Bethesda, MD FASEB MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN from October 12-16, 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 2012 ASBMR Annual Meeting.
Awards are given to poster/platform presenters and faculty mentors paired with the students/trainees they mentor. This year MARC conferred 7 awards totaling $12,950.
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 PRESENTERS (FASEB MARC PROGRAM)
Dr. Tunde Akinyeke, New York Universtiy
Marcus Elam, The Florida State University [ASN Member]
Dr. Pierre Eleniste, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis [ASBMR Member]
Tomas Meijome, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Dr. Paul Okagbare, University of Michigan
Edek Williams, Rutgers University
Dr. Nicole Wright, University of Alabama at Birmingham [ASBMR Member]
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