Broadening Biomedical Research Workforce Participation Through Culturally Responsive Mentorship
January 16-17, 2025
Hosted at UNTHSC
Overview:
The conference will bring together individuals from various career stages and areas such as leaders, administrators, researchers, mentors, policymakers, directors/coordinators, and mentees to explore innovative asset-based culturally responsive mentorship approaches that can be used in STEMM and biomedical/behavioral research spaces to enhance participation. This conference will feature interactive presentations and breakout sessions to assist conference attendees in defining and developing a prospectus for the future.
The conference is intended to:
· Provide knowledge of how asset-based and culturally responsive mentoring approaches can impact and enhance inclusive environments that broaden participation in the biomedical research workforce
· Stimulate new perspectives, innovations, and practical approaches for culturally responsive mentoring at the individual, team, and institutional levels.
· Develop partnerships to implement culturally responsive mentoring ongoing dialogue to disseminate research discoveries to benefit the communities.
Session Highlights:
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Asset-Based and Culturally Responsive Mentorship Approaches in STEMM Research
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Implementing Culturally Responsive Mentorship Approaches Across Various Facets (Breakout Sessions)
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Institutionalizing Culturally Responsive Mentorship
KEYNOTE:
Keynote Presentation: Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. – National Institutes of Health
Principal Deputy Director
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. is the Principal Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He served as Acting NIH Director from December 20, 2021, to November 8, 2023. Dr. Tabak was appointed as the NIH Principal Deputy Director and the Deputy Ethics Counselor in August 2010 following his tenure as Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research from 2000-10.
Dr. Tabak continues to lead an active research laboratory within the NIH intramural program studying glycoprotein biosynthesis and function in addition to his administrative duties.
Prior to joining NIH, Dr. Tabak was the Senior Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Dentistry and Biochemistry & Biophysics in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester, New York.
Dr. Tabak is an elected member the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies. He received his undergraduate degree from City College of New York, his D.D.S. from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo.
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Conference is supported by the National Institute Of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13GM155997. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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