About
The Mentors Network is here to serve all iGEMers. Whether you’re on a new team this year, or if you were on a team from 2004, you are welcome to tap into the expertise of our group! Whether you’re looking for some advice from troubleshooting your cloning to improving your modeling or human practices, we may have just the mentor for you! In addition to your projects, remember to leverage your iGEM experience as a career development opportunity! Has iGEM helped you solidify your interest in your current career track, or perhaps sparked your interest in another one? Our mentors in your area(s) of interest can give you more insight into these careers.
Contact
If you have questions or suggestions please email us at mentors@igem.org. We love hearing from teams as they explore the mentorship issues that arise during their iGEM season. Best of luck with your projects!
Surveys (Currently Closed!)
Become A Mentor
Become a consulting mentor and provide career and project advice! Mentors in this category do not need to have prior iGEM experience.
Find A Mentor
Want to consult a mentor with a specific question about your project, or want to ask for some career advice? Come get paired with one of our consulting mentors to help guide you!
Career Development Survey
The iGEM Mentors Network believes in mentoring beyond the project. Share your career development goals with us here, and we’ll use your feedback to host career development opportunities for you!
Events
Grad School Apps Panel
Launch your career with the mentors network
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
You have so many mentorship opportunities - what’s the difference?
Consulting mentors respond on a case-by-case basis to questions from teams or individuals ranging from troubleshooting their projects to career development opportunities such as informational interviews. The Mentorship Program is a more involved opportunity where mentors are paired with current iGEM teams throughout an entire iGEM season.
I requested a consulting mentor but haven’t heard back yet?
Upon receipt of your application, we select an appropriate mentor from our database and share your application with them to see if they would have the time and expertise to address your specific question. If they agree, we will connect you both via email. If they feel they may not have the level of expertise or time availability, we repeat the process until a mentor agrees. It is possible for this process to take longer than expected, and is likewise possible that you may be paired with multiple consulting mentors depending on the different area(s) of expertise you’ve requested.
I joined as a consulting mentor but haven’t heard back yet?
Mentors are paired on a case-by-case basis based on the applications we receive.
The iGEM Foundation will not be responsible or liable in any way for any unsatisfactory mentor or mentee team behavior or conduct. Contact info will be kept confidential and will only be shared between reasonably paired mentors and teams. Advice shared between mentor and team may not be reflective of any organization or institution with which either party may be affiliated. Also, it does not reflect iGEM Headquarters official standing - teams should still use the official contact email hq@igem.org to get in touch with iGEM HQ.