Minority travel to attend ASCB Annual Meetings has been a Society interest since 1980 when then Society President Bill Brinkley and others began holding breakfast and discussion meetings with minority scientists attending the Annual Meeting.

Using discretionary funds, ASCB support continued from 1981-1983 under the presidencies of Marilyn Farquhar, Jim Jamieson, and Morris Karnovsky. During this period Winston Anderson also contributed funds for student participation from his Howard University/Rockefeller (HUROC) grant. After 1993, funding was obtained through an NIH/MARC or an NSF grant administered by the ASCB National Office.

In 1993, thirty travel grants were made to minority graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty. From 1994 through 1998 between 25-29 awards were made. Yearly support for 24 grants was provided through the MAC NIH/NIGMS Minority Access to Research Careers grant; additional awards were funded by Chroma Technology and Pfizer, Inc.

In 2004, 40 meeting attendees were supported by the MAC MARC/NIGMS grant; four additional attendees were supported by the NIH, National Institute on Aging. Grantees present their research data at the Minorities Poster Session as well as at their regularly scheduled poster session.

This Minority Poster Session offers ASCB executive officers and council, as well as other meeting attendees who might not otherwise have the opportunity to view the grantee’s posters an opportunity to meet these specially honored minority scientists, thus providing enhanced exposure and opportunities for mentoring and collegial collaboration.

2023 Maximizing Access in Cell Biology for PEERS Committee Travel Grants

The ASCB Maximizing Access in Cell Biology for PEERS Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel grants, which are supported by an IPERT grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH:

2023 Travel Grantees

  • Adriana Landeros
  • Adriana Y. Aponte
  • Alex Hofler
  • Alexandra Perez
  • Alia Renee Edington
  • Aliyah L Bocachica Adorno
  • Analine Aguayo
  • Andrea G. Marshall, PhD
  • Andrea Henle
  • Andrea Ramirez
  • Aracelis Torres
  • Ashley Aguillard
  • Austin Folger
  • Bashir Ali
  • Beatriz M. Morales-Cabán
  • Benjamin Lee
  • Betty Ortiz
  • Breanna Pence
  • Carla Parker-Athill
  • Carmen Herrera Sandoval
  • Chinyere Iweka
  • Danielle Lynanne Schmitt
  • Demi Fortson
  • Diana Olivas
  • Dylan Valencia
  • Eleana Parajon
  • Emily Gutierrez-Morton
  • Heidi Cervantes
  • Ivette J. Suarez-Arroyo
  • Jared Rafael Camillo
  • Jason Rivera
  • Jonah Rosas
  • Jonathan Chin Cheong
  • Jordan Kalai
  • Jorge Guerrero
  • Jose Cirino
  • Jose Torres
  • Kaira Thevenin
  • Katheryn Rothenberg
  • Kaylin Hawkins
  • Kiana Mitchell
  • Kimberly Lukasik
  • Kit Neikirk
  • Kyle Anderson
  • Laurie Santos
  • Maria De Jesus
  • Mary Roman
  • Naomi Mitchell-Hutchinson
  • Natalia Espinosa
  • Natalie Mosqueda
  • Nathan Tharp
  • Ozlem Dilek, PhD
  • Paola Molina
  • Paola S. Rivera-Fuentes
  • Patricia Melendez
  • Rafael De Leon Reyes
  • Raven Fisher
  • Ricardo Cordova
  • Robert Hall
  • Samantha Ramirez
  • Shanta' D. Hinton, PhD
  • Sydney Gordon
  • Valeria M Hernandez Cosme
  • Veronica Perez Taboada
  • Vicente Kenyi Saito-Diaz
  • Yamixa Delgado-Reyes
  • Zulema Cabail

2022 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Grants

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel grants, which are supported by an IPERT grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH:

2022 Travel Grantees

  • Valeanna Adams
  • Janaina Alves
  • Andrea Laura Ambrosio
  • Kamiyah Anglin
  • Heather Beasley
  • Jessica Bolivar
  • Zulema Cabail
  • Paulo Caceres
  • Gabriela Canales
  • India Cannon
  • Jake Carrasquillo Rodriguez
  • Betsabel Chicana Romero
  • Tafadzwa Chigumira
  • Joseph Cirilo
  • Samantha Naomi Cobos
  • Anthonya Cooper
  • Andres De Freitas
  • Alia Renee Edington
  • Rachael Edwards
  • Kevin Alexander Estrada Alamo
  • Sthephanie Estrada-Mojica
  • Sharday Ewell
  • Caroline Facey
  • Carline Fermino Do Rosario
  • Austin Folger
  • Demi Fortson
  • Sebastian Gomez
  • Faith Guice
  • Emily Gutierrez-Morton
  • Taylor Hailstock
  • Marcus Harrell
  • Andrea Henle
  • Valeria Hernandez Cosme
  • Christian Husbands
  • Chinyere Iweka
  • Guillermo Jimenez Jordan
  • Candace Jones Carter
  • Karen Juanez
  • Michelle Juarez
  • Jordan Kalai
  • Michelle Land
  • Pablo Lara Gonzalez
  • Marshall Lee
  • Yaliz Loperena
  • Andrea Marshall
  • Abe Martinez
  • Jawuanna McAllister
  • Heddy Menendez
  • Olivia Mitchell
  • Mary Mohr
  • Beatriz Morales-Cabán
  • Loyda Morales-Rodriguez
  • Tyler Ogunmowo
  • Joshua Okletey
  • Diana Olivas
  • Natalie Ortiz Speer
  • Erica Pascetti
  • Wiljeen Paul
  • Gabriela Peguero
  • Alexandra Perez
  • Briana Pinales
  • Caroline Pritchard
  • Monica Quinones-Frias
  • Andrea Ramirez
  • Quanteria Randle
  • Gracin Ray
  • Victoria Reed
  • Benjamin Drake Regalado Alton
  • Sebastian Restrepo Cruz
  • Francisco Reyes-Ortiz
  • Mayra Rivera
  • Jonah Rosas
  • Jasmin Sanchez
  • Richard Sanchez
  • David Sidibe
  • Kristilyn Silva
  • Gabrielle Silverio
  • Glenn Simmons, Jr.
  • Tracess Smalley
  • Maria Soledad Santisteban
  • Elsie Spencer
  • Chrystal Starbird
  • Ivette Suarez-Arroyo
  • Catherine Tan
  • Jaylen Taylor
  • Grace Torres Rivera
  • Irma Iris Torres-Vazquez
  • Cristy Tower-Gilchrist
  • Jessica Trombley
  • Elizabeth Vargas
  • Ricardo Velazquez-Aponte
  • Sara Vendrell
  • Trinity Waddell
  • Andre Wallace
  • Ashton Webber-Deonauth
  • Charisse Winston-Gray
  • Yaqoub Yusuf

2021 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Grants

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel grants, which are supported by an IPERT grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH:

