APSR / Peter Sly Paediatric Lung Disease Young Investigator Award

Prof. Sly

This annual Award is offered for one of the best paediatric papers accepted for presentation at the APSR Congress in Kyoto 20–21 November 2021.

Dr Sly is a world leader and mentor in paediatric lung research and an APSR champion, being the Director at the Children's Health and Environment Programme and Director at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Children's Health and Environment. Dr Sly is the chairman of the board of directors for the Pacific Basin Consortium for the Environment and Health and currently serves on international advisory boards and committees, including: WHO Public Health and Environment; WHO network of Collaborating Centres in Children's Environmental Health; Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study, Canada; and the Infant Lung Health Study, Paarl, South Africa.

This award is generously provided by Dr Sly for the advancement of paediatric respirology by an APSR Young Investigator from an Asia-Pacific LMIC^* who is presenting original work at the APSR Congress. It serves to spur on the next generation of paediatric researchers to reach the achievements of Dr Sly through hard work, scholarship, vital peer support and mentorship.

The winning paper is selected by the APSR, supported by the APSR Paediatric Lung Disease Assembly, which ranks the papers for their novelty, importance, methodology, clarity and overall quality. A consensus on the best paediatric papers is then obtained through a rigorous judging system.

• $500 (jointly funded by Dr Sly and the APSR)
• Invitation to the Gala Dinner (or similar social event) at the Congress
• Commemorative certificate which will be presented during the Gala Dinner (or similar social event) at the Congress.
• 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
• Must normally reside in the Asia-Pacific, in a country or region that is an LMIC^*
• Must be the First Author and able to present the paper in person at the Congress
• Cannot be a winner of any other award for the same paper nor have other travel support
• Must register for the Congress before their individual "cut-off date".
  The cut-off date will be provided by the 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.

• LMIC is defined as a "lower-middle income country", a list of which can be seen at data.worldbank.org/income-level/low-and-middle-income.