Awards/Recognition

2009 Young Investigator Travel Award Recipients

The Washington-Baltimore MSDG is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Young Investigator Travel Awards.  4 recipients were judged to be deserving of an award.

Joshua Wilhide, University of Maryland- Baltimore County (Advisor:  Prof. Dan Fabris):  Investigating higher-order structure of nucleic acids by IRMPD in FTICR mass spectrometry.  Award: $600

Omoruyi Osula, Johns Hopkins University (Advisor:  Prof. Bob Cotter):  Analytical Methods for Improving Identification of SUMO-Modified Peptides.  Award: $300

Katherine Stamper, Johns Hopkins University (Advisor:  Prof. Bob Cotter):  Combining ChIP Antibodies and Mass Spectrometry to  Study Post-Translational Modifications on Histones.  Award: $200.

Colin Wynne, University of Maryland (Advisor: Catherine Fenselau):  High confidence identification of bioagent biomarkers using top-down analyses on an Orbitrap.  Award: $100.

Washington-Baltimore MSDG Travel Award Announcement

The Washington-Baltimore Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group will be awarding one or more grants to outstanding young investigators to support travel to the 2009 ASMS meeting in Philadelphia, PA. It is expected that one or more awards worth $500 will be made. The award is open to undergraduate and graduate students at all levels in laboratories and institutions traditionally associated with the Washington-Baltimore MSDG (approximate boundaries: Richmond and Charlottesville on the south and Newark, Delaware on the north). Applicants should submit an electronic copy (PDF or Word format preferred) of their ASMS abstract, an additional two page summary of their research project (figures can be included), a CV or resume, and a letter of recommendation from their advisor, to:

Dr. Miquel Antoine
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
11100 Johns Hopkins Rd., MS 2-217
Laurel, MD, 20723
(443)778-6904
FAX:(240)228-6904
e-mail: Miquel.Antoine@jhuapl.edu

Applications should be submitted no later than May 8, 2009. A panel of senior MSDG members will act as reviewers and the awards will be announced in the third week of May, 2008. Successful applicants will be expected to present a 15-20 minute presentation at the post-ASMS poster session on June 15, 2009. Please pass this announcement along to anyone that you think would be interested.