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The Selfless Act of Mentorship

June 19, 2017

I recently lost a mentor of mine. Jeff Nye, vice president of neuroscience innovation and scientific partnership strategy at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, passed away in March, due to cancer. I’ve known Jeff since I was born, but it wasn’t until I was in college, seeking a career path, that he became my mentor. Jeff […]

Joelle Dorskind ⋅ A Day in the Life Mentoring, mentorship ⋅

Johns Hopkins Postdocs Receive Crash Course in Leadership

August 18, 2015

What makes someone a leader? Is it an individual who makes the important decisions in a group setting? Or is it someone who is able to dream and carry out his or her vision? For many new postdocs beginning their careers around the country, being put in leadership positions for the first time can be […]

Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Events and Happenings Academia, Johns Hopkins Professional Development Office, Leader, Mentoring, Myers-Briggs, Networking, Postdoc, Project Management, Publishing, Research Budgets, Research Leadership ⋅

Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Donald Coffey Honored for Cancer Research, Mentoring

June 22, 2015

At the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting this past April,  Donald Coffey, Ph.D., was honored with the ninth annual Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research. The award recognizes individuals whose leadership and achievements have demonstrated a major impact in the cancer research. The contributions Dr. Coffey has […]

Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Honor Roll AACR, American Association for Cancer Research, Annual Meeting, Brady Urological Institute, Cancer, Cells, DNA Synthesis, Donald Coffey, Dr. Donald Coffey, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research, Mentoring, Oncology, Pharmacology, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Tumors, Research, Telomerase Abnormalities, Urology ⋅

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