Program Supports Development of Strong Scientific Capacity in Latin
America
WASHINGTON, June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable
Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) announced
today that 10 promising biomedical scientists have been named 2008 Pew
Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. Funded by Pew through a
grant to UCSF, the highly competitive fellowship program offers talented
young Latin American scientists $60,000 for a two-year training period. The
award is administered by the sponsoring U.S. institution, which supplements
the stipend with at least $5,000 a year and also provides medical benefits
for the fellow. Following the two year fellowship, the Program will issue
an additional $35,000 award to the sponsoring institution to purchase
equipment and supplies for the fellow to establish a laboratory in his or
her home country.
"Pew's Latin American Fellows Program gives these exemplary scientists
the opportunity to further their knowledge, and it promotes exchange and
collaboration between researchers in the United States and Latin America,"
said Rebecca W. Rimel, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Pew
Charitable Trusts.
The Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences was
launched in 1991 to help develop a cadre of highly trained Latin American
scientists who could stimulate and contribute to the growth of quality
biomedical science and foster collaboration between scientists in Latin
America and the U.S. Since 1991, the Trusts has invested more than $11
million to fund more than 150 fellows, close to 80 percent of whom have
returned to their home countries. Applicants from all Central and South
American countries are invited to apply, and selection is made by a
distinguished national advisory committee chaired by Dr. Torsten N. Wiesel,
president emeritus of Rockefeller University and a 1981 Nobel laureate in
physiology or medicine.
The 2008 Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences are:
Fellow Host Laboratory
Mariano Andres Belluscio, Ph.D., Argentina Rutgers University
Katia Carneiro de Paula, Ph.D., Brazil Forsyth Institute/Harvard
School of Dental Medicine
Mauro Javier Cortez Veliz, Ph.D., Brazil Yale University
Maria de la Paz Fernandez, Ph.D., Argentina Harvard University
Nicolas Frankel, Ph.D., Argentina Princeton University
Paula Licona-Limon, Ph.D., Mexico Yale University
Leticia Irene Llarrull, Ph.D., Argentina University of Notre Dame
Cecilia Martin, Ph.D., Mexico Massachusetts General
Hospital
Hector Alex Saka, Ph.D., Argentina Duke University
Marcos Sawada Simoes-Costa, Ph.D., Brazil California Institute of
Technology
For full biographies and information regarding the fellows' research
subjects, please visit http://www.pewtrusts.org.
The Pew Charitable Trusts (http://www.pewtrusts.org) is driven by the power of
knowledge to solve today's most challenging problems. Pew applies a
rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public
and stimulate civic life. We partner with a diverse range of donors, public
and private organizations and concerned citizens who share our commitment
to fact-based solutions and goal-driven investments to improve society.
SOURCE Pew Charitable Trusts
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Related links:
http://www.pewtrusts.org/
CONTACT:
Kip Patrick of Pew, +1-202-552-2135,
kpatrick@pewtrusts.org; or Silvia Montano of UCSF,
+1-415-476-5116, montano@thecenter.ucsf.edu
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