Non-profit organization committed to improvement and dissemination of knowledge regarding the pathology and pathophysiology of renal disease

Overview

The award was established by Dr. Patrik Walker in Honor of Dr. Helen Liapis for her contributions to renal pathology. Dr. Patrick Walker donated the seed money on behalf of the Arkana Labs, at the time of Dr. Liapis’ retirement in 2016. RPS members are encouraged to contribute towards this award. The award was established to support attendance of trainee to RPS sponsored or endorsed international courses and meetings in any country, or to supplement the educational material assembly or associated infrastructure (i.e. scanning of glass slides, servers, microscope/computer rooms, etc.) for such meetings.

Each award will be in the amount of $500. Up to $1,000 annually can be awarded in a year. If there are no adequate candidates or opportunities, only one or no award will be granted in a given year. Under special circumstances, and with the BOD majority vote, a single $1000 award could be granted.

Nomination Procedure

Announcement of this award can be sent to the RPS membership any time during a given year by the Chair of the Nomination & Award committee. 

Unsolicited applications can be sent by email to the Chair of the Nomination & Award Committee, and should include:

1. Name of the course/conference, institution, country, and date of application
2. Tentative program and objectives
3. Letter of support by a RPS faculty member for the trainee, and the trainee CV
4. Letter of support by a RPS member organizing the course/meeting if the request is for educational material

Note: The Award should be mentioned at the RPS course/meeting and appear in the course/meeting final brochures.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants can be

1. Trainees (not faculty) including pathology residents, fellows, PhD students or post-doctoral fellow, requesting RPS sponsorship for traveling or registration. No age restriction. No requirement for RPS membership, although highly recommended.
2. Organizers (generally faculty members) of international RPS courses/meetings to sponsor the development of educational material. No age or academic title restriction. Organizers requesting this award need to be RPS members.