[cid:image001.jpg@01D83780.FC49DBB0] BME MONDAY ROUNDTABLE SPRING BREAK EDITION March 14, 2022 HEAD MESSAGE Dear Weldon School, Happy Spring Break! PROTECT PURDUE * Masks protocols are changing as of March 14! Check for updates https://protect.purdue.edu/required-covid-19-protocols/ * Vaccines are strongly encouraged (though not required) https://protect.purdue.edu/vaccine-information/ * Updated guidance for research SOPs, etc. and Protect Purdue are coming quickly. Please make sure you are staying current with Purdue guidelines. UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES Week of March 14 Mon., March 14 – Friday, March 18 – Spring Break! (no classes) Tues., March 15 – MJIS air handling shutdown, beginning at 7:30 AM and lasting until approx. 3:00 PM for preventative maintenance of the building’s air systems. This includes air ventilation supplies to all public, classroom and research areas, including chemical fume hoods. There should be NO chemicals used anywhere! All chemical fume hood activity should terminate by 5 PM Monday March 14th. You must make sure all chemical containers are sealed at that time. Chemical fume hoods will have notices posted - do not resume activity until BME staff have verified that work is complete, and have removed postings. ALSO – MJIS chilled water shutdown will occur the same day from 7:00 am until 8:00 am. This effects MJIS, MRGN, MANN, BIND, BRK, FLEX, DLR, HOCK and HLAB. Tues., March 15 – Campuswide tornado drill, 10:15 a.m. The test is part of the National Weather Service’s Severe Weather Preparedness Week (March 13-19), as designated by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. The National Weather Service, in conjunction with statewide agencies, will test communication systems around the state. As part of Purdue’s test, Purdue ALERT will be activated at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. The layers that will be activated include the All Hazard Outdoor Emergency Warning Sirens (intended to warn those outdoors only), text messaging, Twitter (@purdueemergency), desktop popup alert, alert beacons in some large classrooms, some digital signs and the Boiler TV Emergency Alerting System. Tues., March 15 - Summer Mentoring Circles - We need your help - come mentor the next generation of your academic colleagues! The CoE Office of Graduate Education and the Engineering Academic Career Club (EACC<https://boilerlink.purdue.edu/organization/eacc>) is running Summer Mentoring Circles. Now in its fourth iteration, this program aims to help graduate students and postdocs identify action steps towards future faculty careers. Faculty Mentor Survey Deadline: Friday March 15, 2022 by 5pm. Find the mentor survey here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6u8tY4Fb4JoZCNU Fri., March 18 – Please save the date for the next Faculty Journal Club, 11:30 a.m. Location TBD. We will discuss "Differential retention contributes to racial/ethnic disparity in US academia", Shaw et al, PLoS One, 2021. Join Zoom Meeting: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/97310542773?pwd=bjgrall5M3FuaDBhcFVYbkl1YVA5Zz0... Upcoming important deadlines and info. Mon., March 21 – Deadline for proposals to Women’s Global Health Institute & the Catherine Peachey Fund. Request for proposals on Breast Cancer Research. Funds Available: $15,000. Wed., March 23 – Distinguished Seminar Series, 9:30 a.m., MJIS 1001 or via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95150439811?pwd=a3hOK0o0bmpkS3poTVBCbVhDNU9FZz0... Claudia Fischbach Teschi, Stanley Bryer 1946 Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, “Engineering approaches to analyze tumor associated ECM dynamics.” Wed., March 23 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Luke Brennan. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided. Thurs., March 24 – BME PhD Preliminary Exam for Tyler Diorio (V. Rayz, advisor), 9:00-11:00 a.m., MJIS 2001. Title: Assessing Patient-specific Cardiac-Drive Brain Motion: Biomarkers of White Matter Lesion Formation. Fri., March 25 – Applications due for 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Graduate Students. See below for details. Wed., March 30 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Mazin Hakim. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided. Thurs., March 31 – Deadline for applications for Purdue’s College of Engineering (COE) Student Entrepreneur Incubator Program. (Program runs from May 16 – August 5). Details below and at https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eEtZdQ7E4Jsvao6 Mon., April 4 – Friday, April 8 – Grad Student Appreciation Week. Wed., April 6 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Tommy Jenkins. