{"id":127381,"date":"2025-11-10T09:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=127381"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:21:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:21:42","slug":"college-research-awards-open-for-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/11\/10\/college-research-awards-open-for-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"College research awards open for nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>The UNMC College of Medicine is accepting applications for both the Joseph P. and Harriet K. Gilmore Distinguished New Investigator Award and the Physician Scientist Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both awards are open only to faculty from the college, and nominations\/applications for both awards must be received by 5 p.m. Dec. 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Gilmore Award<\/strong>&nbsp;recognizes the research accomplishments of a faculty member who is emerging as an outstanding independent investigator. The recipient(s) will receive a monetary award and be recognized at a symposium and reception sponsored by UNMC College of Medicine Dean Bradley Britigan, MD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hold the rank of assistant professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have demonstrated excellence and productivity in research while at UNMC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The award recognizes the accomplishments of faculty doing biomedical research, and both non-clinician (basic) scientists and clinical scientists can be nominated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations should come from a supervisory position (i.e., department chair and\/or division chief). Nominating letters and a current CV of the nominees should be emailed to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mphillippi@unmc.edu?subject=Gilmore%20Award%20Nomination\">Mary Anne Phillippi<\/a>&nbsp;in the college\u2019s office of research and development by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. Questions? Contact Howard Fox, MD, PhD, senior associate dean of research and development for the college, at (402) 559-4821 or Phillipi at (402) 639-3531.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Physician-Scientist Training Program Award<\/strong>&nbsp;provides research-oriented residents, fellows and junior faculty the opportunity to further develop careers in biomedical research. The award totals $200,000, which is comprised of a two-year salary and benefits award of $75,000 per year, plus $25,000 per year for supplies\/operating expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is targeted to individuals either with less than three years as faculty at UNMC or as part of a recruitment package activated when they begin their appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested candidates can self-nominate and should include in the application their CV and a document of up to four pages with a brief description of their previous research, a statement of their current research goals, and their plan to achieve independent funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the application materials, the applicant\u2019s department chair and\/or division chief should provide a letter of nomination that discusses the protected time they will provide to accommodate for the applicant\u2019s research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications will be scored on the applicant\u2019s previous research experience and productivity, the likelihood that the proposed research project will lead to a competitive, external funding application and the potential of the applicant to continue as a successful and productive physician scientist at UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-mail&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:hfox@unmc.edu?subject=Physician%20Scientist%20Award%20Query\">Dr. Fox<\/a>&nbsp;with application or eligibility questions. Submissions should be sent to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mphillippi@unmc.edu?subject=Physician%20Scientist%20Award%20submission\">Phillippi<\/a>&nbsp;by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deadline for both the GIlmore Award and the Physician Scientist Award is Dec. 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