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One of the nation's oldest and most respected non-profit science organizations will provide $47,000 in travel fellowships to underrepresented minority students and scientists to attend the Experimental Biology conference in Washington, D.C., April 28 - May 2. The American Physiological Society (APS), which administers the program, has announced that 38 fellows will receive the travel awards.
APS administers the program with financial support from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Both NIDDK and NIGMS are part of the National Institutes of Health. The APS Minority Travel Fellowship Program is designed to encourage more students from minority groups that are underrepresented in science to become scientists and remain in the field. African-American, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students and faculty are eligible for the fellowships. The APS has awarded travel fellowships to approximately 500 minority students and faculty since 1987, when the program began.
In addition to paying travel and registration costs, each fellow is paired with an established researcher, an APS member who is usually in the same research area as the student. More than 60 APS members volunteer each year to be mentors. A number of former minority travel fellows -- now established researchers with their own graduate students -- serve as mentors themselves.
The program provides many career networking opportunities. The mentor introduces the fellow to other established scientists at the conference, and the fellows meet other minority students at an orientation and reception for current and past travel fellows. APS also invites fellows to career workshops, sessions on special skills development, and other special sessions during the conference.
Past fellows have praised the program, saying they received advice concerning their research from scientists they met through the program and also learned the ins and outs of interviewing for a postdoctoral or faculty position.
The 2007 Minority Travel Fellows are as follows:
* Adebowale Adebiyi, University Of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tenn.
* Julio Ayala, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
* Carmelo Blanquicett, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
* Carmen Troncoso Brindeiro, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.
* Jessica Clark, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.
* Sonya Coaxum, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
* Nildris Cruz, University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Kylie Davis, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
* Carlos del Rio, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
* Dolores Doane, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.
* Maria Dominguez, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind.
* Leticia Gonzalez, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
* Laura Gonzalez Bosc, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.
* Kristin Green, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N. D.
* James Harris, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
* Brooke Henderson, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
* Mark Hernandez, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Mo.
* Andres Hernandez, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
* Crystal Hill-Pryor, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga.
* Michael Hoffman, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
* Anna Leal, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
* Lymari Lopez-Diaz, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
* Wendell Lu, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Keisa Mathis, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La.
* Karl Pendergrass, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
* Farah Ramirez-Marrero, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
* Clintoria Richards-Williams, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
* Edelmarie Rivera-De Jesús, Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico
* Ana Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Walter Rodriguez, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
* Melissa Romero-Aleshire, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
* Olga Santiago, Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico
* Mesia Moore Steed, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
* Keshari Thakali, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
* Ann Tobin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
* Wanda Vila-Carriles, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
* Vabren Watts, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn.
* Julia Wilkerson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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Physiology is the study of how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function to create health or disease. The American Physiological Society has been an integral part of this scientific discovery process since it was established in 1887. The Society provides a wide range of research, educational and career support and programming to further the contributions of physiology to understanding diseased and healthy states.
Contact: Christine Guilfoy
American Physiological Society
One of the nation's leading non-profit science organizations is providing fellowships to underrepresented minority students -- part of an effort to retain qualified minority students in physiology and the biomedical sciences.
The American Physiological Society (APS), with the support of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health, will award a total of $90,000 to 52 fellows to attend APS scientific conferences, including Experimental Biology 2006 (EB) in San Francisco April 1-5.
The program is designed to encourage more minorities to become scientists and remain in the field. African-American, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students and faculty are eligible for the fellowships.
The APS has awarded travel fellowships to more than 500 minority students and faculty since 1987, when the program began.
In addition to paying transportation, registration and other costs, each fellow is paired with an established researcher, an APS member who is usually in the same research area as the student. More than 60 APS members volunteer each year to be mentors. A number of former minority travel fellows -- now established researchers with their own graduate students -- serve as mentors themselves.
The program provides many career networking opportunities. The mentor introduces the fellow to other established scientists at conferences, and the fellows meet other minority students at an orientation and reception for current and past travel fellows. APS also invites fellows to career workshops, sessions on special skills development, and other special sessions during the conference.
Past fellows have praised the program, saying:
* "I received advice from several scientists concerning my research and the ins and outs of interviewing for a postdoctoral position. The most rewarding part of the program was meeting people face to face that you only read about through their journal articles."
