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APS Presents Awards at Annual ABRCMS Conference APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellows Attend the 2008 APS Intersociety Meeting: The Integrative Biology of Exercise Education Special Sessions at Experimental Biology 2009 |
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The APS presented awards to minority undergraduate
researchers and was a major conference sponsor at the Annual Biomedical
Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) at Disney’s Coronado
Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL from November 5-9, 2008. ABRCMS is a
national conference designed to facilitate increased minority involvement in
biomedical and behavioral science careers. This four-day conference
encompassed scientific presentations, professional development workshops,
poster and oral presentations, and numerous networking opportunities with
faculty and administrators from graduate schools, government agencies,
scientific societies and foundations. ABRCMS has grown to one of the largest professional conferences for biomedical and behavioral students since its inception in 2001. More than 2,800 participants attended the 2008 ABRCMS including nearly 1,500 undergraduate students, 300 graduate students, 400+ exhibitors, and 500+ Program Directors/Faculty. The APS, represented by APS Staff Member, Brooke Bruthers, and one of the two 2008-2009 APS K-12 Minority Outreach Fellows, Keisa Mathis, was pleased to present $2,000 in total awards to seven undergraduate students for the best oral and poster presentations in the physiological sciences. Students also receive a complimentary one-year print subscription to the APS journal, Physiology, and an APS denim shirt. Awardees were added to the Minority Physiologists Listserv. Fifteen judges, including APS members, Vernon Bond, Jr., Howard Univ., Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Dillard Univ., and Shyamal Premaratne, Virginia Union Univ., selected the winners: Oral Dana Dominguez (Undergraduate Senior), Univ. of California, San Diego Abstract: “Induction of Apoptosis in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) by Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors” Kavita Balkaran (Undergraduate Junior), Univ. of the Virgin Islands Abstract: “Newly Restored Eelgrass Has Similar Species Diversity as Eelgrass from a Self-established Eelgrass Bed” Poster Anupama Divakaruni (Undergrad-uate Sophomore), Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County Abstract: “Elucidating Mechanisms of Potassium Balance” Carlo Mejia (Undergraduate Sophomore), Univ. of California, Riverside Abstract: “Segmental Differences in Colonic Transporter Expression” Howard Forbes (Undergraduate Junior), Univ. of the Virgin Islands Abstract: “The Influence of Red Mud and Stabilized Red Mud on Seed Germination and Plant Growth” Citadel Cabasag (Undergraduate Senior), Washington State Univ. Abstract: “Evaluating Morphological Defects and Oxidative Stress in an Experimental Model of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome” David Durazo (Undergraduate Senior), Univ. of Arizona Abstract: “The Effect of Oxidative Stress on Insulin Signaling in Isolated Rat Skeletal Muscle” The APS congratulates the students on a job well done and wishes them the best in their academic pursuits. Finally, the APS Education Office staffed an exhibit booth, highlighting the following awards, programs and resources for minority groups underrepresented in science: APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship which provides funds to attend Experimental Biology and the fall APS conferences; Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship support full-time undergraduate students to work in the laboratory of an APS member; Porter Physiology Fellowship Program which supports minority students pursuing full-time studies toward a PhD in the physiological sciences; APS Minority Listserv which provides information on APS events, awards, grants, fellowships, science news, positions available and more. For more information on these programs, go to www.the-aps.org/education/minority_prog/. The APS career brochure, career web site, Archive of Teaching Resources, Timeline of Physiology, membership for students, and Experimental Biology 2009 also were highlighted at the exhibit. The ABRCMS meeting is sponsored by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Minority Opportunities for Research Programs (MORE) which includes the MARC, MBRS:RISE, MBRS: SCORE, MBRS:IMSD, MBRS, and BRIDGES programs and is coordinated by the American Society for Microbiology. For more information see www.abrcms.org. For more information regarding the awards, programs and fellowships administered by the APS Education Office, please visit http://www.the-aps.org/education/index.htm or contact the office at education@the-aps.org or 301-634-7132.
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APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellows Attend the 2008 APS Intersociety Meeting: The Integrative Biology of Exercise |
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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). These fellowships provide funds for
registration, transportation, meals, and lodging. Seven fellows attended the
APS Intersociety Meeting, “The Biology of Exercise V” in Hilton Head, SC
from September 24-27, 2008. Fellows in the NIDDK Minority Travel program not only receive financial support to attend this meeting, but will also be provided professional guidance through pairings with APS members who serve as mentors to the fellows for the duration of the meeting. Thanks to the time and expertise offered by mentor volunteers, fellows will be able to maximize their time and more fully experience the many aspects of this meeting. Fellows at the Biology of Exercise Meeting were: Jorge Gamboa, Univ. of Kentucky; Kirsten Granados, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; Rebecca Hasson, Univ. of Massachusetts; Anna Leal, Univ. of Texas, Southwestern; Christopher Mendias, Univ. of Michigan; Trudy Moore-Harrison, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte; and Farah Ramirez-Marrero, Mayo Clinic, MN. APS Meeting Mentors at the Biology of Exercise Meeting were: John P. Thyfault, VA Med. Center/Univ. of Missouri; George A. Brooks, Univ. of California, Berkeley; Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden, Univ. of Kentucky; Timothy P. Gavin, East Carolina Univ.; Timothy Griffin, Oklahoma Med. Research Foundation; Susan A. Bloomfield, Texas A&M Univ.; and Gary W. Mack, Brigham Young Univ. 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). The specific intent of this award is to increase participation of pre- and postdoctoral minority students in the physiological sciences. For more information, contact Brooke Bruthers in the APS Education Office at 301-634-7132 or bbruthers@the-aps.org, or visit http://www.the-aps.org/education/minority_prog/index.htm on the APS website.
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Refresher Course in Renal Physiology |
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