Bethesda, MD – FASEB MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting and Expo in Boston, MA from June 4-7, 2011. These awards are meant to promote the entry of underrepresented minority students, postdoctorates and scientists into the mainstream of the basic science community and to encourage the participation of young scientists at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting and Expo.
Awards are given to poster/platform presenters and faculty mentors paired with the students/trainees they mentor. This year MARC conferred 9 awards totaling $14,850.
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.
POSTER/ORAL PRESENTER (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)
Lance Castro, Chaminade University of Honolulu [ENDO member]
Chauntelle Maduli, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Frenzy Mendoza, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Marissa Minor, Chaminade University of Honolulu
FACULTY/MENTOR & STUDENTS/MENTEES (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)
Dr. Joseph A. Cameron, Jackson State University [ENDO member]
Lakeshia Rose, Jackson State University
Patricia Lee-Robinson, Chaminade University of Honolulu [ASN member]
Kristy Iwahashi, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Jessica Vork, Chaminade University of Honolulu
FASEB is composed of 23 societies with more than 100,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. FASEB enhances the ability of scientists and engineers to improve—through their research—the health, well-being and productivity of all people. Our mission is to advance health and welfare by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to its member societies and collaborative advocacy.