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  APS Awards 44 Minority Travel Fellowships to the Experimental Biology 2002 Meeting in New Orleans, LA

Since 1987, the American Physiological Society (APS) has awarded minority travel fellowships to its annual spring meeting, Experimental Biology.  This year 44 students have received these fellowships to facilitate their participation in this gathering, which attracts more than 14,000 scientists annually from dozens of scientific disciplines.  The purpose of this fellowship program is to increase the participation of pre- and postdoctoral minority students in the physiological sciences.  All awardees receive funds for transportation, meals, lodging and complimentary meeting registration.  EB 2002 will be held from April 20-24 in New Orleans. 

In addition to receiving the opportunity to attend the meeting, each fellow is paired with an APS member who will serve as a mentor over the course of the conference.  Mentors offer guidance on appropriate sessions to attend, introduce fellows to other scientists and provide career advice.

These fellowships are made possible through grants from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). 

2002 APS Minority Travel Fellows:

Jan Michael Williams, Medical School of Georgia

Milton Hamblin, Meharry Medical College

Steve J. Plane, Sr., New Mexico State University

Jorge L. Gonzalez-Perez, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Ianthalatres Williams, University of Alabama

Lorie Ann Gonzalez, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Raudel Sandoval, University of Illinois

Martin Farias III, University of North Texas Health Science Center/Fort Worth

Allison A. Ivy, Meharry Medical College

Erwin A. Bautista, University of California Davis

Jacob Garza, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Guy Alvarez, Colorado State University

Gerald D. Frank, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Rudy M. Ortiz, University of California Santa Cruz

Marcelo Febo, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

Danielle Leteshe Hughes, Wake Forest University

Karen Feng, The University of Arizona

Jennifer Marquez, University of Arizona

Chastity N. McRae, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Patrizia Alizia Flores, New Mexico Highlands University

Whitney Daniels, Ursinus College

Johana Vallejo, University of Missouri - Columbia

Daniel N. Gonzalez, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Edward G. Smith, North Carolina Central University

Mark J. Hernandez, University of Missouri - Columbia, School of Medicine

Robert Carter III, University of North Texas Health Science Center

Nikki L. Jernigan, University of New Mexico

Ollie Kelly, Emory University

DaVonne Bivins, State University of West Georgia

Earl G. Haley, Wright State University

Elizabeth Kristine Weihe, Mayo Foundation

Michael F. Perrine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Ita Timothy Udosen, Texas Southern University

Hector Macias, University of California

James Patrick Abulencia, Johns Hopkins University

Oliver I. Fregoso, University of California, Santa Cruz

Maria Teresa Z. Paraz, University of California

Johnalyn D. Lyles, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Jennifer L.T. Keeling, University of California Santa Cruz

Kassandra Inez Rossiter, University of California at Santa Cruz

Billie Foot, Ft. Belknap College

Justin Hawley, Ft. Belknap College

Bethany Not Afraid, Ft. Belknap College

Joseph Strike, Ft. Belknap College

The travel awards are open to graduate students, postdoctoral students and advanced undergraduate students for minority groups underrepresented in science (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders).  For more information, please contact Stacy Brooks at 301-634-7253 or sbrooks@the-aps.org.