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Introduction to the Senior Researcher Award Acceptance Address

Introduction to the Senior Researcher Award Acceptance Address

2023 ACS National Award winners—Part III

ACS Award in Surface Chemistry: Joachim Sauer Sponsor : Procter & Gamble Citation: For seminal contributions to atomistic understanding of the surface chemistry of complex oxides and for the development of computational tools for molecule surface interactions Current position: Senior researcher, Humboldt University of Berlin Education: Diplom, chemistry, and Dr. rer. nat., chemistry, Humboldt University of Berlin; Dr. sc. nat., chemistry, East German Academy of Sciences Sauer on his proudest career moment: “Getting the Dr. sc. nat. degree at the Academy of Sciences in East Berlin, because I achieved this based on my own scientific merits without any career support from the ruling (Communist) party in East Germany.” What Sauer’s colleagues say: “Joachim’s contributions are unique in their combination of rigor, relevance, and depth of theory–experiment collaboration.”—Laura Gagliardi, University of Chicago ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials: Reshef Tenne Sponsor: DuPont Citation: For the discovery, elucidation, and commercial development

United States nuclear weapons, 2023

ABSTRACTThe Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by Hans M. Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists, and Matt Korda, a senior research associate with the project. The Nuclear Notebook column has been published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1987. This issue examines the status of the US nuclear arsenal. The US nuclear arsenal remained roughly unchanged in the last year, with the Department of Defense maintaining an estimated stockpile of approximately 3,708 warheads. Of these, only about 1,770 warheads are deployed, while approximately 1,938 are held in reserve. Additionally, approximately 1,536 retired warheads are awaiting dismantlement, giving a total inventory of approximately 5,244 nuclear warheads. Of the approximately 1,770 warheads that are deployed, 400 are on land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, roughly 970 are on submarine-launched ballistic missiles, 300 are at bomber bases in the United States, and 100 tactical bombs are at European bases.

Индо-Тихоокеанский регион: между “дружбой” и “недружбой” (Круглый стол Центра Азиатско-Тихоокеанских исследований ИМЭМО РАН) (Часть вторая)

The Editorial Board publishes a brief report on the round table at the Center for Asia Pacific Studies of IMEMO on new phenomena in the system of international relations in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) and in the policies of the states located there. The sharp increase in the level of confrontation in different regions of the world over the past year leads to increased importance in the system of international relations, in the foreign policy of states of such categories as “friendliness” and “unfriendliness” in relation to other countries. These phenomena have also affected the Indo-Pacific region, which now plays a key role in world politics and economy, where complicated and sometimes multidirectional processes of restructuring the political space, reformatting economic, military and political relations between states are taking place. In this context, it seems relevant to analyze the influence of the factors of “friendship”–“unfriendliness” on the formation of the main “axes” of rapprochement and confrontation in the region, new blocs and coalitions. The determination of Russia’s new positioning in the ITR taking into account the factors mentioned above also becomes an important independent research task. These and other closely related issues were the object of discussion at the round table held by the Center for Asia Pacific Studies of IMEMO in late October 2022. At the same time the discussion participants focused on the analysis of policies not of all countries in the region, but mainly of the Pacific Asia (PA) and India and South Asia. The panelists were K.R. Voda, Cand. Sci. (Polit.), Scientific Secretary of IMEMO; L.A. Gamza, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), senior researcher at IMEMO; O.V. Davydov, retired Ambassador-at-Large, senior researcher at IMEMO; E.A. Kanaev, Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Prof. at National Research University Higher School of Economics; A.N. Karneev, Cand. Sci. (Hist.), Prof. at National Research University Higher School of Economics; A.V. Kupriyanov, Cand. Sci. (Hist.), Head of the Group at IMEMO; V.L. Larin, RAS Academician, Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of FEB RAS; A.V. Lomanov, Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Professor of RAS, Deputy Director of IMEMO; S.A. Lukonin, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Head of the Sector, IMEMO; V.V. Mikheev, RAS Academician, Member of the IMEMO Directorate; V.V. Sumskiy, Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Principle researcher at IMEMO; M.A. Terskikh, Cand. Sci. (Polit.), resercher at IMEMO; V.G. Shvydko, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Head of the Group at IMEMO.

