Subject line: Summer research experience for undergraduate students – applications available
Please help us spread the word about a wonderful summer research experience for undergraduate students at US and Canadian colleges and universities. APA is again sponsoring its Summer Science Fellowship program, hosted by the Psychology Department at George Mason University. Up to twelve students who are current juniors will be selected for this six week long, paid summer research internship. Students will be selected for experiences in one of several areas, including biological, applied developmental, applied cognitive, neuroscience, clinical, school, and industrial/ organizational.
International students enrolled in US or Canadian colleges are eligible; US citizenship is not required. Students from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
The application deadline is February 10, 2012. Please encourage your best students to apply for this outstanding program.
Please visit http://www.apa.org/science/resources/ssf/index.aspx for more information about the Summer Science Fellowship program. Contactssf@apa.org or call 202-336-6000 if you have questions.
2011-11-30
[DIV28SUPER] Summer research experience for undergraduate s tudents - app lications available
[DIV28SUPER] Award nominees - Second Notice
From: Akins, Chana
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 11:18 AM
To: 'DIV28SUPER@LISTS.APA.ORG'
Subject: Award nominees - Second Notice
Hi Everyone,
I have attached an announcement soliciting nominations for Division 28 awards. Nominations are requested for the 2012 MED Associates Brady/Schuster Award, Outstanding Dissertation Award, and the Young Psychopharmacologist Award. Please take some time over the next week to look over the previous winners (included in the attachment), consider potential nominees and submit nomination materials. Candidates must be nominated by a Member or Fellow of Division 28. Any snail-mailed materials should be sent to: Chana Akins, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0044. E-mailed materials may be sent to ckakin1@uky.edu. (Please put "Division 28 Nomination"in the Subject line on all emails). Materials must be received no later than January 4, 2012 .
Thank You,
Chana
Awards Chair Div 28
2011-11-29
[DIV28SUPER] WINTER CONFERENCE on ANIMAL LEARNING & BEHAVIOR (WCALB) 2012
The Winter Conference on Animal Learning and Behavior will convene in Winter Park, Colorado from Saturday, January 28, through Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
A limited number of accommodations remain available plus participants have until early January 2012 to submit presentations to be included in the Program.
2012 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Project Nim. The Untold Story
Herb Terrace
Columbia University
Abstract--In the mid-70’s, I directed a project at Columbia University to teach Nim, an infant chimpanzee, to use American Sign Language. Project Nim, a documentary that opened on July 8, loosely describes the project. It shows Nim interacting with his teachers after he arrived from his birthplace at the Primate Institute in Norman, Oklahoma when he was two weeks old. Viewers would have to close their eyes not to appreciate Nim’s loveable personality and his endearing antics. But, unfortunately, they would be hard pressed to see the science on which the project was based.
That’s because the documentary pointedly avoided that topic, -which is a shame because the project provided important scientific insights into what chimpanzees can tell us about humanity. The project’s goal was to determine whether a non-human primate could learn to use grammatical rules to create particular meanings, the essence of language. Positive evidence of Nim’s grammatical ability would undermine the claim of human uniqueness in the animal kingdom. Negative evidence would raise the question, “Why can’t a chimpanzee learn a grammatical language?” My talk today addresses that question and also outlines what there is about the evolution of humans that made them specifically equipped to learn language.
FOCUS SESSION
Theory of Mind: Current Status of the Controversy Focus Session already has international representation and there is a slot still open for one with relevant research interests. In addition, all participants are invited to make a presentation of their WCALB-related research in other sessions. Graduate students are welcome, and can make presentations with the written recommendation of their advisor. Posters are also accepted.
MEETING
The all inclusive cost for registration, four nights in a shared Snowblaze condominium, an opening buffet reception, and a dinner at a fine restaurant in Winter Park is only $360 per person or $720 per couple (couples have their own room, usually with private bath, in a condo). The Snowblaze is located in Winter Park near restaurants and shops. It has an excellent health club with sauna, steam room, hot tub, pool, weight room and handball courts. All units have complete kitchens.
There is downhill skiing for all skill levels, up to black diamond, as well as exciting cross-country skiing in the Arapaho National Forest, Devil's Thumb and Snow Mountain Ranch. The majestic snow-covered Rockies in winter are breathtaking.
Contact me (sweiss@american.edu) if you need more information. Accommodations at the indicated modest rates cannot be guaranteed once reserved units are filled. We will do our best to include late registrants in the Conference, but often they have had to pay substantially more for their accommodations. Therefore, if you are interested in attending the Conference let me know as soon as possible. More information on the Conference and registration can be found on our website, http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/cas/psych/wcalb.htm.
Hope to see you in Winter Park!
