The Jordi Folch-Pi Award is given to an outstanding young investigator who has demonstrated a high level of research competence and originality, who has significantly advanced our knowledge of neurochemistry and who shows a high degree of potential for future accomplishments. The award is a cash prize of $1,500 (to be used for travel), and the recipient has an opportunity to organize a symposium at the ASN Annual Meeting being held the year following presentation of the award.

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Past Recipients of the Jordi Folch-Pi Award


ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

1. Nominee need not be an ASN member.
   
2. Nominee must reside in the Western Hemisphere.
   
3. Nominee must not be more than ten years past awarding of their doctorate at the time of nomination.
   

NOMINATION MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED:

1. Complete curriculum vitae
   
2. A one page statement from the nominee of accomplishments and goals
   
3. Reprints of three peer reviewed publications
   
4. Text of the abstract submitted to the next ASN Annual Meeting
   
5. Three letters of recommendation

A single PDF containing the first four itemized nomination materials should be emailed to the Chair of the Folch-Pi committee.

Letters of recommendation should be sent separately to the Chair from the references.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATION MATERIALS - Jan 5th, 2009

Application materials should be emailed to:

Eric J. Murphy, PhD

Chair, Folchi-Pi Award Committee

Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Therapeutics
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of North Dakota
501 N. Columbia Rd., Room 3700
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037

Ph: 701-777-3450     Fax: 701-777-4490

Email: emurphy@medicine.nodak.edu

Biographies of Jordi Folch-Pi.

http://books.nap.edu/html/biomems/jfolch-pi.html
http://asneurochem.org/History/Lees.htm
http://www.cyberlipid.org/phlip/folch3.htm