Индо-Тихоокеанский регион: между “дружбой” и “недружбой” (Круглый стол Центра Азиатско-Тихоокеанских исследований ИМЭМО РАН) (Часть первая)

The Editorial Board publishes a brief report on the round table at the Center for Asia Pacific Studies of IMEMO on new phenomena in the system of international relations in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) and in the policies of the states located there. The sharp increase in the level of confrontation in different regions of the world over the past year leads to increased importance in the system of international relations, in the foreign policy of states of such categories as “friendliness” and “unfriendliness” in relation to other countries. These phenomena have also affected the Indo-Pacific region, which now plays a key role in world politics and economy, where complicated and sometimes multidirectional processes of restructuring the political space, reformatting economic, military and political relations between states are taking place. In this context, it seems relevant to analyze the influence of the factors of “friendship/unfriendliness” on the formation of the main “axes” of rapprochement and confrontation in the region, new blocs and coalitions. The determination of Russia’s new positioning in the IPR taking into account the factors mentioned above also becomes an important independent research task. These and other closely related issues were the object of discussion at the round table held by the Center for Asia Pacific Studies of IMEMO in late October 2022. At the same time the discussion participants focused on the analysis of policies not of all countries in the region, but mainly of the Pacific Asia (PA) and India and South Asia. The panelists were K.R. Voda, Cand. Sci. (Polit.), Scientific Secretary of IMEMO; L.A. Gamza, senior researcher at IMEMO; O.V. Davydov, retired Ambassador-at-Large, senior researcher at IMEMO; E.A. Kanaev, Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Professor at National Research University Higher School of Economics; A.N. Karneev, Cand. Sci. (Hist.), Professor at National Research University Higher School of Economics; A.V. Kupriyanov, Cand. Sci. (Hist.), Head of the Group at IMEMO; V.L. Larin, RAS Academician, Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of FEB RAS; A.V. Lomanov, Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Professor of RAS, Deputy Director of IMEMO; S.A. Lukonin, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Head of the Sector, IMEMO; V.V. Mikheev, RAS Academician, Member of the IMEMO Directorate; V.V. Sumskiy, Dr. Sci. (Hist.), principle researcher at IMEMO; M.A. Terskikh, Cand. Sci. (Polit.), researcher at IMEMO; V.G. Shvydko, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Head of the Group at IMEMO.

Valentin Petrovich Gritskevich: Scientist, teacher, personality

The article is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding scientist and talented teacher Valentin Petrovich Gritskevich, candidate of medical sciences, doctor of cultural studies, professor, member of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, Union of Belarusian Writers, honorary member of the Public Association “International Association of Belarusians”, organizer and chairman of the Belarusian Public and Cultural Association in St. Petersburg (since 1989) and many others. He had three higher educations. He worked as a doctor in Uzlyany, Minsk, Leningrad. Since 1971 — Senior Researcher at the Military Medical Museum of the USSR Ministry of Defense. He taught at the Department of History of the Leningrad State Institute of Culture, since 1988 — Associate Professor, and since 2003 Professor of the Department of Museum Studies. He is the author of more than 300 scientific papers. The article emphasizes the extensive scientific heritage of the scientist has not yet received a deep and comprehensive understanding. No less significant are the achievements of V.P.Gritskevich as a teacher and mentor, who was at the origin of the creation of one of the first departments of museology in Russia and who made a personal contribution to the development of training courses, including textbooks on the history of museum work, source studies, which are still used by students. The merits of the scientist in the formation of the scientific school of historical museology are especially significant. The authors of the article, as colleagues who personally knew V.P.Gritskevich for 25 years of his work at the Department of Museology and Cultural Heritage of St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture, note also the high moral qualities and principles of the unique personality of a scientist and teacher.

