Wayne Hening Young Investigator Awards

Wayne Hening Young Investigator Awards Named to honor the memory of a pioneer in RLS research and established in 2010, the Wayne Hening Young Investigator Awards are presented at the annual meeting of the IRLSSG. The $1,000 awards recognize research efforts by new investigators in an attempt to promote interest in the study of RLS. The 2015 Wayne Hening Young Investigator Awards will be made to welcome: 1. Either young investigators new to the RLS/PLMS field who are no more than 10 years past receiving their PhD or MD; or 2. Senior investigators new to the RLS/PLMS field (first publication of a first author abstract or journal article in the RLS/PLMS field is within the last 3 years); and 3. Their scientific RLS/PLMS work was accepted for presentation at the WASM Congress in Valencia, Spain. The awardees are expected to present their work at the IRLSSG annual meeting, Saturday March 21, 2015, at the WASM World Congress on Sleep Medicine held in Seoul, Korea. The deadline for abstract submission and award application is January 15, 2015. Abstracts considered for award will be judged based on work quality and relevance to the field and notifications can be expected by February 1, 2015. More information about the awards is available on the IRLSSG website: www.irlssg.org Award applications should include the following: 1. Name, address, and scientific affiliation 2. Current job and professional role 3. Scientific mentor/senior associate (for junior...
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