Presented at the ACBS World Conference Nicosia, Cyprus 2023
The Early Career Mentorship (ECM) program, initiated in 2020, aims to support early career CBS researchers in securing research-focused faculty positions and/or obtaining tenure in research institutions by matching them with established CBS research-focused mentors. Applicants are evaluated based on their competitiveness for a research-focused faculty position, their current and potential contributions to CBS, and the indicated need and benefits of receiving mentorship for their next career steps. Mentors commit to working with a mentee for a two-year period. In this panel, 2021 awardees will discuss their experiences with the ECM program, including the stage of their career during which they received the award, the type of mentoring they received, where they are currently at in their career, and future directions. They are Connie Chong (Hong Kong) mentored by Jonathon Bricker at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Anne Roche (USA) by Rhonda Merwin at Duke University, and Shane McLoughlin (Ireland/UK) by Todd Kashdan at George Mason University. Additionally, the awardees will discuss successes and challenges encountered with the mentoring program, as well as solutions identified.
You will find the recording here.