An interview with Vladimir Tikhonchuk

Vladimir Tikhonchuk, Professor Emeritus at Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, University of Bordeaux, France, and senior researcher at the Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, ELI-Beamlines Facility, Czech Republic. His research is in the domain of high energy density physics and nonlinear optics, including inertial confinement fusion (ICF), dynamic processes in laboratory astrophysics, laser–plasma interactions, excitation of parametric instabilities, generation of magnetic and electric fields, acceleration of charged particles and energy transport.

Ethno-cultural Traditions of the Descendants of Ukrainian Settlers in the South of the Far East of Russia: A Review of the Ethnolinguistic Expedition

This article explores the results of the research on preservation of ethnocultural traditions among the descendants of Ukrainian settlers in Primorye, based on ethnolinguistic expedition conducted in June, 2023. The expedition was carried out jointly with a senior researcher at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. G.P. Pilipenko. The route of the expedition included the rural settlements of the Pri-morsky Territory: Rettihovka, Chernigovsky district, and Khorol, Khorolsky district. The choice of the surveyed territories was due to the fact that here in the late XIX ―early XX century compact settlements of immigrants from the Russian provinces of the Russian empire were formed. The predominance of the Ukrainian population in the surveyed areas, located in the fertile steppe zones of the Khanka lowland, similar in landscape to the places where the settlers came from, contributed to the formation of loci of traditional culture, which showed a high degree of stability in the process of adaptation to new environmental, climatic and socio-economic conditions. The purpose of the field study was to collect information on the material and spiritual culture of Ukrainian settlers and their descendants in Primorye territory, to fix the degree of preservation and variability of the original traditions among representatives of different generations in the conditions of the adaptation processes. During the expedition, the ethnographic collections of Khorol local museum of history were observed. On the basis of the data obtained, elements of ethno-cultural traditions were identified in terms of family and calendar rituals, folklore, narratives about the first settlers in Primorye. Recollections of household culture, holidays, children’s games were recorded, and peculiarities of dialect were noted.

Казанский педагогический институт в годы «Большого террора». По письмам Х. Гимади в ЦК ВКП(б) и парторганизацию 1938 г.

The article reveals the degree of influence of the Great Terror policy on the formation of behavioral practices in the scientific, pedagogical, and student environment of the Kazan State Pedagogical Institute (KSPI). The author analyzes letters addressed to the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks and party organizations of the KSPI. The letters, dated April 1938, were written by Khairi Gimadi, one of the leading historians of the TASSR, who stood at the origins of the Soviet historiography of the national republic. The article is to show the source studies significance of epistolary heritage in study of the Soviet humanities development in the context of ideological campaigns. Besides principles of historicism, objectivity, and integrated approach, the study uses hermeneutic method to interpret the texts content, taking into account the author’s age, marital and social status, his attitude to power, and also state’s ideological pressure on society. Having survived the days of repression, Kh. Gimadi became a candidate of historical sciences, senior researcher at the Academy of Sciences of the USSR with a degree in history of Tatarstan. He was engaged in research activities until his death in 1961. After his death, his wife carefully collected notes that he had torn, grouped them according to their content, and filed into two separate notebooks. One of these contains Kh. Gimadi's letters of application. They reflect a form of corporate ethics developed during the Great Terror and relationship between teachers and students. The study shows politically unstable living conditions of the humanitarian intelligentsia, enduring fear for the fate of loved ones. In order to survive, Soviet people often had to overstep moral boundaries and comply with the system. This inevitably led to the destruction of traditional foundations of the society and the breakdown of social ties. This led to the false notion that the only source of justice was the party. This is the reason why H. Gimadi's letters of application were written. The significance of these historical documents lies in the fact that, in addition to highlighting moral and political atmosphere in the days of mass repression, they make it possible to understand the reason behind conciliatory behavior and even complicity in mass arrests. The presented study may be of interest to specialists studying the development of Soviet historical science in the national republics and everyday life in the era of Stalinism.

