Chambers-Thermo Fisher Scientific Memorial Award
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Established to honor the memory of AAI member Cynthia Chambers, Ph.D., this award is intended to advance the career of an early career scientist who attends the AAI annual meeting and presents an outstanding abstract specifically in the area of cancer biology. This award is generously supported by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
The award recipient will receive a $1,000 cash award and a certificate during the AAI Business Meeting and Awards Presentation at IMMUNOLOGY2023™. This award may not be combined with other awards or grants for the AAI annual meeting.
Eligibility
To be eligible, an applicant must meet all of these requirements:
- Be an AAI Regular member for 2023 with dues paid no later than December 19, 2022.
- Have received a doctoral degree within the past ten (10) years (no earlier than January 1, 2013).
- Hold an appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent.
- Have submitted a first-author abstract for presentation (oral or poster) at IMMUNOLOGY2023™ in the topic category of Tumor Immunology by December 19, 2022.
Postdoctoral fellows, other trainees, and senior faculty (associate professor and above) are not eligible.
How to Qualify
Any AAI Regular member who submits a first-author abstract to IMMUNOLOGY2023™ in the topic category of Tumor Immunology automatically will be considered, provided that you meet all eligibility requirements above. Candidates may be asked to provide a curriculum vitae.
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.
2023 Chambers-Thermo Fisher Scientific Award Recipient
Sepideh Dolatshahi, Ph.D. (AAI ’21)
Assistant Professor
Univ. of Virginia Sch. of Med.
To advance the career of an early-career scientist who attends the AAI annual meeting and presents an outstanding abstract specifically in the area of cancer biology