requires a reader to extensively overstated due to a lack of reconcilia- Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas research a particular statement for tion of presumed phylogeny. For verification. Complex ideas are put instance, many of the authors’ argu-

203 The Physiologist Wine Wizard Vol. 56, No. 6, 2013

Hi all – Interesting wines this time, ripe but not sweet. Drink it young. (My and from all over self-plagiarism from the Bogle is inten- tional). White wines 2010 Columbia Crest Red Wine “Les 2012 VinTJS Sauvignon Blanc Chevaux” Horse Heaven Hills, Knights Valley $8. New Zealand this is Washington state $12. I have been and not, but for the price this is not too bad. remain a Horse Heaven Hills fan. Nose is of citrus and melon, with some Great, great value. They come out with tropical elements too. The palate has several varietals under this Columbia obvious richness, again with lemon and Crest sub-label, and they have been melon. It is almost clean (just a hint of uniformly excellent. The grapes for this wet wool), with excellent acidity and wine are not revealed, but seem Rhone- good length. Knights Valley is a good ish mostly but likely blended with appellation, and Trader Joe’s label Cabernet and/or Merlot. Rich, struc- means it should be available. tured, medium tannins and acidity, not 2012 Matua Valley Sauvignon Blanc overdone or too ripe, not sweet, just Peter Wagner Marlborough, New Zealand, $8. NZ this rich and smooth. This one could be kept is. It is intense, varietal and herba- acidity and length. Sadly, the price has a few years, but why when it tastes so ceous with gooseberry and some gone up, and compared to last year’s good now? asparagus. Rich with medium acid, it is vintage, which was truly outstanding, 2009 Foppiano Petite Sirah, Russian very tasty, although for some too ripe this one is just good. River Valley $14. This wine has a for- and asparagussy (is that a word?) But ward blueberry nose with sage, clover at $8 when most NZSB’s are $12- Red wines and honey in the background. The $15….. 2010 Bogle “Essential Red” palate is very big, with deep dark berry 2011 Picpoul de Pinet, caves de California $8. I have been and remain a fruit, ripe and almost slight sweetness Pomerol, Hugues, France $8. This is Bogle fan. Great, great value. and some anise. It has excellent bal- one of very few cheap French wines I Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, ance with good acid and not too strong like. It has forward tropical fruit, with Petite Sirah. This is clean, forward, rich tannins. Very good length, it tastes some citrus and toast. The palate is and red, juicy ripe, slightly sweet, easy younger than its real age. PS used to be more citric than tropical, with good drinking, not tannic, and great with all tannin and extract, but the new age acid. It is a bit generic, but refreshing anything grilled. There is some dry style has focused on flavor and cut the served cold on a hot evening. herb, vanilla, loads of red berry fruit. A tannins. This one is a great example. 2012 Tangent Albarino, Edna Valley bit simple, but tasty. Drink it young. 2011 McManis Pinot Noir $8. This is $12. This Spanish varietal is a favorite 2012 Hahn GSM Central Coast $9. I a steal if you are looking for a crowd- for me when well-made. This rare have been and remain a Hahn fan. pleasing party wine that boasts “Pinot California example is pretty good for Great, great value. Grenache (67%, Noir”. Affordable good Pinot has the price, with tropical and citrus fruit Syrah 28% and Mourvedre 5%). This is become hard to find. The nose is serious on the nose and palate. There is dis- clean, forward, rich and tasty, with – cherry, vanilla, oak, spice and cola. tinct cashew nut as well, unusual. dark plums dominant and a fair dose of The palate has bright, forward sour Thereis slight green olive, and very dry sage on the nose and palate, the cherry fruit, earth, cola and a touch of nice crispness from the acidity. latter possibly being a little too strong. coffee and tobacco. It is medium bodied, 2012 Elk Cove Pinot Gris $15. A nice But it does make it interesting. with moderate acidity and soft tannins. nose of stone fruit and citrus with a Tannins are soft, acidity moderately Enjoy! v rich smooth and clean palate. Good high, it is lush, spicy and forward and

2013 Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Award Lecture Now Online

If you missed Dr. Jerry Dempsey’s award lecture during EB 2013, you can now listen and view his presentation online in the APS Archive of Teaching Resources. http://www.apsarchive.org/resource.cfm?submissionID=8968.

For more information about this award, visit www.the-aps.org/schmidtnielsen.

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