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided. Fri., Apr. 8: Coffee Chat with Faculty: 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Location LYLE (Room TBM). Faculty hosts: Mike Heinz and Hari Bharadwaj. Potential discussion topics: writing grants (fellowships), talking to a lay audience, open science, academic job interviews/negotiating Fri., Apr. 8 – Applications due for 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Postdoctoral Scholars. See below for details. Fri., Apr. 8 – Grant requests due: NIH Grant Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-057.html> are available for up to $250,000 Wed., April 20 – BME Bytes Seminar, 1:30 pm, Location TBD. Presenter: Apekshya Chhetri. Open to all undergraduate and graduate researchers. Lunch will be provided. Thurs., April 28-Fri., Apr. 29: Vanderbilt University will be hosting the annual Vanderbilt Integrative Training Alliance (VITA) Symposium, a conference focused on biomedical sciences graduate students. Attendees have a unique opportunity to connect with the Vanderbilt community, obtain a long-term mentoring relationship with a Vanderbilt faculty member, and gain training in scientific communication. The event will also feature a keynote address from Vanderbilt postdoc alumna, Dr. Shaneda Anderson<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.linkedin.com*2Fin*2Fshaneda-warren-andersen-aa325a9*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cantentor.o.hinton.jr*40Vanderbilt.Edu*7Cd8254bcaa3be433e69f208d9ecd30986*7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad*7C0*7C0*7C637801213412161461*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=HV5DYcZZMmzzDIM1TlxNzlxpHzXKHPtWCFYszb1okuU*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!DZ3fjg!rG8QpuaxM8E6N902gtFSqdyIMeS_hydEGE2bNu8rFsXus048ORLn1s6XT-FEU8PG5WU$>. This year the conference will be virtual. Details below. Thurs., May 5: Coffee Chat with Faculty: 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Location LYLE (Room TBM). Faculty host: Alexandria Volkening. Potential discussion topics: website development, public science and outreach, social media, academic job materials (with an interdisciplinary perspective) SPRING 2022 BME Faculty Meetings All faculty meetings will begin at 11:30 a.m. in MJIS 2001 Fri., March 25 Fri., April 22 SPRING 2022 BME Primary Committee Meetings Fri., April 15, 10:00-5:00, MJIS 2001 (LONG meeting!) Committee Updates DEI Committee Update March is Staff Appreciation Month: Show your appreciation for our amazing staff members by leaving them a note on the poster outside the computer lab on the first floor of MJIS. Faculty and staff are invited to participate in a virtual workshop “Speaking Up: How Bystanders Can Change the Conversation about Social Bias,” sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. March 29 (Tu) 9 a.m.-noon ET, March 29 (Tu) 2-5 p.m. ET, April 1 (F) 9 a.m.-noon ET, April 1 (F) 2-5 p.m. ET Register here to attend a session.<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_envUgAXILN6C3SS> Faculty, staff and students are invited to a Support Circle session hosted by the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence noon-1:30 p.m. March 25 in Dauch Alumni Center. The session will focus on "Handling Privilege in Academic Space: Being Cognizant of Culture/Racial/Class/Gender/Ableist/ Heteronormative/Ageist Privilege." Register here<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8jmi2XRCZlf1WzY>. Remaining Graduate Peer Mentoring meeting days are: 11-1pm on April 8th, May 13th Resources, attachments, further information Virtual Judges needed for the 2022 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair, March 9-21 Hello! Would you be willing to act as a virtual judge at the 2022 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair? If you are receiving this message, it means you are eligible to volunteer as a judge in the 2022 Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair in March 2022. This year, we have over 200 young experimentalists (5-12 graders) eagerly awaiting a chance to share their projects with you. The fair is only a few weeks away, so right now they are working hard on their projects. Students are going the extra mile this year to prepare virtual presentations, and having many judges from a variety of disciplines helps us award prizes most fairly to deserving projects. That’s where you come in. Students will be submitting their work in a brief, 7-10 slide powerpoint, along with a 30 second introduction and optional narration. If you sign up to judge you will be assigned about 10 projects to score, which should take 2-3 hours at most, and will need to submit feedback through a google form. Judging will occur in two sets based on age group, and you may participate in either one or both sets according to your availability. The judging materials are made available on the morning of the first day, and we ask that you submit your responses by midnight on the final day. The dates for judging rounds are as follows: Senior (grades 9-12): March 9-18; Junior (grades 5-8): March 9-21 If you are able to judge, please sign up using the link below. You will receive an email closer to the time of the fair with your category assignment and detailed instructions. Sign-up link: https://forms.gle/C8DKTpMFPd7cZuuU8 Feel free to email me at lrsef2022@gmail.com<mailto:lrsef2022@gmail.com> with any specific questions or concerns not covered in the survey. Thank you so much for your help, and we hope to hear from you! Best Regards, Vicki Bower (lrsef2022@gmail.com<mailto:lrsef2022@gmail.com>), 2022 Judge Coordinator and Dr. Cynthia Stauffacher, 2022 Director Summer Mentoring Circles - We need your help - come mentor the next generation of your academic colleagues! The CoE Office of Graduate Education and the Engineering Academic Career Club (EACC<https://boilerlink.purdue.edu/organization/eacc>) is running Summer Mentoring Circles. Now in its fourth iteration, this program aims to help graduate students and postdocs identify action steps towards future faculty careers. What: Mentoring Circles will be made of two professors and 4-6 graduate students or postdocs. EACC provides group circles with sample schedule, recommended discussion topics, room reservations and technology support. Your role is to come and share your experiences and recommendations. When: Meet twice a month for 1hr from May to August (8 meetings total, dates below). Where: Virtual OR in-person options available. Faculty Mentor Survey Deadline: Friday March 15, 2022 by 5pm. Find the mentor survey here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6u8tY4Fb4JoZCNU Important Dates: Required Virtual Kickoff Training for mentors and mentees - Wednesday April 27, 2022; 12:30-1:30pm (Please let Jackie know if you might have a conflict with this at jem@purdue.edu<mailto:jem@purdue.edu>). Groups meet twice a month on the following dates from 12:30-1:30pm (1hr; flexibility allowed if needed): Wed May 11, 2022 Wed May 25, 2022 Wed June 8, 2022 Wed June 22, 2022 Wed July 6, 2022 Wed July 20, 2022 Wed August 3, 2022 (End of the Summer Celebration) The goal of this Mentoring Circle program is for graduate students/postdocs to identify achievable goals for themselves, which will help them establish a timeline from PhD to Professorship. “Honestly, it was a great experience. The students were very inquisitive and engaged every week.” – Past EACC Faculty Mentor “I think the program is absolutely amazing and I’m so glad I was a part of it. My faculty members were the best. And I’m so grateful to them for their words, advice and most importantly, their time.” – Past mentee Please let me know if have any questions. Thank you in advance for your time, Jackie Want your graduate students/postdocs to also be involved? The Grad Student/Postdoc EACC Summer Mentee Application can be found here.<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Cf1PQEZDhBLXds> Jacqueline E. McDermott, Ph.D. Associate Director of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion College of Engineering - Graduate Education Pronouns: she/her/hers jem@purdue.edu<mailto:jem@purdue.edu> WOMEN’S GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE & THE CATHERINE PEACHEY FUND Request for Proposals on Breast Cancer Research Proposal Deadline: March 21, 2022 Funds Available: $15,000 The Purdue Women’s Global Health Institute (WGHI) together with the Catherine Peachey Fund are pleased to announce a request for proposals of outstanding scientific merit for research focused on breast cancer. Proposals from a variety of disciplines, proposals addressing prevention and early detection, or proposals having potential collaborations with clinicians or other collaborations outside Purdue are welcome. The funded project is expected to gather preliminary data to submit competitive applications to external funding agencies, or to seek support from an outside organization (e.g. companies, foundations, etc.) for continuation of the research. Funding: The research team may request up to $15,000. Eligibility: The PIs must be tenured/tenure-track, research, or clinical faculty at or above the assistant professor rank on the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University. BME Distinguished Seminar - Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 9:30-10:20am, MJIS 1001 or Via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95150439811?pwd=a3hOK0o0bmpkS3poTVBCbVhDNU9FZz0... “Engineering approaches to analyze tumor-associated ECM dynamics,” Claudia Fischbach-Teschl, Ph.D., Stanley Bryer 1946 Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University Abstract: Microenvironmental conditions contribute to the pathogenesis of cancer and include altered cellular composition, extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, and mechanical cues. However, our understanding of the specific mechanisms by which these microenvironmental perturbations impact the development, progression, and therapy response of cancer is relatively limited. More intricate models are needed to better understand the complex biochemical and biophysical interactions that drive tumor initiation, growth, metastasis, metabolic adaptation, and immune evasion. The fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering provide increasingly sophisticated tools and strategies to recapitulate and monitor relevant properties of tumor-microenvironment interactions. These approaches not only bear tremendous potential to advance our current understanding of cancer, but are also increasingly explored for more clinically relevant drug testing. Indeed, combining patient-specific cells with engineered culture systems promises to enhance the predictive power of precision medicine pipelines. This talk will highlight specific examples of how the microenvironment regulates the highly dynamic nature of cancer and will outline opportunities and challenges of the field of tumor engineering. Bio: Claudia Fischbach-Teschl is the Stanley Bryer 1946 Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University, Director of Cornell’s Physical Sciences Oncology Center (PSOC) on the Physics of Cancer Metabolism, and Associate Director of Cornell