Minority Programs Update

Spring 1996

Note from the Editor

I am pleased to introduce myself as the new editor of the NIGMS Minority Programs Update. As the editor, I welcome and encourage your story ideas, comments, and suggestions. I also would welcome any information you could provide for future articles on research highlights. With your assistance, we can continue to provide our readers with up-to-date news and information. - Susan Athey

The NIGMS Minority Programs Update is produced by the Office of Research Reports of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The material is not copyrighted and we encourage its use or reprinting.

Editor:
Susan Athey
Office of Research Reports, NIGMS
Room 3AS.43
45 Center Drive MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 496-7301
Fax: (301) 402-0224
e-mail atheys@nigms.nih.gov

NIGMS Is on the Web

A wide range of NIGMS program information and news, including the NIGMS Minority Programs Update, is now available to biomedical researchers, students, and others interested in basic research and grant information via a site (also known as a home page) on the World Wide Web (WWW).

The home page targets grantees and those interested in obtaining general NIGMS grant information, journalists interested in the results of Institute-supported research, and those interested in non-technical descriptions of certain areas of science.

"A variety of information about our Institute and programs is now available in one place," said Alisa Zapp Machalek, the NIGMS science writer who led the development of the WWW home page. Machalek said the main advantage of the WWW site is that it "enables you to access what you want, when you want it."

The NIGMS home page is organized into seven categories: About NIGMS, News, Funding Information, NIGMS Staff, Visitor Information, Science Education, and Resource Links. The site can be reached at http://www.nigms.nih.gov/ using a Web browser such as Netscape or Mosaic.

For more information on the NIGMS home page, contact:
Alisa Zapp Machalek
Office of Research Reports, NIGMS
Room 3AS.43
45 Center Drive MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 496-7301
e-mail webmaster@nigms.nih.gov

Changes in MORE Grant Programs

The MORE Division has recently announced three major changes in its grant programs. The changes include new initiatives for faculty and minority student development, as well as the replacement of an existing program.

Dr. Clifton Poodry, MORE director, said the changes were made to "encourage broader thinking to solve the problem of underrepresented minorities" in science. The new programs will "give more flexibility and responsibility to the institutions," he said.

Undergraduate Research Training

The program being replaced is the MARC Honors Undergraduate Research Training (HURT) Program. Its successor, the MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U*STAR) Program, enables each applicant institution both to design a program that emphasizes its environment, mission, and strengths, and to set specific objectives and measurable goals against which that institution's program will be evaluated when it recompetes for continued funding.

Like its predecessor, the MARC U*STAR Program provides support for students who are members of minority groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences to improve their preparation for graduate training in biomedical research. The program can also support efforts to strengthen the faculty, science course curricula, and biomedical research training programs and infrastructure at institutions with significant enrollments of minority students.

Awards are made to colleges and universities that offer the baccalaureate degree. The institutions select the trainees to be supported. Trainees must be honors students majoring in the sciences who have an expressed interest in a biomedical research career and who intend to pursue postgraduate education leading to the Ph.D., M.D.-Ph.D., or other combined professional degree-Ph.D. The period of appointment to the MARC U*STAR Program is 2 years at the junior/senior level.

Academic institutions that are not research-intensive may establish linkages with research-intensive institutions. Although variation among programs is expected, all programs should provide trainees with a summer research experience outside the home institution and with research opportunities during the academic year at the home institution or at another institution to which the U*STAR program has established linkages. In addition to annual student stipends of $7,656, funds may be requested for tuition and fees for trainees, limited travel for trainees and faculty, and program evaluation. Certain other training-related costs, such as support for pre-MARC student development activities, may be requested with strong justification.

The application receipt dates for the MARC U*STAR Program are January 10 and May 10.

Current MARC HURT award recipients will remain under existing HURT policies and provisions until they recompete for funding.

In addition to the program modifications, the change in the name of the program is also significant, according to MARC Program director Dr. Adolphus Toliver. "U*STAR is a much more positive acronym than HURT," he noted.

Faculty Development

The MORE Faculty Development Award is a newly established program designed to enhance the research and research training capabilities of faculty at 4-year colleges that have a substantial enrollment of minority students. The program offers faculty the opportunity to update their research skills through high-quality research experiences.

According to Toliver, the program "allows faculty to go away to a research institution to hone their research and academic skills" and "bring back what they've learned and improve the teaching and research capabilities of the home institution."

