Bethesda, MD – FASEB MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for the 2013 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) meeting in Nashville, TN from November 13-16, 2013. These awards are meant to promote the entry of students, postdoctorates and scientists from underrepresented groups into the mainstream of the basic science community and to encourage the participation of young scientists at the ABRCMS annual meeting.
Awards are given to poster/platform presenters and faculty mentors paired with the students/trainees they mentor. This year MARC conferred 60 awards totaling $119,550.
The FASEB MARC Program is funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health. A primary goal of the MARC Program is to increase the number and competitiveness of underrepresented minorities engaged in biomedical and behavioral research.
FASEB MARC PRE-CONFERENCE PREPARATION WORKSHOP & ABRCMS 2013
Sammy Cowell, Azusa Pacific University
Courtney Cunningham, Stillman College
Thamar Etienne, Towson University
Ashley Harrison, Southern University and A & M College –Baton Rouge
Bhavna Jois, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Gaurav Luthria, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Vanessa Mackley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jessica Mina, Chaminade University
Yves Nazon, II, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Anthony Nguyen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Oscar Paniagua Morales, Colorado Mesa University
Yen Phan, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Mashhood Wani, University of Maryland, Baltimore County [ASPET member]
Neco Wilson, Michigan State University
POSTER/ORAL PRESENTERS – ABRCMS 2013
Lillian Assatourian, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Fatoumata Balde, Virginia Commonwealth University
Karen Carlson, University of Alaska, Anchorage
ShellyAnne Clarke-Lambert, Medgar Evers College
Courtey Christian, University of Pittsburgh/Community College of Allegheny County
Violeta Contreras Ramirez, City College of New York
Ama Darkwa, Brandeis University
Phillip Dela Cruz, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Imaani Easthausen, Bard College
Omolayo Fatola, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jessica Fraser, Queens College
Dionna Gamble, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jarreau Harrison, Medgar Evers College
Michelle Johnson, Oberlin College
Azel King, Medgar Evers College
Brianna Maestas, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Oleg Makarevich, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Malika Malik, University of Michigan
Sindi Moore, Elizabeth City State University
Ashaki Nehisi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
David Nicholson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Isomary Poventud-Fuentes, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Brittany Prioleau, Winthrop University [SDB member]
Vani Ravichandran, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ricardo Rivera-Soto, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo
Ashley Rivera, Rochester Institute of Technology
Juan Santoyo, Brown University
A.C. Everard Saunders, Medgar Evers College
Pauline Xu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Michelle Valdiviez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Byron Williams, Savannah State University
MENTORS
Dr. Bolaji Thomas, Rochester Institute of Technology [AAI Member]
Chantelle Brown, Rochester Institute of Technology
Kristen Navarro, Rochester Institute of Technology
Ms. Sarah Deemer, Colorado State University [ACSM member]
Dr. Kamilah Grant, Tuskegee University [SSR member]
Dr. L'Aurelle Johnson, University of Minnesota [ASPET Member]
Dr. LeeCole Legette, Oregon State University [ACSM Member]
Dr. Kimberly Mulligan, Vanderbilt University [APS Member]
Dr. Chloe Poston, Eli Lilly & Company
Ms. Janice Reuben, The University of Michigan
Dr. Jayne Reuben, University of South Carolina School of Medicine [ASIP Member]
Dr. Kennie Shepherd, Morehouse School of Technology, [ASPET Member]
Dr. David Vigerust, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine [AAI Member]
Dr. Tracy Womble, Florida A&M University
Dr. Cecelia Yates-Binder, University of Pittsburgh [ASIP Member]