International Membership Grants

Thanks to generous donations to the AMP Strategic Initiatives Fund, each year up to five non-U.S. laboratory professionals who would not otherwise have access to AMP services and activities due to limited financial resources in the applicant's local environment may apply to receive one year of AMP membership at no charge.

The recipients will be AMP regular members with online access to AMP's journal, The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

Successful applicants will receive AMP membership for one calendar year. Depending on fund availability, selected recipients may be invited to apply for a second year grant.

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Eligibility

Laboratory scientists who reside in countries outside of the United States and who are currently involved in clinical molecular diagnostics are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will receive AMP membership, active for one calendar year. Current or past AMP members are not eligible for this grant.

Requirements

Please be prepared to provide the following information for the grant application:

Country of current residence
Statement of Interest
List of professional memberships
Local activities with laboratory associations
Available resources
Benefits of a one-year AMP membership grant for your professional development
Current CV or resume
Name and e-mail of two individuals who can provide a letter of support

If you are awarded a grant, you will be required to communicate to the International Affairs Committee about how your AMP membership assisted you and others in your region

2024 recipients

Alphonsine Mukandekezi, Rwanda Military Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda

Dhanasooraj D, Ph.D., Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Sawsan Ismail, M.D., MSc, Tishreen University Hospital, Latakia, Syria

2023 recipients

Abdelhalim Elshawadfy, Ph.D., AHRI, ARC, Mansoura, Egypt

Dhanasooraj D, Ph.D., Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Sawsan Ismail, M.D., M.Sc, Tishreen University Hospital, Latakia, Syria

2022 recipients

Abdelhalim Elshawadfy, Ph.D., AHRI, ARC, Mansoura, Egypt

Dhanlaxmi Shetty, Ph.D., Tata Memorial Centre, Maharashtra, India

Diomedes Carino, Philippine Genome Center, Quezon City, Philippines

Omshree Shetty, Ph.D., Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

Roberta Sitnik, Ph.D., Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil

2021 recipients

Dhanlaxmi Shetty, Ph.D., Tata Memorial Centre, Maharashtra, India

Krishna Kumar Maharjan, M.D., Civil Services Hospital of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

2020 recipients

Ghodke Kiran Ashok, MBBS, M.D., Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

Krishna Kumar Maharjan, M.D., Civil Services Hospital of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

2019 recipients

Vivek Gupta, MBBS, M.D., Ph.D., Datta Meghe Institute for Medical Sciences University, Wardha, India

Swarup A.V. Shah, Ph.D., Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, India

Jaya C. Vyas, Ph.D., K.D. Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India

James J. Yahaya, DDS, M.Med., Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

2018 recipients

Bibhas Kar, Ph.D., Center for Genetic Studies & Research, The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India

Asish Rath, MBBS, M.D., Tata Medical Center, Newtown, Kolkata, India

Swarup A.V. Shah, Ph.D., Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, India

Jaya C. Vyas, Ph.D., K.D. Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India

2017 recipients

Adewunmi Oluseye Adeoye, M.D., Nigeria

Mamta Gurav, MSc, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

Deepali Jain, M.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Shano Naseem, M.D., Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

2016 recipients

Sandeep Thapa, Kathmandu Centre for Genomics and Research Laboratory (KCGRL), Nepal

Vinvay Yadav, MBBS, SRMS-IMS, Bareilly, India

Muhamad Farid Zulkifle, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Malaysia

2015 recipients

Han Chih Hencher Lee, M.D., Kowloon West Cluster Laboratory Genetic Service, Laichikok, Hong Kong

Romena Qazi, Ph.D., Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan

2013 recipients

Mohammad Abbasian, Day Lab, Tehran, Iran

Karen A. Arispe, M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Alicia Ines Bravo, M.D., HIGA Eva Peron, San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abolfazl Dashtbani-Roozbehani, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Xiaodong Lyu, M.D., Henan Cancer Hospital, China

Xiaoli Ma, Ph.D., Shandong University, Shandong Province, China

Bharat Rekhi, M.D., Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel Mumbai, India

2012 recipients

Abolfazl Dashtbani-Roozbehani, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Julio Alexander Diaz-Perez, M.D., University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia

K. Ira Goud, Ph.D., Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India

Bharat Rekhi, M.D., Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

Sandhya Sundaram, M.D., Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India

Mr. Wai-Ting Hui, Hong Kong

Eva Weismanova, Ph.D., St Elizabeth Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia

2011 recipients

Dilip Das, M.D., Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India

Arturo Luevano Gonzalez, M.D., University Hospital, Monterrey, Mexico

K. Ira Goud, Ph.D., Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India

Archana Lal, M.D., National Reference Laboratory, New Delhi, India

Rekha Pai, Ph.D., Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

Feride I. Sahin, M.D., Ph.D., Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Prabodh K Sehajpal, Ph.D., Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India

2010 recipients

Luciana Mas, M.S., Hospital Privado, Centro Medico de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina

Rekha Pai, Ph.D., Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

Feride I. Sahin, M.D., Ph.D., Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Prabodh K Sehajpal, Ph.D., Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India

Epari Sridhar, MBBS, M.D., Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

Atul Thatai, Ph.D., Lal PathLabs Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India

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