section is seeking applications for the current members of the ASA Biometrics
katkih@mail.nih.gov prior to the abstract
2010 David P. Byar Young Investigator Section and first author of the paper sub- deadline. The section will organize a
Award. This annual award is given to mitted. (Membership in the ASA does series of topic-contributed sessions to
a young investigator for best emerging not automatically confer section mem- highlight the submitted papers.
work to be presented during JSM. The bership. Applicants may join at the time By March 1, applicants should com-
award commemorates the late David of submission for a $5 annual member- plete their application by submitting a
Byar, a biostatistician who made signifi- ship fee.) The paper may be submitted cover letter certifying that they meet the
cant contributions to the development to a journal or be under review, but may eligibility requirements and are not sub-
and application of statistical methods not have appeared online or in print at mitting the paper to another ASA sec-
and was esteemed as an exceptional the time of the application or have been tion student/young investigator award
mentor during his career at the National accepted for publication as of January 1, competition, a current CV, and one copy
Cancer Institute. The winner will receive 2010. Also, the paper may not have been of the finished paper. All materials must
a $1,500 award. Additionally, the section submitted to any other ASA section stu- be submitted electronically to Heitjan at
may provide travel awards to the authors dent/young investigator award competi-
dheitjan@upenn.edu.
of other outstanding papers submitted tion. Finally, applicants must be sched- The 2010 awards committee is com-
to the competition. uled to present the submitted paper at posed of the current and past section
Applicants must have held a doctor- JSM 2010 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, chairs and chair-elect, as well as three
ate in statistics, biostatistics, or a related as a talk or poster presentation. individuals appointed by the section
quantitative field for three or fewer years Applicants must submit their JSM chairs. More information can be found
as of April 1 of the current year or be abstracts to the Biometrics Section in on the section web page, accessed by
enrolled as a doctoral student in statis- addition to the ASA by February 1, clicking on the “Section” tab at the top
tics or biostatistics and in active pursuit 2010. They also must contact Katki, of
www.amstat.org. n
of a doctoral degree. They also must be 2010 JSM section program chair, at
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