MAC Workshop/Travel Award Information and Application

Minority travel to attend ASCB Annual Meetings has been a Society interest since 1980 when then Society President Bill Brinkley and others began holding breakfast and discussion meetings with minority scientists attending the Annual Meeting.

Using discretionary funds, ASCB support continued from 1981-1983 under the presidencies of Marilyn Farquhar, Jim Jamieson, and Morris Karnovsky. During this period Winston Anderson also contributed funds for student participation from his Howard University/Rockefeller (HUROC) grant. After 1993, funding was obtained through an NIH/MARC or an NSF grant administered by the ASCB National Office.

In 1993, thirty travel awards were made to minority graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty. From 1994 through 1998 between 25-29 awards were made. Yearly support for 24 awards was provided through the MAC NIH/NIGMS Minority Access to Research Careers grant; additional awards were funded by Chroma Technology and Pfizer, Inc.

In 2004, 40 meeting attendees were supported by the MAC MARC/NIGMS grant; four additional attendees were supported by the NIH, National Institute on Aging. Awardees present their research data at the Minorities Poster Session as well as at their regularly scheduled poster session.

This Minority Poster Session offers ASCB executive officers and council, as well as other meeting attendees who might not otherwise have the opportunity to view the awardee's posters an opportunity to meet these specially honored minority scientists, thus providing enhanced exposure and opportunities for mentoring and collegial collaboration.

ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee Workshop/Travel Award Application.

Online MAC Travel Awards Application

For a downloadable printable version of the application click the link below.

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2007

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are funded through an NIH NIGMS MARC grant and a generous contribution from The Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

Sujeil Acevedo Mendez, Univesity of Puerto Rico
Joy Agee, Spelman College
Ruben Aguilar, Purdue University
Cindy Arrigo, New Jersey City University
Petrina Barnett, Spelman College
Jose A. Barrera, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Maria Camargo, Chicago State University
Carmelo Carmona, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine
Franklin Carrero-Martinez, University of Puerto Rico,
Linette Castillo-Pichardo, University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences
Kathryn Chavez, Cornell University
Shahnjayla Connors, University of Florida
Gloria M. Conover, University of Arizona
Charisa Cottonham, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Kiyya Davis, Medgar Evers College
Charles desBordes, Medgar Evers College
Sarah Gierke, University of California, San Francisco
Alain Goldman, LaGuardia Community College, New York
Pedros Granados, LaGuardia Community College, New York
Lalisse Guillen, University of Perto Rico – Mayaguez
Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Spelman College
Kimberly Hobbs, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Damon Jacobs, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Shy’Ann Jie, Medgar Evers College
Inneke Johnson, North Carolina Central University
Steve Keiko, Morehouse College
Michelle Lozada, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Lymarie Maldonado-Baez, Johns Hopkins University
Robert McClintock, Prairie View A&M University
Eva McGhee, University of California, San Francisco
Carlene Moore, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Vivian Navas, University of Puerto,
Thomas Onorato, LaGuardia Community College
Wilda Orisme, University of Florida
Karen Osorio, Cornell University
KiTani Parker-Johnson, Xavier University of Lousiana
Emmanuel Peprah, Emory University
Omar Quintero, Mount Holyoke College
Renee Reams, Florida A & M University
Gloria Regisford, Prairie View A & M University
Juan F. Reyes, Northwestern University
Brianna Rios, New Mexico State University
Alexis Rodriguez, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Francisco J. Sanchez-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Teresa Shakespeare, State University of New York
Basil Smith, Florida A & M University
Tesheka Stevenson, Emory University
Mary-Pat Stein, California State University, Northridge
John Tenayuca, San Francisco State University, Bernardino
Danielle Thompson, University of Massachusetts
Jeffrey Thompson, San Francisco State University, Bernardino
Cristy Tower, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Stephanie Valtierra, Lake Forest College
Oluseyi Vanderpuye, Albany State
Armando Varela, University of Texas at El Paso
Micaela Vargas, University of Texas at San Antonio
Nathalie Velarde, New York University
Luis Vidali, Universtity of Massachusetts
Tarsha Ward, Morehouse School of Medicine
Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
Carmen Young, Spelman College

2006

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awardswhich are funded through an NIH NIGMS MARC grantand generous contributions from The Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Chroma Technology Corporation:

