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June 28 – Selecting & funding Junior Academy delegates for the American Junior Academy of Science
July through September – 3 part series on Governance
July 19 – The role of a board (Essential responsibilities and Secrets of Success for Board members)
August 23 – Operations (Financial management & administrative basics, staffing models)
September 20 – Transparency & Longevity (Recordkeeping, archiving, software & SOPs)
October 18 (tentative) – Sigma Xi partnership
November 15 – AAAS and the STEMM Opportunity Alliance
December 13 – Annual Meetings more info...
This transformative event will bring together leaders, administrators, researchers, mentors, policymakers, directors, and mentees at all career stages to advance culturally responsive mentorship in STEMM and biomedical/behavioral research. Through dynamic breakout sessions and interactive presentations, participants will collaborate to shape actionable strategies that foster greater inclusivity and drive workforce development.
Register now to be part of this forward-thinking community shaping the future of biomedical research!
Join us to explore the transformative impact of culturally responsive, asset-based mentorship on inclusivity in the biomedical research workforce. With funding mechanisms increasingly requiring mentorship components, this conference offers a unique opportunity to:
Discover mentorship approaches to support funding criteria but also foster inclusivity across individual, team, and institutional levels.
Gain insights from national collegiate experts in mentorship, learning strategies to empower underrepresented students in biomedical fields.
Build valuable partnerships and share community-driven research and approaches dedicated to advancing impactful mentorship practices.
NIH’s updates to NIH Institutional Training Grant applications fostering mentorship, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in discussions about effective mentorship practices and explore ways to intentionally integrate and strengthen mentorship within training programs, as well as support the broader institutionalization of mentorship.
Connect, collaborate, and lead the movement toward a more inclusive and thriving biomedical research landscape.
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Principal Deputy Director for the NIH
Keynote Presentation Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. National Institutes of Health
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., is the Principal Deputy Director of the NIH and served as Acting Director from December 2021 to November 2023. Appointed in 2010, he previously led the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Alongside his administrative role, he conducts research on glycoprotein biosynthesis. Before NIH, he was Senior Associate Dean for Research at the University of Rochester. Dr. Tabak is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and holds degrees from City College of New York, Columbia University (D.D.S.), and the University of Buffalo (Ph.D.).
