Call for Nominations for the 2010 International Research Award sponsored by Academic Pediatric Association.  This award offers a unique opportunity for colleagues in developing countries to present their work at the PAS meeting in Vancouver, Canada on May 1-4, 2010.

The papers submitted for the 2010 International Pediatric Congress – IPA in Johannesburg, South Africa may be eligible for this award and authors are encouraged to apply.
Please read bellow brief testimonies by previous winners about the value of the award:

“The award provided me with an opportunity to meet US clinicians/scientists with interest in severe malaria. We have since developed a collaborative research program based in Uganda examining the long-term neurologic and cognitive outcomes of central nervous system malaria.” (Richard Idro, 2002 Winner)

“I met new people, and also got to mentor two students who visited our Department from Canada, who attended my presentation. I am now a Paediatrics INFECTIOUS DISEASES FELLOW with the IDI, a post which I got partly for excelling and getting the (APA International Health) award. I am also the lead contact person for all international visitors to our department.” (Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, 2003 Winner)
You can view Call for Nominations at following hyperlink.