Form 1 Landis Instrument

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OMB#: 0925-0740 Exp Date: 05/2019

Dear Dr. _______,

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Office of Training and Workforce Development is pleased to let you know that you have been nominated by at least two former mentees for the NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship!

Each year, NINDS will select up to five (5) individuals to receive the Landis Award from among those nominated by former mentees. Landis Awardees will have a demonstrable record of dedication to superior mentorship and training in neuroscience research. Awardees will receive $100,000 (direct costs), in the form of a supplement to an existing NINDS grant to support their efforts to foster the career advancement of additional trainees.

Nomination for the award by at least two former mentees is the first critical step in the Landis Award Process. Because you have been nominated, we now will need some additional information from you that will be used to make final award decisions. If you wish to be considered for the Award, you must submit the following:

• A statement of mentoring approach and philosophy

• A CV

• A list of all current and former trainees and brief description of trainee accomplishments (where each trainee went subsequent to your lab [or environment], fellowships and/or other awards received by trainees while in your lab, papers published from work with you, etc.)

• You must request letters of recommendation for this award from at least 2 faculty members who have first-hand knowledge of your mentoring activities and research accomplishments (we also encourage you to obtain additional letters from current and/or former trainees/mentees). All letters should be sent directly by the referees to [email protected] with an email subject line indicating that the enclosed is a letter of reference for your Landis Award submission.

Please send your documents responsive to the first 3 bullets above to [email protected] and don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Stephen Korn