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2010 ASM General Meeting Minority Travel Grant Award Winners

The following individuals were selected as the ASM General Meeting Minority Travel Grant winners. The grant provides travel funds to increase the participation of underrepresented minority groups in the ASM General Meeting. The awardees will be introduced at a reception during the ASM General Meeting in San Diego.

Postdoctoral
Magdia De Jesus, Ph.D., New York State Department of Health

Robert Martinez, Ph.D., University of Alabama

Kathy Milligan-Myhre, Ph.D., University of Oregon

Everett C. Salas, Ph.D., Rice University

Faculty
Doreen E. Cunningham, Ph.D., Saint Augustine's College

Kimberly D. Lebby, Ph.D., Florida A&M University

Mariel E. Perez-Velez, Ph.D., Universidad del Este

Miguel A. Urdaneta, Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico

The grant program selects postdoctoral scholars from underrepresented minority groups in the microbiological sciences or faculty from Minority Serving Institutions. Each grantee will be offered up to $1,500 to defray expenses associated with travel to the ASM General Meeting. The grant is supported by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. More information is available online at http://www.asm.org/asmgmminoritytravelgrant.