Bethesda, MD – FASEB MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for the Experimental Biology 2011 (EB 2011) meeting in Washington, DC from April 9-13, 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 EB 2011.
Awards are given to poster/platform presenters and faculty mentors paired with the students/trainees they mentor. This year MARC conferred 132 awards totaling $216,650.
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.
EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2011 TRAVEL AWARD RECEIPIENTS
April 9-13, 2011 – Washington, DC
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/FASEB POSTER/ORAL PRESENTERS
American Society for Investigative Pathology/FASEB MINORITY TRAINEES
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics/FASEB POSTER/ORAL PRESENTERS
American Society for Nutrition/FASEB POSTER/ORAL PRESENTERS
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS STUDENTS (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)
POSTER/ORAL PRESENTERS (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)
FACULTY/MENTOR & STUDENTS/MENTEES (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)
Meeting Registration Only Travel Award
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.