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MARC travel awards announced for the American College of Sports Medicine 61st Annual Meeting

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 the American College of Sports Medicine 61st Annual Meeting, 5th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine and World Congress on the Role of Inflammation in Exercise, Health and Disease in Orlando, FL from May 27-31, 2014. These awards are meant to promote the entry of students, post doctorates and scientists from underrepresented groups into the mainstream of the basic science community and to encourage the participation of young scientists at the 61st ACSM Annual Meeting.

This year the MARC Program conferred 72 awards totaling $133,200.

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 groups engaged in biomedical and behavioral research.

The following participants have been selected to receive a FASEB MARC Travel Award:

POSTER/ORAL PRESENTER (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)

Ricardo Berrocal, Universidad Inter-Americana
Jennifer Blankenship, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Jeremiah Cedric Campbell, Florida State University
Cameron Carter, University of Michigan
Adrian Chavez, Arizona State University
Austria Cho, California State University, Fullerton
Anthony Ciccone, California State University, Fullerton
Daniel Conde, The University of Texas at El Paso
Sarah Deemer, Texas Woman's University
Wilfredo Feliciano Hernandez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Gina Gallardo, St. Mary's University
Jorge Granados, West Texas A&M University
Nathaniel Jenkins, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Oliver Jenkins, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Annette Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico
Joe-Angel Lopez, University of Texas, Brownsville
Lorena Martin, University of California, San Diego
Vanessa Martinez, University of Idaho
Mario Munoz, Boston University
Nicholas Murray, The University of Texas at El Paso
Iowayna Pena, California State University, Fullerton
Lauren Reid, University of South Carolina, Columbia
Maria Santiago-Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Lilliana Romero Maysonet, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Mayaguez
Luis Torres-Esteves, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
Kevin Valenzuela, California State University, Fullerton
Jenelle Walker, Arizona State University

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

Dr. Vic Ben-Ezra, Texas Woman's University
Todd Castleberry, Texas Woman's University
Dan Newmire, Texas Woman's University

Dr. Kyle Biggerstaff, Texas Woman's University
Jill Best Sampson, Texas Woman's University
Michael McGehee, Texas Woman's University

Dr. Vernon Bond, Howard University
Donte Pennington, Howard University
Brittney Williams, Howard University

Dr. Wayne Brewer, Texas Woman's University
Vanessa Martinez, Texas Woman's University

Dr. Sandor Dorgo, University of Texas at El Paso
Kristin Hernandez, University of Texas at El Paso
Matthew Wojciechowski, University of Texas at El Paso

Dr. B. Sue Graves, Florida Atlantic University
Rocky Blanco, Florida Atlantic University

Dr. Tamerah Hunt, The Ohio State University
Xavier Thompson, The Ohio State University

Dr. George King, University of Texas at El Paso
Ashley Konrardy, University of Texas at El Paso
Natalie Jordan, University of Texas at El Paso

Dr. Lucia del R. Martinez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Roberto Velez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Olvin Rosado, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Dr. Osvaldo Hernandez Soto, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
Adolfo Ramirez Aponte, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
Lilliam Troche Ruiz, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico

Dr. Michael McKenzie, Winston-Salem State University
Askia Brown, Winston-Salem State University
William Barber, Winston-Salem State University

Dr. Alexis Ortiz, Texas Woman's University
Jaime Aparicio, Texas Woman's University
Martin Rosario-Canales, Texas Woman's University

Dr. Amanda Price, Winston-Salem State University
Ashley Johnson, Winston-Salem State University
Kayla Brass, Winston-Salem State University

Dr. Farah Ramirez-Marrero, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Alexis Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Marcos Amalbert-Birriel, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Dr. Anita Rivera Brown, University of Puerto Rico
Luis Lopez, University of Puerto Rico
Enrique Perez, University of Puerto Rico

Dr. Mark Roltsch, St. Mary's University
Carlos Salgado, St. Mary's University
Angel Diaz, St. Mary's University

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FASEB is composed of 26 societies with more than 120,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. Our mission is to advance health and welfare by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy.


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