The Dean Franklin Young Investigator Award supports early career researchers advancing innovative in vivo physiological research and instrumentation, sponsored by Harvard Bioscience and the American Physiological Society.
Funder: American Physiological Society
Due Dates: December 9, 2026
Funding Amounts: DSI Instrumentation Starter Kit (~$70,000 value) plus Summit registration reimbursement
Summary: Recognizes early career researchers advancing in vivo physiological research and instrumentation.
Key Information: Applicants must be APS members for at least two consecutive years.
This award, sponsored by Harvard Bioscience and administered by the American Physiological Society (APS), honors early career researchers conducting innovative in vivo physiological research, particularly those establishing independent laboratories. The award commemorates Dean Franklin’s pioneering work in physiological instrumentation and aims to foster the next generation of researchers advancing nonclinical physiological monitoring technologies.