Juan Pablo Ruiz is a creator of the Mentoring Up curriculum, which empowers postdocs to manage their relationships with their mentors. Juan Pablo will share the themes of Mentoring Up, his own mentoring experiences, and thoughts about the effects of the current climate on training and mentorship.

Joyce Fernandes, PhD; Professor, Department of Biology; Director of Undergraduate Research; Miami University

Stephanie Davis, Ph.D. AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the NIA Office of Small Business Research; Chip Meyer, Ph.D. Senior Medical Science Liaison in Neuroscience at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.); Erin Oakley, Ph.D. Cancer Education Coordinator, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky; Eric Sokol, Ph.D. Staff Scientist in Quantitative Ecology at NEON.

Do you find health insurance terminology confusing? You are not alone. In this webinar, Steve Johnson will help demystify unfamiliar concepts and terms commonly seen when looking at health insurance benefit summaries or speaking with healthcare professionals to help us be more better equipped to make informed decisions.

Jeffery Bieber, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, University of Kentucky; Rebeccah Dutch, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky; Morris Grubbs, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Professional Enhancement, Graduate School, University of Kentucky; Paul Rottmann, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky.

Connect virtually with your fellow postdocs from across the globe. You’ll have multiple opportunities to meet and chat with peers in your discipline.

Mentoring Matters: Christine Pfund, Ph.D. will discuss the science of mentorship, the need for improved mentorship of postdocs and what institutions and organizations can do to advance mentorship. John Beacom, Ph.D. will discuss his experience in mentorship through real life practice. The webinar will conclude with a facilitated Q&A.

Dr. Sharon Milgram, Director of the Office of Intramural Training and Education at the National Institutes of Health will deliver a keynote address on building resilience and well-being practices for trainees in an era of COVID-19 with an emphasis on how the pandemic has redefined our training environments and the job market for PhDs and postdocs.

Want to publish but find yourself getting distracted and caught up in other obligations? Need a group to workshop your paper with? Look no further. The Graduate School and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs invite all graduate students and postdocs to join a 12-Week Publication Bootcamp!