Stan
Stanley J. Weiss
Convener, Winter Conference on Animal Learning & Behavior
Professor of Experimental Psychology
American University
Washington, D. C. 20016
Phone: 202-885-1724
Fax: 202-885-1023e-mail: sweiss@american.edu 2011-11-28
[DIV28SUPER] FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/SYMPOSIA FOR 2012 MEETING
Colleagues,
LESS THAN 3 DAYS REMAIN UNTIL THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS AND SYMPOSIA TO THE 2012 APA CONVENTION.
The 120th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association will be held August 2-5, 2012 in Orlando, FL.
The 2012 Convention promises to be exciting, with the Association’s typical offering of popular speakers and distinguished lecturers, in addition to the hours of symposia, workshops, and poster sessions sponsored by the scientific divisions.
The deadline for submitting abstracts and symposia is THIS THURSDAY, December 1st – less than 3 days away. The call for proposals is posted on the APA web site at http://www.apa.org/convention/proposals.aspx
Division 28 is planning an active program at next year’s Convention under the broad theme, Translational Research in Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse. Posters and symposia related to all aspects of psychopharmacology and substance abuse research are welcomed and encouraged.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE COMPLETED THROUGH THE APA WEB SITE BY 11:59 PM (EST) THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST: http://www.apa.org/convention/proposals.aspx
Insider’s Secret: When submitting symposia, be sure to request CE credits to ensure a large turnout!
If you have any questions about next year’s program or how to submit your proposal, please don't hesitate to contact me (masmith@davidson.edu).
Best Regards,
Mark Smith
APA Division 28
2012 Program Chair
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Mark Smith, PhD
Department of Psychology
Box 7037
Davidson College
Davidson, NC 28035-7037
Phone: 704-894-2470
Fax: 704-894-2512
[DIV28SUPER] Award nominees - Second Notice
Hi Everyone,
I have attached an announcement soliciting nominations for Division 28 awards. Nominations are requested for the 2012 MED Associates Brady/Schuster Award, Outstanding Dissertation Award, and the Young Psychopharmacologist Award. Please take some time over the next week to look over the previous winners (included in the attachment), consider potential nominees and submit nomination materials. Candidates must be nominated by a Member or Fellow of Division 28. Any snail-mailed materials should be sent to: Chana Akins, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0044. E-mailed materials may be sent to ckakin1@uky.edu. (Please put "Division 28 Nomination"in the Subject line on all emails). Materials must be received no later than January 4, 2012 .
Thank You,
Chana
Awards Chair Div 28
2011-11-22
[DIV28SUPER] Request for Information (RFI): To Solicit Input on Partnerships between Extramural and NIH Intramural Investigators Utilizing the NIH Clinical Center
Notice Number: NOT-OD-12-005
Key Dates
Release Date: October 12, 2011
Response Date: December 1, 2011
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Purpose
The NIH Clinical Center (CC) seeks input from extramural scientists to identify potential opportunities for proposals involving use of the CC, in collaboration with the NIH intramural community, to enhance translation of basic biological discoveries into clinical applications that improve health. Information is sought on potential paradigms for collaborative partnerships, not necessarily on specific projects.
Background
The NIH Clinical Center is a hospital exclusively dedicated to clinical research. Its mission includes the support of clinical studies that are considered intellectually challenging and high-risk but with the potential of high reward with new breakthroughs in medicine.
