Lunch with Mentors

This event is typically held in-person at the annual OHBM conference where we invite 10 - 20 mentors along with a group of 6 - 12 mentees (per mentor) to share lunch (provided courtesy of the Student Postdoc SIG), tips, and tricks on navigating all aspects of an academic career. This event is typically oversubscribed with twice as many

Typical Schedule

May:

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for mentees to attend the Lunch with Mentors programme open for two weeks. As we receive typically twice as many EOIs than available mentee positions, we have an EOI process which does not guarantee a spot in Lunch with Mentors, but aims to ensure equitable opportunity to access this event.
EOIs close, lottery takes place (managed by the OHBM SP SIG), and invitations to RSVP for Lunch with Mentors are sent out.

June:

Mentors are announced and bios are published on the OHBM SP SIG website.
Lunch with Mentors takes place during the annual OHBM conference

OHBM 2024 Seoul

Expressions of Interest link: to be announced
List of mentors: to be announced

To stay informed, please follow us on our social media (BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbmtrainees.bsky.social Twitter/X:https://twitter.com/OHBM_Trainees) as that is where we will announce the opening of sign-ups.

Past Lunch with Mentors

We would like to sincerely thank all the past mentors who have generously given up their time to participate in our event!

2023 - OHBM Montréal: List of Mentors

Dr Alex Fornito
Dr Chandan Vaidya
Dr Charlotte Stagg
Dr Eduardo Garza-Villarreal
Dr Emily Jacobs
Dr Helen Zhou
Dr Jessica Damoiseaux
Dr Mallar Chakravarty
Dr Marc Seal
Dr Nathan Spreng
Dr Randy Gollub
Dr Sofie Valk
Dr Stephanie Forkel
Dr Takafumi Minamimoto
Dr Valentina Pacella
Dr Xujun Duan

2022 - OHBM Glasgow: List of Mentors

Dr Andrew Zalesky
Dr Aina Puce
Dr Robert Zatorre
Dr Natasha Rajah
Dr Lucina Uddin
Dr Jessica Damoiseaux
Dr Christian Windischberger
Dr Michael Chee
Dr Daniele Marinazzo
Dr Anastasia Yendiki
Dr Helen Zhou
Dr Victor Ekuta