(November 19, 2011) SFRBM recognized 15 outstanding student and postdoc members with Young Investigator Awards (YIAs) at the society's Closing Banquet in Atlanta. Each winner received $500 cash and a free registration to the association's 2012 or 2013 Annual Meeting.

Irwin Fridovich Merit Award
one of the top two scored abstracts/presentations at SFRBM 2011
Katarzyna Broniowska, Medical College of Wisconsin
Cytochrome c-mediated formation of S-nitrosothiol in cells

Larry Oberley Merit Award
one of the top two scored abstracts/presentations at SFRBM 2011
Imad Al Ghouleh, University of Pittsburgh
Pathophysiological Concentrations of H2O2 Induce NADPH Oxidase 1 (Nox1)- and Apoptosis Signal Regulating Kinase 1 (Ask1)- Dependent Smooth Muscle Hypertrophy

Larry Oberley YIA Award in Cancer
recognizing the highest scored abstract/presentation in the area of Cancer
Gaowei Mao, The University of Iowa
Sirtuin 3-/- thymocytes demonstrate increased levels of superoxide, a diminished radiation-induced adaptive response, and accelerated Bax-induced thymic lymphoma in the C57BL/6 mice

Bryan Allen, University of Iowa
Ketogenic Diets Enhance Lung Cancer Reponse to Therapy

Mitchell Coleman, University of Iowa
The role of Sirtuin 3 in hepatic injury and loss of cytochrome oxidase following ionizing radiation

Anne Diers, Medical College of Wisconsin
Inhibition of monocarboxylate transporters by S-nitrosation: effects on pyruvate-fueled mitochondrial respiration and proliferation of breast cancer cells

Dorival Martins, Concordia University
Cytochrome c peroxidase deletion delays yeast aging by repressing catalase activity and inducing superoxide dismutase activity

Donald McCarthy, Albany Medical College
Redox-control of senescence associated IL-1alpha

Matias Moller, Vanderbilt University
Tyrosine oxidation-derived electrophiles

Daniel Ranayhossaini , University of Pittsburgh
NoxA1ds: A Novel and Specific Inhibitor of NADPH Oxidase Isoform 1 (Nox1)

Olena Rudyk, King's College London
Oxidation-induced activation of PKG 1alpha contributes to nitroglycerin-induced vasorelaxation

Savitha Sethumadhavan, Medical College of Wisconsin
Myocardial Dysfunction in a New Conplastic Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes: Assessing the Role of Different Mitochondrial Genomes

Page Spiess, University of Vermont
Acrolein, a major component of tobacco smoke, suppresses allergic airway inflammation in sensitized mice in vivo

Aldwin Suryo Rahmanto, Heart Research Institute - Australia
Selenomethionine is a catalytic scavenger of reactive peroxides: potential antioxidant benefits in atherosclerosis

Chad Weldy, University of Washington
Glutathione (GSH) and the GSH synthesis gene GCLM modulate vascular reactivity and diesel exhaust-induced perturbations in mice