Overview

In 2006 the Young Investigator Award was named after Liliane Striker in recognition of her many contributions to renal research. The Liliane Striker Young Investigator Award was established to encourage excellence in the area of renal pathology research by young investigators. The recipient will be selected from those nominated based on the quality of his/her abstract(s) submitted to the ASN or USCAP meeting of that calendar year. A minimum of 3 nominated abstracts should be received for consideration of this award.

The Award in the amount of $500 (US) and a certificate will be provided to the awardee.

Nomination procedure

Call for nomination will be sent to the RPS membership by the Nomination & Award Committee Chair by Sept 15^th, at the latest, of any given year. Members will have 2 weeks to nominate candidates for this award from the time the announcement is posted.

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

1. Copy of the abstract
2. Short letter of support by a RPS faculty member for the candidate indicating their status.

Note: The Nominating RPS faculty member should be a co-author in the abstract and/or from the same institution as the nominee.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Renal Pathology Fellows, Post-Doctoral Fellows. No age restriction. RPS membership recommended.
2. Junior Faculty, instructor or Assistant Professor with less than 3 years of appointment. No age restriction. RPS membership mandatory.
3. The candidate must be first author in an abstract submitted to the ASN or USCAP.