Selected faculty will spend the summer (or one academic term) every year for 2 to 5 years conducting full-time research in a research-intensive laboratory. Faculty will also have the opportunity to enroll in one course per academic term in fields directly related to their research in order to update their theoretical background.

To be eligible, candidates must be full-time, permanent faculty members in a biomedically related science (including behavioral science or mathematics) at the home institution for at least 3 years; have received the Ph.D. or equivalent at least 5 years prior to application; intend to remain at the home institution at the end of the training period; demonstrate a commitment to research and teaching in a minority institution; plan to conduct research in a science related to biomedical or behavioral research; and be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or permanent resident.

The home institution must be a domestic, private or public institution with a significant enrollment of underrepresented minorities and offer at least the baccalaureate degree in the biomedical or behavioral sciences, including mathematics; support the candidate's plans; and guarantee to provide the candidate with appropriate release time each year to participate in the program. The research institution at which the candidate conducts full-time summer or academic research and takes courses may be a public or private, domestic or foreign institution. It must offer a solid research environment, as evidenced by a high level of faculty involvement in biomedical research and a high level of research support through competitive grants. It may not be the candidate's home institution.

The sponsor who will direct the candidate's research must be a faculty member (or equivalent) at the research institution, and should have a distinguished record of achievement in research that is documented by high-quality research publications and/or competitive research grant support.

The application receipt dates for MORE Faculty Development Awards are February 1, June 1, and October 1.

Minority Student Development

The other new program--the Initiative for Minority Student Development--is designed to encourage the development and/or expansion of innovative programs to improve the academic and research competitiveness of underrepresented minority students at the undergraduate, graduate, and postclinical doctoral levels, and to facilitate their progress toward careers in biomedical research.

Awards are made to domestic, private and public institutions that are involved in biomedical research and training. The institutions select the students to be supported. These students must be majoring in the biomedically relevant sciences or be in medical, dental, or veterinary training and have an interest in pursuing research careers.

The total requested project period for these awards may not exceed 4 years. Awards are renewable. In general, requested direct costs may not exceed $500,000 a year for the 4-year period. Allowable costs include, but are not limited to, graduate student tuition remission; supplies; equipment; travel; other expenses; and salary, wages, and fringe benefits for students and faculty. Applicants should describe the systems by which they would monitor and track the student participants in their programs, including the careers students choose after graduation and the benefits of the programs on student retention and graduation rates.

The application receipt date for Initiative for Minority Student Development Awards is February 1.

For more information on the MORE Faculty Development and the MARC U*STAR programs, contact:
Dr. Adolphus Toliver
Chief, MARC Branch, NIGMS
Room 2AS.43
45 Center Drive MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-3900
Fax: (301) 480-2753
e-mail tolivera@nigms.nih.gov
 
For additional information on the Initiative for Minority Student Development, contact:
Dr. Clifton Poodry
Director, MORE Division, NIGMS
Room 2AS.37
45 Center Drive MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-3900
Fax: (301) 480-2753
e-mail poodryc@nigms.nih.gov

MARC Honors Undergraduate Program Evaluation

by Chris Zimmerman, NIGMS Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation

As part of an effort to strengthen its minority research training programs, NIGMS conducted a series of surveys to gather information on the outcomes of the MARC Honors Undergraduate Research Training Program and to determine specific characteristics of the training pathways of MARC students. The surveys were completed in 1995, with a response rate of more than 70 percent overall. Information gathered through the surveys was used to describe the educational and career outcomes of former MARC students and to compare these where possible with national statistics on the educational pathways for all minority and majority students in biology and chemistry. The primary focus of the report was on "former" MARC students: those who had received support prior to, but were no longer receiving support in, fiscal year 1994. In all, 2,179 former MARC students participated in the survey.

The major conclusions of the report were that:

Editor's Note: Dr. James Onken, chief of the NIGMS Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation, presented the results of the MARC evaluation at the January 1996 meeting of the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council.
 
For a copy of the report, "A Study of the Minority Access to Research Careers Honors Undergraduate Research Training Program," contact:
Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation, NIGMS
Room 3AS.49
45 Center Drive MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-2762

Bridges Program Tracking System Developed

Recently, NIGMS introduced an interactive program on the World Wide Web for tracking students and reporting progress on Bridges to the Future awards. Information obtained through this program, which is named E-STAR (for Electronic Student Tracking and Reporting), will help shape the future of the Bridges initiative. If E-STAR is successful, it can serve as a model for similar systems to be used in administering other NIGMS programs.

