Empowering futures: The transformative power of mentorship in science
Dive into a world where mentorship meets innovation, growth and community building! This symposium will examine mentorship at different stages of biochemistry and molecular biology training, from undergraduate through graduate, postdoc and beyond. We will spark conversations about what it means to have successful mentoring relationships and creative approaches for engaging trainees on their journeys to becoming independent scientists. We're excited to invite you to inspire, educate and connect, and above all, to explore the transformative power of mentorship in science.
Organizers
Nisha Cavanaugh
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Orla Hart
Purdue University
Reinhart Reithmeier
University of Toronto
Symposia
Transforming biomedical education and training through effective mentoring
- Mentorship matters: The case for graduate professional development
Reinhart Reithmeier, University of Toronto - Mentoring matters — Let’s dive in! Engaging, inspiring, and empowering the next generation of biomedical professionals through transformative mentorship
Shana Stoddard, Rhodes College - Postdocs — at the junction between mentee and mentor
Nancy Schwartz, University of Chicago - Improving academic mentorship
Sarvenaz Sarabipour, University of Connecticut
Building a community of mentorship
- Catalyzing growth: Scientific meetings as mentorship platforms for aspiring researchers
Orla Hart, Purdue University - The chemistry of community
Mecky Pohlschröder, University of Pennsylvania - Improving undergraduate research experiences through graduate mentor training: A transformative model across STEM and beyond
Zahra Tehrani, Purdue University
Beyond mentoring: Career growth and DEIB
- Career growth and advancement through effective mentoring
Nisha Cavanaugh, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute - Rethinking mentoring to cultivate a mentoring network: Moving from “mentor” to “mentors”
Kenzie Cameron, Northwestern University - Holistic student mentoring: Training the next generation of diverse scientific leaders
Jorge Torres, University of California, Los Angeles - Mentoring for impact: Fostering diversity and inclusion in biomedical training
Laura de Lorenzo Barrios, University of New Mexico
Other sessions
These sessions and activities will also be of interest. See the full program schedule for details on these and the rest of the ASBMB Annual Meeting.
Featured speakers
- Persistence and serendipity in science: a poker analogy
Melissa J. Moore, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Novel GABA aminotransferase and ornithine aminotransferase inactivators as potential new treatments for epilepsy, pain and hepatocellular carcinoma
Richard Silverman, Northwestern University - An unlikely career in science and academia
Benjamin A. Garcia, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis - Bridging the gender gap: Advancing sex and gender inclusion in biomedical research
Nicole C. Woitowich, Northwestern University - Embracing collaborations: Loving what we do and doing what we love
Neena Grover, Colorado College
Meetups
- BMB education
Workshops
- Advocacy town hall
- Eterna: RNA design for the classroom and community
- Exploring uses of AI in teaching scientific writing
- Tips and advice for writing and publishing your BMB educational research
- Empowering neurodiverse learners: Adapting upper level undergraduate curriculum for inclusive excellence
Poster sessions
- BMB education and professional development
Events
- ASBMB welcome address
- Career and education fair
- Emerging investigator seminar
- Undergraduate poster competition
Make more possible
There's a whole lot more to the meeting beyond your symposium theme.
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