SICB 2019 Annual Meeting Highlights
Honorary Membership in SICB
- The SICB Executive Committee bestowed an Honorary Membership on Sandra Gaunt for her efforts in helping to endow the Gans Fund, which supports the Gans Award, and for her contributions to support SICB students. Most recently, the Abbot S. “Toby” Gaunt Student Research Award was named to honor Sandra’s late husband, Toby Gaunt.
SICB In the News
At the recent SICB annual meeting, a researcher presented findings that the sounds recorded in Cuba that were thought to be related to “sonic attacks” appear to be made by crickets chirping. This story was picked up by the New York Times and many other media outlets.
Named Lectures
- George A. Bartholomew Lecture: Dr. Ben Dantzer, who received the Bartholomew Award, spoke on “Plasticity, hormones, behavior, and fitness: understanding the long-reach of the mother in wild animals.”
- Howard A. Bern Lecture: Dr. Michael Romero, who received the Bern Award, gave a talk entitled: “Scared, Cold, and Hungry – Stress from the Arctic to the Equator.”
- John A. Moore Lecture: Dr. Kevin Padian delivered a lecture entitled: “Lessons from the ‘Intelligent Design’ trial: Explaining evolution and climate science in a ‘post-evidentiary world’.”
- AMS Keynote Lecture by Dr. Bruce Conn was called: “Functional Morphology Meets Infectious Disease Epidemiology: How Parasitic Flatworms Move Between and Within Hosts.”
Society-Wide Awards
- The M. Patricia Morse Award for Excellence and Innovation in Science Education was presented to Colorado State University’s Dr. Dale Broder.
- The Dorothy M. Skinner Award to recognize women in the early stages of their careers who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and show high potential for continued excellence in research was presented to Eleanor Caves.
- The Gans Award was presented to Misty Paig-Tran from California State University, Fullerton.
- The Rising Star in Organismal Botany Award was given to Morgan Furze.
- The Student Support Committee announced funding of 23 Grants in aid of Research (GIAR) and 9 Fellowships of Graduate Student Travel (FGST) awards, which were granted to students from all 11 SICB divisions. The Vogel Award was given to Daniel Paluh of University of Florida and the Gaunt Award to Elizabeth George from Indiana University.
Awards & Contests
- American Microscopial Society: Call for Microscopical Photos - Annual Buchsbaum Photo Contest
Do you have a favorite photomicrograph you'd like others to see? It could be the winner! The 2019 Buchsbaum Photo Contest, sponsored by the American Microscopical Society, will be held during the SICB meeting in Tampa, Florida. The contest is a memorial to Ralph Buchsbaum, pioneer in cell and tissue culture of animals and champion of photomicrography, and its aim is to encourage microscopical-biological photography. Details can be found on the American Microscopical Society 's website: http://amicros.org/?page_id=9
- AMS Travel Awards: The American Microscopical Society is offering travel awards to three student members who will be presenting at the annual AMS/SICB 2019 meeting in Tampa, Florida, January 3-7. The deadline for applications has been extended to November 15, 2018. Each award will be $250USD. See AMS Student Travel Awards for details on eligibility and how to apply.