In December 2010, the Congressionally-mandated Scientific Management Review Board (SMRB) recognized the potential benefits of opening the Clinical Center to extramural investigators. Their final report states, "The Clinical Center has boasted a long, distinguished history of significant research accomplishments. It also has served as a home for many of our nation's leading clinical investigators and academic leaders and is considered by many to be the premier institution for training the next generation of clinical researchers. Nonetheless, the traditional perception is that the Clinical Center is a resource intended only for NIH and its intramural program. Given the unique resources, expertise, and patient populations housed within the Center, some have argued that allowing qualified external investigators to conduct research at the Clinical Center could yield tremendous benefits to the clinical research enterprise overall." The SMRB formally recommended that the role of the NIH Clinical Center "should be to serve as a state-of-the-art national resource, with resources optimally managed to enable both internal and external investigator use." SMRB Report on the Clinical Center: pgs. 8 – 10. (http://smrb.od.nih.gov/documents/reports/CC_122010.pdf)
The special environment of the CC supports collaborative studies with NIH intramural investigators that may not be readily supported elsewhere. This is because the CC is a hospital that is exclusively dedicated to research with such special resources and opportunities as listed below, which may be accessible to extramural investigators via partnerships with intramural investigators:
- Equipment
- Functional and Applied Biomechanics for Motion Analysis (http://www.cc.nih.gov/rmd/fab/index.html)
- Innovative Radiology and Imaging Capabilities (http://www.cc.nih.gov/drd/)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): 3 Tesla, 1.5 Tesla
- Intraoperative MRI for Real-Time Imaging During Procedures
- Cardiac/Coronary CT Angiography
- Whole-Body MRI/PET Multi-Modality Imaging
- Research PACS/Clinical PACS Services
- Drugs and Devices for Interventional Oncology (http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/centerio/index.html)
- Metabolic Studies Clinical Research Program (http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Research/ClinicalResearch/MCRU/)
- Sophisticated Calorimetry
- Bodpods
- Goods, Products, and Services
- Protocol Authoring Tool: ProtoType (http://www.nihtraining.com/cc/ippcr/current/downloads/Lightfoot021208.pdf)
- Cell Processing (http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/dtm/our_research.html#laboratory_services)
- Production and Banking of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells
- Novel Cellular Biologics for Phase I/II Trials
- Biomedical Translational Research Information System, BTRIS (Clinical Research Data Repository ) http://btris.nih.gov/
- Detection and Identification of Microbes Using Mass Spectroscopy and Other Techniques (http://www.cc.nih.gov/cp/index.html)
- Drug Formulation Facility (http://www.cc.nih.gov/phar/development.html)
- PET Radiotracer/Ligand Synthesis (http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/pet/index.html)
- Cyclotron-Produced Radionuclides
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Patient Cohorts
- Healthy Volunteer Cohorts (http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/recruit/volunteers.html)
- More Than 400 Rare Disease Cohorts, For Example:
- Inflammatory Myositis (http://www.niams.nih.gov/research/ongoing_research/branch_lab/report_individual.asp?id=988&Branch_LabID=63&email=gourleym@mail.nih.gov&includefile=Branch)
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (http://neuroscience.nih.gov/Lab.asp?Org_ID=530)
- Numerous Genetic Disorders
- Undiagnosed Diseases Program (http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/Resources.aspx?PageID=31
- Training (http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/training/index.html)
- Clinical Research Curriculum (Composed of Three Courses)
- ACGME Residency/Fellowships
- Clinical/Research Electives for Students, Residents, and Clinical Fellows
- NIH Institute and Center-Based Training Programs in the Clinical Center
- Medical Research Scholars Program: New Year-Long Program For Research-Oriented Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Students
- Sabbatical in Clinical Research Management
To implement the SMRB recommendations and to broaden and accelerate translational research, the NIH is considering the establishment of a new Bench to Bedside program of cooperative agreements between basic and clinical researchers, both within and outside the NIH. Teams will have at least one NIH intramural and one extramural investigator. These investigators will have access to the NIH Clinical Center, leveraging its diverse resources, expertise, and infrastructure to test promising discoveries in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.
Information Requested
NIH requests responses to all or some of the following items:
1. How would partnering with NIH intramural investigators and use of the NIH Clinical Center resources help advance your research project or enhance your science?
2. What special Clinical Center resources would you be most interested in using and why?
3. What current barriers or challenges exist for you in accessing the Clinical Center or in partnering with the NIH intramural community?
4. What actions should the NIH and Clinical Center consider taking to address these challenges or to make it more feasible for you to access the Clinical Center and NIH intramural investigators? If you have ever utilized the Clinical Center or partnered with an intramural program at the Clinical Center, how did the partnership/utilization work and how satisfied were you with your overall experience?
How to Submit a Response
Response to this RFI is voluntary. Interested extramural investigators and other interested parties are invited to respond. Responders are free to address any or all the above items. Please note that the Government will not pay for response preparation or for the use of any information contained in the response.
All comments must be submitted electronically to:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfi_files/clinical_center/add.cfm
Responses to this RFI will be accepted through December 1, 2011. You will receive an electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response, but will not receive individualized feedback on any suggestions. No basis for claims against the U.S. Government shall arise as a result of a response to this request for information or from the Government's use of such information.
A summary of responsive input will be made publicly available. Personally identifiable information will be removed to the extent possible prior to making the comments public. We recommend that respondents remove personal identifiers prior to submission and that no proprietary information be included in the response.
Inquiries
Specific questions about this RFI should be directed to the following e-mail address: ClinicalCtrPartner@mail.nih.gov
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2011-11-19
[DIV28M] proposed bylaws amendment
I have attached our bylaws that include a proposed amendment to expedite the membership process. This amendment has been reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee. Please look over the revisions, visible in track changes on Microsoft Word, and email me (william.stoops@uky.edu) with a yes or no vote for the amendment by December 3, 2011 at 5 PM Eastern Time.
Thanks for your time,
Bill Stoops.
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University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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