News Release

MARC travel awards announced for Leadership Development and Grant Writing Seminar

Grant and Award Announcement

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Bethesda, MD – FASEB MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for Leadership Development & Grant Writing Seminar Chantilly, VA from August 24-25, 2012. These awards are meant to promote the entry of underrepresented minority students, postdoctorates and scientists into the mainstream of the basic science community

Awards are given to graduate students, postdocs and new assistant professors. This year MARC conferred 15 awards totaling $27,750.

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.

GRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTDOCS & NEW ASSISTANT PROFESSORS (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)

  • Ramine Alexander, Virginia Tech
  • Marvin Fullwood, Columbia University
  • Kamilah Grant, Mississippi State University
  • Kelly Harris, Meharry Medical College
  • Luis Lopez, University of Puerto Rico, Piedras Campus
  • Amber Mathews, University of Texas Health Sciences Center
  • Albert Mendoza, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • India Napier, Auburn University
  • Daniela Paleville, University of Louisville
  • Maryvi Solá, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
  • Athena Starland-Davenport, University of Arkansas
  • Ashlee Tipton, Georgia Health Sciences University
  • Ifeyinwa Udo, Morgan State University
  • Edwina Williams, Brown University
  • Brandon Yates, University of Connecticut

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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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