Here are the Young Investigator Award winners in the oral and poster categories at the 2012 annual meeting of ECSS. None of these presentations focused on athletic performance. For several presentations that did and that, in my opinion, should have featured in the prize list, see below.

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ORAL PRESENTATION WINNERS

1 [YIA] - TREATMENT WITH THE ALPHA-CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST CGRP<8-37> PREVENTS EXERCISE-INDUCED CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY IN MICE
GUBSER, M.1, RIEGER, G.1, HOPPELER, H.1, VOGEL, J.2, BAUM, O.1 [SWITZERLAND] Read

2 [YIA] - COACH-PROVIDED AUTONOMY SUPPORT, INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND ENJOYMENT AS PREDICTORS OF OBJECTIVELY MEASURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS IN GRASSROOTS FOOTBALLERS.
FENTON, S.A.M., DUDA, J.L.1, BARRETT, T.G.1, QUESTED, E.1 [UNITED KINGDOM] Read

3 [YIA] - BODY CENTER OF MASS TRAJECTORY SHOWS HOW RACE WALKERS ELUDE “FROUDE LAW”
PAVEI, G. [ITALY] Read

4 [YIA] - SKELETAL MUSCLE SATELLITE CELL RESPONSIVENESS TO A SINGLE BOUT OF EXERCISE IS BLUNTED IN THE ELDERLY
SNIJDERS, T.1, VERDIJK, L.B.1, MCKAY, B.2, PARISE, G.2, GREENHAFF, P.3, VAN LOON, L.J.C.1 [NETHERLANDS] Read

5 [YIA] - THE EFFECT OF CARBOHYDRATE AVAILABILITY ON HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL RUNNING-INDUCED ALTERATIONS IN METABOLIC GENE EXPRESSION IN HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLE
BARTLETT, J.1, JOO, C.H.1, COCHRAN, A.J.2, GIBALA, M.J.2, GREGSON, W.1, CLOSE, G.L.1, DRUST, B.1, MORTON, J.P.1 [UNITED KINGDOM] Read

5 [YIA] - ASSOCIATION OF SNAP23 WITH THE MITOCHONDRIAL NETWORK IS REDUCED IN SKELETAL MUSCLE OF OBESE FEMALES
CLARK, J.A., SHAW, C.S., DAVIS, E., PILLING, J., WAGENMAKERS, A.J.M. [UNITED KINGDOM] Read

5 [YIA] - A ROLE FOR FOCAL ADHESION KINASE IN CONTRACTION AND IGF-1 INDUCED SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL GROWTH
CROSSLAND, H., KAZI, A., SMITH, K., SZEWCZYK, N.J., ATHERTON, P.J. [UNITED KNGDOM] Read

5 [YIA] - EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE, ANTI-DOPING AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY
MACGREGOR, O. [UNITED KINGDOM] Read

5 [YIA] - REGULATION OF HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLE MICROVASCULAR BLOOD FLOW: EFFECTS OF AGE, EXERCISE AND BIOACTIVE NUTRIMENTS
PHILLIPS, B., VARADHAN, K., ATHERTON, P.J., RENNIE, M.J., SMITH, K., WILLIAMS, J.P. [UNITED KINGDOM] Read

5 [YIA] - SENSORIMOTOR TRAINING INFLUENCES BALANCE CONTROL AND PNP IN LYMPHOMA PATIENTS UNDERGOING THERAPY
STRECKMANN, F., LEIFERT, J.A., KLEBER, M., KNEIS, S., BERTZ, H., GOLLHOFER, A. [GERMANY] Read

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POSTER PRESENTATION WINNERS

1 [YIA] - A SINGLE BOUT OF ECCENTRIC EXERCISE RESULTS IN A TYPE II MUSCLE FIBER SPECIFIC INCREASE IN SATELLITE CELL CONTENT AND ACTIVATION STATUS
SMEETS, J.S.J.1, CERMAK, N.1,2, SNIJDERS, T.1, VERDIJK, L.B.1, PARISE, G.2, VAN LOON, L.J.C.1 [NETHERLANDS] Read

2 [YIA] - THE EFFECT OF TWO WEEKS OF IMMOBILIZATION AND 6 WEEKS OF SUBSEQUENT AEROBIC TRAINING ON MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION IN YOUNG HEALTHY MEN
GRAM, M., HANSEN, A.V., OLSEN, A.B., REIHMANE, D., HELGE, J.W., DELA, F., HEY-MOGENSEN, M. [DENMARK] Read

