The American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology invites nominations for the “Best original research paper published in AJP-Lung between 2014-2016 by a junior author (Assistant Professor, Instructor, Post-doctoral fellow or graduate student.) The nominee must be either first or senior author and in the opinion of the nominator, contributed significantly in the inception and conduct of this project. Please submit a nomination stating the importance of this paper in the field as well as the contributions of the first author to Dr. Sadis Matalon, Editor AJP-Lung (sadis@uab.edu) with a copy to Ms. McEver (amcever@emory.edu) by January 30, 2017. All applications will be reviewed by the Editor and Associate Editors who will chose the winner by secret ballot. The winner will receive $500 and a certificate of appreciation at the EB 2017 meeting.