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Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, National Research Service Institutional Training
Award (T32)
The Society for Reproductive Endocrinology was awarded a competitive training grant from the National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development to provide reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellows with specialized
training in reproductive medicine and biology. Ten Board-approved REI fellowship programs currently participate in the
program, which is administered through the University of Pennsylvania. Each year, REI fellows are awarded 1- or 2-year
NIH traineeships to conduct cutting edge research in the laboratories of NIH-funded investigators. In the final year of
training, fellows present their research in the special research presentations session, which this year will take place on
Wednesday, October 19 th , 11:15 am – 12:45 pm. For 2011, the new trainees are: Kenan Omurtag, M.D. (Washington
University), Amanda Hurliman, M.D. (University of Vermont), and Emelia Bachman, M.D. (University of Pennsylvania).
ASRM/NIH/Duke Clinical Research/Reproductive Scientist Training (CREST) Program
The CREST training program is offered by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the
Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) at Duke University, and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
(ASRM). This two-year program meets an existing need for physicians in private or academic clinical practice to obtain
formalized academic training in the quantitative and methodological principles of clinical research in reproductive
medicine. The members of the new Class of 2011 – 2013 are: Richard O. Burney, M.D. (Stanford University), Lisa B.
Haddad, M.D. (Emory University), Mary Ellen Pavone, M.D. (Northwestern University), Petra M. Casey, M.D. (Mayo
Clinic), and Harry J. Lieman, M.D. (Albert Einstein College of Medicine).
Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Traveling Scholars Program
The annual Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Traveling Scholars Program allows a diverse group of young
clinical physicians and basic science researchers the opportunity to explore a career in male reproductive medicine. The
primary purpose of the program is to stimulate the scientific interests of residents and fellow in the study of male
reproduction. Scholars are selected by the SMRU Research Committee based on the scores of their abstracts submitted for
the Scientific Program. Each awardee will present an oral abstract on Monday, October 17 th , 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm. The
2011 Scholars are: Anupama Kathiresan, M.D. (University of Miami), Audrey M. Gaskins, M.D. (Harvard University),
Debbie Montjean, Ph.D. (Institut Pasteur), Katie Murray, M.D. (University of Kansas), James Hotaling, M.D. (University
of Washington), Jason Kovac, M.D., Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine).
ASRM Resident/Fellow In-training Award for Research in Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
(supported by a grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
A grant of $10,000 was awarded to a resident or fellow in obstetrics and gynecology to conduct an innovative, short-term
research project focused on heavy menstrual bleeding. Competitive selection of the recipient was made by the ASRM
Research Committee based primarily on the scientific merit of the proposed study and the applicant’s potential for
continued scholarship and research. The 2011 awardee is Suneeta Senapati, M.D. (Reproductive Endocrinology and
Infertility Fellow, University of Pennsylvania) for her project titled “Comparative risk of endometrial cancer from
ablation versus medical management of dysfunctional uterine bleeding.”
ASRM Nurse Research Award
(supported by an educational grant from Merck)
The ASRM Nurse Research Award recognizes outstanding research conducted by licensed nursing professionals. The
Award allows a group of nurses who are active in research to attend the Annual Meeting to present the results of their
research studies. Nurses who are presenting oral or poster abstracts in the Scientific Program are eligible for the award.
For 2011 the recipients are Karen Hammond, D.N.P., N.P., Eleanor Stevenson, Ph.D., R.N., Catherine M. Bergh, B.S.N.,
R.N., Hyunjung Chung, M.S.N., Judith Applegarth., M.S.N., R.N., and Eline Dancet, M.S.N., M.Sc., R.N.