Graduate (PhD) Alumni Mentoring Program
We are grateful to our loyal alums that have agreed to serve in this very important role. Mentoring relationships are important in the process of assisting our graduate students toward reaching their potential. Mentors and mentees are matched 1:1 through the Office of Student Affairs. Students interested in the opportunity should contact Will Taylor, Assistant Director of the Graduate Program, at zoso@email.unc.edu.
Program Objectives
The Alumni Mentoring Program suggests that the Mentor and Mentee initially identify specific areas of professional development/scientific interests that they should focus on. Once these are identified, then the below listed suggestions can be worked into those topics to strengthen and improve the mentee’s future. Below are listed several points that could be used as “focus points” for professional development objectives that can be implemented as appropriate between mentee and mentor. The below points are not to be viewed as “hard or expected” objectives to achieve in each relationship, but just starting points to enhance the discussion and growth of the mentor/mentee relationship.
Participant Expectations
For Mentees:
• Initiate periodic interactions with your mentor (define meeting schedule in initial 1-2 meetings)
• Enhance and influence your career strategy
• Deepen your knowledge of an industry/academic position or job function, including trends
• Seek advice and insight from a real world professional
• Seek advice on how to improve your portfolio of job skills and leadership skill to enable you to enter industry/academia
• Receive and accept advice and feedback constructively
• Enhance professional effectiveness
• Gain skill in networking
• Cultivate a deeper connection between ESOP Graduate student and mentor
• Express appreciation to your mentor regularly
For Mentors:
• Challenge and support your mentee
• Communicate your mentor goals of the mentee clearly
• Create an environment of open communication and active listening
• Share knowledge about your education, career path, successes and failures and what your experience has taught you
• Look for opportunities that your mentee should explore and encourage her/him to explore them
• Assist your mentee in conducting successful networking
• Gain experience in coaching and advising
• Deepen knowledge of the current students, school community and academic programs
• Increase the value of ESOP Graduate program by investing in future alumni
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Laura Bonifacio Co-Founder Subveho; VP, Clinical Aravive Biologics Email | LinkedIn |
Pharm.D. / Ph.D. (CBMC) |
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Melissa Butler Independent Consultant for PharmaEmail |
Ph.D. (DPOP), PharmD |
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Chester Costales Principal Scientist Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, & Metabolism Pfizer Inc. Email | LinkedIn |
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Steven Cotten Assistant Professor of Clinical Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineEmail | LinkedIn |
Ph.D. (CBMC) |
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Martin DeBerardinis Jr. Principal TransPharm Consulting L.L.C. |
Ph.D. (Pharmaceutics) |
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Rishi Desai Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Ph.D. (DPOP) |
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Ola Ghoneim Assistant Professor University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy Email | LinkedIn |
Ph.D. (CBMC) |
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Tianxiang (Kevin) Han Investigator Novartis |
Ph.D. (DPMP) |
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Heather Horne Senior Scientist, Downstream Process Development KBI Biopharma, Inc. Email | LinkedIn |
Ph.D. (CBMC) |
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Amber King Senior Medical Writer AbbVie Email | LinkedIn |
Ph.D. (CBMC) |
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Courtney Law Director, Regional Health Partnership Gonzaga University Email | LinkedIn |
Ph.D. (CBMC) |
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MaryPeace McRae Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science VCU |
Ph.D. (DPET) |
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Nader Moniri Associate Dean for Research Professor Mercer University College of Pharmacy Email | LinkedIn |
Ph.D. (CBMC) |
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Sarah Moore Independent Contractor |
Pharm.D. / M.S. (PACE) |
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Pierre Morieux Chemistry Regional Marketing Manager PerkinElmer |
Ph.D. (CBMC) |
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Jasmine Talameh–Luzum Assistant Professor University of Michigan |
Pharm.D. / Ph.D. (DPET) |
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Saurabh Wadhwa Scientist, Formulations Development Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Email | LinkedIn |
Ph.D. (DPMP) |
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Tim Wigle, Ph.D/ Director, Molecular Discovery Ribon Therapeutics Email | LinkedIn |
Ph.D. (CBMC) |
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