Education

APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellows Attend 2001 Conferences in Banff, Alberta, Canada
and Pittsburgh, PA

   The APS regularly awards Travel Fellowships for underrepresented minority scientists and students to attend APS scientific meetings with funds provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The Fellowships provide funds for transportation, meals, and lodging for travel to a meeting location, as well as complimentary meeting registration. Six Fellows attended the APS Conference "Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Sodium-Calcium Exchange," in Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 10-14, 2001. Five Fellows attended the APS Conference "Genome & Hormones: An Integrative Approach to Gender Differences in Physiology," in Pittsburgh, PA, October 17-20, 2001.

Fellows in the NIDDK Minority Travel program not only received financial support to attend these meetings, but were also provided professional guidance through pairings with APS members who served as mentors to the Fellows for the duration of the conference. Thanks to the time and expertise offered by mentor volunteers, Fellows were able to maximize their time and more fully experience the many aspects of each conference.

The travel awards are open to graduate students, postdoctoral students, and advanced undergraduate students from minority groups underrepresented in science (i.e., African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders). Students must be US citizens or permanent residents. The specific intent of this award is to increase participation of pre- and post-doctoral minority students in the physiological sciences. For more information, contact the APS Education Office at 301-530-7132 or educatio@the-aps.org, or visit http://www.the-aps.org/education/minority_prog/index.htm on the APS website.

Fellows at "Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Sodium-Calcium Exchange":
Vallie Holloway, Florida A&M University; Inneke Jackson, Florida A&M University; Margaret Lyles, Florida A&M University; Jayne Reuben, Florida A&M University; LaTonia Stiner, Wright State University; Michelle Walker, Florida A&M University

APS Mentors at "Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Sodium-Calcium Exchange":
Jonathon Lytton, University of Calgary Health Sciences Center; Steven Houser, Temple University School of Medicine; Elizabeth Murphy, NIEHS/NIH; Kenneth Philipson, University of California-Los Angeles.

Fellows at "Genome & Hormones: An Integrative Approach to Gender Differences in Physiology":
Turner R. Coggins, Jr., College of Southern Maryland; Rayna Gonzales, University of New Mexico School
of Medicine; Nikki Jernigan, University of New Mexico; Joseph Nunez, University of Maryland, Baltimore; Jose Ospina, University of California-Irvine College of Medicine.

APS Mentors at "Genome & Hormones: An Integrative Approach to Gender Differences in Physiology";
Sue P. Duckles, University of California-Irvine; Karen Carlberg, Eastern Washington University; Martin
Frank, The American Physiological Society; Suzanne Oparil, University of Alabama-Birmingham.

New Explorations in Biomedicine CD-ROM Available

     
The APS works to increase participation in biomedical research careers among Native American students in Montana. A New Explorations in Biomedicine CD-ROM has been developed with Explorations in Biomedicine resources. This CD-ROM is designed for educators with an interest in science activities that focus on Native American health and science issues. It is a  compilation of classroom/lab activities, program information, and resources for the K-12 and tribal college science educator, but would be a useful resource for any science educator. For more information about Explorations in Biomedicine, please visit the APS website at http://www.the-aps.org/education/expl/index.htm or contact Andrea Jackson, Project Administrator, via Email: ajackson@the-aps.org. The Explorations in Biomedicine CD-ROM is now available by request; single copies are free. Please send your name and mailing address to Brooke Bruthers via email: bbruthers@the-aps.org or by phone: 301-571-0693.

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