ACR REF/Association of Specialty Professors Junior Career Development in Geriatric Medicine Award

Please download and read the entire award application—embedded below—before preparing your application. You should compile all requested items PRIOR to beginning the online application process.

>> Scroll down to view a list of past recipients.

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Online Application Process
Once you have prepared your application according to the specific award instructions, you may upload each item into the online application.

Applicants must designate whether their application should be reviewed by the basic science study section or the translational/clinical science study section by choosing the appropriate selection from the drop-down menu within the online application.

All applicants and award recipients must abide by the REF Awards and Grants Policy at all times.

Application Deadline
The application deadline is 4:00 PM EDT, August 3, 2009. Applicants are responsible for submitting all required sections and documents prior to this deadline.

Funding Source
Funding for this award is made possible in part through the financial support of the Association of Specialty Professors.

For more information about this award, please contact the REF office by e-mail or by phone at (404) 633-3777.

Award Application

2009 Award Recipients

Kim M. Huffman, MD, PhD
Duke University
Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle and Body Composition Determinants of Insulin Resistance in Older Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Carla Rose Scanzello, MD, PhD
Rush University Medical Center
Agining-Associated Matrix Alterations and Inflammation in Idiopathic Knee Osteoarthritis

2008 Award Recipients

Tuhina Neogi, MD, FRCPC
Boston University School of Medicine
Bone attrition in osteoarthritis: Interplay of cartilage loss, malalignment and bone density

2007 Award Recipients

William H. Robinson, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Proteomic Analysis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Geriatric Population

2006 Award Recipients

Tracy U. Nguyen-Oghalai, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch
The Impact of Arthritis on Stroke Recovery

Veena K. Ranganath, MD
University of California–Los Angeles School of Medicine
Late Onset RA Characteristics and Outcomes