The primary objective of the E-STAR system is to provide a streamlined way of gathering information needed to evaluate the Bridges Program, thus making the best use of limited human resources at Bridges institutions and at NIGMS.

Both Bridges Program participants and NIGMS are expected to benefit from E-STAR. For Bridges grantees, the system can help organize program information and streamline the preparation of applications, progress reports, and other reports. For example, E-STAR will allow grantees to track and generate reports on student appointments, demographic information, and the educational history of students both prior to and after receiving Bridges support. In return, NIGMS will benefit from E-STAR's ability to generate more comprehensive, current, and analyzable data from Bridges Program participants than is presently available.

Several Bridges grantee institutions participated in a pilot test of the system in early 1996, and the system was opened to all Bridges grantees in March.

If you have any questions about E-STAR, contact:
Caroline Julian
Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation, NIGMS
Room 3AS.49
45 Center Drive MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-2762

Gonzales Leaves NIGMS Post

Dr. Ciriaco Q. Gonzales, director of the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program since 1975, left NIGMS in November to accept a position with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Gonzales' name has become synonymous with the MBRS Program over the last 20 years. The program set out to increase the participation of minorities in biomedical research by awarding grants to minority institutions to strengthen their research capabilities and provide support for faculty and student participation in research. The program originated in the former NIH Division of Research Resources, but was transferred to NIGMS in 1989.

Since its beginning, the MBRS Program has had a significant impact on minority institutions, allowing schools to obtain funds to enhance their research programs and infrastructure. With a current budget of approximately $50 million, the program is able to make grants to 95 to 100 minority institutions.

Gonzales said the MBRS Program has helped put some minority institutions into a more "competitive posture" with other schools of similar size, enabling them to "improve their facilities and hire new faculty with new expertise." At the strictly undergraduate schools, he noted, "the grants have provided for the improvement of their laboratory facilities, curricula, and faculty to a level where they are now engaging in some research and are teaching modern biology and chemistry, resulting in more competitive students."

"The MBRS Program has helped thousands of students get the research experience needed to catapult them into a variety of career paths in the health sciences," Gonzales said. "Both faculty and students from several institutions are regular attendees and presenters at many of the national society meetings."

As to the future of the MBRS Program, Gonzales said he would like to see the larger minority institutions become more competitive for research funds beyond those offered through the MBRS Program. Gonzales encourages the smaller minority institutions to take the initiative to consolidate their mission as teaching institutions and be more creative in communicating their needs and priorities to NIH.

Gonzales credited the success of the MBRS Program thus far to the efforts of members of Congress, the NIH staff, advisors from minority institutions, reviewers, and participants who "went that extra mile over the years." He said that being director of the program has been a challenge, but he has enjoyed "every bit of it." He said he hoped the MBRS Program has been managed in a way that has been helpful to the institutions it has supported over the last 23 years.

In his new position at HRSA, sister agency to NIH, Gonzales will be the director of the Division of Disadvantaged Assistance in the Bureau of Health Professions. There, he will oversee a staff of 25 employees working to administer a program that encourages disadvantaged and minority individuals to pursue careers in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and related health professions.

Profile: Juliette B. Bell, Ph.D.

This special section profiles former MARC and MBRS participants who have excelled in their fields. We hope that the profiles will give students an idea of the types of careers available with science degrees, and the paths others have taken to achieve those careers.

Dr. Bell, a former MBRS undergraduate participant at Talladega College in Alabama and MARC predoctoral trainee at Atlanta University in Georgia, is now the MBRS program director at Fayetteville State University (FSU) in North Carolina. She is an associate professor of chemistry in the Department of Natural Sciences. Her areas of expertise are biochemistry and molecular genetics, and her specific research interests are in the area of structure/function relationships in enzymes involved in nucleic acid biosynthesis. Bell has received numerous honors and awards, including the prestigious Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation. She was selected "Teacher of the Year" for 1995-96 by both the Department of Natural Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences at FSU.

