American Physiological Society Minority Programs: Meetings and Other Links

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Meetings and Other Links

Minorities in Science Meetings and Programs

•	Understanding Interventions Workshops
•	Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
•	Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference
•	American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference

For more links, go to APS Career Web, select your educational level of interest and click on “Minority Resources.”

Meetings and Fellowships for Minority Students
These organizations/meetings provide specific fellowships or opportunities for minority scientists and students.

•	APS Conferences and Annual Meeting
•	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
•	American Society for Cell Biology
•	American Society for Microbiology
•	Endocrinology Society
•	FASEB MARC Program
•	Gordon Conferences (Note: Many of the Gordon Conferences offer travel fellowships for minority students; contact the specific conference chair for information)
•	Keystone Symposia
•	Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Offers Support for Graduate Education
•	Society for Neuroscience

For more links, go to APS Career Web, select your educational level of interest and click on “Minority Resources.”

Organizational Links

•	AAAS Capacity Center
•	AIBS Outreach Directory
•	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Minority Scientists Network
•	Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Minorities in Medicine
•	Collaborative for Enhancing Diversity in Science
•	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Minority Access to Research Careers Program (MARC)
•	Just/Garcia/Hill: A virtual community for minorities in science
•	Minority Institutions
•	National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS) Division of Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE)

For more links, go to APS Career Web, select your educational level of interest and click on “Minority Resources.”

Statistics and Reports on Minorities in Science

•	National Science Foundation (NSF) Science Resources Statistics
•	Commission on Professionals in Science and Engineering (CPST)
•	National Academy of Sciences: National Academy Press (search for “minorities”)
•	National Academy of Sciences Career Guides