Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2021-2022 Science Mentoring Awards from the Office of Graduate Education (OGE). Especially to these three members of BCBP dept & labs: Odessa Goudy in Kuhlman lab, and Nicole Arruda and Audra Bryan Ph.D. in Jill Dowen lab!
Mentorship is a key component of academic science, and it comes in many forms. In addition to 鈥渙fficial鈥� mentors, we receive mentorship from peers, labmates, course instructors, dissertation committee members, and so many others. To honor mentorship in our community at 大象传媒, this year鈥檚 mentoring awards were open to all nominees 鈥� faculty, grad students, postdocs, staff, postbacs, and anyone else.
Graduate Student & Alum Awards
Mentoring During COVID
Odessa Goudy
Graduate Student, Lab of Brian Kuhlman, Biochemistry & Biophysics
鈥淓ven though she wasn鈥檛 my peer mentor, she still occasionally reached out to me via email during my first year to check in with how rotations and classes were going鈥� I really enjoyed receiving these 鈥榗heck-in鈥� emails from her because my first year was very tough due to the pandemic. It was nice to have someone check in on me completely unprompted.鈥�
General Mentoring
Nicole Arruda
Graduate Student, Lab of Jill Dowen, Genetics & Molecular Biology
鈥淣icole鈥檚 efforts really set the tone of the lab from always having a positive attitude, working hard, demonstrating best practices at the bench and in meetings, and making real connections with every individual. This creates a welcoming and inclusive environment in the lab for everyone.鈥�
Postdoc Award 鈥� General Mentoring
Audra Bryan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lab of Jill Dowen, Biochemistry & Biophysics
鈥淪he was always happy and willing to help me through misunderstandings and tough experimental scenarios.鈥�
鈥淪he knew when it was better to offer more hands-on help, and when it was better for me to work something out on my own.鈥�
Read about all the honorees at the link above.