2015 NCI Outstanding Mentor Award

2015 NCI Outstanding Mentor Award

I.Instructions

A.Eligibility

Current NCI scientists who serve as mentors may be nominated,with the exception of those who have received the award within the last five years. See main webpage for a list of previous winners:

Eligible categories includeinvestigators, staff scientists, staff clinicians, contractor scientists, or any NCI scientist in a position to mentor NCI fellows. Staff in all NCI Divisions (intramural and extramural) is eligible. If you are not certain whether or not someone is eligible, please e-mail

B.Review Criteria

To evaluate each nomination, the review committee will consider seven separate criteria which address the quality of the nominee’s mentoring: mentoring record, professional expertise, accessibility, communication, training environment, provision of visibility for trainees, and commitment to trainee career development. See the nomination form included here for further details.

C.Procedure

Download and save the nomination form to your computer.

Save the document as: NomineeLastName.primary.doc OR NomineeLastName.secondary.doc depending on whether you are the primary or secondary nominator (e.g., Jones.primary.doc OR Jones.secondary.doc) – where Jones refers to the mentor being nominated. Microsoft Word preferred.

Each nominee must have ONE primary and ONE secondary nomination. The primary nominator is responsible for enlisting a secondary nominator. Incomplete nominations will not be reviewed and extra nominations will not be reviewed.

The Primary nominator must be a current postdoctoralfellow, research fellow, or clinical fellow(or recent fellow, i.e., departed NIH within the last 12 months).

The Secondarynominator may be a current or former fellow or student, or other trainee with appropriate knowledge of the nominee.

Each nominator should write a narrative to address each of the criteria. Do not exceed the stated total word limit of 2000 words or your nomination will not be considered.

E-mail your nomination form as an attachment to the following address:

Optional: You may provide name, position, e-mail, and signature of any additional supporters (sheet provided below). Email thesignature sheet to .

Complete nominations must be submitted to

no later than Monday, August 17, 2015.

If you have any questions, please contactAngela Jones in NCI’sCenter for Cancer Training:

E-mail:hone: 240-276-5630.

II. Past Winners

2014 Winners*
Frank Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Sharon Savage, M.D.
Y. Robin Yabroff, Ph.D., MBA / 2013 Winners*
Curtis Harris, M.D.
James Hodge, Ph.D., MBA
Esta Sterneck, Ph.D. / 2012 Winners*
Michael Gottesman, M.D.
Gordon Hager, Ph.D.
Mark Schifmann, M.D., M.P.H.
2011 Winners*
Catherine Alfano, Ph.D.
Linda Nebling, Ph.D., M.P.H.,R.D.
Snorri Thorgeirsson, M.D., Ph.D.
Margaret Tucker, M.D. / 2010 Winners*
Kevin Camphausen, M.D.
Allan Hildesheim, Ph.D.
Katherine McGlynn, Ph.D.,M.P.H / 2009 Winners
Chand Khanna, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Len Neckers, Ph.D.
Dimiter S. Dimitrov, Ph.D
Donald P. Bottaro, Ph.D.
2008 Winners
Erik M. Augustson, Ph.D.
Wm. Douglas Figg, Sr.,Pharm.D
Jackie Lavigne, Ph.D.
Glenn Merlino, Ph.D. / 2007 Winners
Demetrius Albanes, M.D.
Curtis C. Harris, M.D.
Sue H. Wickner, Ph.D / 2006 Winners
William L. Farrar, Ph.D.
Susan Gottesman, Ph.D.
Ira Pastan, M.D.
Alfred Singer, M.D.
2005 Winners
Graça Dores, M.D., M.P.H.
Stephen Katz, M.D., Ph.D.
Patricia Steeg, Ph.D. / 2004 Winners
Daniel McVicar, Ph.D.
Joost Oppenheim, M.D.
Stuart Rudikoff, Ph.D. / 2003 Winners
Sonia Jakowlew, Ph.D.
Barbara Vonderhaar, Ph.D.
Jonathan Wiest, Ph.D.
2002 Winners
Nancy Colburn, Ph.D.
Steven Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Stuart Yuspa, M.D. / 2001 Winners
Frank Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Elaine Jaffe, M.D.
Lalage Wakefield, D.Phi

*Those receiving the award within the last five years are not eligible.

III. Nomination Form

A.General Information

Nominations are due to Angela Jones in NCI’s Center for Cancer Training no later than August 17, 2015. Nominations must be emailed to .

Please provide the following general information with your nomination.

1.Nominee Name:

Degree(s):

Title:

Division:

Lab/Branch/Office:

Campus Address:

Campus Phone:

Name of Nominee’s Supervisor:

2.Your Name:

Relationship to the Nominee, i.e. Current Postdoctoral Fellow; Research Fellow; Clinical Fellow; Recent Fellow (departed NIH in last 12 months); Other Current Fellow; Student/Trainee; Former Fellow (departed NIH more than 12 months ago):

Degree(s):

Title:

Division:

Lab/Branch/Office:

Campus Address:

Campus Phone:

E-mail:

3.Are you a primary or secondary nominator?

4.Name of other nominator:

5.Your nomination is confidential. If your nominee is selected as a winner, may we share your identity with them? Yes No

B.Review Criteria

1.Record (underlined items are for primary nomination only): In order to establish the nominee’s mentoring record, please answer the following:

• How many years has nominee been your mentor?

• How many staff members does the nominee currently supervise? How many fellows?

• How many fellows has the nominee mentored during his/her tenure at NCI? How many interns and students?

• List placements where former fellows have gone after leaving NCI.

• Has the nominee encouraged you to mentor others? Please describe.

If you do not have all of the above information, you may consider asking someone on the permanent staff to assist you (ALM, lab technician, AO). Otherwise, you may leave it blank.

Please address criteria 2 through 8 in 2000 words or less. Answer each criterion separately. Total word count should not exceed 2000.

2.Scientific Expertise: Does the nominee have state-of-the-science professional knowledge and expertise that they impart to trainees? Do they set a standard of scientific excellence through the quality, productivity, and impact of their research? Describe.

3.Access: Is the nominee available, accessible, and accepting of trainees in the laboratory or other research setting? Please describe.

4.Communication: Does the nominee establish explicit training expectations and provide constructive feedback, verbally and in writing, so that trainees have a gauge for learning and scientific development? Please describe.

5.Environment: Does the nominee provide a training environment conducive to good science, including intellectual and tangible support for scientific development, as well as attention to the concerns of trainees? Please describe.

6.Visibility: Does the nominee give credit to trainees, and promote visibility of their work, both formally and informally, e.g. through workshops, meetings, presentations, and publications? Please describe.

7.Career Development: Does the nominee demonstrate commitment to mentoring by sharing his/her knowledge, giving ownership, and actively helping trainees to prepare for and meet their career objectives? Please describe.

8.Other (optional): Is there anything else you think the review committee should know about the nominee, and why you are nominating them?

IV.Co-Nominators Signature Nomination Concurrence Page

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Email signature page to no later than Monday, August 17, 2015. Copies of this page may be submitted with additional signatures.