ASM News Vol 63, Num 7, July/ 1997, ASM Application Deadlines

Deadlines

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Meetings, Workshops, and Conferences

1997 ICAAC
Late-Breaker Abstract Deadline: September 5, 1997, 5:00 p.m. EST.

1998 General Meeting
Abstract Deadline: December 19, 1997 (paper) 5:00 p.m. EST.
December 31, 1997 (electronic) 5:00 p.m. EST.

Conference on Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics
August 15-19, 1997. Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada

E. Coli and Small Genomes (5th International)
October 12-15, 1997. Snowbird, Utah

Certification Programs American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology Deadline: September 1, 1997. American Board of Medical Microbiology Deadline: July 1, 1998. National Registry of Microbiologists Deadline: March 1, 1998.

Fellowship Programs ASM International Fellowship for Latin America Deadline: November 15, 1997 ASM/NCID Postdoctoral Research Associates Program Deadline: November 15, 1997 ASM/NIGMS Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program Deadline: February 1, 1998 ASM/Sustaining Member Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program Deadline: February 1, 1998 ASM Faculty Fellowship Program Deadline: February 1, 1998 Robert D. Watkins Minority Fellowship Program Deadline: May 1, 1998

Visiting Scientist Programs ASM/NIGMS Visiting Scientist Program Deadlines: October 1, 1997 and March 15, 1998 Foundation for Microbiology Lecturers Deadline: January 31, 1998 Burroughs Wellcome Visting Professorship Program Deadline: March 1, 1998

National and International Programs

Fellowship Programs

Individual Postdoctoral and Senior Fellowships in Genomic Analysis and Genetics Research

Deadline: August 5 and December 5, 1997.

National Research Council Associateship Programs

Deadline: August 15, 1997

Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences
Deadline: October 1, 1997

Hitchings-Elion Fellowships and Wellcome Research Travel Grants

Deadline: September 2, 1997

The American Social Health Association (ASHA) is requesting applications for postdoctoral research fellowships in sexually transmitted diseases scheduled to begin on July 1, 1998. The fellowships will likely be 2-year fellowships with stipends set at $27,500 for the first year and $28,750 for the second year.

The application deadline is October 15, 1997. Notification of awardees will be made by mid-May 1998. At least two fellowships will be awarded; the number awarded is usually four.

Applications are requested from Ph.D.s and M.D.s who will be conducting 2-year research projects under the sponsorship of established STD investigators. Applicants are not required to be U.S. citizens but must be studying at established institutions within the U.S. or its territories. ASHA fellowships may not be used in support of faculty positions unless approved by ASHA's management. In addition, current ASHA fellows are not eligible to apply for other ASHA fellowships.

To request a 2-page application form contact, Kay Flaminio, ASHA, 100 Capitola Drive, Durham, NC 27713, telephone: 919-361-8400.

American Water Works Association Research Foundation Requests for Proposals
Deadline: October 1, 1997

Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research
Deadline: November 3, 1997

New Investigator Awards in the Pharmacological and Toxicological Sciences
Deadline: November 3, 1997

Awards