Идентичность в условиях трансформации миропорядка: дискурсы и нарративы

A roundtable titled ‘Identity in the Time of World Order Transformation: Discourses and Narratives’ was held on the 2nd of December 2023, at the Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. It was a part of the All-Russian conference with international participation ‘Political Science in a Changing World: New Practices and Theoretical Research’ organized by the Russian Political Science Association (RPSA). At RPSA, the event was arranged by the Research Committee on political identity. The roundtable moderator was Semenenko I.S., Corresponding Member of the RAS, Doct. Sci. (Polit. Sci.), Head of Centre for Comparative Socioeconomic and Political Studies, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of IMEMO, RAS, RPSA Research Committee on political identity coordinator, supervisor of Identity Research Network; the co-moderator was Fadeeva L.A., Doct. Sci. (Polit. Sci.), Professor, Department of Political Science, Perm State University. The key trends, problems and achievements regarding identity studies in Russia and abroad, new discourses and narratives in political science and public policy, especially ones relevant to Russia, were analyzed. The discussion focused on the problems of political identity and identity politics in terms of a forming polycentric world, identity dimension of archaization discourses, neotraditionalism, Balkanization, manifesting identity conflicts, identity securitization and ethnopolitical conflicts. The speakers were as follows: Semenenko I.S.; Fadeeva L.A.; staff members of Sector for Analysis of Political Change and Identity, Department for Comparative Political Studies, Centre for Comparative Socioeconomic and Political Studies, IMEMO – Cand. Sci. (Chem.), Leading Researcher Lapkin V.V, Doct. Sci. (Philos.), Senior Researcher Kamkin A.K., Cand. Sci. (Polit. Sci.), Researcher Popadeva T.I., Junior Researcher Khaynatskaya T.I.; staff of Sector for International Organizations and Global Political Governance, Department for International Political Problems, IMEMO – Doct. Sci. (Polit.), Head of the Sector Prokhorenko I.L., Senior Research Assistant Shpak M.A.; staff of Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Kuban State University (Krasnodar) – Doct. Sci. (Philos.), Professor Morozova E.V., Cand. Sci. (Polit. Sci.), Associate Professor Bashmakov I.S.; Kalashnikova S.K., postgraduate student St Petersburg University, Junior Researher, Center for Science, Education and Information Programs, INION RAN; Pogodina M.Ya., Research Assistant, Faculty of Political Science, St Petersburg University, Junior Researher, Center for Science, Education and Information Programs, INION RAN; Romanova A.H., Doct. Sci. (Philos.), Director of Institute for Research on the Problems of the South of Russia and the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan State University named after V.N. Tatishchev (Astrakhan); Sagitova L.V., Doct. Sci. (Polit. Sci.), Leading Researcher, Department of Ethnology, Sh. Marjani Institute of History, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (Kazan); Sargsyan O.L., Cand. Sci. (Philos.), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Political Science, Institute of Law and Politics, Russian-Armenian University (the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan). The review of the roundtable materials was compiled by Prokhorenko I.L., Doct. Sci. (Polit.), Head of the Sector for International Organizations and Global Political Governance, Department for International Political Problems, IMEMO (irinapr@imemo.ru, ORCID: 0000-0002-8090-7934).

Этническая культура белорусов в Сибири и на Дальнем Востоке: традиции и современность (рецензия)

The author analyzed a new monograph by R. Fedorov, a senior researcher at the Institute for Problems of the Development of the North of the Tyumen Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences. The book is devoted to the peculiarities of self-awareness, preservation and transformation of the ethnic culture of Belarusians in Western and Eastern Siberia in the second half of the 19th - early 21st century. It also presents demographic information on the dynamics of their numbers and settlement, illustrations of the described cultural phenomena.

