To support our mission of expanding access to research and research-related careers through essential experiences, skills, and knowledge, particularly in protein research and biotechnology creation, our program is committed to the following initiatives:
- Trainees plan an annual Biotechnology Symposium, including inviting outside experts who share their diverse research-related career paths.
- Faculty Forum is a mentorship-focused continuing education program for faculty trainers to create institutional safety and enhanced wellbeing through trainee-centered discussions of mentoring.
- The Summer Mentoring Workshop for Intermediate Research Mentors (SWIRM) program is a four by two-hour summer workshop that helps students develop STEM research mentorship by studying mentorship tools and case studies within a supportive learning community
- Enhancing Evaluation Capacity was developed to directly monitor the mentorship and safety of our training environment and to identify professional development needs.