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| Dilworth-Anderson delivers talk at national workshop for minority and emerging scientists |
| December 08, 2011 | |
 Dr. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson Dilworth-Anderson's talk, "The Importance of Mentoring Through the Pathways of Professional Development," addressed disparities for women and racial/ethnic minorities in science. "It was a delight to welcome Dr. Dilworth-Anderson, a leader in aging research, as [our] keynote speaker," said Dr. J. Taylor Harden, assistant to the director for special populations at NIA. "What we know is that at every stage in the career pipeline, there is a 10 percent to 15 percent attrition in the proportion of women to men. Dr. Dilworth-Anderson provided guidance on best practices and mentoring for new and early career scientists." Dilworth-Anderson is interim co-director of the UNC Institute on Aging and co-editor, with Mary Palmer, PhD, of the recently published Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol. 31 (2011): Pathways Through the Transitions of Care for Older Adults (New York: Springer Publishing Co., 2011). # # # UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health contact: Ramona DuBose, director of communications, (919) 966-7467 or ramona_dubose@unc.edu. |
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| Last updated December 08, 2011 |