The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Minority Affairs Committee (MAC)

 www.ascb.org/committees/mac/minorities.html

 

Dr. Vivian Navas Linkage fellow:

 v_navas@rumac.uprm.edu

www.uprm.edu/biology/profs/navas/ascb.htm

 

Research and Training Opportunities For Minority Faculty and Students   

 www.ascb.org/committees/mac/programs.htm

 

ASCB Annual Meeting

·        MAC Travel awards to present at ASCB Annual Meeting for junior faculty, graduate and undergraduate students www.ascb.org

 

Summer Opportunities

·        Marine Biology Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, Massachusetts http://www.mbl.edu 

  Activities: Research and Education–

•         Graduate student awards to attend summer and short advanced graduate level courses at MBL. Courses include physiology, microbiology, developmental Biology, environmental science, molecular evolution, neurobiology and parasitology

•         Faculty support to conduct research at MBL

•         MACY Faculty Fellowship for a visiting professor & two students to conduct research at MBL http://www.mbl.edu

 

•      Friday Harbor Laboratories Graduate and undergraduate student support to attend courses at Friday Harbor Laboratories at the University of Washington www.ascb.org

 

Histochemical Society Workshop - Support for minority faculty to participate in Histochemical Society workshops www.ascb.org/committees/mac/programs.htm

 

 

•      Visiting Professorships -Financial awards for visiting professorships to conduct research in the laboratory of an ASCB Host Scientist www.ascb.org/committees/mac/programs.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other programs and resources

 

 

•      FASEB Scholarships to attend FASEB Society Scientific meetings for one faculty member and two students to attend the society meeting. www.faseb.org

 

 

•   Technical Workshops in Key Areas of Cell Biology -www.ascb.org/committees/mac/programs.htm

        Histochemical Society Award Application

        Application to Attend Other Workshops

 

 

ASCB Resources

•      Laboratory manuals

•    Exploring the cell

•    Experiments in Cell Biology

•    Teaching web sites reviews

•    Electronic cell biology teaching journal

•    ASCB Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in science education

•    National Website for Minority Scientists- Just Garcia Hill Science Web Site http://hyper1.hunter.cuny.edu/JGH/default.htm