Памяти Блудчего Николая Павловича

Died on February 11, 2023 at the age of 94 the candidate of technical sciences, senior researcher, Bludchiy Nikolay Pavlovich, scientific editor of the article in the scientific journal "Technology of technosphere safety" from 2005 to 2017. A brief scientific biography of Bludchiy N. P. is given. Keywords: Bludchiy Nikolay Pavlovich; scientific biography.

Фундаментальні проблеми і здобутки мінералофлюїдології у працях професора Володимира Антоновича Калюжного (за матеріалами пам’ятної академії з нагоди відзначення 100-річчя від уродин)

The fundamental problems and achievements of mineralofluidology in the works of the outstanding Ukrainian scientist-geologist, mineralogist-geochemist, laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology, laureate of the International Gold Medal named after the outstanding English researcher of fluid inclusions H. C. Sorby (the H. C. Sorby medal), recipient of the State Scholarship for Outstanding Scientists of Ukraine, Doctor of Sciences (Geology, Mineralogy), Professor Volodymyr Antonovych Kalyuzhnyi – one of the founders of the fundamental science on fluid inclusions, the creator of the world-famous scientific school of geochemistry and thermobarometry of mineral-forming fluids are discussed. The Memorial Academy on the occasion of celebrating a significant date – the 100th anniversary of the birth of Volodymyr Kalyuzhnyi was held on October 25, 2022, at the Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals (IGGCM) of the NAS of Ukraine within the framework of the Department of Earth Sciences of the NAS of Ukraine at the visiting meeting of the Earth Sciences Section of the Western Science Center (WSC) of the NAS of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Members of the Council and Executive Committee of the WSC, employees of the Institute and neighboring scientific institutions took part in its work. Head of the Institute, Аcademician of the NAS of Ukraine Myroslav Pavlyuk opened the Memorial Academy with an opening speech, greetings from the WSC of the NAS of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine were delivered by the deputy head of the WSC, director of the WSC, PhD (Technic), Аssociate Professor Oleh Zynyuk. Scientific reports were given by: Head of the Department of Geochemistry of Deep Fluids of the Institute, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine Ihor Naumko and Head of the Department of Geochemistry of Sedimentary Strata of Oil and Gas-bearing provinces, PhD (Geology), Senior Research Fellow Anatoliy Galamay. Scientific Secretary of the Institute, PhD (Geology), Senior Researcher Myroslava Yakovenko read the greetings that were sent or personally delivered to Members of the Organizing Committee and participants of the Memorial Academy. Warm memories of Volodymyr Kalyuzhny were shared by his son Yuriy, Myroslav Bratus, and Myroslav Pavlyuk. The apotheosis of a worthy commemoration and celebration of a significant date – the 100th anniversary of the birth of an outstanding Scientist, Teacher, Patriot, Citizen, and Man being were the prophetic words: “We remember, they will remember us too! Ukraine is and will be!”

Doctor Eduardo Bernabé Ordaz: An Exemplary Father for Cuban Psychologists

There are figures that the passage of time is blurring from the memory archive of peoples. Others, on the contrary, take root with such force that they remain registered forever in the poetic memory of humanity». That is the case of Dr. Eduardo Bernabé Ordaz Ducungé (1921-2006), described by professor and senior researcher Raúl Fuillerat Alfonso (1950-2015) as the «intellectual and spiritual father of island psychologists» This chronicle evokes the sacred memory of the founding director of the Havana Psychiatric Hospital, on the occasion of Parents’ Day, in the year of the 101st anniversary of his birth.

Biosensor as a novel alternative approach for early diagnosis of monkeypox virus.

Biosensor as a novel alternative approach for early diagnosis of monkeypox virus.