2021 Travel Grantees

  • Janaina Alves
  • Natalia Babilonia
  • Blanca Barbara Diaz-Rohrer
  • Heather Beasley
  • Ariana Carolina Acevedo-Diaz
  • Jose Cirino
  • Joel Colon
  • Yamil Crespo Rivera
  • Victoria Danielle Balise
  • Ashley Danielle Padilla
  • Luz De Dios
  • Lauren English
  • Sharday Ewell
  • Caroline Facey
  • Krista Fleck
  • Christina Gonzalez
  • Wafa Hassen
  • Andrea Henle
  • Jessica Hess
  • Ivette J. Suarez-Arroyo
  • Fernando Jaime Vonhoff
  • Candace Jones Carter
  • Jordan Kalai
  • Shoshana Katzman
  • Shoshana Katzman
  • Kalin Konrad
  • Karina Luiza Dias Teixeira
  • Hailey Luker
  • Jennifer Lynne Hurst-Kennedy
  • Andrea Marshall
  • Veronica Martinez Acosta
  • Michelle Martinez-Montemayor
  • Dave Marzan
  • Portia Mira
  • Viviana Monje-Galvan
  • Frances Moore
  • Beatriz Morales-Caban
  • Natalie Mosqueda
  • Kit Neikirk
  • Laura Newman
  • Udodirim Onwubiko
  • Gabriela Ortiz-Soto
  • Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr.
  • Susana Pariona
  • Erica Pascetti
  • Samiksha Raut
  • Rosalyn Reid
  • Delmarie Rivera Rodriguez
  • Farhana Runa
  • Daiane Santana Alves
  • Sidney Smith
  • Maria Soledad Santisteban
  • Franklin Staback-Rodríguez
  • Nathan Sunada
  • Danielle Taylor
  • Fadie Thomas Coleman
  • David Thoms
  • Zally Torres
  • Grace Torres Rivera
  • Cristy Tower-Gilchrist
  • Rocío Vega-Román
  • Destiny Wallace
  • Andre Wallace
  • Anna Wilson
  • Charisse Winston-Gray
  • Amy Wu
  • Nazende Zeren
  • Gaukhar Zhurgenbayeva

2020 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Grants

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel grants, which are supported by an IPERT grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH:

2020 Travel Grantees

  • Carolina Arias
  • Salma AshShareef
  • Victoria Danielle Balise
  • Michelle Biete
  • Ana-Clara Bobadilla Asensio
  • Juan L.   Bruses
  • Victoria Castro
  • Manuella Clark-Cotton
  • Delisa Clay
  • Keira Davis
  • Sofia De La Cruz
  • Yamixa  Delgado-Reyes
  • Vladimir Emiliano Diaz-Ochoa
  • Ozlem Dilek
  • Louise  Djapgne
  • Caroline Facey
  • Wanda  Figueroa-Cuilan
  • Rachel Lauren Flores
  • Arianna Gomez
  • Veronica Gomez
  • Maura Graves
  • Rachael-Lee Headman
  • Beatrice Herrmann
  • Jessica Hess
  • Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr.
  • Calista Horta
  • Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert
  • Candace Jones
  • Stephen Klusza
  • Kalin Konrad
  • Pablo Lara Gonzalez
  • Chelsea Leonce
  • Juanita Limas
  • Armari Long
  • Uri Manor
  • Andrea  Marshall
  • Michael Adrian   Martinez
  • Ghislaine Mayer
  • Beronda Montgomery
  • Jasmine Chantel Moody
  • Nikolas  Morrison-Welch
  • Natalie  Mosqueda
  • Margaret Mungai
  • Ndallah Njongmeta
  • Fran Norflus
  • Erica Pascetti
  • LaNisha Patterson
  • Tyler Pugeda
  • Samiksha Raut
  • Annie Sanchez
  • Perla Sandoval
  • Angel J. Santiago-Lopez
  • NaTasha Schiller
  • Jeffrey Schoen
  • Jessica  Sowa
  • Ivette J. Suarez
  • Cristy D. Tower-Gilchrist
  • Gregorio Valdez
  • Ricardo Velazquez-Aponte
  • Wendi   Williams
  • Jing Xu

2019 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Grants

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel grants, which are supported by an IPERT grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH:

2019 Travel Grantees

  • Raymond Abini-agbomson
  • Ariana Acevedo-Diaz
  • Janie Aguilera
  • Ashley Aguillard
  • Elizabeth Akinbiyi
  • LaDaja Allen
  • Nickolas Almodovar
  • Shantel Angstadt
  • Victoria Balise
  • Paulo Caceres
  • Victoria Castro
  • Lisett Contreras
  • Nadjet Cornejal
  • Ailed Cruz-Collazo
  • Kayla Davis
  • Giselle De La Torre Pinedo
  • Santiago Di Pietro
  • Fatimatou Diallo
  • Vanessa Enriquez
  • Joshua Evans
  • Rachel Flores
  • Sahra Gabure
  • Rafael Garcia-Mata
  • Karla Garcia-Ortiz
  • Jaye Gardiner
  • Alicia Gonzalez
  • Carolina Gonzalez Sans
  • Callie Gustafson
  • Alim Habib
  • James Heidings
  • Lilian Hernandez
  • Jose Hernandez
  • Cayla Jewett
  • Candace Jones
  • Benjamin Kirk
  • Stephanie Leal
  • Jailinne Lopez
  • Damaris Lorenzo
  • JaQuel Maise
  • Mazvita Maziveyi
  • Natasha Mederos
  • Jasmine Moody
  • Christina Mortellaro
  • McKay Mullen
  • Margaret Mungai
  • Fran Norflus
  • Tyler Ogunmowo
  • Martin Olmos
  • Udodirim Onwubiko
  • Walter Orellana
  • Betty Ortiz
  • Gabriela Ortiz-Soto
  • Amara Pang
  • Erica Pascetti
  • Tatiana Prioleau
  • Maria Teresa Prudente De Aquino
  • Jailenne Quiñones-Rodriguez
  • Melissa Quintanilla
  • Guillermina Ramirez-SanJuan
  • Gloria Regisford
  • Alfredo Reyes-Guzman
  • Nayeli Reyes-Nava
  • Manolo Rios
  • Delmarie Rivera Rodríguez
  • Kianna Robinson
  • Francesca Sanchez
  • Ariana Sanchez
  • Yasmarie Santana Rivera
  • Maria Santisteban
  • Lauren Sundby
  • Michael Sutton
  • Mariana Torrente
  • Cristy Tower-Gilchrist
  • Ana Sofia Uzsoy
  • Melanie Van Stry
  • Christopher Vazquez
  • Paulina Villanueva
  • Rachel Villareal
  • Andre Wallace
  • Tarsha Ward
  • Antoineen White

2018 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Grants

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel grants, which are supported by an IPERT grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH:

2018 Travel Grantees

  • Ariana Acevedo-Diaz
  • Leonardo Acuna
  • Tyler Allen
  • Francesca Aloisio
  • Andrea Ambrosio
  • Caomie Archelus
  • Christopher Arnette
  • Joyce Belcher
  • Ernest Canty
  • Lucinda Carnell
  • Carlos Castaneda
  • Samantha Cobos
  • Lisett Contreras
  • Cyan Cosby
  • Lissette Delgado-Cruzata
  • Jacqueline De Lora
  • Blanca Diaz-Rohrer
  • Amera Dixon
  • Safia Essien
  • Armond Franklin-Murray
  • Sahra Gabure
  • Jaye Gardiner
  • Rafael Garcia-Mata
  • Heran Getachew
  • Arianna Gomez
  • Abraham Gutierrez
  • Qualia Hooker
  • Farah Ismail
  • Candace Jones
  • Tia Jones
  • Jacqueline Jordan
  • Michelle Juarez
  • Lilian Kabeche
  • Ruth Kabeche
  • Roxanna Llinas
  • Damaris Lorenzo
  • Stephanie Maciuba
  • Patrick Martin
  • Daisha Martinez
  • Michael Martinez
  • Jennifer Martinez-Bocanegra
  • Michelle Martinez-Montemayor
  • Ghislaine Mayer
  • Rebecca Melton
  • Jasmine Moody
  • McKay Mullen
  • Micheal Munson
  • Kristin Noell
  • Martin Olmos
  • Gabriela Ortiz-Soto
  • Ashley Padilla
  • Eveliz Peguero-Pereira
  • Guillermina Ramirez-SanJuan
  • Yolanda Rivera-Cuevas
  • Nicole Rodrigues
  • Crystal Rogers
  • Jimena Ruiz
  • Manuel Ruiz
  • Frederick Santana
  • Daiane Santana Alves
  • Camille Santiago Negron
  • Maria Santisteban
  • Roberto Segura
  • Jasmine Sims
  • Stacy Soriano
  • Natalie Speer
  • Bethanie Statler
  • Christina Termini
  • Mariana Torrente
  • Melanie Van Stry
  • Paulina Villanueva
  • Rachel Villareal
  • David Weir
  • Briana Whitehead

