Published by The American Physiological Society Integrating the Life Sciences from Molecule to Organism The PhysiologistPhysiologist Generating Support for Science INSIDE in the 111th Congress Rebecca Osthus APS Science Policy Analyst APS The 2008 election cycle brings a new is somewhat more promising. There is a administration to Washington, DC this plan to double the agency’s budget over Bylaw Changes January and also ushers in the 111th the next several years as part of the p. 240 Congress. With many new Members of America COMPETES Act, but so far Congress in both the House of yearly increases have not lived up to Representatives and the Senate, now is the goals laid out by Congress. Annual Meeting of the time for APS members to reach out Lawmakers are also making deci- the Nebraska and communicate the importance of sions about what regulations govern Physiological supporting biomedical research the use of animals in research, whether through strong federal funding and federally funded scientists should con- Society sound policy making. While scientists tinue to consult for and own stock in p. 243 carry out research in labs across the pharmaceutical and biotechnology com- country, many decisions are being made in APS Membership Washington, DC that Statistics will affect how they do p. 244 their jobs. The current fiscal cri- sis means that it is Starting a Lab: more important than How to Develop a ever before to make a strong case for federal Budget and Buy investment in research. Equipment Since the completion of p. 252 the doubling of the NIH budget, yearly increas- es have failed to keep Congress Extends pace with inflation, Current Levels of causing success rates for extramural grants Research Funding to fall into the teens. into 2009 Even the fight to pro- tect the NIH budget APS Public Affairs Committee members Jennifer p. 255 Uno and James Galligan met with Members of from being cut has Congress in September 2008 to discuss funding for become an uphill battle. biomedical research. The outlook for the NSF (continued on page 239) Volume 51, No. 6 - December 2008 www.the-aps.org 237 Published bimonthly and distributed by The American Physiological TheThe Society PhysiologistPhysiologist 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3991 ISSN 0031-9376 Irving H. Zucker President Contents Hannah V. Carey Past President Gary C. Sieck Generating Support for APS Members Visit President-Elect Martin Frank Science in the 111th Congress Capitol Hill 255 Editor and Executive Director Rebecca Osthus 237 Congress Extends Current Councillors Levels of Research Funding Barbara E. Goodman, APS News into 2009 255 Joey P. Granger, James W. Hicks, APS Makes 29 Awards to California Enacts Research Gordon S. Mitchell, David M. Pollock, Frank L. Powell, Victims of Hurricane Ike 239 Protections 255 Linda C. Samuelson, APS Bylaw Changes 240 Dee U. Silverthorn, Duling Receives 6th Communications J. Michael Wyss Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished APS Posts First YouTube Video 256 Ex Officio Mentor Award 242 Media Coverage from the Kim E. Barrett, Pamela K. Integrative Biology of Exercise Carmines, Ronald M. Lynch, Michael A. Portman, Chapter News Meeting 256 Thomas A. Pressley, 11th Annual Meeting of the Journal Press Release William Talman Peter D. Wagner Nebraska Physiological Society 243 Program 256 Two New Episodes of the APS Publications Committee: Chair: Membership Podcast Series, Life Lines 256 Kim E. Barrett; Members: David D. APS Membership Statistics 244 Gutterman, Peggy Mason, Pontus Experimental Biology B. Persson, Jeff M. Sands. Director New Student Members 245 of Publications: Margaret Reich. New Affiliate Members 245 2009 Preview 258 Design and Copy Editor: Joelle R. New Regular Members 246 Grossnickle. Positions Available 266 Recently Deceased Members 246 Subscriptions: Distributed to members as part of their member- Senior Physiologists’ News 271 ship. Nonmembers in the USA APS Meeting Report (print only): individuals $60.00; institutions $95.00. Nonmembers 2008 APS Intersociety Meeting: People & Places in Canada: individuals $65.00; The Integrative Biology of Lefkowitz Awarded National institutions $100.00. Nonmembers Exercise-V 248 elsewhere: individuals $70.00; Medal of Science 272 institutions $105.00. 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Each servants, it is critical to let them know website contains information about how that supporting research should be high to contact their offices both in on their list of priorities. Lawmakers Washington, DC and their home district. need to hear from YOU about why these The website may also contain informa- issues are important. As a scientist and tion about local events such as town hall a constituent, you have a unique oppor- meetings in their districts, which also tunity to have input in the decision serve as opportunities for interaction. making process. Representative David Price (D-NC) For more resources, access the APS There are several ways to get in touch and Jennifer Uno. Science Policy resources at with your legislators—meetings, phone http://www.the-aps.org/pa. APS News APS Makes 29 Awards to Victims of Hurricane Ike Leaders in Free Radical Detection In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike to Galveston and its surroundings, the APS Council agreed to Hydrogen Sulfide establish a Hurricane Ike Relief Fund. The Council committed Hydrogen Peroxide $50,000 to the fund in order to help graduate students and Nitric Oxide postdoctoral fellows who were APS members in good standing or working in laboratories of APS members in good standing to Oxygen recover from the Hurricane’s devastation. The membership pH was also encouraged to contribute to the Fund in order to Turnkey systems available increase the support available to the program. A total of 76 applications were submitted to the Hurricane Ike Relief Fund. Twenty-nine awards were made to applicants who were APS members or working in APS member laborato- ries. Thirty-three applications were from non-APS members and two applications were from candidates working in sus- pended APS member laboratories. The remaining 12 applica- tions were incomplete, failing to provide the name of research advisors or information on the impact of Hurricane Ike on the World Precision Instruments applicant. Laboratory Equipment for the Life Sciences www.wpiinc.com/faseb Toll-free: 866-606-1974 239 The Physiologist APS News Vol. 51, No. 6, 2008 APS Bylaw Changes ARTICLE III. Membership Director, before January 1September 30 Council, the Executive Director shall be SECTION 1. The Society shall consist of of each Year. Each member may nomi- empowered to appoint and compensate a regular, honorary, affiliate, emeritus, nate no more than one candidate for Business Manager Director of Finance graduate student, undergraduate stu- each office. If a member wishes to nomi- who shall assist in carrying out the func- dent, and sustaining associate members. nate the same person for President- tions of the Finance Committee under Elect and for Councillor he/she must nom- the supervision of the Executive SECTION 5. Emeritus Members. A regu- inate that individual for each position. Director. The Past President shall serve lar member may apply to Council for as a votng member of the Finance transfer to emeritus membership if that ARTICLE V. Standing Committees Committee. The President-Elect, person (1) has reached the age of 65 and SECTION 1. Publications Committee. A President, Executive Director, the is retired from regular employment or Publications Committee composed of Chairperson of the Publications (2) has been forced to retire from regular five regular members of the Society Committee, and the Business Manager employment because of illness or dis- appointed by Council shall be responsi- Director of Finance shall be ex officio ability and (3) has been a Regular mem- ble for the management of all of the pub- members of the Finance Committee, ber in good standing for a minimum of lications of the Society. The term of each without vote. 10 years. An emeritus member may be member of the Publications Committee restored to regular membership status shall be three years; a member may not SECTION 4.