The scheme was re-launched during an event on Friday, 13th June on the rooftop of the Divani Caravel Hotel, overlooking Athens (at the time of the Hypertension Athens – Joint ISH-ESH Scientific Meeting). Here new mentees and mentors (listed below) connected over wine and dinner.
11 mentor and mentee matches were made at this event, find out what these people have to say about the ISH Mentorship Scheme.
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ISH NIC Members and Working Group members
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Left to right: Professor Rhian Touyz, ISH President & Dr Maciej Tomaszewski, Chair – ISH NIC
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At the event Professor Fadi Charchar (Lead, ISH NIC Mentorship and Networking Working Group) stressed on the importance of collaboration between young scientists and the various opportunities that exist through the ISH New Investigator Committee (NIC).
Professor Fadi Charchar said: 'The scheme provides a unique platform for young investigators to excel in their field of scientific work, make new friends, build research networks and establish collaborations that can last a lifetime.'
June 2014 Mentors & Mentees
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Mentor:
Professor Louise Burrell
Melbourne, Australia
Mentee:
Dr. Cesar Romero
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Mentor: Professor Stephen Harrap Melbourne, Australia
Stephen Harrap: 'The ISH Mentorship Scheme is a fabulous opportunity for senior members of the ISH to share their wisdom and contacts to help the next generation to become the leaders of tomorrow. I was delighted to meet my mentee Junhua Zhou in Athens this year. She is a very bright PhD student with a great future doing some terrific work in Cambridge with Morris Brown. I was pleased to be able to introduce her to some of the leaders in Hypertension in China, who will be able to provide authoritative advice about the directions of blood pressure research in China and her potential to play an important role in the tremendous Chinese contribution. We keep in contact and I’ll be watching her successes unfold.'
Mentee: Dr. Junhua Zhou Cambridge, UK
Junhua Zhou (3rd year PhD student working in the laboratory of Profess Morris J. Brown, Cambridge) said: 'I really want to say a big thank you to the NIC for selecting me as a mentee and introducing such a nice mentor to me! Thanks a lot for all your hard work!'
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Mentor:
Dr. Krasimira Hristova
Sofia, Bulgaria
Mentee:
Dr. Penny Veloudi
Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaDr. Krasimira Hristova - Mentor 'I congratulate the ISH NIC for organising this scheme which allows so many young people to collaborate with experts in their field.'
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Mentor:
Professor Yoshihiro Kokubo
Suita, Japan
Mentee:
Dr. Vanja Ivković
Zagreb, Croatia -
Mentor:
Professor Dragan Lovic
Niska Banja, Serbia
Mentee:
Dr. Panagiotis Georgianos
Thessaloniki, Greece -
Mentor:
Professor Krzysztof Narkiewicz
Gdansk, Poland
Mentee:
Dr. Pablo Kempny
Buenos Aires, Argentina -
Mentor:
Professor Daniel Piskorz
Rosario, Argentina
Mentee:
Dr. Priscilla Prestes
Ballarat, AustraliaProfessor Daniel Piskorz - Mentor ‘It was a great honour for me to be invited to become an ISH New Investigator Committee Mentor and help in this very important initiative which I believe will help to promote the highest possible quality of science and practice in cardiovascular disease and hypertension throughout the world.’
Dr. Priscilla Prestes - Mentee ‘My mentor works in a more clinical context while I am involved in a basic science field. Our match diversifies our interaction and enriches our exchange.’
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Mentor:
Professor Dorairaj Prabhakaran
New Delhi, India
Mentee:
Dr. Axel Carlsson
Huddinge, Sweden -
Mentor:
Professor Agustin Ramirez
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mentee:
Dr. Muhammad Oneeb Mian
Montreal, Canada -
Mentor:
Professor George Stergiou
Athens, Greece
Mentee:
Dr. Katrina Mirabito
Malvern East, Australia -
Mentor:
Dr. Michael Weber
New York, USA
Mentee:
Dr. Rana El Bikai
Montreal, CanadaDr. Rana El Bikai - Mentee ‘The quality of the match was excellent.’