2017 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Grants

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel grants, which are supported by an IPERT grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH:

2017 Travel Grantees

  • Ariana Acevedo-Diaz
  • Tyler Allen
  • Sophie Altamirano
  • Tyler Anderson
  • Shania Aponte Paris
  • Brian Ayee
  • Effie Bastounis
  • Arin Blake
  • Cheryl Bell
  • Tameciah Browne
  • Juan Bruses
  • Cristina Cabrera
  • Kendra Carson
  • Elias Castro
  • Shirisha Chittiboyina
  • Gloria Conover
  • Dana Cruz
  • Luz Cumba Garcia
  • Jamaine Davis
  • Maria Teresa Prudente De Aquino
  • Lissette Delgado-Cruzata
  • Elizabeth Delorme-Axford
  • Aesha Desai
  • Santiago Di Pietro
  • Sara Donnelly
  • Erika Duell
  • Lisset Duran
  • Khalid Elawad
  • Amy Engevik
  • Elisa Frankel
  • Armond Franklin-Murray
  • Jaye Gardiner
  • Hayalneh Gessessew
  • Eduardo Gigante
  • Kalyan Golla
  • Denise Hilton
  • Shanta Hinton
  • Joanna Hobson
  • Gregory Hoeprich
  • LaFreda Howard
  • Carmen Inda
  • Farah Ismail
  • Damon Jacobs
  • Sara Jamal
  • Jacqueline Jordan
  • Candace Jones
  • Jeremiah Keyes
  • Sun Wook Kim
  • Yvette Langdon
  • Joseph Lopes
  • Elisabeth Marnik
  • Patrick Martin
  • Jorge Martinez-Marquez
  • Michelle Martinez-Montemayor
  • Neysha Martinez-Orengo
  • Tara Mastro
  • Andrew Matamoros
  • Ghislaine Mayer
  • Christopher Medina
  • Alan Méndez Pérez
  • Claudia Meyer
  • Jasmine Moody
  • Celina Morales
  • McKay Mullen
  • Jackie Ndem
  • Kristin Noell-McMillan
  • Fran Norflus
  • SM Bukola Obayomi
  • Kendra Oliver
  • Gabriela Ortiz-Soto
  • Karla Otterpohl
  • Clarissa Palacios
  • Amalia Parra
  • Erica Pascetti
  • Kenisha Puckett
  • Guillermina Ramirez-SanJuan
  • Tiffany Rios-Fuller
  • Quanitria Robinson
  • Tania Rodriguez Cintora
  • Monica Rodriguez Silva
  • Linda Rubio
  • Ariana Sanchez
  • Yasmarie Santana Rivera
  • Maria Santisteban
  • Julian Scherer
  • Brenda Schoffstall
  • Nicole Snell
  • Pranidhi Sood
  • Miranda Stratton
  • Bethany Strunk
  • Ivette Suarez-Arroyo
  • Deborah Thurtle-Schmidt
  • Leslie Toledo
  • Mariana Torrente
  • Idil Ulengin-Talkish
  • Ricardo Vallejo Calzada
  • Melanie Van Stry
  • D'Shaunique Walters
  • Lesley Weaver
  • Jui-Hsia Weng
  • Callie Wigington

2016 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Grants

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel grants, which are supported by an IPERT grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH and by a generous support from the ASCB:

2016 Travel Grantees

  • Tyler Allen, North Carolina State University
  • Andrea Ambrosio, Colorado State University
  • Cheryl Bell, University of Pittsburgh
  • Chastity Bradford, Tuskegee University
  • Shyretha Brown, Tennessee State University
  • Laura Burrus, San Francisco State University
  • Patrice Cagle, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Elizabeth Calzada, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Lucinda Carnell, Central Washington University
  • Cassandre Coles, University of Illinois- Chicago
  • Gloria Conover, Texas A&M University
  • Gregory Cook, Oklahoma State University - Center for Health Sciences
  • Anthonya Cooper, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Laura Corrales-Diaz Pomatto, University of Southern California
  • Kaila Cruz, Fort Lewis College
  • Jamaine Davis, Meharry Medical College
  • Ziah Dean, University of Michigan
  • Lissette Delgado-Cruzata, John Jay College-CUNY
  • Blanca Diaz-Rohrer, University of Texas- Health Science Center Houston
  • Santiago Di Pietro, Colorado State University
  • Julian DuBois, Prairie View A&M University
  • Erika Duell, California State University- Northridge
  • Isi Ero-Tolliver, Hampton University
  • Jeremy Feliciano-Ildefonso, Universidad Central Del Caribe
  • Fabio Frech, Barry University
  • Rafael Garcia-Mata, University of Toledo
  • Jaye Gardiner, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Kristine Garza, University of Texas-El Paso
  • Donna Gilbert, Prairie View A&M University
  • Monica Gireud, University of Texas- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston
  • Ardawna Green, Prairie View A&M University
  • Stephanie Gonzales, Prairie View A&M University
  • Carissa Heath, Northwestern University
  • Veronica Hernandez, Central Washington University
  • Ayana Hinton, Denison University
  • Malachia Hoover, California State University-Northridge
  • Jacqueline Jordan, Clayton State University
  • Maria Fe Lanfranco Gallofre, Georgetown University
  • Deanna Lee, High Point University
  • Michelle Levine, Johns Hopkins University
  • Jaston Lewis, Prairie View A&M University
  • Damaris Lorenzo, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
  • Anthony Mangan, University of Colorado-Denver
  • Patrick Martin, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Jorge Martinez-Marquez, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
  • Ghislaine Mayer, Manhattan College
  • George Melchor, Jr., Austin College
  • Kimiya Memarzadeh, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
  • Sonni-Ali Miller, Tuskegee University
  • Olivia Molinar, University of California-San Diego
  • Fran Norflus, Clayton State University
  • Illyce Nuñez, University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine
  • Talysa Ogas, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  • Gabriela Ortiz-Soto, Universidad Central del Caribe- School of Medicine
  • Natalie Peer, Washington State University
  • Gloria Regisford, Prairie View A&M University
  • Eduardo Reynoso Moreno, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Tiffany Rios-Fuller, Universidad Central del Caribe
  • Marbelys Rodriguez, University of Miami
  • Peter Rodriguez, Barry University
  • Crystal Rogers, California State University- Northridge
  • Cristina Rohena, University of California,-San Diego
  • Alessandra Salgueiro, Emory University
  • M. Esther Salinas, University of Texas- El Paso
  • Daiane Santana Alves, University of Tennessee
  • Brenda Schoffstall, Barry University
  • Alexis Shelton, Delaware State University
  • Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston
  • Jayson Smith, Stony Brook University
  • Cayla Steemer, Prairie View A&M University
  • Ivette Suarez-Arroyo, Universidad Central del Caribe- School of Medicine
  • Freda Tei, Manhattan College
  • Christina Termini, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
  • David Thoms, Indiana University
  • Enrique Torchia, University of Colorado
  • Terrence Toussaint, Georgia Gwinnett College
  • David Weir, Emory University
  • Sparkle Williams, University of Alabama-Birmingham

2015 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Awards

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are supported by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant supporting the Visiting Professors Program and a generous contribution by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