Nanoscale Science and Engineering Facility (CNF). She received her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of Regensburg, Germany and conducted her postdoctoral work at Harvard University in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She became a faculty member at Cornell in 2007 where she utilizes engineering tools and strategies to gain a better understanding of how tumor-microenvironment interactions regulate cancer development, progression, and therapy resistance with a focus on cell-ECM interactions. She is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. She served on the Tumor Microenvironment study section, is a Senior Editor of Cancer Research and serves on the Editorial Board of the ACS journal Biomaterials Science and Engineering and Tissue Engineering. She is an advocate for interdisciplinary cancer research (e.g. as Chair of the 2019 Gordon Conference on the ‘Physical Science of Cancer’) and has written Op-Ed articles on this topic including in Scientific American. ~BME Faculty Host: Dr. Luis Solorio ~ Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases Join the Center for Paralysis Research as we host the Spring 2022 installment of the Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases, sponsored by Plexon Neurotechnology Systems! Remaining seminars this semester are on March 23, April 6, and April 20, all from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM EST on Zoom. This neurotrauma-focused seminar will host speakers from Purdue, Harvard, and Carnegie Mellon universities. Distinguished experts in their respective fields will present on a variety of neurobiology- and SCI/TBI-related topics, sharing their unique focuses and cutting-edge research. Individual announcements, including abstracts and other presentation information, will be coming shortly, so keep an eye out for those! View the seminar live at https://bit.ly/3tDZOfm. Some seminars will be recorded, so if you can’t make the live event, make sure to check out our website<https://vet.purdue.edu/cpr/Seminar%20for%20Neurotrauma.php> for the latest updates. Contact us with any questions at cpr@purdue.edu<mailto:cpr@purdue.edu>! BME PhD Preliminary Exam for Tyler Diorio (V. Rayz, advisor), Thurs., March 24 – 9:00-11:00 a.m., MJIS 2001. Title: Assessing Patient-specific Cardiac-Drive Brain Motion: Biomarkers of White Matter Lesion Formation. Format: In-person presentation with Zoom Link available* Committee Members: Vitaliy Rayz, Yunjie Tong, Eric Nauman, Deva Chan Abstract: In recent years, identifying risks factors associated with cognitive decline (occurring at 46–60 years) and defining mechanisms behind clinically visible damage to the brain (occurring at 60–90 years) has garnered attention from researchers and physicians. Due to the inability of clinical treatment to reverse the deleterious effects of damage to the brain, specifically in the form of white matter lesions, emphasis is heavily placed on disease prevention. As the cerebral white matter is particularly sensitive to abnormal vascular pulsatility—a result of multifaceted neurovascular coupling and pressure-sensitive arterioles— this work aims to evaluate mechanisms by which hypertension and aging induce excessive pulsatility and quantify stress distributions which may correlate to common zones of white matter lesion formation. Specifically, it is hypothesized that changes in the arterial pressure waveform result in abnormal loading on the brain tissue each cardiac cycle with localization near the cerebral ventricular system, where lesions are commonly found. To analyze this, we are developing patient-specific brain models informed by time-resolved MRI to compare mechanical stress/strain profiles in an elderly cohort across various degrees of white matter damage, cognitive state, and cardiovascular health. This model may provide insights into the spatiotemporal patterns of stress/strain that are indicative of progression to white matter damage on a patient-specific basis. Identification of biomarkers of neurodegeneration observable in mid-life (i.e., 46–60 years) will provide researchers with a larger window of opportunity to develop treatments and inform clinical management of risk factors before the damage manifests in irreversible cognitive deficit. *Zoom Link: Topic: Tyler Diorio - Preliminary Exam Time: Mar 24, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/95360634547 Meeting ID: 953 6063 4547 One tap mobile +16465588656,,95360634547# US (New York) +13017158592,,95360634547# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 953 6063 4547 Find your local number: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/u/abiD4jdi9K 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Graduate Students (applications due Friday, March 25) The Council of Graduate Schools defines mentoring as: “… a more senior individual who provides career and psychosocial support to a junior member of a given organization. Recently, mentors have been found to exist laterally, virtually, among peers, and with individuals outside of the professional context. Mentorships center on an emotional commitment, which focuses on the protégé’s personal and professional growth. “ The Graduate School wants to acknowledge the essential role graduate students play in our research, teaching, and engagement missions at Purdue University. If you work with a graduate student that has made a difference in your academic career and models the attributes of what we think great mentors should be, please consider encouraging them to apply for this award. Graduate students dedicate a great deal of time and energy in mentoring other colleagues, and undergraduates whether in the lab, field, or classroom. If you feel you have contributed to excellence in mentoring consider applying for this award. Applicants should assemble the following in one PDF document in the following order: 1. A curriculum vita. 2. A mentoring statement including your mentoring philosophy, commitment to mentoring and accomplishments in the area of mentoring (maximum of 500 words). 