Mentors and External Consultants

The Junior Investigators each have a scientific mentor and an external consultant. The two-tiered mentoring process provides research, scientific expertise, and clinical expertise for the JI's to set short and long-term research goals.

The mentor provides a bridge between the junior investigator’s laboratory work and clinical science and practice. The mentors also promote the training and career development of our junior investigators by guiding them to develop innovative methods and technologies to strengthen translational research.

Junior Investigator	Mentor	External Consultant
Dr. Nate Hunt	Dr. Al Fisher, UNMC	Dr. Mark Grabiner, University of Illinois-Chicago
Dr. Philippe Malcolm	Dr. Iraklis Pipinos, UNMC; Dr. Sara Myers, UNO	Dr. Dan Ferris, University of Florida
Dr. Vivien Marmelat	Dr. Matthew Rizzo, UNMC	Dr. Gammon Earhart, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Dr. Carolin Curtze	Dr. Matthew Rizzo, UNMC	Dr. David Vaillancourt, University of Florida