Getting ready for Experimental Biology 2012 and our new contest!

I am getting very excited about the upcoming Experimental Biology conference especially since this year marks the 125th anniversary of The American Physiological Society for which there are many planned celebrations. Not to mention, the programming for comparative physiology at this year's meeting is really exciting:

Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology Section

Distinguished Lecture:
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 8:00-10:00 AM
James Hicks
August Krogh Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology Section

Symposia:
Monday, April 23, 2012, 3:30-5:30 PM
Nina Stachenfeld and Bernard B. Rees
Impact of Environmental Estrogens and Androgens on Human and Animal Health and Reproductive Function

Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 3:30-5:30 PM
Kenneth R. Olson
Hydrogen Sulfide: Ecology, Physiology, and Clinical Applications

Featured Topics:
Monday, April 23, 2012, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
Martin Jastroch
Future Directions of Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Integrative Physiology

Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
Theodore Garland, Jr. and Thomas H. Meek
Understanding the Evolution of Physiology: Insights from Selection Experiments in Rodent Models

To help celebrate the anniversary, try your chance at winning a FREE Dr. Dolittle "What's New in Comparative Physiology" t-shirt (image below)! To enter please write to Dr. Dolittle (drdlttl01@gmail.com) and explain why you are attending the meeting, what excites you about comparative physiology, and what you most look forward to at the meeting. Be sure to include proof of registration. A new winner will be chosen every week prior to EB and we will send you the t-shirt in time for you to wear it in San Diego.

This year, Dr. Dolittle will also be sponsoring $10 Starbucks gift cards for attendees who are caught wearing Dr. Dolittle promotional items at some point during the meeting by APS staffers or members of The American Physiological Society's Communications Committee. These may include the "What's New in Physiology" Dr. Dolittle t-shirt or any other visible means of showing your support for comparative physiology. The catch is, whatever you wear should say "Dr. Dolittle", "Life Lines, or "Comparative Physiology."