APSR / KYF Young Investigator Award for Geriatric Respirology

Prof. Fukuchi

This award will be available for the best geriatric abstract at each APSR Congress until 2026.

KYF is an acronym from the transliteration of 敬和以慧富 and Prof. Yoshinosuke Fukuchi, the joint financial sponsor of this Award.

Yoshinosuke Fukuchi M.D. Ph.D. is a professor emeritus at Juntendo University, Tokyo.

Inaugurated for the 2018 Congress, the Award will be available at each annual APSR Congress until 2026.

The Award is to promote investigations in aging lung in health and disease (basic science, translational clinical medicine, epidemiology, socio-economic study). Graying of society casts a universal burden on keeping society healthy and the lung is known as most vulnerable organ in old people. The scientific approach to tackle this serious issue is emerging but not enough yet.

One Award is available each congress for eight congresses, to the first author of the best abstract accepted for presentation at the year's APSR Congress. The abstract must be of original work on geriatric respirology in any of the following fields:

• Clinical respiratory medicine
• Cell & molecular biology
• Clinical allergy & immunology
• Environmental & occupational health and epidemiology

The abstract is selected by the APSR, supported by the APSR assemblies, who rank abstracts for their novelty, importance, methodology, clarity and overall quality. A consensus on the best abstract on geriatric respirology in any of the above fields, is then obtained through a rigorous judging system.

• $500 (jointly funded by Prof. Fukuchi and the APSR)
• A commemorative certificate
• Invitation to the Gala Dinner (or similar social event) for the award ceremony
  (Note: This item might be changed due to the situation of COVID-19)
• The awardee may also be introduced on the APSR website, Bulletin and social media.

• Must be an APSR member (en bloc or individual).
  
• Must be aged ≤40 at the start of the Congress
• Preferably normally resident in the Asia-Pacific, in a country or region that is an LMIC^*
• Must be the First Author and able to present the abstract at the Congress
• Cannot be a winner of any other award for the same abstract nor have other travel support
• Must submit their abstract before the submission deadline: (See congress website)
• Must register for the Congress before their individual "cut-off date".
  The cut-off date will be provided by the APSR Secretariat after their abstract has been accepted. This date will be earlier than the usual registration deadline, to enable the programme schedule to be compiled and awards to be considered.
• The Awardee is required to send a report (circa 500 words) of their experience at the Congress to the APSR Secretariat within one month after the Congress. The report may be published in the APSR Bulletin and/or Newsletter.