Bado Achebe, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Adijat Adebola, Columbia University
Ruben Aguilar, Purdue University
Michael Baker, Morgan State University
Sidney Cambridge, Max-Planck-Institute of Neurobiology
Hector Caro-Gonzalez, Stanford School of Medicine
Franklin Carrero-Marinez, University of Puerto Rico
Tricia Charles, Morgan State University
Kathryn Chavez, Cornell University
Dwane Clarke, Morgan State University
Pamela Clarke, Howard University
Gloria Conover, The University of Arizona
Mauricio Cortes, U. Chicago
Zumara De La Cruz, Connecticut College
Charles desBordes, CUNY-Medgar Evers Coll
Christian Dimaano, University of Utah
Starlette Dossou, Creighton University
Maria Theresa Fadri, Baylor College of Medicine
Tiana Garrett, UNC-Chapel Hill
Olivia George, New Mexico State University
Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza, Northwest Indian College
Meda Higa, University of Utah
Damon Jacobs, Univeristy of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Shannon Kelly, CSUDH
Annette Khaled, University of Central Florida
Stephanie Lane, Mills College
Veronica Lopez, UC Davis
Michelle Lozada, University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez Campus
Eva McGhee, Univ California-San Francisco
Caroline Meloty-Kapella, University of California at Davis
Angel Miera, Georgetown University
Maria del Rocio Montes de Oca, Johns Hopkins Medical School
Vivian Navas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
Tony Nicolas, New York City College of Technology
Arianna Nieto, UTSouthwestern Medical Center
Bethsaida Nieves, Albany Medical College
Evelyne Ntam, Morgan State University
Joel Otero, Baylor College of Medicine
Roselyn Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Hector Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Alexis Rodriguez, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Juan Rodríguez-Molina, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez
Raphyel Rosby, Louisiana State University
Sasan Salimian, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Nilmarie Santos-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
Montrell Seay, Yale University
Zachary Swankie, North West Indian Collage
Danielle Thompson, University of Massachusetts
Yasmine Valentin-Vega, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Armando Varela, University of Texas at El Paso
Leticia Vega, Barry University
Elaine Vejar, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Nathalie Velarde, New York University
Luis Vidali, University of Massachusetts
Tarsha Ward, Morehouse School of Medicine
Selwyn Williams, Princeton University
Jamie Wilson, University of Massachusetts
Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

2005

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are funded through an NIH NIGM MARC grant:

Bado Hewa Achebe, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Derek Applewhite, Northwestern University
Anthony Aragon, University of New Mexico
Michael Baker, Morgan State University
Maya Byfield, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Tricia Charles, Morgan State University
Dwane Clarke, Morgan State University
Kathia Cordero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Mauricio Cortes, University of Chicago
Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, University of Texas Medical Branch
Erica Elzey, Spelman College
Tarrah N. Ezell, Morgan State University
Olivia George, New Mexico State University
Sabrice Guerrier, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Kamilah Halmon, Spelman College
Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Spelman College
Norma Houston, North Carolina Central University
Marik Hunt, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
Damon Jacobs, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Khameeka Kitt, University of Arizona
Robert Klees, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dominick Lemas, University of Vermont
Kiani C. Lopez, University of Puerto Rico
Lymarie Maldonado-Baez, The Johns Hopkins University
Becky Marquez, Cornell University
Reginald McNulty, California State University, Fullerton
Angel Miera, Georgetown University Medical Center
Gilbert Montano, New Mexico State University
Jessica Montoya, University of Texas El Paso
Vivian Navas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Colette Ntam, Morgan State University
James Olzmann, Emory University
Omar Quintero, Franklin and Marshall College/UNC Chapel Hill
Kameron Richardson, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
Omayra Rivera-Denizard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Julian Sosnik, University of Massachusetts
Danielle Thompson, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Gladys Toro, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Oluseyi Vanderpuye, Albany State University
Jeanine Velez-Gavilan, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Thuha Vinh, University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine
Gervan Williams, Nemours Biomedical Research Institute
Hope Wilson, University of California, Santa Barbara
Jamie Wilson, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
Katherine Young, Spelman College

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following individual, whose research is in aging, to receive NIH National Institute on Aging MAC Travel Awards

