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Frederik B. Bang Award
Frederik Bang, D, served as chair of the Departments of Parasitology from 1953 to 1955 and Pathobiology from 1955 to 1981. His research was noted for translating the microscopic to the macroscopic. Dr. Bang was an extraordinarily creative scientist whose interests ranged from microscopy to animal ecology. By using the blood of the horseshoe crab, Dr. Bang and a colleague, Dr. Jack Levin, developed a procedure to identify and diagnose meningitis in septicemia, a blood poison illness that once struck 75,000 young people a year. His widow, the late Betsy Bang, and various family members and colleagues established this fund in his memory to support a doctoral student engaged in research relevant to pathobiology.
Eligibility
Doctoral students from any department in the School who are engaged in research relevant to pathobiology (any topic in biology relevant or related to the understanding of the mechanisms of disease) , and who have passed their preliminary oral examinations
Departments
Applicant Type
Current Students
Citizenship
No Preference
Academic Level
Doctoral
Application Procedure
Student submits 3 page description of proposed research project. Its significance and the methodology to be used plus a resume and a letter from the student's mentor explaining the students' role in the project. The annual selection committee for the Award consists of three faculty members of the rank of assistant professor or above in the School, appointed by the chairman of MMI. Selection will be based on the scientific merits of the proposals.
Application Period
- Application Period Opens: November 1
- Application Period Closes: February 1
Fund Amount
6,543.00
Number of Awards
varies
Application Period Closed