Research Projects       Research Focus Groups       Mentoring Advisory Committee

The Arkansas INBRE Mentoring core focuses on mentoring of the UGI PLs and their associated researchers, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students through a variety of activities.  As a result, the Mentoring Core will be able to recommend to the INBRE administration  retention of PLs, or replacement of PLs by new, highly qualified faculty investigators from partner or non-partner UGIs. 

The specific objectives of the Mentoring Core are as follows:

Objective 1:   Mentor and train a select group of faculty (proposed PLs) to successfully develop their research careers and become independently funded, through establishment and execution of Undergraduate Faculty Career Development and Mentoring Plans.  Modified plans will also be offered to postdoctoral fellows, and graduate/undergraduate students at the partner UGIs.

Objective 2:   Promote greater networking among Arkansas INBRE investigators with similar research interests by establishing Research Focus Groups (in Neuroscience and Cancer & Signaling Mechanisms) with specific activities to enhance networking among PLs (mentees), and their mentors and students across Arkansas.

Objective 3:   Monitor accomplishments and progress toward independent funding of a select group of faculty (proposed PLs) from partner UGIs through activities of  the Mentoring Advisory Committee and interactions among UGI Project Leaders, their administrators, and Arkansas INBRE leadership.

Objective 4:   Expand the base of funded undergraduate faculty investigators by evaluating 1) proposed PLs for “graduation” from the Arkansas INBRE program, and 2) other research-active UGI faculty for inclusion in the network so that they may benefit from Arkansas INBRE support of their developing research project.  The Mentoring Core leadership will recommend courses of action to the Arkansas INBRE PI, and Steering and External Advisory Committees.

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