Questions about this award should be directed to Dr. Alan Barrett at (409) 772-6662 or email abarrett@utmb.edu.
Description	The World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases invites nominations for its award recognizing excellence in research on emerging or tropical infectious diseases. This award is given to an UTMB graduate student who has made a significant contribution to studies on an emerging or tropical infectious disease through research in either basic science, epidemiology or clinical science.
Eligibility	Students who are enrolled in a doctoral  program at UTMB or master's degree students who already have a professional degree (MD, DDS, DVM.)
Amount Awarded	$ 500
Nominations	This award is administered by the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Awards Committee. Faculty members who wish to nominate a student for this award should write a letter including the student's name, graduate program and detailing the student's significant contribution to emerging or tropical infectious disease research. A completed standard Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences nomination form, student's curriculum vitae and copies of any abstracts or publications generated from his/her studies should also be included. The complete application should be sent to Angie Tropea, 5.108 Administration Building.
Deadline	April 1, 2001
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS Year Name Graduate Program Mentor 1998 Adrian Billings Experimental Pathology David Walker 1998 Pei-ching Tai Microbiology & Immunology Chiaho Shih 1999 Jian-Ying Chen Experimental Pathology Miles Cloyd 2000 Aaron Brault Experimental Pathology Scott Weaver