Abstract
In 2020, the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Women in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Committee introduced the ASBMB Leadership Awards to recognize individuals with a strong commitment to advancing the careers of women in biochemistry and molecular biology along with demonstrated excellence in research, discovery, and/or service. This innovative award recognizes efforts to mentor and support trainees and colleagues at all levels. Such a leadership award provides the opportunity to focus briefly on the important role of mentoring within the STEM disciplines. The goal of this commentary, which brings together perspectives from a senior scientist and recent recipient of the ASBMB Mid-Career Leadership Award as well as two junior faculty, is to highlight approaches for purposeful support of colleagues, with an emphasis on going beyond formal mentoring committees. The commentary primarily focuses on mentoring within the academic arena of extramural funding and publication, highlighting the reality that multiple mentors with diverse expertise and perspectives are critical to support success within STEM careers.
Highlights
Much has been written about mentoring in STEM fields with entire reports and books devoted to this important topic [1,2,3]
As a recipient of the 2020 American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Mid-career Leadership Award (Corbett), I was invited to provide my thoughts on the complex topic of mentoring in STEM
To complement my thoughts on this topic, I have asked two junior colleagues (Spangle and Ghalei) to offer advice from their perspective as current mentees in this context. My expertise on this topic comes only from years of experience, lessons learned from mistakes, and strong mentors who served as role models for me along my own academic path
Summary
Practical advice for mentoring and supporting faculty colleagues in STEM fields: Views from mentor and mentee perspectives. Spangle1,‡ , Homa Ghalei2,‡ , and Anita H. Corbett3,* From the 1Department of Radiation Oncology, 2Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; 3Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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