March 27, 2009
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MARC TRAVEL AWARDS ANNOUNCED FOR EB 2009
Bethesda, MD – FASEB’s MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for the 2009 Experimental Biology (EB) meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana from April 18-22, 2009. 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 2009.
Awards are given to poster/platform presenters and faculty mentors paired with the students/trainees they mentor. This year MARC conferred 113 awards totaling $209,050.
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 22 societies with more than 80,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. FASEB enhances the ability of biomedical and life scientists 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.
EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2009 TRAVEL AWARD RECEIPIENTS April 18-22, 2009 – New Orleans, LA
MARC STUDENT DAY TRAVEL AWARD (FASEB MARC PROGRAM) Monica Arancibia-Colgain, Palomar College Donald Belle, Gwynn Park High School* Bruce Boller, Bertie High School* Brandon Carter, Gwynn Park High School* William Hoggard, Bertie High School* Cameron Johnson, Bertie High School* Brian Mitchell, Texas Southern University Shaneice Mitchell, Bertie High School* Delmi Morales, Gwynn Park High School Tiffany Newsome, Bertie High School* Ogbeyalu Onumah, Meharry Medical College [APS member] Michelle Palacios, California State University, Los Angeles Justin Shipp, Gwynn Park High School* LaShaundra Taylor, Florida A&M University Roberto Tinoco, University of California, San Diego Onyeka Uzomah, Purdue University [ASBMB, ASPET member] Nyeshia Williams, Gwynn Park High School*
MARC STUDENT DAY PEER MENTORS (FASEB MARC PROGRAM) Juan Bustamante, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Dillard University [APS, SDB member] Sultan Jenkins, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia L’Aurelle Johnson, University of Minnesota [ASPET member] Daniel Lee, University of South Florida Diana Lizarazo, Brown University Angela Mwaniki, General Mills [ASN member] Teresa Ramirez, Brown University [ASBMB] Janice Reuben, University of Michigan Jayne Reuben, Baylor College of Dentistry [ASIP] Kennie Shepherd, Emory University [APS, ASPET] Michelle Walker, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Angela Whatley, University of Missouri [ASBMB] Tracy Womble, University of South Florida
MARC Student Day Peer Mentor Travel Awards are funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health [FASEB MARC Program: T36-GM08637].
*High School Honors Program
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/FASEB POSTER/ORAL PRESENTERS
Abraham Abraha, Tennessee State University Ligia Acosta-Sampson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abdel Alli, University of South Florida College of Medicine [ASBMB member] Stephanie Cabarcas, St. John’s University Jose Casasnovas, University of Puerto Rico Ebony Coleman, Meharry Medical College Randolph Duverna, Florida A&M University [ASBMB member] Brenee Hayden, University of New Mexico [ASBMB member] Marlon Lawrence, University of Maryland Baltimore County Melissa Liriano, University of Maryland Baltimore County David Ortiz, Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute Glenn Simmons, Meharry Medical College Thyneice Taylor, Tennessee State University Paula Wisdom, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Raquel Ybanez, Texas State University
American Society for Investigative Pathology/FASEB MINORITY TRAINEES
Angel Byrd, Brown University [ASIP member] Jessica Cardenas, University of North Carolina [ASIP member] Jennifer Carter, University of North Carolina [ASIP member] Chukwuma Onyeagocha, University of Emory [ASIP member] Jessica Rodriguez, University of North Carolina [ASIP member] Cecelia Yates, Tuskegee University [ASIP member]
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics/FASEB POSTER/ORAL PRESENTERS
Monica Arnold, University of California, Irvine [ASPET member] Uade da Silva, Vanderbilt University [ASPET member] Jennifer King, Meharry Medical College [ASPET member] Carolyn Kitchens, University of Pittsburgh [ASPET member] Veronica Mackey, Meharry Medical College [ASPET member] Amanda Obaidat, University of Kansas Medical Center [ASPET member]
American Society of Nutrition/FASEB POSTER/ORAL PRESENTERS
Patrice Armstrong, University of California, Davis [ASN member] Virginia Chaidez, University of California, Davis [ASN member] Carinthia Cherry, University of North Carolina [ASN member] Sonya Elder, Tufts University [ASN member] Bradley Ferguson, University of North Carolina [ASN member] Marie Fialkowski, Purdue University [ASN member] Ryan Grant, University of Illinois [ASN member] Jennifer Jones, University of Connecticut [ASN member] Samira Jones, University of California, Davis [ASN member] Yvette Paulino, University of Hawaii [ASN member] Jill Williams, Columbia University [ASN member] Krystle Zuniga, University of Illinois [ASN member]
POSTER/ORAL PRESENTERS (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)
Sandi Gassett, Florida A&M University [ASPET member] Rhonda Howard, Texas State University – San Marcos Kathryn Lanphere, New Mexico Highlands University Angelia Lockett, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine Veronica Lopez, PhD, Pennsylvania State University [ASN member] Kristina Martinez, University of North Carolina at Greensboro [ASN member] Obinna Mmagu, University of Delaware Kimberly Mulligan, Vanderbilt University [APS member] Clarice Richardson, Medgar Evers College [ASBMB member] Lee Rivera, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Tiffany Walker, Meharry Medical College Rogelio Zamilpa, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio [ASIP member]
FACULTY/MENTOR & STUDENTS/MENTEES (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)
- Erin Ealba, University of California, San Francisco [ASBMR member] - LeeCole Legette, Purdue University [ASN member]
Dr. Caroline Appleyard, Ponce School of Medicine [APS member] - Idamary Passalacqua Caceres, InterAmerican University - Liliana Rivera Negron, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Dr. Morris Blaylock, Albany State University - Anais Hall-Garrison, Albany State University
Dr. Vernon Bond, Howard University [APS member] - Travis Coleman, Howard University
Dr. Turner Coggins, College of Southern Maryland [APS member] - Constance C. Coggins, College of Southern Maryland - Karl Richardson, College of Southern Maryland
Dr. Georges Haddad, Howard University [APS member] - Valerie Cousins, Howard University [APS member] - Czarina Amian, Chaminade University
Dr. Evangeline Motley, Meharry Medical College [APS member] - Melanie Theodore, Meharry Medical College - Lakeisha Tillery, Meharry Medical College
Dr. Mohammad Newaz, Texas Southern University [APS] - Ndidi Uwadia, Texas Southern University - Mayra Villalobos, Texas Southern University
Dr. Catherine A. Opere, Creighton University [ASPET member] - Jowanda Ashley Wright, University of Nebraska at Omaha - Alyssa Kelly, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dr. Don Rufus Ranatunga, Oakwood University [ASBMB] - Cory Williamson, Oakwood University
Dr. Reginald W. Taylor, Baylor College of Dentistry-TAMHSC - Lola Atobajeun, Baylor College of Dentistry-TAMHSC
Dr. Momoh Yakubu, Texas Southern University [APS] - Charlotte Smith-Baker, Texas Southern University - Unekwu Yakubu, University of Texas San Antonio
Faculty/Mentor and Students/Mentees and Poster/Oral Presenter Travel Awards are funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health [FASEB MARC Program: T36-GM08059].