NRMN Mentor Spotlight — Dr. Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr.

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Contact Info: brady.burns@unthsc.edu

By Brady Burns

Q&A with Dr. Hinton, a rising Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and member of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center.

How did you get involved with NRMN?

I learned about the National Research Mentoring Network from Dr. Ken Pepion and Dr. Sandra Murray, two of my mentors. They first told me about NRMN at the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, the largest gathering of underrepresented minority Ph.D. scholars in the country. After learning about the online resource, I was encouraged by one of my mentors, Dr. Laurie Connor, to become more active. Since I have decided to become more active, I have enjoyed my experience.

Which of NRMN program(s) have you participated in?

I have participated in the Career Development Webinar series and the Mentoring Month Webinar Series. Additionally, I have interacted with individuals online for networking purposes through the NRMN...

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