Dr. Norman Salem Jr. Early Career AwardsThe Dr. Norman Salem Jr. Early Career Award is intended to honour an investigator at an early stage of his or her career, and who has published significant research papers in the field of lipids and fatty acids. The prize (US $4,500 + registration to the awarding ISSFAL meeting) will be awarded every 2 years during the biennial congress. The first such award was made at the congress in Kansas City in 2008 and will be available at all subsequent ISSFAL Biennial Meetings. Eligibility Requirements for Nomination
Failure to receive an award in one year shall not bar a nominee from consideration for an award in a subsequent year, so long as they continue to meet the required rules of eligibility. Rather, nominators of high quality nominees shall be encouraged to update and resubmit their nominating documents for subsequent awards. Nomination Following a biennial congress, and no later than 1st of December of the year preceding that in which an award is to be made at the next congress, the Secretary/Treasurer of ISSFAL shall issue a call for nominations. The call for nomination shall be published on the ISSFAL website and other ISSFAL communications and shall include: the announcement of the name of the award, the rules of eligibility, and the deadline date for receipt of nominations. Each member of the Society, except members of the Award Selection Committee, can nominate one candidate for each award period. The nominator will submit 1) a primary letter of nomination, 2) two supporting letters of nomination from different people, 3) a resume which includes date when the nominee’s highest degree was obtained, a summary of the nominee’s research and its significance, list of all publications, degrees held (with names of the Institutes granting the degrees and dates of the degrees) and professional positions held. Letters of nomination and supporting documents shall be submitted to the Secretary/Treasurer of ISSFAL for receipt by mail or email by January 15 of the year the award will be given. The Secretary/ Treasurer shall forward a copy of all properly prepared nominations and supporting documents as well as a copy of the rules for the award to the members of the Award Selection Committee by January 31st of the year of the awarding meeting. Award Selection Committee This committee shall be chaired by the Immediate Past President of the Society and shall adjudicate all nominations. Procedure The members of the Award Selection Committee will verify whether the nominated candidates fulfill the eligibility criteria
Announcements The winner and his or her nominator will be notified by the President of the Society. The President of the Society will secure acceptance from the awardee and determine whether he/she can meet the other requirements for receiving the award.
Past Recipients The first winner of the ISSFAL Early Career Award was Dr Richard Bazinet, from the University if Toronto, Canada. He was presented with his award at the 2008 Congress of the Society held at Kansas City,USA in May 2008. In 2012, in Vancouver, Dr. S. Raza Shaikh was the recipient of the Early Career Award. Dr. Shaikh presented, N-3 Fatty Acids and Membrane Microdomains: From Model Membranes to Lymphocyte Function In 2018 in Las Vegas, United States of America, Dr. Mogjan Masoodi, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Switzerland for her work related to new and innovative approaches for nutritional intervention that could improve lipid metabolism and potentially prevent the onset of many common diseases associated with dyslipidemia and unresolved inflammation. |