2015 Travel Awardees

  • Cindy Achat-Mendes, Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Andrea Ambrosio, Colorado State University
  • Itzel Armendariz, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • John Beckford, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Cheryl Bell, University of Pittsburgh
  • Shyretha Brown, Tennessee State University
  • Patrice Cagle, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Andrea Cantu, University of California, San Francisco
  • Irene Cofie, Dartmouth University
  • Lissette Cruz, Rutgers University
  • Blanca Diaz-Rohrer, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
  • Santiago Di Pietro, Colorado State University
  • Devon Ehnes, University of California Riverside
  • Andrea Ellis, New Mexico State University
  • Andrea Estrada, Colorado State University
  • Shanice Faison, Prairie View A&M
  • Yismeilin Feliz-Mosquea, Inter American University of Puerto Rico
  • Donna Gilbert, Prairie View A&M University
  • Monica Gireud, University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston GSBS
  • Megan Gnazzo, University Wisconsin-Madison
  • Kim Gonzalez, Rice University
  • David Iaea, Weill Cornell Med College
  • Nicole Jackson, University of Louisville
  • Robert Kao, Seattle Children’s Research Institute/University of Washington
  • Bwarenaba Kautu, Greenville College
  • Paul Kim, Grambling State University
  • Anel Lizcano, University of California, San Diego
  • Damaris Lorenzo, Duke University Medical Center
  • Anthony Mangan, University Colorado-Denver AMC
  • Melvenia Martin, Grambling State University
  • Patrick Martin, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Christopher Medina, University of New Mexico Health Science Center
  • Kevin Morris, Emory University
  • Hilmarie Muniz-Talavera, University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Veronica Nagle, The College of William and Mary
  • Fran Norflus, Clayton State University
  • Akilah Plair, UConn Health
  • Francesca Prendes, Cedar Crest College
  • Blake Riggs, San Francisco State University
  • Peter Rodriguez, Barry University
  • Crystal Rogers, Caltech
  • Glenn Simmons, UT Southwestern
  • Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
  • Mesia Steed, Winston Salem State University
  • Cayla Steemer, Prairie View A&M University
  • Chris Suarez, University of Notre Dame
  • David Thoms, Indiana University
  • Fabio Urbina, University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
  • Lauren Walker, University of California, Riverside
  • Scott Wilkinson, Emory University
  • Susana Wilson-Hawken, Williams College

2014 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Awardees

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are supported by an NIH NIGMS MARC grant and a generous contribution from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

2014 Travel Awardees

  • Gregory Adams Jr., Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Maria Agapito, Rutgers University
  • Rojelio  Alvarado, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Carlos  Ayala, University of Minnesota
  • Brian Bayless, University of Colorado- Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Shyretha Brown, Tennessee State University
  • Destiney Buelto, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Theodore Busby, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Patrice Cagle,  NC A&T State University
  • Frances Chaves, University of New Mexico
  • Lissette Cruz,  Rutgers- Newark
  • Santiago Di Pietro, Colorado State University
  • Blanca Diaz-Rohrer, UT Health Science Center Houston
  • Andrea Ellis, New Mexico State University
  • Daniel  Feliciano, Colorado State University
  • Edgar   Ferrer-Lorenzo, Duke University
  • Rafael  Garcia-Mata, University of Toledo
  • Monica Gireud, University of Texas, Health Science Center
  • Kristina Gonzalez, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Deaetta Grinnage, Delaware State University
  • Anthony Guerrero, Connecticut College
  • Natasha Gutierrez, Yale School of Medicine
  • Sheryce Henley, Tuskegee University
  • Victoria Hoelscher, Barry University
  • Christianna Howard, Tennessee State University
  • David Iaea, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Damon Jacobs, University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Lalitha  Jayant, Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Jacqueline Jordan, Clayton State University
  • Lilian Kabeche, Geisel School of Medicine
  • Nancy  Karuri,  Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Paul Kim, Grambling State University
  • Marilyne Kpetemey, University Of North Texas, Health Science Center
  • Michelle Levine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
  • Yaliz Loperena, Universidad Central del Caribe-School of Medicine
  • Damaris Lorenzo, Duke University/HHMI
  • Rabia Malik, University of Michigan
  • Anthony Mangan, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Kristopher Marjon, University of New Mexico
  • Melvenia M. Martin, Grambling State University
  • Patrick Martin, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Jessica Martinez, Florida State University
  • Brenda McAdory, Tennessee State University
  • Sonni-Ali Miller, Tuskegee University
  • Olivia Molinar,  Carnegie Mellon University
  • Juahdi  Monbo, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Jonathan Nelson, Washburn University
  • Fran Norflus, Clayton State University
  • Stacy Ochoa Mikrut, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, UCSD
  • Folake  Ogunsemowo,  North Carolina A&T State University
  • Thomas Onorato, LaGuardia Community College
  • Amanda Paulson, University of California, San Francisco
  • Suhaily Penix,  Massbay Community College
  • Andres Perez Bay, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Nicole  Porther, Florida International University
  • Sahily  Reyes, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
  • Gerardo Reyes, LaGuardia Community College
  • Andrew Robles, University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • Aslin Rodriguez Nassif, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
  • Cristina Rohena,University of Texas Health Science Center
  • Janet Rollins, College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Ian Ross, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Lisa Salazar, Northern New Mexico College
  • Brenda  Schoffstall, Barry University
  • Tiffani  Smith, Clayton State University
  • Archie Taylor, Pennsylvania State University
  • Christina Termini, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
  • David Thoms,  Indiana University
  • Cristy Tower-Gilchrist, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Sylvia Vetrone, Whittier College
  • Yvelande Zephyr, Rollins College

2013 Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Awardees

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are supported by an NIH NIGMS MARC grant and a generous contribution from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

2013 Travel Awardees

  • Gregory Adams, Jr., Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Barbara Alcaraz Silva, University of California, Irvine
  • Varisce Alston, Winston Salem State University
  • Rojel Alvarado, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Angel Byrd, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
  • Paulo Caceres, Wayne State University/Henry Ford Hospital
  • Esteban Carrillo, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Manuella Clark-Cotton, Mississippi State University
  • Luisa Coronel, University of California, San Diego
  • Lissette Cruz, Rutgers University
  • Allison D’Costa, Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Jonas De Oliveira, Mass Bay Community College
  • Santiago DiPietro, Colorado State University
  • Vivienne Echendu, Prairie View A&M University
  • Daniel Feliciano, Colorado State University
  • Valentina Garcia, Swarthmore College
  • Maria Gracia Garcia Mendoza, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Allysa Marie Go, Rutgers University
  • Deaetta Grinnage, Delaware State University
  • Brittany Hannible, Winston Salem State University
  • Torey Jacques, San Francisco State University
  • Lalitha Jayant, Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Sultan Jenkins, Eastern Nazarene College
  • Lilian Kabeche, Geisel School of Medicine
  • Ruth Kabeche, Dartmouth Medical School
  • Nancy Karuri, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Khameeka Kitt, Stanford University
  • Marilyne Kpetemey, University of North Texas, Health Science Center
  • Suzette Laing, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
  • Sandra Leal, The University of Southern Mississippi
  • Jonathan Leano, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Damaris Lorenzo, Duke University/HHMI
  • Jana Marcette, Harris-Stowe State University
  • Kristopher Marjon, University of New Mexico
  • Jessica Martinez, The Florida State University
  • Brenda McAdory, Tennessee State University
  • Sandra McFadden, University of South Carolina
  • Reginald McNulty, The Scripps Research Institute
  • Sonni-Ali Miller, Tuskegee University
  • Olivia Molinar, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Tomika Moody, Georgia State University
  • Nicholas Morales, Barry University
  • Guilherme Nader, Columbia University
  • Nelson Nunez Rodriguez, Hostos Community College
  • Tiffany Oliver, Spelman College
  • Thomas Onorato, LaGuardia Community College
  • Veronica Paredes, LaGuardia Community College
  • Diana Partida, Pomona College
  • Elizabeth Perry, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH
  • Joanne Peterson, University of Louisville
  • Gandhy Pierre-Louis, Stanford University
  • Joseph Ramahi, Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • Zaida Ramirez-Ortiz, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Blake Riggs, San Francisco State University
  • Andrew Robles, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
  • Peter Rodriguez, Barry University
  • Cristina Rohena, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
  • Raphyel Rosby, Brown University
  • Brenda Schoffstall, Barry University
  • Veronica Segarra, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
  • Alicia Simmons, North Carolina State University
  • Thomas Smith, University of California, San Diego
  • Javier Suarez, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Christina Termini, University of New Mexico
  • Keila Torre-Santiago, Northwestern University
  • Gloriana Trujillo, San Francisco State University
  • Martin Trujillo, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Lilen Uchima, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Leah Verdin, Mississippi College
  • Lindsey Verdin, Mississippi College
  • Kendall Walton, University of South Alabama
  • Shannan White, Howard University
  • Kimberly Williams, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Charity Woodard, Prairie View A&M University
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke

