Mentorship

Looking for Support During Your Grad Studies?

Carleton prides itself on being a close knit community that offers caring support to its students. Each year, seven faculty members receive a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award for going above and beyond in assisting their students. This year, three professors from the Biology Department of the Faculty of Science were chosen.

Winners of the 2021 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards accepted their awards virtually.

Meet Jenny Bruin

Dr. Bruin, pictured with her PhD student Myriam Hoyeck, is part of a research team that, among other things, is working on stem cell therapy to reverse Type 1 Diabetes. Here are two of the comments her award nominees made: “Jenny always goes above and beyond to support us in our work.” “During my time in her lab, I have gone from feeling like a semi-adequate student, to a competent and valued member of a skilled research team.”

Meet Mark Forbes

Biology Prof. Mark Forbes researches in the area of evolutionary ecology. His nominees said: “Mark is an exceptional scientist, and encourages his students to strive for excellence.” “Mark is willing to reach out on behalf of students to experts in the field outside the university and even abroad to establish connections; connections that can lead to fascinating projects and co-authored published papers.”

Meet Heath MacMillan

The MacMillan lab studies how temperature impacts animal physiology. “Dr. MacMillan is ALWAYS thinking of students first, and how to get the funding necessary to support them.” “He has been the pillar of leadership to all of us in the lab and is genuinely an exceptional supervisor to have during the time of COVID-19.”