The SSCI is pleased to announce a fundraising campaign entitled the "80 for 80 Club" in recognition of the 80th Anniversary of the SSCI in 2026. These funds will be used support the SSCI FAMe account to permanently endow eight research travel awards for the annual meeting.
We are asking for a donation of $800 over the next 12 months leading up to SRM 2027. Donors will be recognized at the annual meeting of the SSCI as well as on the website.
We are currently about halfway to our goal. You can join the club by making a single $800 contribution or in four installments - $200 now, $200 billed in June 2026, $200 billed in September 2026, and $200 billed in January 2027.
The SSCI Membership Committee and Council have revised the Fellow nomination process to make it more streamlined. The deadline for nominations is April 15 and August 15. Information and online forms can be found on the Membership page.
We are seeking applications from physician-scientists at the following positions: senior Postdoctoral Fellows, Instructors, and first 5 years as Assistant Professor who primarily have a desire to pursue a research career. Scholars will participate in this innovative program as part of the Southern Regional Meeting (SRM) in New Orleans. Selected scholars will attend career development programming with division chiefs and leaders in academic medicine across subspecialties, present their original research, and be paired 1:1 with a mentor to help establish connections outside the scholar's home institution. Those accepted to the program will have their travel expenses (air fare, hotel and registration up to $1,500) reimbursed.
Congratulations to Dr. Fabian Bock of Vanderbilt University Medical Center on his recent publication entitled "Rac1 Promotes Proximal Tubule Kidney Repair by Coupling the Actin Cytoskeleton to Mitochondrial Function" in PNAS, Vol. 122, No. 47, 2025 (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2504565122). This work was partially supported by the SSCI's Research Scholar Award. Dr. Bock was the recipient of the 2024 SSCI Research Scholar Award.
The SSCI Early Career Council is seeking to add additional members to the Council. We are soliciting interest from members who are six years or less from completing their training to serve on the Council. Early Career Council members will serve 3-year terms, with the possibility of serving a 4th year as Chair of the Council. The Council's goal is to engage and grow the early career membership of the SSCI, and we are looking for members who have ideas about how to increase early faculty membership in the SSCI.
Those who are interested in serving on the Council should submit an application consisting of a CV, a personal letter of intent, and a letter of recommendation from a current SSCI Fellow. These applications will be reviewed and voted upon by the Early Career Council and Membership Committee with final approval by the SSCI Officers and Council.
Applications and questions should be sent to Joan Kemp at jkemp5@tulane.edu. The deadline for applications is October 15.
We have created a special Fund for Academic Medicine, and ask that you consider becoming a friend to the Fund. You can become a friend by pledging as little as $1,000 to be fulfilled over a period up to 3 years.
Interested in becoming more involved with the SSCI? Membership-wide nominations for service on the following committees are now open: DEVELOPMENT, MEMBERSHIP, FINANCE, BYLAWS, PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITE, MENTORING, SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEETING PROGRAM. Don't sit on the sidelines - be someone who wants and CAN make a difference in the Society. Interested members should contact Joan Kemp, SSCI Executive Director at jkemp5@tulane.edu.
