Giles F. Filley Memorial Award for Excellence in Respiratory Physiology and Medicine
Giles F. Filley Memorial Award for Excellence in Respiratory Physiology and Medicine supports a promising investigator’s research to advance physiological contributions to respiration and medicine.
Funder: American Physiological Society
Due Dates: December 9, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 research honorarium, plus early Summit registration and section banquet admission
Summary: Recognizes an investigator whose research program demonstrates outstanding promise in respiratory physiology and medicine.
Key Information: Recipients must accept the award at the American Physiology Summit and fund their own travel.
Description
The American Physiological Society (APS) administers this award to recognize an individual demonstrating outstanding promise through their research program in respiratory physiology and medicine. The research honorarium promotes physiological contributions to the national research community. Evaluation considers both current research and future plans, including the research program’s significant and potential impact on respiration and medicine.
The award honors Giles F. Filley, a physician and pulmonary physiologist internationally recognized for his work at the University of Colorado Medical Center. His contributions included developing the widely used Filley Technique for measuring lung diffusion capacity. The award continues his example of contributions to the research community through APS membership.
