#FridayPhysiologyFact: "Does yawning mean our brains aren’t getting enough oxygen?" APS member Mark Andrews shares his thoughts in an article from The Washington Post: https://ow.ly/1p6Y50Uq0XH #ISpyPhysiology
American Physiological Society
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The American Physiological Society (APS) is driving excellence in physiology by championing exceptional scientific research and discovery that focuses on how life works. Founded in 1887, APS is a global leader in expanding knowledge related to biological function. We connect a multidisciplinary community of nearly 10,000 scientists and educators from around the world, driving collaboration and spotlighting scientific discoveries in physiology and related disciplines. Our members are advancing treatments and cures for everything from cancer and heart disease to obesity and addiction. They are deepening our insight into living organisms, helping us to better understand how things like climate change are affecting the world around us.
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http://www.physiology.org
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 51-200 employees
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- Rockville, Maryland
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- Nonprofit
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- 1887
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- Scientific publishing, Meetings and conferences, Education resources, Advocacy, Physiology, Biomedical Research, Science Careers, and Scientific Research
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📚Do you know the 5 pillars of APS journals' publish with polish? Check out out how we reinvest in the Society in The Physiologist Magazine ➡️https://ow.ly/HnWy50TZPm3 #TPhysMag
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🧠The Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section has a bunch of awards for researchers, undergrad and grad students, and postdocs. Deadlines are in December and January. Check them out ➡️ https://ow.ly/3yW150U2uJv #ProfDev #APS2025
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🏛️ ICYMI, members of the APS Science Policy Committee and Early-career Advocacy Fellows took to Capitol Hill in July to urge congressional support for biomedical research. Read more about it in The Physiologist Magazine's Policy IQ ➡️https://ow.ly/lAgy50TZOqi #TPhysMag #Advocacy #SciPol
Physiologists Return to Capitol Hill
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Women's Health Series REWIND ⏪ Though the series is taking a break until the new year, we still have plenty of episodes for you to view on-demand! Catch up on the series, here: https://bit.ly/3K2Z8Hf Thank you to our content partners: American Physiological Society , Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) and our wonderful presenters: Rachel Buckley, Helen E. Collins, PhD, Parastoo Mashouri, Qi Fu, Stella Goulopoulou, PhD, Richard Burney, Licy Yanes Cardozo InsideScientific | A Scientist.com Company
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🫘 APS renal researcher and trainee members: Your section has awards for people at all career stages with deadlines in January and February. Learn more➡️https://ow.ly/1Z4J50U2v79 #ProfDev #APS2025
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2025 American Physiology Summit (#APS2025) attendees: Mark your calendar for the Summit's closing session on April 27: George Brooks will be giving the Cannon Award and keynote lecture "Lactate Shuttles and Carbohydrate Carbon Flow." Learn more: https://ow.ly/1IyH50Uk9Qx
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Meet Porter Fellow Travis Brady! He studies age-related stiffening of blood vessels, with a particular focus on cellular and extracellular drivers of overall mechanics and has always loved math and science. Learn more about him: https://ow.ly/kv3250U5fN1 #DiversityInSTEM #DEI #ProfDev
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🦠 APS members: If your work falls into the gastrointestinal and liver realm, you may qualify for that section’s awards. Take a look at the list and apply ➡️ https://ow.ly/nahX50U2urQ #ProfDev #APS2025
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📰 In "Mastering the Art of Science Communication," the latest Mentoring Q&A from The Physiologist Magazine, APS members Zachary T. Martin and Paul J. Marvar chat about how to talk science today, including embracing #AI ➡️https://ow.ly/Xb8I50TZNpL #TPhysMag #ProfDev #SCiComm