HOW I BECAME INTERESTED IN SCIENCE: When I tell people that I am a biochemist, I am often asked how I got into this line of work. People ask: "Did you have a biochemist in the family?" or "Did you always want to be a scientist?" The answer is "NO." I grew up in a small rural community in Alabama called Alpine. I was the fourth of six children and my parents were not college educated. I grew up on a family farm where we grew cotton, corn, sweet potatoes, and peanuts. We essentially farmed year-round. I distinctly remember having to miss school to work in the cotton fields, and struggling to bring in the last of the cotton crop during the Christmas holidays. During this period of my life, I learned an invaluable lesson--to find the challenge in whatever I did and to strive for excellence. Back then, at 12 or 13 years old, it was trying to pick a hundred pounds of cotton in a day. Later on in high school, it was in a chemistry course that I found the challenge. I liked chemistry because I had always heard that girls couldn't do science because it was "too hard." I enjoyed excelling in something that I was not "supposed" to be good in. And besides that, I found chemistry to be very interesting. That sense of challenge and fulfillment followed me to college, where I chose to major in chemistry and graduated at the top of my class.

HOW MARC/MBRS HELPED ME: The MBRS Program gave me my first opportunity to conduct research as an undergraduate student at Talladega College. My interest in and love for biomedical research were born from that experience. The MARC Program actually made a career in biomedical research a real possibility by providing the support for me to obtain a Ph.D. degree at Atlanta University. This opportunity I surely would not have had otherwise. As a program director and principal investigator of the MBRS Program at Fayetteville State University, I continue to benefit. The MBRS Program has allowed me to establish my own research program and has given me the opportunity to begin training the next generation of biomedical researchers. It has also given me the opportunity to return to a historically minority university and to give back to the community that was so instrumental in preparation for the career I now enjoy.

THING I ENJOY MOST ABOUT SCIENCE: Science is the key to knowledge. It is our job as scientists to use this key to unlock the mysteries of life. I enjoy being able to pose a question and then to design experiments by which answers can be found. I like trying to solve problems. It is the challenge and wonder of discovery that keep me excited about science. I also enjoy sharing that wonder with my students, especially minorities and women, and empowering them to expand their horizons.

MY ROLE MODEL: My father is my role model because he taught me, by his own example, that you can achieve anything if you want it and work for it. Although he did not have much formal education, he has had a very successful career in labor management. Professionally, I don't really try to model anyone. I look for my strengths and try to maximize them. I admire all people who have broken the molds and stereotypes, moved beyond the expected, and achieved a measure of success. I credit my undergraduate general chemistry teacher, Dr. Charlie "Mack" Stinson, with inspiring (and pushing) me to pursue my doctorate. Two other important individuals in my professional life are my Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Franklin Hamilton, and my postdoctoral mentor, Dr. Mary Ellen Jones.

MY ADVICE TO STUDENTS ENTERING/CONSIDERING SCIENTIFIC CAREERS: My advice is to avoid the path of least resistance. Take the difficult, challenging courses and prepare yourself well. Obtain the broadest training possible so that you will have flexibility. Choose a career that will provide personal satisfaction. Set your goal and go for it. Find your niche. You don't have to be brilliant or a genius to have a successful career in science. What you need are motivation, drive, determination, hard work, and a natural curiosity.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I believe that it is a national imperative that we continue to encourage and to provide opportunities for minorities to enter biomedical research careers. In order to do this we must educate minorities about the importance of conducting research, present research careers as viable alternatives to medicine, and portray science as doable, interesting, challenging, fulfilling, and fun. Also, I'd like to encourage minority students to consider returning to a minority institution after they obtain their degrees and training. There is much that needs to be done and a community that needs to be served.

If you know an outstanding former MARC or MBRS participant who has excelled professionally and you would like to nominate that person as a future Update profile subject, please let us know. Your suggestions are always welcome.

News and Notes

We are always interested in hearing about NIGMS minority program faculty, alumni, and students. Please drop us a line and let us know where you are and what you are doing.

Send information to:
Editor
NIGMS Minority Programs Update
Room 3AS.43
45 Center Drive MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 496-7301
Fax: (301) 402-0224

Selected Publications by MARC and MBRS Faculty and Students

Adamczeski M, Reed A, Crews P. New and known diketopiperazines from the Caribbean sponge, Calyx cf. podatypa1. J Nat Prod 1995;58:201-8.

