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Highlights
The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) is a national conference designed to encourage undergraduate, postbaccalaureate and graduate students to pursue advanced training in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, including mathematics.
In July 2000, NIGMS Division of Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) awarded the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) a grant to manage the ABRCMS.
ABRCMS is the official conference for students and program directors supported through MARC, MBRS and Bridges Program, however, as indicated by the statistics below, the conference is increasingly attended by students not participating in these programs.
Conference Statistics
Registration
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Undergraduate Students |
976 |
1395 |
1374 |
1203 |
1296 |
1233 |
1290 |
1494 |
1462 |
Graduate Students |
181 |
251 |
311 |
316 |
371 |
400 |
235 |
294 |
293 |
Exhibitors |
230 |
237 |
283 |
305 |
323 |
418 |
426 |
442 |
458 |
Program Directors and Faculty |
304 |
471 |
455 |
409 |
423 |
421 |
503 |
501 |
445 |
Others |
164 |
235 |
129 |
141 |
131 |
96 |
10 |
109 |
99 |
Total Attendees |
1,855 |
2,588 |
2,561 |
2,435 |
2,544 |
2,568 |
2,464 |
2,841 |
2,757 |
Number of Students Supported by NIGMS Sponsored Programs
|
Program Affiliation |
2009 |
MARC |
242 |
| MARC PREP |
28 |
| MARC USTAR |
84 |
MBRS |
11 |
| MBRS:RISE |
310 |
MBRS:SCORE |
3 |
MBRS:IMSD |
88 |
BRIDGES-DOC |
30 |
BRIDGES-BAC |
93 |
| NSF Louis Stokes AMP |
91 |
| HHMI |
46 |
| McNair |
41 |
Students supported by NIGMS MORE |
1067 (61%) |
Abstract Submission by Scientific Discipline
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Scientific Discipline |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
Biochemical Sciences |
10 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9.5 |
10.3 |
8.6 |
10.9 |
Cell Biological Sciences |
27 |
27 |
27 |
20 |
20 |
16.2 |
15.0 |
13.8 |
15.0 |
Chemical Sciences |
12 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
10.4 |
12.2 |
11.9 |
11.4 |
Environmental Sciences |
8 |
7 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Microbiological Sciences |
11 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
17.9 |
15.7 |
15.9 |
15.4 |
Molecular Sciences |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
10 |
12.4 |
12.8 |
11.5 |
10.5 |
Neuroscience |
- |
8 |
8 |
5 |
11 |
11.3 |
11.9 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
Physiological Sciences |
19 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
8.4 |
7.5 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
Physical Sciences & Mathematics |
2 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
6.6 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
5.6 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
9 |
11 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
11.4 |
9.8 |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
Interdisciplinary Sciences |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
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- |
- |
- |
Type of Student Submitting Abstract
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Seniors |
50% |
54% |
47% |
45% |
46% |
49% |
50% |
47% |
45% |
Juniors |
27% |
24% |
27% |
28% |
28% |
26% |
28% |
29% |
28% |
Sophomores |
11% |
12% |
14% |
14% |
13% |
13% |
15% |
12% |
14% |
Graduate/ Postbac |
12% |
10% |
12% |
13% |
13% |
12% |
7% |
12% |
13% |
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Abstracts Submitted |
789 |
1,120 |
1,084 |
1,102 |
1,150 |
1,226 |
1,160 |
1,365 |
1,298 |
Abstracts Accepted |
750 |
960 |
1,005 |
1,034 |
1,091 |
1,118 |
1,048 |
1,247 |
1,215 |
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