Named in honor of Founding Society Member, two-time President, and pioneer of the field of microcirculation and bioengineering, who combined engineering principles with medicine to describe the mechanical properties of the microvasculature, tissue-specific vascular anatomies, microvessel fluid dynamics, lymphatics, and their application to human disease.
These awards, consisting of a certificate and $750, are given annually to up to ten exceptional scientists-in-training to encourage their participation in the annual meeting of the Microcirculatory Society (part of the EB2016 Meeting in San Diego). Applicants must have submitted a first author abstract to one of the Microcirculatory Society sessions at Experimental Biology 2016 (topic categories will be available at the Experimental Biology website in the fall).
Criteria:
- must be graduate student
- must be MCS student member
- must complete the application form (click here)
- submit a copy of submitted abstract and a letter of support from your supervisor to:
Dr. Matthew Boegehold,
Chair of the Awards Committee
Previous recipients are eligible to reapply.
Benjamin W. Zweifach
(1911-1997)