Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology

DANIEL S. LEHRMAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Nominations are being accepted for the 5th Daniel S. Lehrman Lifetime Achievement Award in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. Click here for instructions.

It is a pleasure to announce that Dr. Lynwood Clemens, Professor of Zoology at Michigan State University, is the 2009 winner of the Daniel S. Lehrman Award. Dr. Clemens has been a leading figure in the field of behavioral endocrinology and a skilled mentor to a family of academic progeny. During the past 4 decades, Lyn has published empirical articles and reviews covering a wide-range of topics as he helped lead and shape the field of behavioral endocrinology. In addition to his highly creative mind and willingness to take risks, Dr. Clemens is a master in training his students to be open to all forms of ideas and interpretations. Dr. Clemens was one of the organizers of the first “sex conference” east of the Rockies that gave birth to today’s Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinolgy. As a scientist, mentor, and advocate, Lynwood Clemens has had a profound impact on the field of hormones and behavior. It is indeed fitting that he will be honored as the 2009 recipient of the Daniel S. Lehrman Lifetime Achievement Award as the conference of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology is held this June at the site of the original “sex conference” in East Lansing, Michigan.

Daniel Lehrman was one of the most influential scientists in our field. Lehrman was an astute observer of the social interactions between animals in natural environments, and he was largely responsible for making the connection between these behavioral changes and the hypothalamic-pituitary system. Thus, he can be seen as one of the Founders of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. Through his original and creative behavioral experiments, coupled with his ability to incorporate contemporary methodological developments in neuroendocrinology, he made an enormous impact in elucidating the reciprocal relationship between hormones and behavior. Through his scholarship, mentoring and teaching, and most notably his leadership role in the founding of the Institute for Animal Behavior at Rutgers University, he influenced a whole generation of scientists studying animal behavior. Many current members of SBN can trace their academic lineage to Lehrman. Preference will be given to nominees who share many of the best characteristics of Daniel Lehrman.

FRANK A. BEACH AWARD IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Call for Nominations Frank A. Beach Young Investigator Award in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology

Nominations are being accepted for the 19th Frank A. Beach Award in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. The award will be made to a new investigator with an advanced degree who shows exceptional promise for making significant contributions to the field of behavioral neuroendocrinology. Investigators conducting original independent research in any area of behavioral neuroendocrinology may be nominated, provided they are no more than 8 years post-PhD. The nominator(s) should submit ONE letter of nomination. This letter can be jointly signed by any number of individuals of any rank, but only one letter will be considered by the committee. A current copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae should be included with the nomination. Re-nomination of individuals nominated previously but not chosen is encouraged. The Awardee will present a short lecture (15 minutes), receive the award and an honorarium at the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Social at the Society for Neuroscience (Chicago, IL October 17-21, 2009). A paper based on the text of the lecture will also be published in Hormones and Behavior.

This year’s Beach awardee will be selected by the SBN Awards Committee, whose members include: Barney Schlinger (Chair), Elaine Hull, Peg McCarthy, Walter Wilczynski and Leonida Fusani. Please submit nomination materials online as PDF files if possible. The deadline for nominations is August 1, 2009. Nominations for this year’s award should be sent to:

Dr. Barney Schlinger, Department of Physiological Science, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 schlinge@lifesci.ucla.edu

Diane Witt, Ph.D. has provided information she discussed as an “addendum”.

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Calls for abstracts and applications for Travel, Poster and Young Investigator Awards will be distributed to the SBN membership prior to each annual meeting. These announcements will also appear on this page as they are made.

Individuals who won an award in the last two years are not eligible to complete for the same type of award, and all award applications will require a CV. General information for each award is given below:

Travel Award applications will require a brief description of the significance of the work to behavioral neuroendocrinology and the applicant's contribution to it. Travel Award applicants must also provide a short justification of the need for financial assistance to attend the meeting, including an explanation of other sources of available funds. Faculty mentors should be asked to prepare a letter of recommendation that will be directly uploaded to the website.

Poster Award applications will require a brief description of the significance of the work to behavioral neuroendocrinology and the applicant's contribution to it. In addition, applicants must list where the work was conducted (whether it was in an undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral position), and whether that is the same or different than the position they will have when attending the meeting.

Young Investigator applications require a statement of research history and goals (one page). Individuals receiving Young Investigator Awards may not present a poster in addition to their talk. Applicants applying for the Young Investigator Symposium will be asked to submit a second abstract (we anticipate that the abstract for a Young Investigator's talk would be more broad than one for a poster). Young Investigators will be selected by the end of April, and all applicants will be notified of the type of their presentation. Three letters of recommendation should be requested, one of which is from the applicant's current faculty mentor. These letters will be directly uploaded to the website.

A new award has been created by the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology to recognize an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology through advocacy of the field on the interface between research and the public. Nominated individuals may serve in a variety of capacities including, but not limited to, employees of government or non-profit agencies, individuals that directly or indirectly educate the public on scientific matters, writers/journalists, etc. Nominations for this award can be sent at any time and will be considered individually by the SBN Executive Committee. The award will not necessarily be given every year, but only as warranted. To nominate an individual, please send a copy of the candidate's CV and a letter describing how the individual's career exemplifies scientific advocacy. Nominations can be made at anytime. Please send nominations to the current President of SBN.