News Release

Marc travel awards announced for IMMUNOLOGY 2012

The 99th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists

Grant and Award Announcement

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Bethesda, MD – FASEB MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for IMMUNOLOGY 2012TM, the 99th Annual Meeting of The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) to be held in Boston, MA from May 4-8, 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.

Awards are given to AAI members who are junior faculty and students presenting abstracts at the meeting. This year MARC conferred 25 awards totaling $41,250.

IMMUNOLOGY 2012TM FASEB MARC TRAVEL AWARD RECIPIENTS

TRAINEES AND JUNIOR FACULTY

Adriana D. Benavides, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dr. Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari, University of Miami
Dante B. Descalzi, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Jessica M. Falcon, Drexel University
Dr. Curtis J. Henry, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Dr. Mayra Hernandez Sanabria, Baylor College of Medicine
Derek D. Jones, Wadsworth Center
Vanessa Kurzweil, University of Pennsylvania
Marvin A. Lai, University of Washington
Maria Lopez Ocasio, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Sharline Madera, Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering
Jorge L. Medina, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Anonio
Susan Realegeno, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Claudia M. Rival, University of Virginia
Annalise R. Smith, University of Miami
Dr. Damian Turner, Columbia University
Frances D. Valencia, University of Texas Medical Branch
Dr. Peter Velazquez, Indiana University School of Medicine
Abebayehu N. Yilma, Alabama State University

POSTER/ORAL PRESENTER (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)

Dr. Manuel Galvan, Indiana University School of Medicine, South Bend [AAI member]
Nyamekye Obeng-Adjei, University of Pennsylvania [AAI member]
Dr. Pablo Penaloza, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

FACULTY/MENTOR & STUDENTS/MENTEES (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)

Dr. Nadeem Fazal, Chicago State University [AAI member]
Ryan Bougher, Chicago State University
Kalkidan Melaku, 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.

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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.


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