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 Thanks to Michaela Reagan for this contibution! CAREER COLUMN 11 June 2021 Six mentoring tips as we enter year two of COVID As the world recovers, students will need help to get back on track, say Ruth Gotian and Christine Pfund. Ruth Gotian  &  Christine Pfund Transitions are stressful. Big changes, such as moving, beginning a new job or starting a family can be disorienting and cause a wide range of emotions, including fear and anxiety. Over the past year, people have endured countless transitions, including working remotely, altered contact with family, friends and colleagues and, in some cases, illness and death. Whatever their experiences during the past year, returning to the laboratory is one more transition on top of the many scientists have navigated. Developing a clear, intentional, realistic, culturally responsive plan for this transition is key. For decades, we have studied and taught about the science of mentorship from both the mentor’s and trainee’s perspectives. We

  January 31, 2022 | Volume 5, Issue 18 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN Dear GSBS Community, Mentoring is the lifeblood of graduate training, allowing scientists to pass along the gifts we have been privileged to receive. When leading a mentoring session for our first-year course on Scientific Ethics, I start by asking the audience to close their eyes, think of one of their own mentors, and remember an example of a difference they made. I always enjoy seeing the smiles across the room. I am pleased that many of our GSBS faculty have participated in mentor training by the NIH-sponsored Center for the Improvement of Mentoring in Research (CIMER), and even prouder that some of those faculty continued with a training on Culturally Aware Mentoring. Below, I have provided some resources recommended by CIMER; while these are aimed at faculty, they may also benefit students and postdoctoral scholars. These resources address relevant topics such as remote mentorship, culturally aware mentorship, and care