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TRAINEE CORNER: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM) is APPLICATION MATERIALS

searching for 5 new members for the Trainee Council. Two members
• Name, afiliation and contact information (i.e., physical mailing
of the Trainee Council (i.e. Chair and Vice-Chair) will have seats on the
address, email and phone).
SFRBM Council.

• A brief description of the candidate’s research interests (limit
The SFRBM Trainee Council will represent undergraduates, graduate
of 100 words), a statement outlining ideas on how SFRBM could
and medical students, and residents as well as clinical and post-
better serve its current trainee members (limit of 200 words), and
doctoral fellows. SFRBM encourages trainee level members of any
career goals (limit of 200 words).

age, ethnicity and nationality; from industry, government and academia;

and from any country, to consider this leadership opportunity.
• The candidate’s brief curriculum vitae.

• A letter of recommendation from the candidate’s mentor.

DUTIES OF THE TRAINEE COUNCIL
• If the candidate’s mentor is not a SFRBM member, an

additional letter of recommendation from an active member in
Trainee Council members are expected to organize and promote the
good standing with SFRBM is required.
following:

Please submit a single PDF ile containing all application materials
• Support the development of SFRBM programming and
to the attention of Kent Lindeman, SFRBM Executive Director, at

initiatives for early-career scientists
klindeman@hp-assoc.com no later than February 1, 2015.

• Organize and oversee the SFRBM Mentoring Excellence
ELECTION
Award

The Young Investigator/Trainee Committee, chaired by Anne Diers,
• Represent the interests of early-career scientists as a liaison
Ph.D., will screen all nominations, and the top 10 nominees will be
to the SFRBM Council leadership
presented for election by all SFRBM student and postdoc members.

ELIGIBILITY
The election will take place in March 2015.

Candidates must be active members of SFRBM at the trainee level Please contact Kent Lindeman at klindeman@hp-assoc.com or (317)

and young investigators who have great ideas for how the SFRBM can 205-9482 if you have any questions.

support early-career scientists. Self-nominations are encouraged.

TERM OF SERVICE

The Trainee Council consisting of 6 total members will be elected to

two-year terms, and the Chair and Vice Chair will have seats on the

SFRBM Council. The irst two-year term will commence in April 2015

and will expire in April 2017.

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