January is National Mentoring Month and mentoring expert Dr. Beronda Montgomery shares thoughts on mentoring from her two unique perspectives: a principal/primary investigator (PI) and a biologist who shares 'life lessons from plants".

We discuss:

--the importance of delineating the role of the PI into mentor and advisor

--the effectiveness of formal mentoring programs

--tips on cultivating mentoring relationships

Referenced in this episode:

Vanguard STEM with Jedidah Isler

National Research Mentoring Network

Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER)

Critical Mentoring by Torie Weiston-Serdan

Understanding Interventions Conference

University of New Mexico Mentoring Institute

Follow her on Twitter: @berondam