Abstract B065: First year results of a cancer disparities curriculum to address mistrust and misunderstanding between basic science researchers and community members

Abstract In Black, Hispanic, and Native American communities, historical and current systemic inequities result in medical mistrust limiting participation in biomedical studies. At the same time, many researchers misunderstand the context of communities experiencing the highest disparities, which may produce incomplete or inapplicable research questions. These conditions constrain the development of new and relevant biomedical research questions and hampers understanding of biological, clinical, and social factors holding disparities in place. With the goal of reducing misunderstanding and mistrust between researchers and community members, a team led by a senior basic science researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and a retired community college faculty member launched a pilot 9-month bi-weekly Cancer Disparities Curriculum for Research and Community Scholars in Fall 2021. This curriculum is a project of the Community and Cancer Science Network (CCSN) which promotes transdisciplinary collaboration with equitable engagement of non-academic audiences as full partners and emphasizing co-learning and co-developing of solutions. Designed for early career basic scientists (“research scholars”) and Milwaukee community members (“community scholars”), the curriculum included topics such as cancer disparities, social determinants of health, bias, racism, communicating with different audiences, and bridging diverse perspectives. Respected experts from the Milwaukee community and MCW facilitated the sessions. Additionally, dyad pairs of one research and one community scholar worked throughout the 9-months to develop project plans to address cancer disparities incorporating both perspectives. At the end of the program, the scholars presented these plans to MCW faculty and staff, and community leaders and members. To assess the impact of the curriculum and to continuously improve its delivery, the team used quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection throughout the pilot curriculum. These methods included attendance data, scholar surveys, facilitator surveys, and observations and debriefs of each session, all of which have informed adjustments to the curriculum. Following the conclusion of the first cohort in May 2022, the evaluation team began its preliminary review and found that scholars reported an increase in understanding of the scientific, environmental, and social factors that influence cancer disparities but wanted to have more opportunities to connect learning to action. Research Scholars specifically reported that engagement with community led them to begin to think differently about their work. To fully address cancer disparities, biomedical researchers and community members must collectively address issues of mistrust and misunderstanding. This can be achieved by increased understanding and empathy, shared vocabulary, and opportunities to explore different ways to partner. Our curriculum provides opportunity and guidance to build authentic collaboration, increase understanding, and engage in low-risk program exploration. Citation Format: Tobi A. Cawthra, Laura Pinsoneault, Kristen Gardner-Volle, Jessica Olson, Alexis Krause, Deborah Thomas, Melinda Stolley, Carol Williams. First year results of a cancer disparities curriculum to address mistrust and misunderstanding between basic science researchers and community members [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2022 Sep 16-19; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022;31(1 Suppl):Abstract nr B065.

Broadband‐acre City: ‘No Traffic Problem, No Buffering’

AbstractThe global pandemic and consequent lockdowns have provoked an evacuation of workplaces and urban centres. For society to continue to function, there has been a massive movement towards home working enabled by Teams and Zoom. This has ramifications on not just our lives but also digital infrastructure, commerce and entertainment, as well as a myriad of other dynamics, all of which has totally reconfigured our lifestyles and health in recent years. Stephen Glackin, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban Transitions at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, and Guest‐Editor Marcus White, discuss this spatial revolution.

Editorial introductions.

