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Academy of Research Mentors

The Academy of Research Mentors includes 4 service teams. These teams are responsible for ushering the success of junior faculty mentees in the ARM, and they promote the ARM across the UTMB campus.

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Service Teams

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  • Grant Preparation Team

    Role:
    Working in conjunction with the Chalk Talks that are organized by the Office of Sponsored Programs an the Office of Research led by Mr. Craig Cassidy, this team would be in place to assist mentees with the grant writing process. 

    Lead By:
    Drs. Fernanda Laezza, Celeste Finnerty and Mr. Craig Cassidy 

  • Clinician-Basic Science Scientist Collaborative Team

    Role:
    Having clinicians (health care professionals) and basic science scientists working together to lead multidisciplinary large grants. The goal is to eventually use this team to add more Mentor/Mentee teams that are clinically focused. 

    Lead By: 
    Drs. Abbey Berenson, James Goodwin, Karl Anderson, David Walker, and Carole Tucker 

  • Mentoring of Mentors

    Role:
    This team will be in place for junior faculty as well as for mid-career faculty who are changing their line of work to be more productive. As such faculty embark into new areas of excellence, they can be mentored by those who have been successful in making such transitions.

    Lead By:
    Drs. J.R. Perez-Polo, Ashok Chopra, Kathryn Cunningham, Bernard Pettitt, and Lynn Soong

  • Institutional Resources Team
    Role:

    This team will be in place for new faculty members that would provide them with necessary resources to further excel.

    Lead By:
    Drs. David Brown, Scott Weaver, George Kramer, and Terese Verklan