Bethesda, MD –FASEB MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for the 2011 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Annual Meeting in San Jose, CA from October 27-30, 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 2011 SACNAS Annual Meeting.
Awards are given to poster/platform presenters and faculty mentors paired with students/trainees they mentor. This year MARC conferred 13 awards totaling $21,450.
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.
The following poster/platform presenters have been selected to receive a FASEB MARC Travel Award:
Odelia Y. Ngala Bongmba, University of Houston [APS member]
Nathaniel Enriquez, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Brandon Gaytán, University of California-Berkeley
Daniela Goltsman, University of California-Berkeley
Heidi May, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Luis Martinez, University of Houston
Chelsea Saito-Reis, Chaminade University of Honolulu [ENDO member]
Joseph Tillotson, Chaminade University of Honolulu
The following faculty/mentors and students/trainees have been selected to receive FASEB MARC Travel Awards:
Dr. Thomas Landefeld, California State University-Dominguez Hills [ASBMB member]
Richardo Arechiga, California State University-Dominguez Hills
Brittany Goudeau, California State University-Dominguez Hills
Dr. Catherine A. Opere, Creighton University [ASPET member] Namonique Floyd, University of Nebraska-Omaha [ASPET member]
FASEB is composed of 24 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.