Diversity Outreach

Established in memory of the late Dr. John Wallace, former chair of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville and one of the founders of the Autumn Immunology Conference, to assist and encourage individuals from under-represented minority groups to attend and participate in our annual conference.

John Wallace Diversity Program


John H. Wallace
1925-1991  

The Wallace Diversity program honors the late Dr. John H. Wallace, one of the founders of the AIC. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 8 March 1925, he majored in zoology at Howard University, graduating with honors in 1947. Although accepted as a medical student at Meharry Medical College, a summer of research with Dr. Albert Sabin at Cincinnati Children´s Hospital changed his life. John was motivated to choose a career in Bacteriology, completing both MS and PhD degrees at Ohio State University. After postdoctoral training at the same institution, Dr. Wallace worked as a Research Associate and a Bacteriologist at Harvard Medical School followed by a distinguished professional career, at Meharry Medical College, Tulane University, Ohio State University, and the University of Louisville, where he was chairman of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology from 1972-1990. He also served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Morehouse University. During his career, Dr. Wallace published over 130 manuscripts and abstracts and mentored more than thirty five graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. He had an extensive service record, serving on numerous scientific, academic, social and community organizations, boards and committees. Among his many distinguished accomplishments was his commitment to improve the education and participation of minority students in the sciences. He was also very active in promoting the interest of high school, middle school, and elementary students in scientific careers.

Purpose  

Dr. Wallace was recognized for his scientific contributions in the field of Cellular Immunology as well as for his continuous efforts to promote the participation of minorities and non-traditional students in the sciences.

Awards   Available to minority students and post-doctoral fellows and include
  • registration fee waiver
  • $200 honorarium
  • $300 to offset travel expenses (for those outside the greater Chicago area)
  • invitation to a luncheon to meet current and past awardees.
Candidates   Because the number of awards is limited, priority will be given to those applicants presenting an abstract at the meeting.
  • must be a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow
  • should belong to an NIH defined under-represented minority group
  • must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Applications   To apply, please complete the electronic application form. In addition, please have your advisor and two other faculty members send (mail or e-mail) letters of recommendation on your behalf to:
    Rafael Fernandez-Botran, PhD
    Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
    University of Louisville
    Louisville, Kentucky 40292
    502.852.5375 telephone
    502.852.1177 fax
    rafael@louisville.edu email
completed applications must be received by Monday, 1 October 2012

2012 John H. Wallace Fellows


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Previous Awardees



2011 Paola Boggiatto
Monica Delgado
Racquel Domingo-Gonzalez
Yeritza Hernandez
Pedro Martinez
Gabriela Moriel
Colleen Winstead
University of Iowa
University of California, Davis
University of Michigan
Case Western Reserve University
Iowa State University
University of Notre Dame
University of Alabama, Birmingham
2010 Mahmood Bilal
Manuel D. Galvan
Enitra N. Jones
Maria Moreno Fernandez
Minelva R. Nanton
Elizabeth Waffarn
University of Iowa
Indiana University, South Bend
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis
University of Cincinnati
University of Minnesota
University of California, Davis
2009 Kristine Germar
Jeremy M. Lott
Patrice E. Moss
Caroline Padro
Melba Marie Tejera
Alice Valentin-Torres
Kieng Bao Vang
University of Chicago
Indiana University
Meharry Medical College
Ohio State University
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Case Western Reserve University
University of Minnesota
2008 Bobby Guillory
Olayemi Ikusika
Luciana Lorena Molinero
Antonio Pagán
Sabrina Scroggins
Andrea Luisa Suarez
Meharry Medical College
University of Louisville
University of Chicago
University of Minnesota
University of Iowa
University of Colorado, Denver
2007 Adovi Akue
Greg Esparza
Kyeorda Kemp
Jerome Moulden II
Jacqueline Perez-Rodriguez
Audrea Troutman
University of Minnesota
University of Iowa
Northwestern University
Michigan State University
University of Kentucky
University of Chicago
2006 D’Anne Duncan
Na Tosha Gatson
Oludare Odumade
Delia Lozano Porras
Maria Gabriela Velez
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
University of Minnesota
University of Chicago
University of Colorado
2005 Gabriel DeFang
Wilbert Derbigny
Amanda Martin
Paula Whittington
Karla Eger
Uniformed Services University Health Sciences
Indiana School of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Wayne State University
Vanderbilt University
2004 Hiam Abdala-Valencia
Gabriela Calzada-Nova
Bryan Clay
Tina Damarjian
Abigail Lozano-Henderson
Aisha Martin
Amanda Martin
Ricardo Medeiros
Maria del Pilar Nava-Parada
Javier Rivera-Guzman
Tonya Roberts
April Ross
University of Cincinnati
University of Illinois
University of Chicago
Yale University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Mayo Clinic
Indiana University
Indiana University
University of California, Davis
2003 Jeannette Brown
Gabriela Calzada-Nova
Michelle Law
Abigail Lozano
Aisha Martin
Patience Murapa
Mohamed Nasr
Bruno Sainz, Jr.
University of Colorado Health Science Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Howard University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University
University of Kentucky
University of Iowa
Tulane University Medical Center