Karen Hubbard, City University of New York

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following Postdoctoral Fellows to receive special Burroughs Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Cherie Butts, NIH IRTA Fellow, NIH/NIMH
Veronica Lopez, University of California, Davis
Alexis Rodriguez, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Armando Varela-Ramirez, University of Texas El Paso

2004

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards which are funded through an NIH NIGMS MARC grant:

Katie Alfonso, St. Augustine College
Derek Applewhite, Northwestern University
Lisa Banner, The City University of New York (CUNY)
Patricia Burgos, University of Colorado
Ayesha Carter, Virginia Technological Institute
Andrew Clark, University of California, Irvine
Kathia Cordero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Mauricio Cortes, University of Chicago
German Criollo, St. Augustine's College
Kevin Davis, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Omar Escamilla, California State University, Northridge
Maria Fadri, Baylor College of Medicine
Pierre Fotso, University of Arkansas
Kristine Garza, University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP)
Olivia George, New Mexico State University
Gustavo Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Karen Hubbard, The City University of New York (CUNY)
Anthony Hunt, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
Damon Jacobs, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Travious Johnson, North Carolina Central University
Bertina Jones, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Karl Kingsley, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Catherine Lacayo, Stanford University
Luis Martinez, University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP)
Reginald McNulty, California State, Fullerton
Latany Hammond-Odie, Spelman College
Shanda Perry, North Carolina Central University
Gloricelys Rivera, Universidad Metropolitana Science and Technology
Roberto Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Jennifer Romero, St. Augustine's College
Gloria Salazar, Emory University
Geidy Serrano, University of Puerto Rico, Institute of Neurobiology
Charles Shuster, New Mexico State University
Raquel Sitcheran, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Souvenir Tachado, Beth Israel Medical Center
William Towns, University of Notre Dame
Melanie Van Stry, Boston University
Flavia Wald, University of Miami
Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke

The National Institute on Aging has selected the following students, whose research is in aging, to receive NIA MAC Travel Awards

Claudette Davis, The City University of New York (CUNY)
Analyn Gatus, University of Guam
Sara Herrera, Lake Forest College
Roberta Kiffin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

2003

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are funded through an NIH NIGMS MARC grant.

Derek Applewhite, Northwestern University
Michael Baker, Morgan State University
Ruben Baler, National Institutes of Health
Lisa Banner, CSUN
Carollyn Boykins-Winrow, Norfolk State University
Celestine Burrell, Spelman College, Box 647
Skyla Carney, North Carolina Central University
Dwane Clarke, Morgan State University
Alicia Cleveland, Tennessee State University
Mauricio Cortes, U. of Chicago
Ian Cushman, Baylor College of Medicine
Claudette Davis, City College of New York, CUNY
Maria De Oca, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Tarrah Ezell, Morgan State University
Courtney Fields, Department of Biology
Pierre Fotso, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Noel Gerald, NIAID, NIH
Marjorie Gondre-Lewis, National Institutes of Health
Annette Gonzalez, Northwestern University
Jacqueline Guzman, Boston University School of Medicine
Karmella Haynes, Washington University
Karen Hubbard, City College of New York, CUNY
Duane Johnson, Dillard University
Jacqueline Jordan, Clayton College and State University
Jose Lopez, The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Shanta MacKinnon, JLC-BBRI
Mark Maloney, Spelman College
Becky Marquez, Cornell University
Joel Martínez, University of California Irvine
D.C. Ghislaine Mayer, NIH/NIAID
Allison McNamara, Univerisity of North Carolina, Pembroke
Sommer Miller, University of Pennslyvania
Sommer Miller, University of Pennslyvania
Ayana Moore, University of Washington
Vivian Navas, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus
Elsie Pares-Matos, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Kitani Parker-Johnson, LSU Health Sciences Center
Omayra Rivera-Denizard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Felix Rivera Molina, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicne
Jasma Rucker, University of Pittsburgh
Claudia Toledo, California State University, Northridge
Jeanine Vélez, University of Puerto Rico
David Vigerust, Vanderbilt University
Selwyn Williams, Brooklyn College/CUNY
Jamie Lee Wilson, Boston University School of Medicine
Elethia Woolfold, Meharry Medical School
Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke

The National Institute on Aging has selected the following students, whose research is in aging research, to receive special NIA MAC Travel Awards.

Maryam Boseman, Dillard University
Robert Klees, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Myla Patterson, Meharry Medical College