Archibong E, Sullivan R, Leszczynski J. Ab initio predictions of the molecular structures and harmonic vibrational frequencies of Ga202 isomers. Struc Chem 1995;6:339-42.

Benghezal M, Lipke PN, Conzelmann A. Identification of six complementation classes involved in the biosynthesis of glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol anchors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Cell Biol 1995;130:1333-44.

Chen MH, Shen ZM, Bobin S, Kahn PC, Lipke PN. Structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae a-agglutinin. Evidence for a yeast cell wall protein with multiple immunoglobulin-like domains with atypical disulfides. J Biol Chem 1995;27:26168-77.

de Nobel H, Pike J, Lipke PN. Genetics of a-agglutinin function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Gen Genet 1995;247:409-15.

Divale W. Cold symptoms and emotional dissatisfaction among rural/urban and culturally diverse high school students. Cross-Cultural Research 1995;29:27-42.

Fields K, Greenwood F. Expression of SQ10 (a preprorelaxin-like gene) in the pregnant rabbit placenta and uterus. Biol Reprod 1995;53:1139-45.

Farooqui MYH, Ybarra B, Piper J, Tamez A. Effect of dosing vehicles on the toxicity and metabolism of unsaturated aliphatic nitriles. J Appl Toxicol 1995;15:411-20.

Jonnalagadda S, Chan S, Garrido J, Bond J, Singmaster KA. Detection of ethylene-ozone and cyclohexene-ozone charge-transfer complexes in cryogenic matrices. J Am Chem Soc 1995;117:562.

Kale P, Petty BT Jr., Sohni Y. Mutagenicity testing of nine herbicides and pesticides currently used in agriculture. Environ Mol Mutagen 1995;25:148-53.

Kerr JNQ, Paul VJ. Animal-plant defense association: the soft coral Sinularia sp. (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) protects Halimeda spp. from herbivory. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 1995;186:183-205.

Lim ST, Jue CK, Moore CW, Lipke PN. Oxidative cell wall damage mediated by bleomycin-Fe(II) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Bacteriol 1995;177:3534-9.

Lipke PN, Chen MH, de Nobel H, Kurjan J, Kahn PC. Homology modeling of an immunoglobulin-like domain in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae adhesion protein a-agglutinin. Protein Science 1995;4:2168-78.

Lu CF, Montijn RC, Brown JL, Klis F, Kurjan J, Bussey H, Lipke PN. Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-dependent cross-linking of a-agglutinin and B1,6-glucan in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall. J Cell Biol 1995;128:333-40.

McCoy G, Finlay MF, Rhone A, James K, Cobb GP. Chronic polychlorinated biphenyls exposure on three generations of oldfield mice (Peromyscus polionotus): effects on reproduction, growth, and body residues. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 1995;28:431-5.

Meyer KD, Paul VJ, Sanger HR, Nelson SG. Effects of seaweed extracts and secondary metabolites on feeding by herbivorous surgeonfish Naso lituratus. Coral Reefs 1994;13:105-12.

Pennings SC, Pablo SR, Paul VJ, Duffy JE. Effects of sponge secondary metabolites in different diets on feeding by three groups of consumers. J Exp Mar Biol 1994;180:137-49.

Pitnick S, Markow TA, Spicer GS. Delayed male maturity is a cost of producing large sperm in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1995;92:10614-8.

Robles LJ, Camacho JL, Matsumoto B. Retinoid cycling proteins redistribute in light-/dark-adapted octopus retinas. J Comp Neurol 1995;358:605-14.

Schupp PJ, Paul VJ. Calcium carbonate and secondary metabolites in tropical seaweeds: variable effects on herbivorous fishes. Ecology 1994;75:1172-85.

Silber HB, Sibley S, Campbell R. Solution and solid state interactions of C60 with substituted anilines. J Phys Chem 1995;99:5274-6.

Singh SP, Singh SR, Williams YU, Jones L, Abdullah T. Antigenic determinants of the OmpC porin from Salmonella typhimurium. Infect Immun 1995;63:4600-5.

Singh J, Hill M, Moore-Cheatum L. Carbon monoxide pollution alters gestational hematology in protein-deficient mice. Toxic Sub Mech 1995;14:281-92.

Smith CL. Boron trihalide mediated cleavage of diethyl ether with [Tris (trimethylsilyl) methyl] lithium. Organometallics 1995;14:3098-100.

