Our colleagues at Americans for Medical Progress are taking applications for the Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach. In 2008 I became the Inaugural Fellow, using the opportunity advance public understanding of medical research through Speaking of Research (which was joinly supported by AMP and Pro-Test). I would recommend anyone interested in defending lifesaving medical research has a look at this Fellowship. Here are some more details:
We need your help finding the next generation of research advocates: young leaders with new ideas and energy for public outreach. Please help us get the word out about our Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach.
The AMP/Hayre Fellowship supports college students and young adults in creating innovative peer education projects focused on the importance of animal research to medical progress. Fellows receive a $5,000 stipend and project support.
Named in memory of AMP’s late chairman, Michael D. Hayre, DVM, ACLAM, the Fellowship program began in 2008. Tom Holder, a founding member of the U.K. student group Pro-Test, was the Inaugural Fellow. This year we were fortunate to have three Fellows: Gillian Branden-Weiss and Brenna Caltagarone, both veterinary students at the University of Pennsylvania, and Megan Wyeth, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. You may read more about the Fellows and learn about some of their lasting contributions to advocacy.
Here are a few ways ways that you can help us find the next Hayre Fellows:
Post the Fellowship announcement on your website.
Print out and distribute the Fellowship flyer to potential candidates.
Share the news with your friends and colleagues.
Ask others to pass the information along.
If you have additional ideas on how to get the word out about the Fellowship, or if you would like more information, or can offer other support for the AMP/Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach, please let me know.
Thank you. We appreciate all that you do on behalf of medical research!
So even if you’re not interested yourself, passing it on to your friends and colleagues.
Cheers
Tom
Speaking of Research 