Mentoring philosophy

My laboratory has studied mechanics in regulating health and pathology of cartilaginous tissues for over 25 years. We advance development of biomaterials for cell and drug delivery, advance studies of cellular mechano-biology, perform tissue mechanical testing, develop pre-clinical models of musculoskeletal pathology, and use mathematical models to advance an understanding of degeneration and regeneration of intervertebral disc, cartilage and synovium. In pursuit of this research, I have worked to develop individuals into independent scientific investigators and champions of science. Each person I mentor is different, and different goals require different skills, but I aspire to help each develop a set of universal skills — being curious about one’s own and others’ research, identifying good research projects and questions, managing projects and learning the scientific method, acknowledging shortcomings, and communicating effectively. Over this period, I have mentored 45 individuals in independent pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research experiences, with a majority moving on to careers in academic, government or private sector research and science. You can read more about Dr. Setton’s mentoring philosophy here.

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