2012 Travel Awardees

  • Ebot-mpeh Arrey-mbi, Clayton State University
  • Anum Azhar, Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Cyndie Derne, Barry University
  • Gregory Adams, Jr., Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Elinette Albino-Rodriguez, Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences
  • Saul Bautista, Rutgers University
  • Jackie Bassong, Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Rana Bost, Harris Stowe-State University
  • Olivia Bullard, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
  • Stephanie Cabarcas, Gannon University
  • Oscar Cabrera, Florida State University
  • Linette Castillo-Pichardo, Universidad Central del Caribe
  • Gloria Conover, Texas A&M University
  • Stephanie Crockett, University of California, Davis
  • Allison D’Costa, Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Elease Dillard, Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Carmen Domingo, San Francisco State University
  • Daniele Ejzykowicz, California State University, Long Beach
  • Andrea Ellis, New Mexico State University
  • Corrine Fairchild, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • Daniele Feliciano, Colorado State University
  • James Gallagher, Lincoln University
  • Tiera Garcia, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Rafael Garcia-Mata, University of Toledo
  • J. Yvette Gardner, Clayton State University
  • Alexandra German, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Tracie Gibson, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Alejandro Gonzalez, Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Omayra Gonzales-Pagan, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
  • Sabrice Guerrier, Carleton College
  • Natasha Gutierrez, Rutgers University
  • Rayshonda Hardy, Memorial Sloan-Kettering
  • Jordan Harper, Fort Valley State University
  • David Hernandez, San Francisco State University
  • Colin Jamora, University of California, San Diego
  • Lalitha Jayant, Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Rodolfo Jimenez, University of Texas, San Antonio
  • Jacqueline Jordan, Clayton State University
  • Ivan Jozic, Florida International University
  • Jazmin Juarez, Monmouth University
  • Lilian Kabeche, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • Ruth Kabeche, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • Bryan Kuo, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • Markita Landry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • Gloria Le, Clayton State University
  • Natzidielly Lerma, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Michael Lipscomb, Howard University
  • Damaris Lorenzo, Duke University
  • Joaquin Lugo, Baylor University
  • Daniel Macaulay, Prairie View A&M University
  • Jana Marcette, Harris-Stowe State University
  • Kristopher Marjon, University of New Mexico
  • Jessica Martinez, Florida State University
  • Brenda McAdory, Tennessee State University
  • Rebeca Medina, California State University, Fullerton
  • Reginald McNulty, The Scripps Research Institute
  • Nicholas Morales, Barry University
  • Yasmin Moshfegh, Albert Einstein
  • Guilherme Nader, Columbia University
  • eMalick Njie, Columbia University
  • Fran Norflus, Clayton State University
  • Nelson Nunez Rodriguez, Hostos Community College
  • Chidinma Nwankwo, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • John Onyekaba, Clayton State University
  • Daphne Petit-Homme, Barry University
  • Gloria Polanco, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Johanna Porter-Kelley, Winston-Salem State University
  • Quincy Quick, Southern University at New Orleans
  • Joseph, Ramahi, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • Julio Ramirez, San Francisco State University
  • Jose Rapanan, Midwestern University
  • Gloria Regisford, Prairie View A&M University
  • Blake Riggs, San Francisco State University
  • Andrew Robles, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • Elisa Robles, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Cristina Rohena, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • Ivan Rueda, California State University of Northridge
  • Janet Rollins, College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Brenda Schoffstall, Barry University
  • Jillian Silva, University of California, San Francisco
  • Teresa Shakespeare, Fort Valley State University
  • Ciearra Smith, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Jaderica Smith, Albany State University
  • Antonio Soto, University of California, San Diego
  • Christina Termini, University of New Mexico
  • Shaniece Theodore, Tuskegee University
  • Oluseyi Vanderpuye, Albany State University
  • Armando Varela, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Viviana Vazquez-Rivera, Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences
  • Kasey Vernon, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Charlotte Vines, University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Tarsha Ward, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Ebonee Williams, Prairie View A&M University
  • Charity Woodard, Prairie View A&M University
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

2011 Travel Awardees

  • Measho Abreha, University of South Carolina
  • Cynthia Addae, Southern University and A&M College
  • R. Claudio Aguilar, Purdue University
  • Elinette Albino-Rodriguez, Ponce School of Medicine
  • Barbara Alcaraz Silva, University of California, Irvine
  • Turi Alcoser, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Oluwole Ariyo, Allen University
  • Alessandra Barrera, Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Anthony Beas, University of California, San Diego
  • Oscar Cabrera, Florida State University
  • Eboni Chambers, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Kristine Ciruelas, Marquette University
  • Lance Connell, Clayton State University
  • Gloria Conover, Texas A&M University
  • Harbi Jesus Coronel, LaGuardia Community College
  • Dana Cruz, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Tenille Draper, Allen University
  • Rasheena Edmondson, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Itua Eromobor, Rutgers University-Newark
  • Farzad Ghamsari, San Francisco State University
  • Tracie Gibson, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Sabrice Guerrier, Carleton College
  • Natasha Gutierrez, Rutgers University-Newark
  • Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Rashieda Hatcher, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Triscia Hendrickson, Morehouse College
  • Antoine Hicks, Prairie View A&M University
  • Todd Jackson, Morehouse College
  • Jacqueline Jordan, Clayton State University
  • Ivan Jozic, Florida International University
  • Khameeka Kitt, Stanford University
  • Nancy Kururi, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Sandra Lester, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Daniel Macaulay, Prairie View A&M University
  • Alexandria Magallan, Mills College
  • Patrick Martin, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Rosa Martinez-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Ghislaine Mayer, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Bertrade Mbom, Stanford University
  • Annie McPherson, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Adriana Carola Mendez Suarez, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Addias Mervin, Clayton State University
  • Rosa Meza-Acevedo, Mills College
  • Fran Norflus, Clayton State University
  • Nelson Nunez Rodriguez, Hostos Community College
  • Chidinma Nwankwo, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Chinedu Nworu, University of Arizona
  • Thomas Onorato, LaGuardia Community College
  • Sarah Ontiveroz, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Giovanni Ortiz, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
  • Deforest Peterson, Prairie View A&M University
  • Johanna Porter-Kelley, Winston-Salem State University
  • Derrius Quarles, Morehouse College
  • Joseph Ramahi, University of California, Davis
  • Gloria Regisford, Prairie View A&M University
  • Aixa Rivera-Pagan, Universidad Central del Caribe
  • Elisa Robles, University of Texas, El Paso
  • Mibelto Rodriguez, Hostos Community College
  • Aslin Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Cristina Rohena, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio
  • Janet Rollins, College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Yahaira Santiago-Vazquez, University of Texas, El Paso
  • Marianita Santiana, Rutgers University
  • Veronica Segarra, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
  • Teresa Shakespeare, Fort Valley State University
  • David Silva, Texas A&M University
  • Robert Simmons, Albany State University
  • Matthew Stephens, Prairie View A&M University
  • Kelly Subramanian, College of William and Mary
  • Barbara Tanos, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Alexis Tapanes-Castillo, St. Thomas University
  • Keshia Torres-Munoz, Wright State University
  • Oluseyi Vanderpuye, Albany State University
  • Luis Vidali, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Charlotte Vines, University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Tarsha Ward, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Wayne Warner, California State University, Los Angeles
  • Kimberly Weiderhold, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Christina Wilcox, Texas A&M University
  • Ebonee Williams, Prairie View A&M University
  • Selwyn Williams, New York City College of Technology, CUNY
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Martha Adriana Zepeda Rivera, University of Washington
  • Chuanmei Zhu, Washington University, St Louis

