The Minority Medical Student Award Program (MMSAP) encourages minority medical students to purse an interest in hematology research. For an eight- to 12-week period, MMSAP participants will work closely with their mentors on a hematology-related research project. The subjects investigated by this year’s students include lymphoma, leukemia, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and stem cells. The awardees will also have the opportunity to present the results of their research at ASH’s annual meeting in December.
This year’s program has the largest number of participants yet, including three returning students. Each award recipient will receive the support of a research mentor and a career-development mentor, travel stipends to attend medical meetings, and a subscription to The Hematologist and Blood.
| Akram ShayebUniversity of Puerto Rico School of MedicineSan Juan, PR | |
| Edward E. RobertsonKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | |
| Andres BurUniversity of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA | |
| Jaime BrewerUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of MedicineChicago, IL | |
| April SzafranUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of MedicineChicago, IL | |
| Nadine ThompsonVirginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineRichmond, VA | |
| Awet AbrahaWayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI | |
| Nicole JonesWayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI | |
| Candace JohnsonWayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI | |
| Nnenaya AgochukwuLouisiana State University School of MedicineShreveport, LA | |
| Christina LawsonHoward University College of MedicineWashington, DC | |
| Olabunmi AgboolaUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of MedicineChicago, IL | |
| Daniel HaywardThomas Jefferson UniversityJefferson Medical CollegePhiladelphia, PA |
| Akram ShayebUniversity of Puerto Rico School of MedicineSan Juan, PR | |
| Edward E. RobertsonKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | |
| Andres BurUniversity of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA | |
| Jaime BrewerUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of MedicineChicago, IL | |
| April SzafranUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of MedicineChicago, IL | |
| Nadine ThompsonVirginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineRichmond, VA | |
| Awet AbrahaWayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI | |
| Nicole JonesWayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI | |
| Candace JohnsonWayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI | |
| Nnenaya AgochukwuLouisiana State University School of MedicineShreveport, LA | |
| Christina LawsonHoward University College of MedicineWashington, DC | |
| Olabunmi AgboolaUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of MedicineChicago, IL | |
| Daniel HaywardThomas Jefferson UniversityJefferson Medical CollegePhiladelphia, PA |
What’s Next: Look for an article about returning MMSAP participant Olabunmi Agboola and her mentor Christopher Flowers, MD, of Emory University, in the September/October issue.
