Basic Science Research Award
The Dean’s Office is soliciting nominations for the Basic Science Research Award. This award recognizes a scientist or group of scientists identified as having made outstanding contributions to the Medical School in basic biomedical science research. The award carries a $5,000 discretionary academic support prize which will be given to the faculty member or group.
There is a two-stage selection process. Nominations are reviewed by the Biomedical Research Council, and a list of potential awardees is given to the Dean of the Medical School. The Dean makes the final selection.
Nominees must be in the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, or Assistant or Associate Research Professor of the University of Michigan Medical School.
Nominations must include the following:
- Completed nomination form.
- A nomination letter (maximum five pages).
- Research description: a summation of the nominee’s research (maximum three pages).
- Two or more letters of support from University of Michigan faculty.
- A copy of each nominee’s curriculum vitae.
- One manuscript or abstract reflecting the substance of research achievement.
Please submit completed nomination packets electronically in a single PDF document by Friday, June 12, 2009 to:
Steven L. Kunkel, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Research
ResearchDeansAwards@umich.edu
PLEASE NOTE THAT E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS ARE NOT ERROR-PROOF. WE WILL ACKNOWLEGE RECEIPT OF ALL ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS. If you do not receive a response from us by the end of the next business day, please call 734-615-8802. Please direct any questions to Camille Mrozowski at (cmrozow@umich.edu).
Winners
2009 Martin G. Myers, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
2008 John J. G. Tesmer, Ph.D.
2007 Gregory
R. Dressler, Ph.D. & John
V. Moran, Ph.D
2006 J. Brian Fowlkes, Ph.D. & Jeffrey
W. Innis, M.D., Ph.D.
2005 Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D. & Ormond
A. MacDougald, Ph.D.
2004 Sean Morrison, Ph.D. & David Burke, Ph.D.
2003 Zhaohui Xu, Ph.D.
2002 Sofia Merajver, M.D., Ph.D.
2001 Gabriel Nunez, M.D.
