Rakesh Singh, Ph.D., will receive the Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students Award at the April 23 annual faculty meeting.
- Name: Rakesh Singh, Ph.D.
- Title: Professor, pathology and microbiology, College of Medicine
- Joined UNMC: 1995
- Hometown: Dawani, Ballia (U.P.), India
Chancellor to speak
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., will give his annual address to the faculty at 4 p.m. on April 23 in the Durham Research Center Auditorium as part of the annual faculty meeting. Faculty Senate President Gay Canaris, M.D., assistant professor, internal medicine, College of Medicine, will provide an overview of the year’s activities. Following the address and the award presentations, Dr. Gold will host a reception in the center’s foyer.
Awards will be presented for Outstanding Teacher, Spirit of Community Service, Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students and Outstanding Mentor of Junior Faculty, as well as the University of Nebraska’s Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA) and Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) Award. Faculty members also will be recognized for their 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 years of service.
How many graduate students do you work with?
Currently, I am mentoring three graduate students, and have been fortunate to serve as mentor for six graduate students in the past. In addition, I have been a member of advisory committees for 53 students at UNMC.
What are the greatest rewards of mentoring?
The greatest reward of mentoring is to observe a student’s progress professionally and personally and treasure their success as a scientist and good human being.
Describe a moment when you realized your influence made a difference in someone’s career.
I consider myself fortunate to be a small part of each of my student’s careers. Every day mentoring is a learning experience for me and an exciting opportunity to witness the changes students go through during their program of study. It is always heartwarming to realize that my interactions with students have made a positive transformation in their professional and personal endeavors.
List three things few people know about you.
- My wife, Bhavana J. Dave, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and associate director and professor of the cytogenetics lab at Munroe-Meyer Institute, and I speak different native languages (Bhojpuri and Gujarati), and got married in Houston.
- I enjoy reading nonfiction and discussing global politics.
- I like to experiment with Indian cooking.
Congratulations, Dr. Singh!!
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations to Dr. Singh and Dr. Bhavna
I am so very proud of your achievements! Keep the good work going. God Bless you and Bhavana. With love.
Ajit Sodhi