3 [YIA] - TIME MATTERS: CONTRALATERAL TRANSFER OF INTERFERENCE DEPENDS ON TRAINING DURATION
LAUBER, B.1, KELLER, M.2, GOLLHOFER, A.1, LUNDBYE-JENSEN, J.3, TAUBE, W.2, LEUKEL, C.1,2 [GERMANY] Read

4 [YIA] - TENDON STIFFNESS FOLLOWING YEARS OF SYSTEMATIC STRETCHING
MOLTUBAKK, M., ERIKSRUD, O., PAULSEN, G., SEYNNES, O., BOJSEN-MØLLER, J. [NORWAY] Read

5 [YIA] - GLUT4 PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND LOCALISATION IN HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLE FOLLOWING ENDURANCE AND HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING
BRADLEY, H., SHEPHERD, S.O., COCKS, M., SHAW, C.S., WAGENMAKERS, A.J.M. [UNITED KINGDOM] Read

5 [YIA] - UN-LEARNING A MOTOR TASK: BRIEF REACTIVATION ALLOWS TO ERASE MOTOR MEMORIES
DE BEUKELAAR, T., ALAERTS, K., WOOLLEY, D.G., WENDEROTH, N. [BELGIUM] Read

5 [YIA] - IDENTIFICATION OF TWO METABOLICALLY DISTINCT POPULATIONS OF MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN TYPE I EXPRESSING MUSCLE FIBERS IN HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLE
GÓMEZ-CABELLO, A., PLOUG, T., NORDBY, P., ANDERSEN, J.L., DELA, F., HELGE, J.W., PRATS, C. [SPAIN] Read

5 [YIA] - DIFFERENT CONTROL STRATEGIES IN THE TIMING OF RAPID INTERCEPTION TASK IN WHICH MULTIPLE TIME-TO-CONTACT IS ANTICIPATED
IJIRI, T., SHINYA, M., NAKAZAWA, K. [JAPAN] Read

5 [YIA] - THE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL INACTIVITY ON EXERCISE-INDUCED IL-6 RELEASE FROM THE LEG
REIHMANE, D., HANSEN, A.V., GRAM, M., OLSEN, A.B., HELGE, J.W., DELA, F. [DENMARK] Read

5 [YIA] - THE SHOULDER RANGE OF MOTION OF ALTERNATIVE SPIKE/SERVE TECHNIQUES AS A POTENTIAL INJURY PREDICTOR IN VOLLEYBALL
SEMINATI, E. [ITALY] Read

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WILL'S NOMINEES FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS ON PERFORMANCE

· [YIA] - ACUTE EFFECT OF ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING ON LACTATE ACCUMULATION, TIME-TRIAL PERFORMANCE AND VASCULAR FUNCTION
BAILEY, T.G., BIRK, G.K., JONES, H., GREGSON, W., ATKINSON, G., CABLE, N.T., GREEN, D., THIJSSEN, D.H.J. [UNITED KINGDOM] Read

· [YIA] - INSULATIVE TROUSERS INCORPORATING ACTIVE HEATING REDUCE MUSCLE TEMPERATURE DECLINE FOLLOWING WARM UP AND IMPROVE SPRINT CYCLING PERFORMANCE
FAULKNER, S.1, FERGUSON, R.A.2, GERRETT, N.1, HODDER, S.G.1, HUPPERETS, M.3, HAVENITH, G.1 [UNITED KINGDOM] Read

WILL'S NOMINEES FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS ON PERFORMANCE

· [YIA] - BETA-ALANINE SUPPLEMENTATION FOR 10 WEEKS WAS UNABLE TO IMPROVE TRAINING AND COMPETITION PERFORMANCE IN ELITE SWIMMERS
CHUNG, W.1, SHAW, G.1, ANDERSON, M.2, PYNE, D.B.1, SAUNDERS, P.U.1, BISHOP, D.J.3, BURKE, L.M.1 [AUSTRALIA] Read

· [YIA] - USING ATHLETES’ WORLD RANKINGS TO ASSESS PERFORMANCE OF COUNTRIES
MALCATA, R.M.1,2, VANDENBOGAERDE, T.J.1, HOPKINS, W.G.2 [NEW ZEALAND] Read

· [YIA] - CAREER PERFORMANCE TRAJECTORIES OF OLYMPIC SWIMMERS
ALLEN, S.V., HOPKINS, W.G., VANDENBOGAERDE, T.J. [NEW ZEALAND] Read

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