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Dear Colleagues,

Congratulations on your recent NINDS training or career development award! We invite you to register for the NINDS Mentor-Mentee Onboarding Workshop hosted by the Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity (OPEN) and the Office to Training and Workforce Development (OTWD). This 1.5-hour workshop is mandatory for all NINDS-funded trainees and their primary mentors. Attendance for co-sponsors and co-mentors is optional.

This workshop will review NINDS’s expectations of NINDS-funded mentors and mentees and provide resources to help foster an effective mentor-mentee relationship during your fellowship or career development award. The workshop agenda is available below.

Meeting Agenda (all times are in Eastern time zone)
1:00-1:05 PM Welcome remarks & meeting overview
1:05-1:40 PM What are the NINDS expectations for mentor-mentee relationships?

• Ownership of a project and facilitating transitions

• Use of an IDP or other benchmark tool to evaluate and support a wide array of career outcomes

• Inclusive and equitable lab environments: core values, DEIA policies, and mental health support

• Bidirectional mentor-mentee commitments

1:40-1:50 PM NIH harassment/discrimination policy and reporting
1:50-2:00 PM Scientific Rigor and Reproducibility
2:00-2:25 PM Break out groups
2:25-2:30 PM Closing remarks & adjourn

Workshop Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022: 1:00-2:30 PM ET

Registration Link: TBD

If you are unable to attend this workshop, please contact Jenny Kim ([email protected]).

We look forward to seeing you soon!