3. One letter of support from mentees, advisor, or another staff member who has first-hand knowledge of your excellence in mentoring. Letter can be signed by multiple individuals. There can only be one letter of support. Please visit the following link to submit your application: Submit Application Here<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_egsn4p9ONErFXDw> Applications will be reviewed by a panel of faculty, staff & students. Applications are due by March 25, 2022, at 5:00 pm EST. Late submissions will not be accepted. The winner will be announced on April 15th. The winner will receive an award of $1,500 and a plaque. Winners will be notified by email and posted to the Graduate School Website and invited to the awards celebration on May, 11th, 2020. Contact Associate Dean, Melanie Morgan, (morgan3@purdue.edu<mailto:morgan3@purdue.edu>) at the Graduate School for more information. Raising A Resilient Scientist Workshop Series (Message from Sharon Milgram, Director, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education): Over the last year I have interacted with many trainees across the U.S. as part of the NIH Becoming a Resilient Scientist series<https://www.training.nih.gov/nih_becoming_a_resilient_scientist_series>. After carefully considering input from students, postdocs, faculty and program administrators who participated in the program, I have decided to offer a series, RAISING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_principal_investigators>, for faculty and administrators who mentor students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. The goal of the Raising a Resilient Scientist series is to promote the mental health and well-being of the academic research community by supporting faculty and administrators to develop self-management, relationship-management, and mentoring skills. A variety of topics will be covered with a specific focus on communication and shared problem-solving to help trainees deal with the inevitable setbacks experienced in high knowledge environments. There will be five units in the series; each unit will consist of a 75-minute lecture, which can be watched in real-time or asynchronously, followed by a 1-hour facilitated discussion with peers. There will be two opportunities for participation in the small groups following each webinar. There is no charge for participation, but advanced registration is required. For more information, and to register, please visit our webpage<https://www.training.nih.gov/workshops_and_trainings_for_extramural_principal_investigators>. I do not anticipate offering this series again in the future; participation in the entire series is recommended but is not required. Please do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions. Current scheduled workshop dates are March 29, April 26 and May 24. Purdue’s College of Engineering (COE) Student Entrepreneur Incubator Program is an award to guide an Engineering student (undergraduate or graduate) to move the student's startups to market. The primary purpose of this program is to build a minimum viable product (MVP) for demonstration after the completion of this program and become ready to raise seed funds. Applications for 2022 Spring semester are accepted from now until the program is full or March 31, 2022. The program begins May 16 and ends on August 5. The winners will receive $5,000 award from COE for the full participation of the program. More information: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eEtZdQ7E4Jsvao6 2022 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Postdoctoral Scholars (applications due Friday, April 8) The Graduate School wants to acknowledge the essential role postdoctoral trainees play in our research, teaching, and engagement missions here at Purdue University. If you work with a postdoc that has made a difference in your academic career and models the attributes of what we think great mentors should be, please consider nominating them for this inaugural award. Postdocs dedicate a great deal of time and energy in mentoring other postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates whether this is in the lab, field, or classroom. Anyone can nominate a postdoc for this award (i.e., graduate students, undergraduates, staff, faculty, or other postdocs). Please notice that the process for the postdoc award is different from the graduate student award. Please follow all directions given below. If you would like to nominate someone, write a nomination letter that gives an example (or many) of how this postdoc has