2010 Travel Awardees

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are supported by an NIH NIGMS MARC grant, ASCB member contributions, and a generous contribution from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund:

  • Cynthia Addae, Southern University and A&M College
  • Ruben Aguilar, Purdue University
  • Anthony Beas, University of California, San Diego
  • Oscar Cabrera, Florida State University College of Medicine
  • Wendy Carcamo, University of Florida
  • Juan Cardenas-Mora, Purdue University
  • Lucinda Carnell, Central Washington University
  • Esteban Carrillo, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Linette Castillo-Pichardo, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences
  • Lucy Caudillo, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Kathryn Chavez, National Cancer Institute, NIH
  • Dean Chureshma, Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Jessica Colon-Franco, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
  • Gloria Conovor, Texas A&M University
  • Charisa Cottonham, University of MA Medical School
  • Stephanie Crockett, University of California, Davis
  • Dana Cruz, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Alina De La Mota-Peynado, Kansas State University
  • Jennifer DeLeon, Long Island University
  • Santiago Di Pietro, Colorado State University
  • Lea Dixon, Southern University & A&M College
  • Starlette Dossou, Creighton University
  • Sabrina Easington, Prairie View A&M University
  • Daniele Ejzykowicz, California State University Long Beach
  • Candice Elam, Emory University
  • Nwadiuto Esiobu, Florida Atlantic University
  • Astrid Estevez, College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Maria Fadri-Moskwik, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Daniel Feliciano, Colorado State University
  • Maria Garcia Mendoza, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Sarah Gierke, University of California, San Francisco
  • Tracie Gibson, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • Jennifer Green, Florida A&M University
  • David Guerrero, College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Natasha Gutierrez, Rutgers University
  • Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Andrea Hartsock, Stanford University
  • Taviare Hawkins, University of Massachusetts
  • Triscia Hendrickson, Morehouse College
  • Antoine Hicks, Prairie View A&M University
  • Janet Hicks, Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Shanta Hinton, College of William and Mary
  • Denae’ Hodge, Clayton State University
  • Edritz Javelosa, University of Arizona
  • Lalitha Jayant, Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Rodolfo Jimenez, University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Jacqueline Jordan, Clayton State University
  • Ivan Jozic, Florida International University
  • Michelle Juarez, University of California, San Diego
  • Muhammad Lodhi, Fayetteville State University
  • Elaine Manzanilla, University of New Mexico
  • Emilio Marrero, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
  • Joy Marshall, Prairie View A&M University
  • Carlos Marti-Figueroa, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Patrick Martin, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Jessica Martinez, Florida State University
  • Rosa, Martinez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Sandra McFadden, Allen University
  • Kevin McKenzie, Mercer University
  • Jacqueline Meadows, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Leslie Mebane, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Addias Mervin, Clayton State University
  • Karl Miletti-Gonzalez, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ
  • Marie Milfort, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  • Kenneth Ndebele, Jackson State University
  • Fran Norflus, Clayton State University
  • Nelson Nunez Rodriguez, Hostos Community College
  • Okediji Olantunde, Albany State University
  • Ariyo Oluwole, Allen University
  • Thomas Onorato, LaGuardia Community College
  • Mahasin Osman, Brown University
  • Deforest Peterson, Prairie View A&M University
  • Johanna Porter-Kelley, Winston-Salem State University
  • Derrius Quarles, Morehouse College
  • Danjuma Quarless, University of California, San Diego
  • Omar Quintero, Penn State College of Medicine
  • Romonia Reams, Florida A&M University
  • Gloria Regisford, Prairie View A&M University
  • Mibelto Rodriguez, Hostos Community College
  • Janet Rollins, College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Maria Santisteban, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Montrell Seay, Yale University
  • Veronica Segarra, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
  • David Silva, Texas A&M University
  • Tasha Smith, Central Michigan University
  • Janana Snowden, Southern University and A&M College
  • Thomas Sosa, University of Texas at Austin
  • Adrienne Stephenson, Florida A&M University
  • Tamala Taylor, Prairie View A&M University
  • Keshia Torres-Munoz, Wright State University
  • Oluseyi Vanderpuye, Albany State University
  • Micaela Vargas, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Sascha Vega Alvarez, University of Puerto Rico
  • Luis Vidali, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Tarsha Ward, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke

2009 Travel Awardees

Travel Awardees are supported by a MARC grant from the NIH NIGMS to the American Society for Cell Biology Minorities Affairs Committee (MAC) and a generous contribution from The Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

  • Cynthia Addae, Southern University and A&M College
  • Arsene Adon, Emory University
  • Joy Agee, University of Alabama, Huntsville
  • Ruben Aguilar, Purdue University
  • Ananth Akkiraju, MassBay Community College
  • Elinette Albino-Rodriguez, Ponce School of Medicine
  • Xavier Aranda, University of North Texas Health Science Center
  • Cindy Arrigo, New Jersey City University
  • LaQuinte Brinson, Clayton State University
  • Kanika Brown, Long Island University
  • Ashley Brown, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
  • Erica Cain, Kansas State University
  • Maisel Caliva, University of Hawaii
  • Carmona-Rivera Carmelo, National Institutes of Health
  • Marc Carmichael UMDNJ at Robert Woods Johnson
  • Lucinda Carnell, Central Washington University
  • Linette Castillo-Pichardo, University of Puerto Rico-Med Sciences
  • Stephanie Crockett, University of California, Davis
  • Roslyn Crowder, University of Pennsylvania
  • Lorena De los Santos, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Alina DeLa Mota-Peynado, Kansas State University
  • Lea Dixon, Southern University and A&M College
  • Julie Dutil, Ponce School of Medicine
  • Candice Elam, Emory University
  • Chibuzo Emenari, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Nwadiuto Esiobu, Florida Atlantic University
  • Natasha Gutierrez, Rutgers University-Newark
  • Shanta Hinton, Hampton University
  • Penny Ho, Clayton State University
  • Kimberly Hobbs, University of Alabama, Huntsville
  • Kimberly Jackson, Spelman College
  • Daphney Jean, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Carleta Joseph, Long Island University
  • Nancy Karuri, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Tatevik Keshishyan, MassBay Community College
  • Yvette Langdon, University of Pennsylvania
  • Joy Marshall, Prairie View A&M University
  • Patrick Martin, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Ghislaine Mayer, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Johanny Meneses, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Fran Norfluss, Clayton State University
  • Daniel Nunez, Harvard Medical School
  • Olantunde Okediji, Albany State University
  • Thomas Onorato, LaGuardia Community College
  • Elisa A. Otero-Franqui, University of Puerto Rico-Med Sciences
  • Julyann Perez-Mayoral, Ponce School of Medicine
  • Danjuma Quarles, Whitworth University
  • Raquel Raices, City of Hope
  • Timothy Raines, North Carolina A&T State University
  • Melissa Rivera, LaGuardia Community College
  • Janet Rollins, College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Maria Santisteban, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Maria Santos, MassBay Community College
  • Thomas Sosa, The University of Texas
  • Raquel Suro, University of El Paso, TX
  • Victoria Tate, National Institute of Health, NIAMS
  • Oluseyi Vanderpuye, Albany State University
  • Micaela Vargas, University of Texas, San Antonio
  • Nicole Villaverde, Florida International University
  • Tarsha Ward, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Selwyn Williams, New York City College of Tech, CUNY
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Tesheka Wortham, Emory University

