Bethesda, MD – FASEB MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting and Expo in Houston, TX from June 23-26, 2012. 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 94th 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)
Samuel D. Quaynor, Georgia Health Sciences University [ENDO, ASHG member]
FACULTY/MENTOR & STUDENTS/MENTEES (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)
Dr. Thomas Landefeld, California State University, Dominguez Hills [ENDO, ASBMB member]
Allison Haskell, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Dr. Sandra A. Murray, University of Pittsburgh [ENDO, ASIP member]
Sierra Avant, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Raven Johnson, Tuskegee University
Dr. Claire Wright, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Anthony Junker, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Maile-Jean Lopez, Chaminade University of Honolulu
FASEB is composed of 26 societies with more than 100,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. Celebrating 100 Years of Advancing the Life Sciences in 2012, FASEB is rededicating its efforts to advance health and well-being by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy.