Dr. Gold to speak at meeting
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., will give his annual address to the faculty, titled “Opportunity During Turbulent Times: Building on our Achievements,” at the annual faculty meeting. The virtual awards ceremony will be accessible by Zoom during the event and archived afterward.
There will be no on-campus viewing sites. The event has been completely moved to Zoom.
Anna Dunaevsky, Ph.D., of the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences, will receive the Outstanding Mentor of Junior Faculty Award at the annual faculty meeting, which this year will be held virtually through Zoom on April 14 at 3 p.m.
- Name: Anna Dunaevsky, Ph.D.
- Title: Professor, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences
- Joined UNMC: 2010
- Hometown: Jerusalem, Israel
What are the greatest rewards of being a mentor?
Seeing junior faculty be successful at reaching their goals — small and large. Supporting junior faculty who are in a difficult situation. Learning from talented young scientists.
Describe a moment in your career when you realized you had picked the right occupation.
I remember both the exhilaration and apprehension of realizing that it was up to me to set my research agenda. My first successes in independent research and obtaining funding assured me I could do this.
What are the biggest challenges you face as a mentor?
I worry that I don’t always provide the right advice!
How do you know when you’ve been successful as a mentor?
It can take different forms. For example, having people seize on opportunities that I have pointed out, having people feel comfortable to confide their difficulties to me, seeing young investigators have more confidence in themselves and be able to “spread their wings” and successfully apply certain skills to their own research programs and independent interactions are ways in which I know I have been successful as a mentor.
Congrats Anna ! Well deserved !
Anna well deserved. It was an honor for me to be able to work with you for several years.
Congratulations Anna! Glad that you are being recognized for your mentoring. It is one of your most excellent qualities. Your guidance is very helpful to many.