2008 Travel Awardees

Travel Awardees are supported by a MARC grant from the NIH NIGMS to the American Society for Cell Biology Minorities Affairs Committee (MAC) and a generous contribution from The Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

  • Ruth Adekunle,  Monmouth University
  • Quintabella Anjeh, Massbay Community College
  • Cindy Arrigo, New Jersey City University
  • Leandro Barbosa, Inca- Instituto Nacional de Cancer
  • Jose Barrera, UT Southwestern
  • Kiflu Berhane, Wiley College
  • Laurie Brier, Clayton State University
  • Lisa Brown, Morgan State University
  • Marc Carmichael, UMDNJ-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Franklin Carrero-Martinez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Linette  Castillo-Pichardo, University of Puerto Rico-Med Sciences Campus
  • Sergio  Catz, The Scripps Research Institute
  • Stephanie Crockett, University of California, Davis
  • Alina De La Mota-Peynado, Universidad Central del Caribe
  • Bado DeFranco, University of Pittsburgh – School of Medicine
  • Samuel Eguae, Paul Quinn College
  • Candice Elam, Emory University
  • David Flores, University of California, San Diego
  • Lymari  Fuentes, Universidad Metropolitana
  • Yanira   Gonzalez, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Annette Gonzalez, Northwestern University
  • Sabrice Guerrier, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Elizabeth Gutierrez, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez
  • Damon Jacobs, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Raymond Jones, University of Texas at Southwestern Med Center
  • Jocelyn Lee, Emory University
  • Lilly Marcelin, MassBay Community College
  • Eduardo Martinez-Ceballos, Southern University and A&M
  • Gilbert Montano, New Mexico State University
  • Fran Norflus, Clayton State University
  • Yetunde Ogunkoya, Southern University and A&M College
  • Baudelio Olveda, City College of San Francisco
  • Thomas Onorato, LaGuardia Community College
  • Mahasin Osman, Cornell University
  • Sasheen Pottinger-Francis, LaGuardia Community College
  • Quincy Quick, Grambling State University
  • Raquel Raices,City of Hope
  • Hector Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
  • Janet Rollins, College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Cherub Ruiz, LaGuardia Community College
  • Aleshia Samson, MassBay Community College
  • Maly Sebastien Paul, MassBay Community College
  • Raquel Sitcheran, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Tasha Smith, Central Michigan University
  • Cristy Tower, University of Alabama, Birmingham
  • Tiffany Tran, Clayton State University
  • Sascha Marie Vega Alvarez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus
  • John Vu, Universitry of California, Los Angeles
  • Tarsha Ward, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Lesley Weaver, Indiana University
  • Carleta Williams, Long Island University
  • Jamie Wilson, University of Massachusetts
  • Deirdre Vaden, Prairie View A&M University
  • Francisco Zayas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

2007 Travel Awardees

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are funded through an NIH NIGMS MARC grant and a generous contribution from The Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

  • Sujeil Acevedo Mendez, Univesity of Puerto Rico
  • Joy Agee, Spelman College
  • Ruben Aguilar, Purdue University
  • Cindy Arrigo, New Jersey City University
  • Petrina Barnett, Spelman College
  • Jose A. Barrera, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Maria Camargo, Chicago State University
  • Carmelo Carmona, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine
  • Franklin Carrero-Martinez, University of Puerto Rico,
  • Linette Castillo-Pichardo, University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences
  • Kathryn Chavez, Cornell University
  • Shahnjayla Connors, University of Florida
  • Gloria M. Conover, University of Arizona
  • Charisa Cottonham, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Kiyya Davis, Medgar Evers College
  • Charles desBordes, Medgar Evers College
  • Sarah Gierke, University of California, San Francisco
  • Alain Goldman, LaGuardia Community College, New York
  • Pedros Granados, LaGuardia Community College, New York
  • Lalisse Guillen, University of Perto Rico – Mayaguez
  • Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Spelman College
  • Kimberly Hobbs, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Damon Jacobs, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Shy’Ann Jie, Medgar Evers College
  • Inneke Johnson, North Carolina Central University
  • Steve Keiko, Morehouse College
  • Michelle Lozada, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Lymarie Maldonado-Baez, Johns Hopkins University
  • Robert McClintock, Prairie View A&M University
  • Eva McGhee, University of California, San Francisco
  • Carlene Moore, University of Alabama, Birmingham
  • Vivian Navas, University of Puerto,
  • Thomas Onorato, LaGuardia Community College
  • Wilda Orisme, University of Florida
  • Karen Osorio, Cornell University
  • KiTani Parker-Johnson, Xavier University of Lousiana
  • Emmanuel Peprah, Emory University
  • Omar Quintero, Mount Holyoke College
  • Renee Reams, Florida A & M University
  • Gloria Regisford, Prairie View A & M University
  • Juan F. Reyes, Northwestern University
  • Brianna Rios, New Mexico State University
  • Alexis Rodriguez, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Francisco J. Sanchez-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
  • Teresa Shakespeare, State University of New York
  • Basil Smith, Florida A & M University
  • Tesheka Stevenson, Emory University
  • Mary-Pat Stein, California State University, Northridge
  • John Tenayuca, San Francisco State University, Bernardino
  • Danielle Thompson, University of Massachusetts
  • Jeffrey Thompson, San Francisco State University, Bernardino
  • Cristy Tower, University of Alabama, Birmingham
  • Stephanie Valtierra, Lake Forest College
  • Oluseyi Vanderpuye, Albany State
  • Armando Varela, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Micaela Vargas, University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Nathalie Velarde, New York University
  • Luis Vidali, Universtity of Massachusetts
  • Tarsha Ward, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Carmen Young, Spelman College

2006 Travel Awardees

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awardswhich are funded through an NIH NIGMS MARC grantand generous contributions from The Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Chroma Technology Corporation:

  • Bado Achebe, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Adijat Adebola, Columbia University
  • Ruben Aguilar, Purdue University
  • Michael Baker, Morgan State University
  • Sidney Cambridge, Max-Planck-Institute of Neurobiology
  • Hector Caro-Gonzalez, Stanford School of Medicine
  • Franklin Carrero-Marinez, University of Puerto Rico
  • Tricia Charles, Morgan State University
  • Kathryn Chavez, Cornell University
  • Dwane Clarke, Morgan State University
  • Pamela Clarke, Howard University
  • Gloria Conover, The University of Arizona
  • Mauricio Cortes, U. Chicago
  • Zumara De La Cruz, Connecticut College
  • Charles desBordes, CUNY-Medgar Evers Coll
  • Christian Dimaano, University of Utah
  • Starlette Dossou, Creighton University
  • Maria Theresa Fadri, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Tiana Garrett, UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Olivia George, New Mexico State University
  • Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza, Northwest Indian College
  • Meda Higa, University of Utah
  • Damon Jacobs, Univeristy of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Shannon Kelly, CSUDH
  • Annette Khaled, University of Central Florida
  • Stephanie Lane, Mills College
  • Veronica Lopez, UC Davis
  • Michelle Lozada, University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez Campus
  • Eva McGhee, Univ California-San Francisco
  • Caroline Meloty-Kapella, University of California at Davis
  • Angel Miera, Georgetown University
  • Maria del Rocio Montes de Oca, Johns Hopkins Medical School
  • Vivian Navas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
  • Tony Nicolas, New York City College of Technology
  • Arianna Nieto, UTSouthwestern Medical Center
  • Bethsaida Nieves, Albany Medical College
  • Evelyne Ntam, Morgan State University
  • Joel Otero, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Roselyn Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
  • Hector Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
  • Alexis Rodriguez, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Juan Rodríguez-Molina, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez
  • Raphyel Rosby, Louisiana State University
  • Sasan Salimian, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • Nilmarie Santos-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
  • Montrell Seay, Yale University
  • Zachary Swankie, North West Indian Collage
  • Danielle Thompson, University of Massachusetts
  • Yasmine Valentin-Vega, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Armando Varela, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Leticia Vega, Barry University
  • Elaine Vejar, University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Nathalie Velarde, New York University
  • Luis Vidali, University of Massachusetts
  • Tarsha Ward, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Selwyn Williams, Princeton University
  • Jamie Wilson, University of Massachusetts
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

