Newswise — San Diego, CA (April 26, 2014) — The American Physiological Society (APS) today announced the recipients of its 2014 Society Lectureship Awards. APS is pleased to recognize these outstanding honorees who will present their lectures at the Experimental Biology meeting (April 26–30, 2014 in San Diego).

James M. Anderson, MD, PhD, director of the NIH Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, is the winner of the The Physiology in Perspective: The Walter B. Cannon Award Lectureship. This lectureship is the most prestigious award that APS bestows and recognizes the lifetime achievement of an outstanding physiological scientist and APS member. Dr. Anderson will present his lecture “The Contribution of Paracellular Transport to Epithelial Homeostasis” on Saturday, April 26, at 5:30 PM in San Diego Convention Center Room 20A.

Kazuhiro Nakamura, PhD, an associate professor at Kyoto University in Japan, has won the Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lectureship for early-career achievement. This award honors original and outstanding accomplishments in the field of physiology and is given to an APS member under 42 years of age or who are less than eight years from the start of their first faculty or staff research scientist position beyond postdoctoral training. Dr. Nakamura will present his lecture “Central Thermoregulatory System: A Mechanism that Defends Life from Various Environmental Stressors” on Sunday, April 27, at 5:45 PM in San Diego Convention Center Room 20A.

Michael Joyner, MD, the Frank R. and Shari Caywood Professor of Anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is the winner of the Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award. This award honors an APS member who has made outstanding contributions to physiological research and demonstrated dedication and commitment to mentorship. Schmidt-Nielsen awardees must demonstrate excellence in training of young physiologists whether by mentoring, guiding and nurturing their professional and personal development, developing novel education methods/materials, promoting scientific outreach efforts, attracting individuals to the field of physiology, or by otherwise fostering an environment exceptionally conducive to education in physiology. Dr. Joyner will deliver his reflections on mentoring at 12 PM on Monday, April 28, Marriott Marquis and Marina Hotel in Marriott Hall, Salon 2.

This year, APS has selected more than 320 researchers to receive awards, lectureships, and travel fellowships honoring excellence and aptitude in physiology. Learn more about APS’s EB awards program and the 2014 award recipients on the APS website.

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About the American Physiological Society (APS)APS is a nonprofit organization devoted to fostering education, scientific research and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences. The Society was founded in 1887 and today represents more than 11,000 members and publishes 14 peer-reviewed journals.www.the-aps.org