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July 2007 LabNotes



An electronic newsletter from the Marine Biological Laboratory

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Education News

(L-R) Michael Wright (SPINES student), MAC Scholars Rebekah Corlew and Julian Sosnik.

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Minorities Affairs Committee (MAC) held its 22nd Anniversary luncheon and networking session on June 22 in the Meigs Room. The luncheon honored 15 underrepresented scientists who have received funding from the ASCB for MBL summer courses. The MAC, one of the standing committees of the ASCB, has as its goal to significantly increase the involvement of underrepresented minority students in all aspects of the Society. 2007 MAC Scholars participating in MBL Courses:
  • Jake Bailey, Graduate Student, University of Southern California, Microbial Diversity
  • Kam San Leon, Graduate Student, University of Washington, Seattle, Neural Systems & Behavior
  • Alexandro Ramirez, Graduate Student, Columbia University Neural Systems & Behavior
  • Rebekah Corlew, Graduate Student, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Neurobiology
  • Joaquin Lugo, Jr., Post-doc, Baylor College of Medicine, Neurobiology
  • Lauren Goins, Graduate Student, University of California, San Francisco, Physiology
  • Christina Vizcarra, Graduate Student, California Inst. of Technology, Physiology
  • Roco Rivera, Post-doc, University of Pennsylvania, Frontiers in Reproduction
  • Lynnette Ruiz, Graduate Student, Ponce School of Medicine, Frontiers in Reproduction
  • Julian Sosnik, Graduate Student, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Frontiers in Reproduction
  • Tiffany Joffrion, Graduate Student, University of Cincinnati, Molecular Mycology
  • Estuardo Robles, Post-doc, Stanford University, Neural Dev. & Genetics of Zebrafish
  • Francisco Villa, PhD, Post doc, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Neural Dev. & Genetics of Zebrafish
  • Mariya Sweetwyne, Graduate Student, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Analytical & Quantitative Light Microscopy
  • Mahasin Osman, Sr. Research Associate, Cornell University, Analytical & Quantitative Light Microscopy




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