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Contact: Stacy Brooks
American Physiological Society
301-634-5739
sbrooks@the-aps.org
APS Awards More Than $160,000 to Minority Students of
Physiology
2001 William T. Porter
Fellowship Winners Announced
Since 1966, the American Physiological Society (APS) has awarded its
Porter Physiology Fellowship to historically underrepresented minorities in
science to encourage diversity among students pursuing full-time studies
toward a Ph.D. in the discipline of physiology. This year, nine students
have been awarded the one-year fellowship that provides each winner with an
$18,000 stipend. To date, the APS has provided more than 70 fellowships to
minority pre- and postdoctoral students.
2001-2002 APS Porter Physiology Fellows:
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Wendy Brisbon – Meharry Medical College
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Marcelo Febo-Vega – University of Puerto Rico
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Jorge Gonzalez-Perez – University of Puerto Rico
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Lisa Hernandez – University of California, Davis
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Adrienne Hicks – Meharry Medical College
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Sonia Houston – University of Missouri Medical School
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Carmen Padro – University of Puerto Rico
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Annelyn Torres-Reveron – Ponce School of Medicine
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Maurice Williams – University of N. Texas Health
Sciences Center
“This program has aimed to make careers in physiology accessible to
minority students since the 60’s and has been widely successful in that
goal,” said Dr. Martin Frank, executive director of the APS. “Former Porter
Fellows include a director of a NIH Institute, leaders within the National
Science Foundation, and department and program heads in academic
institutions. The Society is happy to have assisted in their success,” he
added.
The program is designed to increase the participation of underrepresented
minority students in the physiological sciences and to encourage their
recruitment to responsible positions in academic institutions throughout the
United States. The fellowship is open to underrepresented ethnic minority
applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or
its territories (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Native
Alaskans or Native Pacific Islanders). For more information on the Porter
Physiology Fellowship or the other education programs APS administers, log
on to www.the-aps.org or email the APS
Education office at
education@the-aps.org.
The American Physiological Society is a professional scientific
membership organization devoted to fostering scientific research, education,
and the dissemination of scientific information. The APS supports a variety
of educational activities including programs and fellowships to encourage
the development of young scientists at the undergraduate and graduate
levels, with a particular focus on women and underrepresented minorities.
Founded in 1887, the Society’s membership includes more than 10,000
professionals in science and medicine.
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