Announcement.indd Announcement © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel Accessible online at: www.karger.com/jvr Fax +41 61 306 12 34 E-Mail karger@karger.ch www.karger.com The GESELLSCHAFT FÜR MIKROZIRKULATION UND VASKULÄRE BIOLOGIE e.V. (German Society for Microcirculation and Vascular Biology) invites applications and nominations for the Hermann-Rein-Award for outstanding achievements in the area of clinical or experimental research in microcirculation and vascular biology sponsored by Deutschland GmbH The prize amounting to EUR 2,000 is awarded on occasion of the next annual meeting of the German Society for Microcirculation and Vascular Biology, September 25-27, 2008, in Aachen. The awardee will present the Hermann-Rein-Lecture during the meeting. Personal applications as well as other suggestions are invited. Applications should preferably be made by e-mail. For personal applications, please provide: - AA PDF-file of a peer-reviewed paper (published or accepted for publication) with the applicant being the only or first author (agreement of co-authors is needed) - Should an extraordinary study have been performed by two authors equally responsible, a joint application is possible - Published articles should nnot be older than 2 years upon application - Curriculum vitae, research fields, reference list ((PDF-file) In case of suggestions which should include author and publication, the according appli- cation material will be solicited from the candidate by the prize committee. The awardee will be announced, if possible, in the following: - Homepage and sendings of the German Society for Microcirculation and Vascular Biology - Homepage and sendings of the European Society for Microcirculation and other scientific societies - Deutsches Ärzteblatt as well as other suited journals (e.g. Journal of Vascular Research, etc.) Applications to / Further information: Prof. Dr. A.R. Pries, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Dept. of Physiology, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Tel.: (+49-30) 84 45-16 32 or -16 31 (secr.), FAX: +(49-30) 84 45-16 34; e-mail: gfmmail@charite.de Deadline for applications: June 20, 2008