Bethesda, MD – FASEB MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for the 2011 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from October 11-15, 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 ASHG Annual Meeting.
Awards are given to poster/platform presenters and faculty mentors paired with the students/trainees they mentor. This year MARC conferred 18 awards totaling $29,700.
The following poster/platform presenters have been selected to receive FASEB MARC Travel Awards:
Rosa Banuelos, Rice University [ASHG member]
Dr. Sonya Barnes, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center [ASHG member]
Beatrice Monica Bowen, Yale University [ASHG member]
Monique Courtenay, University of Miami [ASHG member]
Jaclyn Ellis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [ASHG member]
Wenndy Hernández, The University of Chicago
James Hicks, University of Miami [ASHG member]
Crystal Humphries, University of Miami [ASHG member]
Janina Jeff, Vanderbilt University [ASHG member]
Michael Gonzalez, University of Miami [ASHG member]
Candace Middlebrooks, Emory University [ASHG member]
Tiffany Oliver, Emory University [ASHG member]
Samuel D. Quaynor, Georgia Health Sciences University [ENDO member]
Dr. Nora Urraca, University of Tennessee [ASHG member]
Marquitta White, Vanderbilt University [ASHG member]
The following faculty/mentors and students/trainees have been selected to receive FASEB MARC Travel Awards:
Dr. Nadeem Fazal, Chicago State University [AAI member]
Clarice Gumm, Chicago State University
Margarita Kim, Chicago State University
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 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.