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine was launched in 1995. It is one of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The field of pulmonary medicine is divided into nine sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Journal's Editors and Section Editors for this issue. EDITORS IN CHIEF Daniel A CulverDaniel A CulverDaniel A Culver, DO FCCP, graduated from The Ohio State University, USA, and then received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Heritage Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA. He completed a rotating internship at South Pointe Hospital prior to Internal Medicine Residency and Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, USA, where he has been a Staff Physician since 2005. Dr Culver is currently Chair of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, and is the president of the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG). His clinical and research interests focus on diffuse parenchymal lung disease, and also on extrapulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis. He is also engaged in teaching and training fellows and other trainees. Marjolein DrentMarjolein DrentProf. Marjolein Drent is currently guest senior researcher at the ILD Center of Excellence, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. She was a pulmonologist and member of the Center from 2015 till August 2022. In 2005, she was appointed as Professor of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences of the Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Her oration was entitled: ‘Breathtaking Inspirations’. She retired from that position in July, 2022 and is currently professor emeritus. She is also emeritus president of WASOG (World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Diseases), and is now Chief Editor of Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine and associate editor of Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis, and Diffuse Lung Diseases. Furthermore, she is co-editor/guest editor of several sarcoidosis articles in international journals, and is a reviewer for a number of international journals. She has (co-) authored over 450 papers and book chapters. She has been deeply involved in the last decades with several educational assignments, organization of postgraduate courses, national and international congresses, guideline development, as well as clinical trials. She is widely recognized as the co-editor of several ILD and sarcoidosis-related e-learning modules for pulmonologists and ILD nurses. Prof. Drent is a sought-after speaker and has acted as such on more than 300 occasions, nationally and internationally. Her scientific interest is focused on sarcoidosis, fibrotic lung diseases, drug-induced ILD, quality of life, fatigue, and work-related sequalae. She is a member of the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) Advisory Board; the founder and chair of the ILD Care Foundation (ILD, including sarcoidosis; www.ildcare.nl); co-founder and member of the advisory board of the Dutch Pulmonary Fibrosis Patient Association; and honorary member of Sarcoidose.nl (Dutch Sarcoidosis Patient Association). She has been the (co)promotor of 14 PhD students. In 2012 she was nominated for the ‘World Sarcoidosis Person of the Year Award’ Dublin, Ireland, for her tireless research in defining the often immense psychological burden faced by patients and their families. She is an avid ambassador for Compassion for Care and the Youth Smoking Prevention Foundation. In 2016 she was appointed an Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau by Royal Decree. In 2022 she won the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Lifetime Achievement Award ILD 2022 (Assembly 12) for her outstanding contributions to the field of ILD. SECTION EDITORS Sadia BenzaquenSadia BenzaquenSadia Benzaquen, MD, FACP, FCCP, ATSF, DAABIP is the Chairman of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy at Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA. He is a Professor of Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA. He is an expert in the interventional pulmonology field with extensive research and publications in lung cancer, pleural disease and ILD. Sara TomasettiSara TomasettiSara Tomassetti is currently Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Florence University, Italy, and Head of Interventional Pulmonology Unit at Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy. She has extensive experience in all aspects of interstitial lung diaseses and interventional pulmonology, including cryobiopsy. She is a faculty member of the European Respiratory Society, and BOND National member for Italy of the European Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. From a clinical research perspective, she has been the primary investigator (PI) of several sponsored and investigator initiated clinical trials on diagnosis and treatemnt of ineterstiatial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She publishes on clinical research aspects of interstitial lung diseases and interventional pulmonology. She regularly reviews research and clinical manuscripts for international journals.

Abstract 2636: Community Engaged Learning as part of Senior Research Seminar and Chemistry and Biochemistry Club Activities

Abstract 2636: Community Engaged Learning as part of Senior Research Seminar and Chemistry and Biochemistry Club Activities

Implementing a mentoring program for clinical research professionals: A novel professional development initiative for university health research staff.

Clinical and translational research relies on a well-trained workforce, but mentorship programs designed expressly for this workforce are lacking. This paper presents the development of a mentoring program for research staff and identifies key programmatic outcomes. Research staff participating in this program were matched with a senior mentor. Focus groups were conducted to identify key program outcomes. Surveys were administered throughout the program period to assess participants' experience, gains in skill, and subsequent careers. Analysis of the resultant qualitative and quantitative data are used to characterize the implementation and impact of the program. A total of 47 mentees and 30 mentors participated in program between 2018 and 2023. A comprehensive logic model of short-, intermediate- and long-term outcomes was developed. Participants reported positive valuations of every programmatic outcome assessed including their program experience, learning and research careers. The pool of available mentors also grew as new mentors were successfully recruited for each cohort. This mentorship program developed and implemented by senior research staff successfully provided junior research staff with professional development support, mentorship, and professional development opportunities. Junior and senior health research staff built mentoring relationships that advanced their clinical and translational research careers.