The Chinese American Pathologists Association (CAPA) encourages its members’ research efforts to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. It will provide research award for pathology residents or junior pathology faculty to publish or present their studies on COVID-19. The award will be used to cover publication fees and travel expanses. The goal of this award is to enable pathology residents and junor faculty to publish their COVID-19 research on scientific journals or present them at a national or international meeting and showcase CAPA members’ dedications and research creativity.
Eligibility: Pathology residents currently being trained in North America (US and Canada) or pathology junior faculty currently at the levels of instructor or assistant professor are eligible to apply. The research project should focus on COVID-19, is completed or near completion, and the applicant should be either first author or principle investigator.
Deadline of submission: June 6, 2020 11.59PM (EDT)
How to apply: Please email your application to Dr. Xiuli Liu at xiuliliu~at~ufl.edu. Your application should include a brief summary of COVID-related research work you have completed or almost completed, the name of the journal you are planning to submit or have submitted to, and/or the name and time of the professional meeting you are going to present your research work. Note: The font size should not be smaller than 10, the margins not smaller than 0.5 inch, and length of your summary not longer than 2 pages without extra space between lines. Please use the form below and submit it as a word file.
Review and selection criteria: The applications will be blindly reviewed, scored, and selected by the CAPA Research Committee. The selection criteria include but are not limited to the following:
- The research should focus on the medical and social impact assessment of COVID-19, particularly on their alleviations, epidemiology, virology, pathology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and/or treatment.
- Scientific significance, novelty, and/or impact on knowledge advancement.
Notification: The applicant will be notified of the application outcome from the CAPA through email by July 6th, 2020.
Number of awards: Three
Amount of each award: $1,200
Questions: E-mail Xiuli Liu at Xiuliliu~at~ufl.edu, Chair of CAPA Research Committee
Application Form: down the attached PDF file.
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