William A. Banks, M.D.Professor, Endocrinology and Geriatrics

St. Louis University and the VAMC

2006 NNB Awards & Invited Lecture2006 NNB Awards & Invited Lecture

What we should learn from Dr. Banks…

Work hard and be productive-over 320 papers in 28 years-many book chapters-good community service as journal editor, reviewer and lecturer-turn out good trainees who keep in touch and do not talk behind one’s back

Be funny, helpful, and nice to smallanimals as well as human beings

Keep perspective, be modestand not paranoid

Take a reasonable approach to scientific questions and acknowledgethat others’ work is equally valuable

The application process is meant to be an exercise of good thinking and writing

7 grant applications 6 manuscripts submitted for best paper

awards most productive researcher award most helpful researcher award best team award

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Most productive junior researcher in NNB year 2005-6

Yongmei Yu, M.S. 6 full-papers in Pubmed 1 book chapter

Honorary mention:

Kirsteen Browning, Ph.D., 4 papers + 2 reviewsZhonglin Zheng, Ph.D., 4 papers

“Year 2006 Award announcementThe Division for Neuroscience advocates excellent science and community service. The use of the annual fund serves such purposes. To further encourage interactions within the division and better representation of PBRC with papers, book chapters, talks, grants, and volunteer services, this year’s funding will be used in some or all of the following ways: …” – From the Division website

Most helpful researcher award: Hong Tu, M.D., Ph.D.

Best team award: Neurobehavioral Lab (Martin, Keenan, Zhou, et al.)

Allocation of fund – all goes to lab

Grant proposals: $31,000 total1st prize (Browning): $80002nd prize (Viard): $70003rd prize (Hsuchou): $60004th prize (Cain): $50005th prize (Sakharkar): $30006th prize (Yang): $15007th prize (Zheng): $500

Expectation from awardees (particularly in submitting next application) in < 1 year: Summary statement of this award

Lisa will give each applicant detailed comments from the reviewers.

Best paper awards: $4,500 total

* 1st: $1200 (Yu C) 2nd: $900 (Browning, Tu) 3rd: $700 (Yu Y) 4th: $500 (Keenan), 5th: $300 (Zheng)

Most productive researcher: $1,500 Yu, YMost helpful researcher: $1,500 Hong Tu

Best team: $2,500 (this crew also has the best team participation in our neuroscience seminar)

Neurobehavioral Lab (Martin, Keenan, Zhou, et al.)

Acknowledgements

Lisa Landry and Monica Mougeot Drs Morrison, Browning, Zhou, Viard: neuroscience seminar

presentations

Blood-brain barrier as a regulatory interface in the gut-brain axes