Student Travel Awards
There are five student travel awards. Four are named in the honor of the following people.
Lynn R Brady
Lynn R. Brady received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Nebraska. He then moved to the University of Washington, following his advisor, Varro Tyler, and completed his Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy in 1959. He was a founding member of the ASP and served as its 11th President. Although he was a native of Nebraska, he spent most of his professional life at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. He made full professor in 1966, and continued to move up the ranks, serving as Director of the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate Dean for Academic and Student Programs. His scholarship and scientific credentials have been internationally recognized, as was his service to his profession. Lynn served on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Society for more than twenty years. He never missed an Annual Meeting of the ASP, at which he always found time to help roast the outgoing President. For many years, he provided the wood from which the gavel of each retiring president was made. This wood was from the Cascara sagrada tree, and was native to Lynn’s area of the Pacific Northwest. Lynn’s research interests were in the area of secondary metabolites of higher fungi, and his research led to the publication of nearly one hundred scientific papers. He also served as a co-editor (with Varro Tyler and Jim Robbers) of the standard American textbook Pharmacognosy for the 7th – 9th editions. In 1991, he was made an Honorary Member of the ASP. Among his many other honors, the he was recognized by the establishment of the Lynn R. Brady Endowed Scholarship Fund at the University of Washington and the ASP established the Lynn Brady Student Travel Award for graduate students to help with the cost of travel to the annual ASP meeting. (Dave Carew)
David P. Carew
David P. Carew is a native of Massachusetts. He became interested in pharmacognosy while he was working on an undergraduate research project at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, under the direction of Maynard Quimby. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and, in 1957, received his Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy from the University of Connecticut (UConn). His major professor at UConn was Arthur E. Schwarting. He has been on the faculty of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy since 1957, and at present he is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacognosy. Dave was a pioneer in medicinal plant tissue culture research and secondary product metabolism. Much of his research involved members of the Apocynaceae, and with the genus Catharanthus in particular. Dave has enjoyed a lifetime with the ASP. He is a charter member as well as being a three-year member of the first Executive Committee. He later was the sixth President of the Society and has served on numerous committees. In 1991 he was recognized for his long association and contributions to the ASP by induction as an Honorary Member. (DPC)
Jerry McLaughlin
Jerry McLaughlin grew up in Coldwater, MI. He received his B.S. in Pharmacy (1961), and M.S. (1963) and Ph.D. (1965) in Pharmacognosy all from the Univ. Michigan, studying under Ara Paul. After appointments on the faculty at the Univ. Michigan (1966), the Univ. Missouri Kansas City (1967), and the Univ. Washington (1967-1971), he joined the faculty at Purdue Univ. (1971-1999). After over 30 years in academia, he took a position as VP at Nature’s Sunshine (1999-2004). Now retired, he can be found hunting and fishing in Alaska during the summer months. He joined the ASP around 1963, and attended his first meeting in 1964 in Pittsburgh, which he refers to as the “Vincatini” meeting because of the emphasis on Vinca alkaloids and the mixed drinks that were consumed copiously by many members while on a boat tour. He enjoyed all ASP meetings thereafter, but especially the meeting in Halifax (1994). By this time he had a large research group at Purdue, and they all drove in two vans from Indiana to Halifax, a trip of more than 30 hours one way. Jerry believed in bringing all his students to the ASP meetings, usually by van because of the great bonds between the students and postdocs that formed on these road trips. When he was President of the ASP, he was instrumental in convincing James Robbers to take the Editorship of the J. Nat. Prod. He also championed keeping the Journal in the discussions within the Society of whether or not to sell the Journal. He won the Tyler Prize for his research on the Annonaceous acetogenins, which he studied for about 20 years, leading to the description of nearly 200 new structures. (Nicholas Oberlies, Holly Showalter, and Craig Hopp; picture courtesy of William Keller)
Waqar H. Bhatti
Dr. Bhatti was dedicated to natural products research as a source of novel medicinal agents to treat diseases as well as to manage health and well-being. He joined the faculty of Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 1970, where he taught and conducted research for 38 years. Professor Bhatti had great passion for teaching and commitment to the pharmacy profession. He encouraged the role of pharmacists in providing integrative therapy through the combination of alternative and traditional medical practices.
Born in Pakistan on November 22, 1931, Dr. Bhatti completed a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Biology in Pakistan and taught for several years in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Peshawar. In 1959, he came to the United States to pursue graduate studies in medicinal botany at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. After completing his doctorate in Biology in 1963, he taught at the College of Pharmacy of North Dakota State University and was a research fellow in pharmacognosy at the University of Pittsburgh. While serving on the faculty, he completed a Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy and then also worked as a hospital pharmacist.
Dr. Bhatti was deeply committed to the pharmacy profession, teaching, and to all students. He delighted in meeting his former students especially when their children enrolled as students. Dr. Bhatti was fascinated by natural products, particularly plants, as a source for novel medicinal agents to treat diseases as well as to manage health and well being. He promoted the pharmacist’s role in delivering integrative therapy through the combination of alternative and traditional medical practices. Dr. Bhatti helped to establish an apothecary garden at Butler University.
Dr. Bhatti’s hobbies included classical jazz and photography. Dr. Bhatti loved spicy foods and always wore a bolo tie. He reached out to everyone with a smile and a hug or a handshake.
ASP Newsletter, 47(3), 2011
Student Travel Award Details
Please Note: All travel awards/grants are provided at the annual ASP meeting, after presentation of the research as either a poster or a talk. The initial costs of registration and travel to the meeting will need to be covered by the applicant. Travel awards are granted to the applicant and may not be transferred to another listed in the abstract.
Lynn Brady Travel Award
The Lynn Brady Travel Award is given to graduate students to help defray the costs of travel to the annual ASP meeting. This award was originally endowed by Lynn Brady's wife as a tribute to her husband’s dedication to the Society and its students.
David Carew Student Travel Award
The David Crew Student Travel Award was started in 2010. It provides $600 to assist a young natural products scientist to attend an ASP meeting and present a paper.
Jerry McLaughlin Travel Award
Dr. McLaughlin is known for bringing as many of his students as he could possibly afford to ASP meetings, even driving half-way across the country, if necessary. Thus, the Jerry McLaughlin Travel Award is for student travel ($600) to the annual ASP meeting.
Waqar H. Bhatti Student Travel Award
The Waqar H. Bhatti Student Travel Award provides $600 to assist a young natural products scientist to attend an ASP meeting and present a paper.
Student Travel Award Directions
Eligibility
All awards are contingent on the acceptance of the paper for presentation by the Scientific Program Committee (please see ASP Annual Meeting website for deadlines).
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Application Process
All applicants for student travel awards/grants will be considered for the Lynn Brady Student Travel Awards, the David Carew Student Travel Award, the Jerry McLaughlin Travel Award, the Waqar Bhatti Travel Award, and the General Student Travel Grants.
The application form requires:
- A short (1-3 pages) synopsis of the work to be presented
- A curriculum vitae
- Letter of justification/recommendation from the advisor.
Deadline is February 15th.