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National Meeting to Commemorate Anniversaries
BY
SUSAN ATHEY, NIGMS
The second Annual Biomedical Research Conference
for Minority Students (ABRCMS) will mark the 40th anniversary of NIGMS
and the 30th anniversary of the MARC and MBRS programs in grand style
— from a panel discussion with Nobel laureates to an awards ceremony
and dinner. Sponsored by NIGMS and managed by the American Society
for Microbiology, the national meeting will be held November 13–16
in New Orleans, LA.
The ABRCMS brings together MORE program participants,
academic administrators, grant officials, and the scientific community.
The meeting features scientific sessions, professional development
workshops, a student poster session, exhibits, and networking opportunities.
Anniversary-related festivities begin on Thursday,
November 14 with a panel discussion titled “Leaders in Scientific
Discovery: Conversations with Nobel Laureates and a Potential.” Featured
speakers include Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize
in physiology or medicine; Dr. Thomas R. Cech, winner of the 1989
Nobel Prize in chemistry; and Dr. Erich D. Jarvis, recipient of the
2002 Waterman Award, the highest honor bestowed by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) to a young investigator. Also featured will be a
panel of MARC and MBRS program alumni who will discuss their scientific
accomplishments and career pathways in the biomedical sciences. Later
that evening, an awards banquet will include remarks by Dr. Ruth L.
Kirschstein, NIH deputy director; and a keynote address by the Honorable
Louis Stokes, former U.S. Congressman. Kirschstein played a key role
in creating the MARC and MBRS programs while she was director of NIGMS,
and Stokes was the programs’ advocate and strong supporter in Congress.
More information on the 2002 ABRCMS meeting,
including the full conference agenda, can be found on the ABRCMS meeting
Web site at http://www.abrcms.org.
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