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SYCL Travel Grants and Awards

Deadline: May 2024

New for 2023

SYCL will award a minimum of 15 needs-based Travel Grants and up to four merit-based Scientific Impact Awards for the the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo. Travel Grants are meant to support the costs of the meeting whereas the new Scientific Impact Award is meant to honor candidates who make an exceptional impact on the Annual Scientific Meeting. Please note that you may only apply for one award. 

SYCL Travel Grants

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The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) helps SYCL members in the U.S. and Canada* participate in the ADLM Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo by awarding SYCL Travel Grants. This need-based grant provides $1,000 to SYCL members to cover the cost of attending the meeting and includes complimentary registration. Individuals with minimal or no funding made available by their institution or employer may apply for up to $2,000. A minimum of 15 Travel Grants will be awarded. 

*SYCL members in Canada are eligible for the SYCL Travel Grant during years when the ADLM Annual Scientific Meeting is held in conjunction with the Canadian Society for Clinical Chemists.

Applicant Criteria

The criteria for selection include:

  1. The applicant’s demonstrated financial need (50%). A brief paragraph of support is required from a program director, supervisor, or manager to help justify the applicant’s financial need.
  2. The impact of attending the Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo on the applicant’s career (50%). 

Additional Notes

Medical laboratory scientists, pre-doctoral candidates, clinical fellows, post-doctoral candidates, and individuals within  year of completing postdoctoral training or in independent positions are all strongly encouraged to apply.

Individuals that apply for this award are not eligible for the SYCL Annual Scientific Meeting Impact Award.

Previous SYCL Domestic Travel Grant winners are not eligible to apply again.

 

SYCL Annual Scientific Meeting Impact Award

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This is a merit-based award conferred to SYCL members who demonstrate a tremendous scientific and educational impact on the Annual Scientific Meeting. This award considers the cumulative impact of all educational sessions, scientific talks, and/or posters presented by the individual at the Annual Scientific Meeting. SYCL Annual Scientific Meeting Impact Award recipients must be the presenting author of an accepted abstract, roundtable, or scientific session. The award includes $500 and complimentary registration for up to four individuals. 

Additional Notes

Applications are encouraged from all SYCL members (i.e., PhD student, fellow, medical laboratory scientist). However, faculty applicants must be within one year of training to receive this award.

Individuals who apply for this award are not eligible for a SYCL Travel Grant.

 

Questions?

If you have questions about the SYCL Travel Grants or SYCL Annual Scientific Meeting Impact Awards, please email [email protected] or call 800.892.1400 x8701 and 202.835.8701.

2023 SYCL Travel Grant Winners

Abigail Ansah-Zame, BSc
Chemistry, Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio

 

Aja Aravamudhan, PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

Anil Chokkalla, PhD
Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Childrens Hospital
Houston, Texas

 

Anastasia Gant Kanegusuku, PhD
Pathology, The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

 

Maxwell Harsha
Chemistry, University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Jillian Kodger
Chemistry, Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio

 

Erving T. Laryea, PhD
Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennesee

 

Xu Li, PhD
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

 

Yaxin Li, PhD
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

 

Shaimaa Maher, PhD
Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

 

Leah Militello, MD, MBA
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York

 

Ashwini Kumar Nepal, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM
Principal Scientific Affairs Specialist, PPD
Chicago, Illinois

 

Onyeka Obidi
Biochemistry, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Lily Olayinka, PhD
Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Childrens Hospital
Houston, Texas

 

Catherine Omosule, PhD
Clinical Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri

 

Brittany Roemmich, MT(ASCP)
Research Lab Supervisor, Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri

 

Chelsea Swartchick
Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois

 

Daisy Unsihuay Vila, PhD
Clinical Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania