Why do mentors matter?
Mentors often focus on supporting a mentee’s professional developmental activities;. They also offer guidance, counseling, instruction, and motivation while modeling effective leadership behaviors. The intended result of a mentoring program within a company is to help individuals improve their career outcomes and positively impact employee engagement and retention. -The Idealist
Mentorships
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)
NOGLSTP and MentorNet®, the E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and Science, provides online mentoring opportunities for its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Scientists Mentoring and Diversity Program (SMDP)
The one-year career mentoring program pairs ethnically diverse students (Baccalaureate, Master or Ph.D.) and early career researchers with industry mentors who work at companies in the medical technology, biotechnology, and consumer
healthcare industries.
National Resources
A list of USA-based organizations, events, funding, training and more
Minority-owned life science companies
National mentorship and internship opportunities and programs specific to biotech
Trainings and courses offered to become educated and certified on DEI topics
Hiring boards and organizations that specialize in increasing diversity
Funding opportunities for implementing DEI efforts and for minority-owned businesses