* "This was a great opportunity to network with others in my field and it was really an awesome experience. This will only help to take my career further."
The APS/NIDDK 2006 fellows are as follows:
Arizona State University - Sydella Blatch
Auburn University - James E. Harris
Barry University - Christophe Arteaga, Tina Carla Franklin
Baylor College of Medicine - Adetokunbo Omolola Enioza, Anjelica L. Gonzalez-Simon
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine - Hiromi Sanders
Florida International University - Haroldo Souza Silva
Georgia Institute of Technology - Manu O. Platt
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Keisa Williams Mathis
Meharry Medical College - Phillip D. Palmer
Medical College of Georgia - Dexter L. Lee
Medical University of South Carolina - Sonya D. Coaxum
Michigan State University - Keshari Thakali
New Mexico State University - Kimberly M. Benavidez, Aerial L. Singleton Ponce (Puerto Rico) School of Medicine - Marielly Cuevas-Torres, Javier A. Pagan Gutierrez, Beatriz Pagan-Ortiz, Edelmarie Riveria De Jesus, Olga I. Santiago-Maldonado, Cariluz Santiago-Ortiz
University of Alabama-Birmingham - Wanda H. Vila-Carriles
University of California-Davis - Juliana K. Sampson
University of California-Irvine - Nancy M. Aguilar-Roca
University of California-Los Angeles - Johana Vallejo-Rodriguez
University of Illinois-Chicago - Myla M. Patterson
University of Iowa - Brett J. Wong
University of Louisville - Mesia Moore Steed, Candice Thomas
University of Maryland (Baltimore County) - Raelina Howell
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Arnaldo M. Pica
University of Michigan - Lymari Lopez-Diaz, Christopher Mendias, Jesus Salazar
University of Mississippi Medical Center - Nikki Jernigan
University of New Mexico - Jessica M. Bryant, Samantha N. Torres, Paulette M. Yamada
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus - Nildris Cruz-Diaz, Natasha Lugo Escobar, Jose O. Garcia Colon, Raissa Menendez-Delmestre, Geidy E. Serrano
University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Alie Kanu
University of Texas-San Antonio - Alberto W. Mares
University of Texas Health Science Center - Maria Eugenia Davila
University of Wisconsin - Julia E. R. Wilkerson
Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Shea Gilliam-Davis, Karl Pendergrass
West Virginia University School of Medicine - Rhonda Prisby
Vanderbilt University - Julio E. Ayala
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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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Go to http://www.the-aps.org/education/minority_prog/stu_fellows/minority_tvl/ov_mt.htm for more information about the program.
The American Physiological Society was founded in 1887 to foster basic and applied bioscience. The Bethesda, Maryland-based society has more than 10,000 members and publishes 14 peer-reviewed journals containing almost 4,000 articles annually.
APS provides a wide range of research, educational and career support and programming to further the contributions of physiology to understanding the mechanisms of diseased and healthy states. In May 2004, APS received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
Contact: Christine Guilfoy
cguilfoy@the-aps.org
American Physiological Society
The Washington Post on Monday examined the trend of U.S. residents seeking dental care in Mexico, which is "quickly transforming its border cities into catch basins for millions of bargain-hunting and uninsured Americans." Forty-five percent of U.S. residents do not have dental insurance.
According to the Post, Arizona retirement communities have begun organizing "regular bus tours for Mexican dental work and inexpensive [prescription] drugs," and some U.S. health insurers cover services received in Mexico. A recent University of Texas study found that 86% of low-income El Paso, Texas, residents surveyed -- half of whom were undocumented immigrants -- receive medical care or buy prescription drugs from Mexico. In addition, a study published in the Pan-American Journal of Health found that more than 37% of uninsured New Mexico border residents travel to Mexico for medical care.
Mexican dentists "often charge one-fifth to one-fourth of U.S. prices," in part because of "significantly lower" operating costs, the Post reports. Mexican dentists also do not have to purchase high-cost medical malpractice insurance because the Mexican legal system "makes it almost impossible to sue them," the Post reports.
The trend has "unsettled U.S.-based dentists, who tell horror stories of rampant infections, undetected cases of oral cancer and shoddy work south of the border," according to the Post. However, some U.S dentists have "conceded to the competition and begun a 'reverse migration,' opening offices in Mexico to take advantage of the lower costs," the Post reports (Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 6/18).
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