The Dean Franklin Young Investigator Award, established by Harvard Bioscience, recognizes Franklin's role in the development of instrumentation to monitor physiological function in conscious research animals. Franklin's original research concepts continue to serve as the inspiration behind many of Harvard Bioscience's most technologically advanced physiological monitoring systems developed for today's nonclinical research. The awardee must attend the American Physiology Summit to receive the award. This award recognizes a post-doctoral scientist or junior faculty member who is pursuing in vivo physiological research and is in the process of establishing an independent laboratory. Applicants must be an APS member for two consecutive years at the time of application. U.S. residency is not required. Applicants must hold a rank of postdoctoral scientist or junior faculty member. The application package must include a description of current or prospective research program, highlighting its relevance to the intent of the award; a description of how the DSI equipment will be used in the research program; a description of anticipated path to independence; a biosketch (National Institutes of Health or National Science Foundation format); list of current and pending grant support not included in biosketch; copy of abstract(s) submitted to for presentation at the Summit; a letter of recommendation from department chair, administrator, or mentor; and a letter of support discussing the applicant's research program. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Physiological Society for more information.