National Postdoctoral Association

This call is now closed.

September 7, 2011

The Call for Nominations for the 2012 Distinguished Service Award opened on September 7, 2011, and closed on October 17, 2011, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is presented yearly as part of the NPA Annual Meeting. The award represents appreciation for an individual or entity that has demonstrated either a profound, sustained, or leadership contribution to improving the postdoctoral experience. The award is presented in alternating years to either an individual or entity. In 2012, the award will be presented to an individual.

2012 Nomination Process

Deadline for submission: October 17, 2011

To submit a nomination, please provide the following:

1. Brief description of the nominee (250-word limit).

2. Letter of Nomination for the nominee.

3. Up to three (3) supporting documents, for example, publications or Web sites.

Submit the nomination package electronically by e-mailing it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The DSA Awards Subcommittee will be responsible for reviewing nominations and selecting three candidates from these nominations. These three candidates will be submitted to the NPA Board of Directors for the final selection. Current DSA Awards Subcommittee members are not allowed to submit nominations.

In addition to nominations received from the general public, members of the DSA Nominating Committee will be asked to identify dynamic organizations deserving of this year's honor. Each member will be asked to identify at least one dynamic individual, which will be added to the candidate pool.

Past Recipients

2004: Ruth Kirschstein, M.D., Senior Advisor to the Director, National Institutes of Health

2005: National Academies' Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy

2006: Laurel L. Haak, Ph.D., Science Director, Discovery Logics

2007: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

2008: Shirley Malcom, Ph.D., Director, Education and Human Resources Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science

2009: The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

2010: Trevor Penning, Ph.D., Director, Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), University of Pennsylvania

2011: Science Careers and The Gladstone Institutes

DSA Nominating Committee

• Lori Conlan, Ph.D., Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education
• Joan Lakoski, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Education, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
• Victoria McGovern, Ph.D., Senior Program Officer, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
• Joel Oppenheim, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean, New York University Medical School

DSA Awards Subcommmitee

• Lisa M. Ambrose-Lanci, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• Rachel Bergerson, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, the University of Chicago
• Caroline Rotondi, Administrative Director, Office for Postdoctoral and Research Careers (OPRC), Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (CFDD), Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Tuba Sural, Ph.D., Subcommittee Chair, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Dave Taylor, Ph.D., Academic Programs Officer, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia