6 days Ago By American Physiological Society (APS)
Newswise — Rockville, Md. (April 15, 2025)—The American Physiological Society (APS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Society’s most prestigious and highly competitive awards. Awardees will be recognized for their achievements at the American Physiology Summit, APS’ flagship annual meeting , to be held April 24–27, 2025, in Baltimore.
George Brooks, PhD, FAPS, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at University of California, Berkeley, is the 2025 recipient of the Physiology in Perspective: The Walter B. Cannon Award . The Cannon lecture is the most prestigious award that APS bestows and recognizes the lifetime achievement of an outstanding physiological scientist and APS member.
Brooks will give the closing keynote lecture “Lactate Shuttles and Carbohydrate Carbon Flow” Sunday, April 27. Audrey Stone, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lectureship for early-career achievement. The Bowditch award recognizes original and outstanding accomplishments in the field of physiology and is given to an APS member younger than 42 or who is fewer than eight years from the start of their first faculty or staff research scientist position beyond postdoctoral training.
Stone will present the lecture “Under Pressure: Unveiling the Exercise Pressor Reflex in Diabetes” Thursday, April 24. Read more about Brooks and Stone. Barbara Alexander, PhD, FAPS, a professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is the 2025 recipient of the Bodil M.
Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award . The award honors an APS member who has made outstanding contributions to physiological research and demonstrated dedication and commitment to mentorship. Alexander will give a talk titled “Mentoring in Science: It Takes a Village” Saturday, April 26.
James Spudich, PhD, the Douglas M. & Nola Leishman Professor of Cardiovascular Disease at Stanford University School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2025 Annual Marion J. Siegman Lectureship .
The award recognizes an established investigator who has made outstanding contributions to the understanding of muscle contraction and motility. He will give a talk titled “From Amoeboid Myosin to Unique Targeted Medicines for a Genetic Cardiac Disease” Thursday, April 24. The following awardees will be recognized at a ceremony at the Summit: Nathan A.
Baertsch, PhD, assistant professor at Seattle Children’s Hospital, for the Beverly Petterson Bishop Award for Excellence in Neuroscience . Alexandria B. Marciante, PhD, research assistant scientist at the University of Florida, for the Giles F.
Filley Memorial Award for Excellence in Respiratory Physiology and Medicine . Noha Shawky, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, for the Lazaro J. Mandel Young Investigator Award , which recognizes a researcher in the field of epithelial or renal physiology.
Jessica Faulkner, PhD, assistant professor at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, for the Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award , which recognizes a researcher in the physiological sciences. Dragana Komnenov, PhD, assistant professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine, for the Dean Franklin Young Investigator Award , which recognizes a researcher performing in vivo physiological research and establishing an independent laboratory. The Dean Franklin award is sponsored by Harvard Bioscience.
The John F. Perkins Jr. Research Career Enhancement Award allows an early-career researcher to obtain special training or for an established researcher to develop new skills or retrain in areas of developing interest.
This year’s recipients are: Rushita Bagchi, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Alexandra Michelle Garvin, PhD, assistant professor at The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Michelle L.
Gumz, PhD, professor at the University of Florida. Nathaniel Jenkins, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Iowa. The Teaching Career Enhancement Award allows an educator to develop innovative and potentially widely applicable programs for teaching and learning physiology.
This year’s recipients are: Holly Bates, PhD, assistant professor at Trent University, Canada. Linda M. Boland, PhD, professor at the University of Richmond.
APS also honors members of its 12 system-based sections with distinguished lectureships. Meet the 2025 distinguished lecturers . NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: For more information, please contact APS Media Relations or call 301.
634.7314. Find research highlights in the APS Newsroom .
Physiology is a broad area of scientific inquiry that focuses on how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function in health and disease. The American Physiological Society connects a global, multidisciplinary community of more than 10,000 biomedical scientists and educators as part of its mission to advance scientific discovery, understand life and improve health. The Society drives collaboration and spotlights scientific discoveries through its 16 scholarly journals and programming that support researchers and educators in their work.
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