impacted you or others as a mentor. Mentoring can be related to research design and analysis, career and professional advice, or personal guidance. Please include the department(s) along with the program, lab group, or center in which they work. Submissions should be in a letter of 250-500 words and can be submitted by students, postdocs, faculty or staff. Collaboration on letters is welcome. The nominated postdoc will be required to submit a mentorship statement that that describes their roles and commitment to serving as a mentor in 500 words or less, which can be sent to Lisa at lnielse@purdue or submitted along with the nomination letter before the nomination deadline. Nominations are not complete without the mentorship statement from the nominee. Please visit the following link to submit the nomination letter and mentorship statement: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_emoVzNlZyXM7Qou. The Council of Graduate Schools defines mentoring as: “… a more senior individual who provides career and psychosocial support to a junior member of a given organization. Recently, mentors have been found to exist laterally, virtually, among peers, and with individuals outside of the professional context. Mentorships center on an emotional commitment, which focuses on the protégé’s personal and professional growth. “ Nominations are due by 5 pm on Friday, April 8, 2022. The winner will be announced on April 15 and they will be recognized at the Graduate School Awards Banquet on May 11th. The winner will receive an award of $1,500. Winners will be notified by email and posted to the Graduate School Website. Questions? Ask the Postdoc Office Director, Dr. Lisa Nielsen (lnielse@purdue.edu). Vanderbilt Integrative Training Alliance (VITA) Symposium, April 28-29: On April 28-29th, Vanderbilt University will be hosting the annual Vanderbilt Integrative Training Alliance (VITA) Symposium, a conference focused on biomedical sciences graduate students. Attendees have a unique opportunity to connect with the Vanderbilt community, obtain a long-term mentoring relationship with a Vanderbilt faculty member, and gain training in scientific communication. The event will also feature a keynote address from Vanderbilt postdoc alumna, Dr. Shaneda Anderson<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.linkedin.com*2Fin*2Fshaneda-warren-andersen-aa325a9*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cantentor.o.hinton.jr*40Vanderbilt.Edu*7Cd8254bcaa3be433e69f208d9ecd30986*7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad*7C0*7C0*7C637801213412161461*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=HV5DYcZZMmzzDIM1TlxNzlxpHzXKHPtWCFYszb1okuU*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!DZ3fjg!rG8QpuaxM8E6N902gtFSqdyIMeS_hydEGE2bNu8rFsXus048ORLn1s6XT-FEU8PG5WU$>. This year the conference will be virtual. The complete two day schedule can be found here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fmedschool.vanderbilt.edu*2Fbret*2Fvanderbilt-integrated-training-alliance*2F2022-vita-scholar-symposium*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cantentor.o.hinton.jr*40Vanderbilt.Edu*7Cd8254bcaa3be433e69f208d9ecd30986*7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad*7C0*7C0*7C637801213412161461*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=Wf4dD7q2M*2F3S8A4PI5FJsGYVr8oupzGzEpjm9kyD2rY*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!DZ3fjg!rG8QpuaxM8E6N902gtFSqdyIMeS_hydEGE2bNu8rFsXus048ORLn1s6XT-FEqAZEzAg$>. While the symposium is open to all, we particularly encourage individuals from backgrounds underrepresented in academia to apply, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, African-American, Latino, Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander, those who have a disability, first generation college-goers, those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, and those underrepresented on the basis of gender identity or expression or sexual orientation. I am hoping that we will have representation from every Big 10 school (University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison). Do you know of any students who would be interested in applying? If so, please respond to antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu<mailto:antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu> with their name and email and a member of our team will reach out. Thank you for your consideration, Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr., Ph.D. Pronouns: He/Him/His Twitter: @phdgprotein86 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biogeek26/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.linkedin.com/in/biogeek26/__;!!DZ3fjg!rG8QpuaxM8E6N902gtFSqdyIMeS_hydEGE2bNu8rFsXus048ORLn1s6XT-FEZ9_oZQE$> Lab Twitter: @AtHinton EE Just Faculty Scholar (UNCF award) Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center Poster Submission Application and Details<https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/oigp/events/spring-reception/submission.html> Award Application and Details<https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/oigp/events/spring-reception/award-application.html> Attachments None this week! -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list@ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list