2005 Travel Awardees

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are funded through an NIH NIGM MARC grant:

  • Bado Hewa Achebe, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
  • Derek Applewhite, Northwestern University
  • Anthony Aragon, University of New Mexico
  • Michael Baker, Morgan State University
  • Maya Byfield, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Tricia Charles, Morgan State University
  • Dwane Clarke, Morgan State University
  • Kathia Cordero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Mauricio Cortes, University of Chicago
  • Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Erica Elzey, Spelman College
  • Tarrah N. Ezell, Morgan State University
  • Olivia George, New Mexico State University
  • Sabrice Guerrier, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Kamilah Halmon, Spelman College
  • Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Spelman College
  • Norma Houston, North Carolina Central University
  • Marik Hunt, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Damon Jacobs, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Khameeka Kitt, University of Arizona
  • Robert Klees, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Dominick Lemas, University of Vermont
  • Kiani C. Lopez, University of Puerto Rico
  • Lymarie Maldonado-Baez, The Johns Hopkins University
  • Becky Marquez, Cornell University
  • Reginald McNulty, California State University, Fullerton
  • Angel Miera, Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Gilbert Montano, New Mexico State University
  • Jessica Montoya, University of Texas El Paso
  • Vivian Navas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Colette Ntam, Morgan State University
  • James Olzmann, Emory University
  • Omar Quintero, Franklin and Marshall College/UNC Chapel Hill
  • Kameron Richardson, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Omayra Rivera-Denizard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Julian Sosnik, University of Massachusetts
  • Danielle Thompson, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
  • Gladys Toro, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Oluseyi Vanderpuye, Albany State University
  • Jeanine Velez-Gavilan, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Thuha Vinh, University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine
  • Gervan Williams, Nemours Biomedical Research Institute
  • Hope Wilson, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Jamie Wilson, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Katherine Young, Spelman College

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following individual, whose research is in aging, to receive NIH National Institute on Aging MAC Travel Awards

  • Karen Hubbard, City University of New York

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following Postdoctoral Fellows to receive special Burroughs Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

  • Cherie Butts, NIH IRTA Fellow, NIH/NIMH
  • Veronica Lopez, University of California, Davis
  • Alexis Rodriguez, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Armando Varela-Ramirez, University of Texas El Paso

2004 Travel Awardees

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards which are funded through an NIH NIGMS MARC grant:

  • Katie Alfonso, St. Augustine College
  • Derek Applewhite, Northwestern University
  • Lisa Banner, The City University of New York (CUNY)
  • Patricia Burgos, University of Colorado
  • Ayesha Carter, Virginia Technological Institute
  • Andrew Clark, University of California, Irvine
  • Kathia Cordero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Mauricio Cortes, University of Chicago
  • German Criollo, St. Augustine’s College
  • Kevin Davis, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Omar Escamilla, California State University, Northridge
  • Maria Fadri, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Pierre Fotso, University of Arkansas
  • Kristine Garza, University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP)
  • Olivia George, New Mexico State University
  • Gustavo Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Karen Hubbard, The City University of New York (CUNY)
  • Anthony Hunt, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Damon Jacobs, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Travious Johnson, North Carolina Central University
  • Bertina Jones, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Karl Kingsley, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Catherine Lacayo, Stanford University
  • Luis Martinez, University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP)
  • Reginald McNulty, California State, Fullerton
  • Latany Hammond-Odie, Spelman College
  • Shanda Perry, North Carolina Central University
  • Gloricelys Rivera, Universidad Metropolitana Science and Technology
  • Roberto Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Jennifer Romero, St. Augustine’s College
  • Gloria Salazar, Emory University
  • Geidy Serrano, University of Puerto Rico, Institute of Neurobiology
  • Charles Shuster, New Mexico State University
  • Raquel Sitcheran, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Souvenir Tachado, Beth Israel Medical Center
  • William Towns, University of Notre Dame
  • Melanie Van Stry, Boston University
  • Flavia Wald, University of Miami
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke

The National Institute on Aging has selected the following students, whose research is in aging, to receive NIA MAC Travel Awards

  • Claudette Davis, The City University of New York (CUNY)
  • Analyn Gatus, University of Guam
  • Sara Herrera, Lake Forest College
  • Roberta Kiffin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

2003 Travel Awardees

The ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee has selected the following students and scientists to receive travel awards, which are funded through an NIH NIGMS MARC grant.

  • Derek Applewhite, Northwestern University
  • Michael Baker, Morgan State University
  • Ruben Baler, National Institutes of Health
  • Lisa Banner, CSUN
  • Carollyn Boykins-Winrow, Norfolk State University
  • Celestine Burrell, Spelman College, Box 647
  • Skyla Carney, North Carolina Central University
  • Dwane Clarke, Morgan State University
  • Alicia Cleveland, Tennessee State University
  • Mauricio Cortes, U. of Chicago
  • Ian Cushman, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Claudette Davis, City College of New York, CUNY
  • Maria De Oca, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Tarrah Ezell, Morgan State University
  • Courtney Fields, Department of Biology
  • Pierre Fotso, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Noel Gerald, NIAID, NIH
  • Marjorie Gondre-Lewis, National Institutes of Health
  • Annette Gonzalez, Northwestern University
  • Jacqueline Guzman, Boston University School of Medicine
  • Karmella Haynes, Washington University
  • Karen Hubbard, City College of New York, CUNY
  • Duane Johnson, Dillard University
  • Jacqueline Jordan, Clayton College and State University
  • Jose Lopez, The University of Arizona Cancer Center
  • Shanta MacKinnon, JLC-BBRI
  • Mark Maloney, Spelman College
  • Becky Marquez, Cornell University
  • Joel Martínez, University of California Irvine
  • D.C. Ghislaine Mayer, NIH/NIAID
  • Allison McNamara, Univerisity of North Carolina, Pembroke
  • Sommer Miller, University of Pennslyvania
  • Sommer Miller, University of Pennslyvania
  • Ayana Moore, University of Washington
  • Vivian Navas, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus
  • Elsie Pares-Matos, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
  • Kitani Parker-Johnson, LSU Health Sciences Center
  • Omayra Rivera-Denizard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Felix Rivera Molina, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicne
  • Jasma Rucker, University of Pittsburgh
  • Claudia Toledo, California State University, Northridge
  • Jeanine Vélez, University of Puerto Rico
  • David Vigerust, Vanderbilt University
  • Selwyn Williams, Brooklyn College/CUNY
  • Jamie Lee Wilson, Boston University School of Medicine
  • Elethia Woolfold, Meharry Medical School
  • Velinda Woriax, University of North Carolina, Pembroke

The National Institute on Aging has selected the following students, whose research is in aging research, to receive special NIA MAC Travel Awards.

  • Maryam Boseman, Dillard University
  • Robert Klees, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Myla Patterson, Meharry Medical College