Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students 2003
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 15-18, 2003
A delegation from Boston University and Boston University Medical Center attended the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in San Diego, California from October 15 – 18, 2003. This conference is attended annually by approximately 3000 individuals, consisting of 1500 undergraduate minority students interested in the biomedical sciences and research, 300 graduate students as well as faculty, program directors and representatives from industry and academic institutions.
For the first time BU and BUMC had a booth in the exhibit area, and attracted large numbers of the attendees who were given information about the many research training opportunities at the University and the Medical Center. The highlight of our exhibit was the raffle of a PDA, an event that garnered the names of 150 attendees who learned about the many programs which are offered by Boston University and Boston University Medical Center.
The attendees who represented Boston University at this meeting were:
Karen Repetny – a graduate student in Biology
Esther Bullitt, PhD – faculty in the department of Biophysics and Physiology
Fred Powell – first year medical student BUSM
Chantale Murray – senior EMSSP Student
Malissia Evans – Administrative Coordinator, Office of Diversity and Multi-Cultural Affairs, BUSM
Kenneth C. Edelin, M.D. BUSM Associate Dean of Students and Minority Affairs
