AWARDS
A.S.P.E.N. believes that recognition through awards stimulates research and fosters improvement in the quality of published professional articles. Therefore, since 1978, A.S.P.E.N. has been recognizing excellence in research and encouraging investigators through our research awards program. There are five types of major awards:
The Jonathan E. Rhoads Lecture
The Rhoads Lecture is the most prestigious of A.S.P.E.N.'s annual awards. This honor in Dr. Rhoads’ name recognizes his pivotal role in the field of specialized nutrition support. The lecturer is a person who is recognized internationally for major contributions to the field of nutrition support therapy and who has demonstrated a career-long commitment to the improvement of the nutritional status of patients. The lecturer is recommended by the A.S.P.E.N. Board of Directors and is invited by the president to deliver the lecture at Clinical Nutrition Week (CNW).
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2013 Rhoads Lecturer, Dennis M. Bier, MD., Director, USDA Children’s Nutrition Research Center; Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Dr. Bier’s Rhoads Lecture at Clinical Nutrition Week 2013 was “Dragged Kicking and Screaming into the Evidence-based Century”
View all Rhoads Lecturers and presentation titles.
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The Stanley J. Dudrick Research Scholar Award
Congratulations to the 2013 Stanley J. Dudrick Research Award Recipient:
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Peter F. Nichol, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI |
Eligibility
- A.S.P.E.N. members
- Mid-career investigators
- Demonstration of exceptional research productivity and the potential to continue to contribute to the field of nutrition therapy
Application Information
- Application Deadline: October 15
- Submit all materials via email to paulab@aspen.nutr.org
- To nominate a colleague, A.S.P.E.N. members may submit a letter of recommendation to the Dudrick Selection Committee. A.S.P.E.N. staff will request further materials from the nominee.
- To nominate yourself, A.S.P.E.N. members must review and complete the application below.
- Dudrick Award Applicaton (.pdf document)
- Dudrick Award Application (Word document)
The Award Includes
- $5,000
- Recognition during the Dudrick Symposium at CNW
- The honor of planning and chairing A.S.P.E.N.’s Dudrick Symposium at the following year’s CNW
- Opportunity to submit proceedings of their planned Dudrick Symposium to the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
2012 Stanley J. Dudrick Research Scholar Award Recipient - Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PHD, RN, CNSC, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Nursing, Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. DiMaria-Ghalili said, “I am so honored to be the recipient of the Stanley J. Dudrick Research Scholar Award for 2012. I sincerely appreciate the Dudrick Award Selection committee’s confidence that my program of research will continue to lead the science and practice of clinical nutrition for older adults.”
Dr. DiMaria-Ghalili’s Dudrick Symposium at CNW 2013 was “Revisiting Malnutrition in Older Adults.”
Photo Features: Dr. DiMaria-Ghalili receives the Dudrick Award from Dr. Stanley J. Dudrick, and A.S.P.E.N.’s Immediate Past President Jay Mirtallo (left) extends his congratulations at CNW 2012.
View all Dudrick Award Recipients.
The Harry M. Vars Award
The Harry M. Vars Award serves as a tribute to Dr. Vars and his pioneering developments in total parenteral nutrition. The award is given to the best research presentation by an investigator at CNW.
Congratulations to CNW13’s Harry M. Vars Award Recipient
Edmond Huang, MS, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Photo Features: Edmond Huang presents at CNW13’s Premier Paper Session. His abstract was entitled, “Composition of Dietary Fat Source Shapes Gut Microbiota Architecture and Alters Host Inflammatory
Mediators in Mouse Adipose Tissue”.
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View the publication resulting from Mr. Huang’s award:
Huang EY, Leone VA, Devkota S, Wang Y, Brady MJ, Chang EB. Composition of Dietary Fat Source Shapes Gut Microbiota Architecture and Alters Host Inflammatory Mediators in Mouse Adipose Tissue. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2013 May 2. [Epub ahead of print]
Eligibility
- Any investigator submitting an original abstract to CNW
- All disciplines related to the interests of CNW
Application Information
- Review detailed information on the requirements of the award.
- Submit abstracts at CNW’s abstract submission site, and opt-in to be considered.
- A.S.P.E.N.’s Abstract Review Committee selects top-scoring abstracts; selected applicants present their abstract during Premier Paper Sessions at CNW.
- Prior to CNW, selected applicants expand their abstract into manuscripts, which must be complete and suitable for publication.
- The Vars awardee is selected by the A.S.P.E.N. Research Committee based upon review of all manuscripts submitted by qualified candidates, and on the candidates’ presentations at the CNW Premier Paper Session.
The Award Includes
View all Vars Award Recipients.
Promising Investigator Awards
Travel awards are given for the top-scoring abstracts accepted for presentation at CNW.
Congratulations to CNW13’s Promising Investigator Award Winners
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Kelly Roehl, MS, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Abstract Title: Predictors of Insulin Requirements among Hospitalized Adults Receiving Parenteral Nutrition
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Eligibility
- First authors in the early stages of their careers or still in training
- All disciplines related to the interests of CNW
Application Information
- Submit abstracts at CNW’s abstract submission site, and opt-in to be considered.
- A.S.P.E.N.’s Abstract Review Committee selects top-scoring abstracts.
The Award Includes
- $750 reimbursed for travel associated with attending CNW
- Recognition during the Research Awards Ceremony at CNW
Research Workshop Travel Awards
Travel awards are given to the first authors of the top-scoring abstracts that align with the CNW Research Workshop topic.
The 2013 Research Workshop Topic is:
“The Interface between Nutrition and the Gut Microbiome: Implications and Applications for Human Health”
Congratulations to CNW13’s Research Workshop Travel Award Winners.
Claudia Cristina Alves Pereira, MD, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract Title: Intake of Symbiotic Attenuates Histopathological Changes and Increases Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha (PPAR-a) Response in Liver Tissue of Rats
Ludmila Khailova, MS, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO
Abstract Title: Treatment with Probiotics Significantly Improves the Outcomes in Mouse Model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Induced Pneumonia
Edmond Huang, MS, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Abstract Title: Composition of Dietary Fat Source Shapes Gut Microbiota Architecture and Alters Host Inflammatory Mediators in Mouse Adipose Tissue
Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, CNSD, LD, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Abstract Title: A Probiotic and Butyrate Protect the Intestine during Antibiotic Therapy
Neha Parekh, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, Center for Human Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Abstract Title: Standard Therapy for Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients is Associated with Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
Eligibility
- First authors in the early stages of their careers or still in training
- Abstract aligns with the Research Workshop topic
Application Information
- Submit abstracts at CNW’s abstract submission site, and opt-in to be considered.
- A.S.P.E.N.’s Abstract Review Committee selects top-scoring abstracts.
The Award Includes
- $600 reimbursed for travel associated with attending CNW
- Presentation of your abstract as a poster during the Research Workshop. (Attendance required).
To learn more about our awards, please email aspen@nutr.org.
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