Newswise — Rockville, Md. (March 27, 2019)—Four leading researchers will present the American Physiological Society’s (APS) most distinguished award lectures at the APS annual meeting at Experimental Biology (EB) 2019 (April 6–9 in Orlando, Fla.). APS is pleased to recognize this year’s exceptional honorees, who will present their lectures throughout the EB meeting, culminating with the APS Nobel Prize Award Lecture on Tuesday, April 9.

Peter Aronson, MD, of Yale University School of Medicine, is the 2019 winner of the Physiology in Perspective: The Walter B. Cannon Award Lectureship. This lectureship is the most prestigious award that APS bestows and recognizes the lifetime achievement of an outstanding physiological scientist and APS member. Aronson will present his lecture, “From salt to stones in CKD: Anion transporters in health and disease,” on Sunday, April 7, at 5:30 p.m. in Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) Room W314.

Jennifer Pluznick, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University, is this year’s 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 the first faculty or staff research scientist position beyond postdoctoral training. Pluznick will present her lecture, “Functional roles for orphan GPCRs in the kidney,” on Monday, April 8, at 5:40 p.m. in OCCC Room W314.

Peter D. Wagner, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, is the 2019 winner of the Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award. This award honors an APS member who has made outstanding contributions to physiological research and demonstrated dedication and commitment to mentorship. Wagner will share his top five mentoring tips in his lecture, “Same goals, different trainees; Solving for X where goal = X. Trainee + (1-X). Mentor,” on Sunday, April 7, at 12 p.m. in the Plaza International Ballroom D at the Hyatt Regency Orlando.

Peter Agre, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute and Bloomberg School of Public Health, will deliver the 2019 APS Nobel Prize Award Lecture. Agre won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of water channels. He will present his lecture, “Aquaporin water channels—from atomic structure to malaria,” on Tuesday, April 9, at 5:40 p.m. in OCCC Room W314.

Read more about these and other recipients of 2019 distinguished lectureships on the APS website.

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About Experimental Biology 2019

Experimental Biology is an annual meeting comprised of more than 14,000 scientists and exhibitors from five sponsoring societies and multiple guest societies. With a mission to share the newest scientific concepts and research findings shaping clinical advances, the meeting offers an unparalleled opportunity for exchange among scientists from across the United States and the world who represent dozens of scientific areas, from laboratory to translational to clinical research.

Physiology is the study of how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function in health and disease. Established in 1887, the American Physiological Society (APS) was the first U.S. society in the biomedical sciences field. The Society represents more than 10,000 members and publishes 15 peer-reviewed journals with a worldwide readership.

Meeting Link: Experimental Biology 2019