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AAS Newsletter

The AAS Spring Newsletter is available. Please click here to download a copy.

Fundamentals of Research & Career Development Course in Abuja, Africa July 13-15

The AAS is holding their Fundamentals of Research & Career Development Course for the 2nd year in Abuja, Africa, July 13-15, 2009. The course, expanding from last year, will now offer two full days of lecture followed by a workshop on Minimally Invasive Surgery. More detailed information on the program as well as registration information is included on the brochure located here.

The Academic Surgical Congress:

SAVE THE DATE: Next year the 5th Annual Academic Surgical Congress will be held at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, San Antonio, TX from February 3-5, 2010. We hope to see you there.

Electronic abstract submissions is NOW OPEN! The deadline is August 24, 2009. Please click here for more information.

AAS Officers, Committee and Councilor Positions

The AAS Election Process is currently closed. We will be accepting nominations for officers, committees and councilors this Fall. For information regarding the job descriptions of these positions, please click here.

Congratulations to the AAS 2009 Joel J. Roslyn, MD Faculty Research award winner: Michael Lim, MD from Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine for his proposal "Characterization of STAT3 in GBM: A Potential mediator of Immune Evasion"

Congratulations to the AAS 2009 Resident Research award winner: Seth B. Krantz, MD from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago for his proposal "The Role of Snail in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Local Invasion and Disease Progression"

Congratulations to the AAS 2009 Student Research Award winners:

1st Place: Phillips B. Harrington
2nd Place: Joseph G. Crompton
3rd Place: John C. McAuliffe
4th Place: Nathan T. Morrell
5th Place: Inga Gurevich

Membership Dues:

Several changes regarding 2009 Membership dues will be taking place. Please click here for more information.

OVERVIEW TO THE AAS RESEARCH COLLABORATION INITIATIVE

The Research Collaborative Initiative is an on-line database of AAS member's research projects designed to foster collaboration between AAS members and their institutions. Members may add their own research projects and/or search other member's projects and correspond with that member. AAS members must log in to the Member Area to access the RCI. Non-members should apply for membership today.