News Release

MARC Travel Awards Announced for ABRF 2015 Annual Meeting

Grant and Award Announcement

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Bethesda, MD - FASEB MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities 2015 Annual Meeting from March 28-31, 2015 in St. Louis, MO. These awards are meant to promote the entry of students, post doctorates and scientists from underrepresented groups into the mainstream of the basic science community and to encourage the participation of young scientists at the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities 2015 Annual Meeting. This year MARC conferred 4 awards totaling $7,400.

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 groups engaged in biomedical and behavioral research.

The following participants have been selected to receive a FASEB MARC Travel Award:

TRAVEL AWARDEES (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)

Hamid Hussaini, University of Buffalo

Ibrahim Osumanu, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Isavannah Reyes, St. Edwards University

Kimberly Herard, Emory University

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