Sancy Leachman was selected as the 2021 Career Achievement Awardee.

Robert Judson-Torres was selected as the 2021 Medrano Young Investigator.

The Colgate-Palmolive Company has generously provided funding for two high school students from underrepresented minority groups (URMs) to conduct a 10-week summer research project focused on pigment cell biology.  The goal of these fellowships is to expand research opportunities for URMs at an early stage in their education so that they develop an interest in research and become the next generation of scientists.  Each recipient will receive $5,000 in summer stipend and the PASPCR will fund two travel awards for the students to attend and present their work at the next PASPCR meeting. Congratulations to:

Fahmid Rahman

Fahmid Rahman is in his senior year and will be joining Dr.Cynthia Cooper’s laboratory at Washington State University for the summer. He enjoys running outdoors and  participation in STEM events and hospital volunteering. His future goals are to undertake life science research.

Jasmine Welborn

Jasmine Welborn will be joining Ivana de la Serna's laboratory at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. Jasmine was born and raised in the Toledo area.  She just completed her senior year at Toledo Technology Academy and will start her freshman year at the University of Toledo this fall where she plans to major in physics. Jasmine has already taken several college level courses including: Africana Studies, Astronomy, Ancient Greek History, Sociology, and a Visual Basics programming class.  Her favorite classes were Astronomy and Sociology.  Jasmine’s acts of community service in high school included volunteering at churches, soup kitchens, and University of Toledo events; she also worked part-time at a local grocery store.  In her spare time, Jasmine enjoys amateur astronomy, gaming, reading, and biking. Her future goal is to become an astrophysicist and someday work at NASA.  Jasmine views this summer research as the opportunity of a lifetime and is excited to start working on her project.

Links:

Topical RT1640 treatment effectively reverses gray hair and stem cell loss in a mouse model of radiation‐induced canities 

Vitiligo and melanoma-associated vitiligo: Understanding their similarities and differences

The genomic landscapes of individual melanocytes from human skin

The PanAmerican Society for Pigment Cell Research (PASPCR) is dismayed by recent events highlighted by the injustices concerning Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others. These acts of violence highlight the persistence of racism and systemic injustices against Black people. PASPCR is a scientific community that welcomes members from all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religions and cultures.

• Read more about the history of the PASPCR on page 34 of our April 2008 newsletter.
• The PASPCR is part of the International Federation of Pigment Cell Socities. Read more about the IFPCS here.
• Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research is the official journal of the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies.

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