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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 28, 2006
Contact:
Christine Guilfoy
Office: (301) 634-7253
cguilfoy@the-aps.org
The American Physiological
Society Awards Minority Travel Fellowships To Comparative Physiology
Conference In Virginia Beach
BETHESDA, Md – Since 1987, the American Physiological
Society (APS) has awarded minority travel fellowships to more than 500
outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students in
physiology. This year, six students from across the nation and Canada
received fellowships to facilitate their participation in Comparative
Physiology 2006: Integrating Diversity. The conference took place Oct. 8-11
in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The purpose of this fellowship program is to increase
the participation of pre- and postdoctoral minority students in the
physiological sciences. All awardees received funds for transportation,
meals, lodging and complimentary meeting registration.
In addition to attending the meeting, each fellow was
paired with an APS member who served as a mentor throughout the
conference. Mentors offered guidance on appropriate sessions to attend,
introduced fellows to other scientists and provided career advice.
These fellowships are made possible through a grant
from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The
2006 APS Minority Travel Fellows at Comparative Physiology were:
- Sydella Blatch, Arizona State University
- Andrew J. Clark, University of
California-Irvine
- Sue C. Ebanks, University of Miami
- Erica V. Gonzalez, Baylor College of Medicine
- Mervin Hastings, University of British
Columbia
- Adrianne Prystock, Georgia Institute of
Technology
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
Christine Guilfoy at (301) 634-7253 or
cguilfoy@the-aps.org or visit
http://www.the-aps.org/education/minority_prog/index.htm.
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The
American Physiological Society was founded in 1887 to foster basic and
applied bioscience. The Bethesda, Maryland-based society has more than
10,500 members and publishes 14 peer-reviewed journals containing almost
4,000 articles annually.
APS
provides a wide range of research, educational and career support and
programming to further the contributions of physiology to understanding the
mechanisms of diseased and healthy states. In 2004, APS received
the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,
Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
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