Deadline February 15th
The Lynn Brady Travel Awards are given to graduate students to help defray the costs of travel to the annual ASP meeting, and to honor the life and work of Dr. Lynn R. Brady. Dr. Brady was a founding member of the ASP and served as the Society’s eleventh President in 1970-1971. He received a B.S. in Pharmacy and M.S. in Pharmacognosy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy from the University of Washington under the direction of Dr. Varro E. Tyler. He spent his career at University of Washington, first as Professor and later as the Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate Dean for Academic and Student Programs. He had a special interest in poisonous plants and toxic mushrooms and was known for taking students on mushroom collecting hikes. Dr. Brady and his wife Gerry will be remembered for their dedication to both undergraduates and graduate students. Dr. Brady consistently reminded the ASP Leadership that for it to survive in the long run, the Society must support and encourage its student members, and that senior members have an obligation to mentor the younger members of the Society. This award was originally endowed by his wife as a tribute to her husband’s dedication to the Society and its students.
The David Carew Student Travel Award is new for 2010. Dr. Carew is one of the founding members of the Society, was the sixth President of the Society, and also an Honorary Member of the ASP. He had a long and distinguished career at the University of Iowa and retains the title of Emeritus Professor of Pharmacognosy. Dr. Carew was a pioneer in medicinal plant tissue culture research and secondary metabolism, with work on the genus Catharanthus in particular. This newly created travel award will provide $600 to assist a young natural products scientist to attend a Society meeting and present a paper.
The Jerry McLaughlin Travel Award honors a former president of the Society, an Associate Editor of the Journal, and a Tyler Prize winner, Dr. Jerry L. McLaughlin. Dr. McLaughlin is known for bringing as many of his students as he could possibly afford to ASP meetings, even driving half-way across the country, if necessary. Thus, the award is for student travel ($600) to the Annual Meeting. Dr. McLaughin, now retired, had a very active research group for nearly 30 years. He is probably most well known for developing simple bioassays, such as the Brine Shrimp Test, and/or for his in-depth research on bioactive annonaceous acetogenins from plants of the Annonaceae.
Dr. McLaughlin mentored many now-active and successful ASP members. He engaged in diverse work, including both industry and academia. When he was awarded the Tyler Prize, he had a gathering of students to help celebrate. He donated his Tyler Prize money to the ASP Foundation, which was used as the start of the award. Dr. McLaughlin always brought everyone to the ASP meetings. He loaded vans to drive across the country for meetings, from West Lafayette, Indiana, to Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served as ASP president, associate editor for JNP, and negotiated with ACS for ASP to co- publish JNP. He instilled in his students that they should go to ASP meetings, give presentations and make this society a community and family. Instilling community and ASP fellowship were at the heart of Dr. McLaughlin’s work.
Dr. Nick Oberlies
The Waqar H. Bhatti Student Travel Award is named in honor of Dr. Waqar H. Bhatti, Professor Emeritus at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Bhatti was dedicated to natural products research as a source of novel medicinal agents to treat diseases as well as to manage health and well-being. He joined the faculty of Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 1970, where he taught and conducted research for 38 years. Professor Bhatti had great passion for teaching and commitment to the pharmacy profession. He encouraged the role of pharmacists in providing integrative therapy through the combination of alternative and traditional medical practices. This travel award, named in his honor, will provide $600 to assist a young natural products scientist to attend a Society meeting and present a paper.
Born in Pakistan on November 22, 1931, Dr. Bhatti completed a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Biology in Pakistan and taught for several years in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Peshawar. In 1959, he came to the United States to pursue graduate studies in medicinal botany at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. After completing his doctorate in Biology in 1963, he taught at the College of Pharmacy of North Dakota State University and was a research fellow in pharmacognosy at the University of Pittsburgh. While serving on the faculty, he completed a Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy and then also worked as a hospital pharmacist.
Dr. Bhatti was deeply committed to the pharmacy profession, teaching, and to all students. He delighted in meeting his former students especially when their children enrolled as students. Dr. Bhatti was fascinated by natural products, particularly plants, as a source for novel medicinal agents to treat diseases as well as to manage health and well being. He promoted the pharmacist’s role in delivering integrative therapy through the combination of alternative and traditional medical practices. Dr. Bhatti helped to establish an apothecary garden at Butler University.
Dr. Bhatti’s hobbies included classical jazz and photography. Dr. Bhatti loved spicy foods and always wore a bolo tie. He reached out to everyone with a smile and a hug or a handshake.
ASP Newsletter, 47(3), 2011
Application form requires:
- A short (1-3 pages) synopsis of the work to be presented
- A curriculum vitae
- Letter of justification/recommendation from the advisor.
All awards are contingent on the acceptance of the paper for presentation by the Scientific Program Committee (please see asp meeting website for deadlines).
All applicants for student travel awards/grants will be considered for the Lynn Brady Student Travel Awards, the David Carew Student Travel Award, the Jerry McLaughlin Travel Award, the Waqar Bhatti Travel Award, and the General Student Travel Grants.
Please Note: All travel awards/grants are provided at the annual ASP meeting, after presentation of the research as either a poster or a talk. The initial costs of registration and travel to the meeting will need to be covered by the applicant. Travel awards are granted to the applicant and may not be transferred to another listed in the abstract.