Senior biological sciences student, Matthew Almazan, won a presentation award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). He was among the winners for Best Poster for Developmental Biology with his poster on the role of planarian auricles in chemotaxis. During the past year he worked in Dr. Labib Rouhana's lab studying post-trascriptional regulation in planarian flatworms. Matthew is very involve in campus life serving as the College of Science and Mathematics' (CoSM) Senator and on the CoSM Dean's Circle.
ABRCMS is one of the largest, professional conferences for underrepresented minority students, military veterans, and persons with disabilities to pursue advanced training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The conference is designed to encourage underrepresented minority students to pursue advanced training in STEM and provide faculty mentors and advisors with resources for facilitating students’ success.
During the four-day conference, over 1,800 students participate in poster and oral presentations in twelve disciplines in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, including mathematics. All undergraduate student presentations are judged and those receiving the highest scores in each scientific discipline and in each educational level will be given an award during the final banquet. More than 650 representatives from graduate programs at US colleges and universities as well as scientists from government agencies, foundations, and professional scientific societies join ABRCMS in the exhibitors program to share information about graduate school and summer internship opportunities. These representatives present research opportunities, funding sources, and professional networks.
Congratulations Matthew on your award!