Tan V, Hicks RA. Type A-B behavior and nightmare types among college students. Percept Mot Skills 1995;81:15-9.

Send in your references for inclusion in Selected Publications. We would appreciate your contribution to this section in order to represent as many MARC and MBRS programs as possible. Complete bibliographical citations can be called, faxed, mailed, or e-mailed to the Editor (see page 1).

Upcoming Meetings

 
May 19-23, 1996

American Society for Microbiology, 96th General Meeting
New Orleans, LA
Contact: ASM
1325 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005-4171
phone (202) 737-3600

June 2-6, 1996

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Annual Meeting
Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
Contact: Office of Scientific Meetings
9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998
phone (301) 530-7010

August 3-7, 1996

Protein Society, Tenth Symposium
Convention Center, San Jose, CA
Contact: Office of Scientific Meetings
9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998
phone (301) 530-7010

August 4-8, 1996

American Institute of Biological Sciences, Annual Meeting
University of Seattle, WA
Contact: AIBS Meetings Department
1444 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
phone (202) 628-1500

August 25-29, 1996

American Chemical Society, 212th National Meeting
Orlando, FL
Contact: ACS Meetings
1155 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-4899
phone (202) 872-4396
e-mail natlmtgs@asc.org

October 24-27, 1996

Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, 1996 Annual Conference
Los Angeles Airport Hilton and Towers, Los Angeles, CA
Contact: SACNAS, University of California
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
phone (408) 459-4272

October 29-November 2, 1996

American Society of Human Genetics, 46th Annual Meeting
Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA
Contact: ASHG
9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998
phone (301) 571-1825

November 14-17, 1996

American Indian Science and Engineering Society, 18th Annual National Conference
Salt Palace Convention Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: AISES
1630 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80301
phone (303) 939-0023

December 7-11, 1996

International Congress on Cell Biology/American Society for Cell Biology, Annual Meeting
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, CA
Contact: ASCB
9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998
phone (301) 530-7153

Recent Awards and Fellowships

Predoctoral Fellowships for Minority Students
(listed by fellow and graduate institution)

Aeginea Adams, University of California, San Diego.
Leonard Allmond, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Michael Anderson, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick.
Alan Beamer, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Francisco Blanco, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Melissa Brosius, University of California, Irvine.
David Cerna, University of California, Davis.
Sharon Chandler, University of California, San Diego.
Monica Colaiacovo, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
Lila Collins, University of California, San Diego.
Christine Crawford, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Jose Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Maria Garcia, University of Washington, Seattle.
Kristine Garza, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
D. Blake Gillespie, University of Oregon, Eugene.
Althea Grant, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Judson Haynes, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge.
Shekema Hodge, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Diahann Homer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Phoebe Johnson, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Mayra Lorenzo, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Alan Maderazo, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.
Frances McFarland, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Erik Misner, University of Arizona, Tucson.
May Ong, University of California, Los Angeles.
Sylvia Pagan, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Miriam Quinones, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Jorge Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras.
Vincente Resto, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Lizbeth Reynoso-Paz, University of California, Davis.
Destardi Sherman, Texas A & M University, College Station.
Daniel Spector, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark.
Triscia Wharton, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Bridges to the Future Awards
(listed by institution and principal investigator)

2-year to 4-year Bridge
Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, FL; Ram Nayar.
University of Minnesota, Duluth; Benjamin Clark.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Jasper Memory.
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Daniel Walz.

M.S.-Ph.D. Bridge
University of Minnesota, Duluth; Benjamin Clark.
West Georgia College, Carrolton; Gregory Stewart.

MORE Faculty Development Awards
(listed by institution and faculty member)

University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Charles Loshon.
University of Texas, San Antonio; Andrew Martinez.

MORE Conference Grants
(listed by principal investigator and organization/institution)

Muriel Prouty, Biophysical Society.
James Wyche, The Leadership Alliance, Brown University, Providence, RI.

Acronyms Used in this Issue

E-STAR - Electronic Student Tracking and Reporting
FSU - Fayetteville State University
HHS - Health and Human Services
HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration
HURT - Honors Undergraduate Research Training
MARC - Minority Access to Research Careers
MBRS - Minority Biomedical Research Support
MORE - Minority Opportunities in Research
NIGMS - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIH - National Institutes of Health
U*STAR - Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research
WWW - World Wide Web