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AAI-Life Technologies Meritorious Career Award

This award recognizes a mid-career scientist for outstanding research contributions to the field of immunology. This award is generously supported through a grant from Life Technologies Corporation.

Eligibility:

This award competition is open to mid-career investigators who are Regular AAI member in good standing.* Nominees are to have not less than 15 years' experience in the field (a 2012 nominee must have received his or her degree on or before June 1, 1997). Eligibility of the nominee will be checked at the time of award submission and before presentation of the award.

Award:

The award recipient will receive a $10,000 cash award, meeting registration at the early rate, and travel support to attend the AAI Annual Meeting. The award recipient will present his or her research in an award lecture preceded by the award presentation.

Deadline:

Complete nomination packages must be received by 11:59 PM E.S.T. on November 1, 2011. Packages must be submitted by email as a single combined PDF file to awards{at}aai.org. Incomplete nomination packages or nominations that do not comply with the stated instructions will not be considered and nominators will have to resubmit their packages. AAI will not accept materials sent separately or through regular mail.

Nominations:

Candidates must be nominated by a Regular AAI in good standing.* Members may not nominate themselves. Members of the AAI Council and AAI Awards Committee may neither nominate nor recommend candidates, nor be nominated themselves.

Nomination Instructions:

Please send all documents as a single combined PDF file to awards{at}aai.org. Please be aware that the single, combined PDF must be no larger than 20MB. Packages that are not complete will not be considered.

1. One (1) nomination letter of not more than three (3) pages, signed and submitted by a Regular AAI member in good standing, indicating the nominee's qualifications for the award. The letter should describe the nominee's major contributions to the field of immunology. Include the nominee's complete and current contact information (Full Name [first, middle initial, last], title and affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address).
2. The nominee's curriculum vitae, including education and fellowships (institution, dates, degrees); important awards, relevant employment history, and selected bibliography (complete citations with titles).
3. One (1) additional letter of recommendation in support of the nomination. This letter must be signed and included in the package.

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(*) Member dues paid through the end of 2012; 2011 dues must be paid by the time of submission and 2012 dues must be paid between October 31 and November 15, 2011.

Note: Previous nominations for this award may be renewed. Original nominator should direct an email to awards{at}aai.org identifying the previous nominee, name of award, and year in which original nomination package was submitted to AAI.

According to U.S. law, any AAI award recipient receiving monetary awards totaling $600 or more in a single year must provide AAI with a completed Form W-9 or a Form W-8BEN (as appropriate) in advance of receiving the cash award.

Current Recipient: Peter Cresswell, Ph.D., F.R.S., HHMI, Yale University School of Medicine
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Sponsor: Life Technologies Corporation