International Travel Grants Funded by the Van Slyke Foundation

MESSAGE FROM A 2008 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT RECIPIENT

International Travel Grants promote the global exchange of science and information by providing an opportunity for clinical laboratory professionals from emerging areas around the world to attend the AACC Annual Meeting. Funded by AACC's Van Slyke Foundation (VSF), these awards are made possible through generous donations from corporate and individual contributors and AACC Local Sections and Divisions, who fund these travel grants and mentor our international visitors.

2008 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT WINNERS
	Adelani Adebisi, FMCPath Head Department of Clinical Pathology University of Ilorin – Nigeria Supported by a gift from the Clinical and Diagnostics Immunology Division
	Nirmal Baral, MD Professor and Head Department of Biochemistry & Clinical Laboratory Services, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences – Nepal Supported by a gift from the Van Slyke Foundation
	Ts. Enkhjargal ScD Director Public Health Laboratory – Mongolia Supported by a bequest from Earl J. Scherago
	Agnes Ivanov Quality Manager United Laboratories Tartu University Hospital – Estonia Supported by a gift from Gerald and Sandy Gallwas
	Liudmila Ivanova, MD, PhD Quality Manager North West Centre of Evidence Based Medicine – Russia Supported by a gift from Gerald and Sandy Gallwas
	Brijesh Kumar MSc Coordinator Medical Laboratory Sciences Lecturer Biochemistry, Fiji School of Medicine – Fiji Supported by a gift from Gerald and Sandy Gallwas
	Tatiyana Lobachevskaya, PhD Head Clinical Laboratory Medexpress Service – Russia Supported by a gift from Protedyne
	Caio M. M. de Cordova, PhD Chefe do Depto De Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Fundacao Universidade Regional de Blumenau – Brazil Supported by a gift from AACC’s Past President’s
	M. Muzaffar Mir, PhD Additional Professor and Head Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences – India Supported by a gift from Gerald and Sandy Gallwas
	Khaled M. Mohamed MSc Senior of Forensic Toxicology Lab Ministry of Justice – Egypt Supported by a gift from Olympus
	Anthony C. Nwokonna Unit Head Microbiology Paramed Laboratory – Swaziland Supported by a gift from BD Diagnostics – Preanalytical Systems
	O. Oladipupo Olawale MSc Resident Doctor Dept. of Chemical Pathology University College Hospital Ibadan – Nigeria Supported by a gift from BD Diagnostics – Preanalytical Systems
	Bernadette Reyna-Asuncion, MD Consultant Pathologist Philippine Heart Center – Philippines Supported by a gift from D. Bob Dufour
	Melles Seyoum Director National Health Laboratory – Eritrea Supported by a bequest from Earl J. Scherago
	Lorena Ivona Stefan, MSc Physicist Specialist Clinical Emergency Hospital – Romania Supported by a gift from the Lipoproteins and Vascular Diseases Division
	Marina Stojanov, PhD Professor of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Endocrinology Institute of Medical Biochemistry – Serbia Supported by a gift from Olympus
	Grigory Tsaur, PhD Head of Molecular Genetics Laboratory Regional Children's Hospital #1 – Russia Supported by a gift from Olympus
	Karma Tshering Laboratory Manager JDW/NR-Hospital – Bhutan Supported by a bequest from Earl J. Scherago
	Donald Chinazor Udah, MSc Laboratory Tehnical/Counseling and Testing Officer Family Health International – Nigeria Supported by a gift from Olympus
	Q. F. Maria Cristina Ures–Pantazi, PhD Head of Biochemistry Department Military Central Hospital – Uruguay Supported by a gift from Beckman Coulter
	Hendrick Emanuel van Deventer Resident Department of Chemical Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand - South Africa Supported by a gift from Mary Lou Gantzer