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MARC travel awards announced for the 2012 GSA Zebrafish Development and Genetics Meeting

June 6th, 2012

FASEB MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for the 2012 Genetics Society of America (GSA) Zebrafish Development and Genetics Meeting in Madison, WI from June 20-24, 2012. These awards are meant to promote the entry of underrepresented minority students, postdoctorates and scientists into the mainstream of the basic science community and to encourage the participation of young scientists at the 2012 GSA Zebrafish Development and Genetics Meeting.

Awards are given to poster/platform presenters and faculty mentors paired with the students/trainees they mentor. This year MARC conferred 2 awards totaling $3,300.

The FASEB MARC Program is funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health. A primary goal of the MARC Program is to increase the number and competitiveness of underrepresented minorities engaged in biomedical and behavioral research.

The following have been selected to receive a FASEB MARC Travel Award for their poster/platform presentation:

Dr. Oni Mapp, Carnegie Institution of Washington [SDB member]

Dr. Catherine McCollum, University of Houston

Provided by Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

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