Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring

Jacqueline A De Lora; Antentor Hinton Jr; Christina M Termini

doi:10.1016/j.tcb.2022.04.009

Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring

Trends Cell Biol. 2022 Sep;32(9):725-728. doi: 10.1016/j.tcb.2022.04.009. Epub 2022 May 19.

Authors

Jacqueline A De Lora¹, Antentor Hinton Jr², Christina M Termini³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cellular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
² Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
³ Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: ctermini@fredhutch.org.

Abstract

Informal mentoring affects the development of cell biologists by providing essential career, scientific, and educational guidance to mentees. In this piece, we discuss the importance of formally recognizing casual mentorship to encourage this crucial form of mentorship that contributes to the advancement of an inclusive cell biology community.

Keywords: casual mentoring; informal mentoring; professional development.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Mentoring*
Mentors

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding