Topic / Mentee Thoughts / Mentor Thoughts / Final Agreement / Initials
Authorship / Dr.Menteewishestobenamedasfirstauthoronpublicationsinwhichhehastakentheprimaryresponsibilityandperformedmorethan60%ofthework.Thisisrequiredforhiscareeradvancement. / Dr.Mentorwishestobenamedfirstauthoronpublicationswhereherinputhasbeenintegraltotheexperiment'ssuccess. / Dr.Menteewillbegivenfirstauthorshiponpublicationsinwhichhedevelopedtheconceptandstudydesign,andperformedmorethan60%ofthework.Dr.Mentorwillbelistedasseniorauthoronallpublicationstowhichshemadeasubstantial,direct,intellectualcontribution.
CarvingOutResearchAreaAsEventualPI / Dr.Menteewillfindanareaofunmetdiagnosticortherapeuticneedinhisareaof researchanddevelopaplanforaddressingthatneed.Heexpectsthisplantobecomethefocusforhisfirstindependentgrantapplication. / Dr.Mentorwishestoexploreandexpanduponanydiscoveriesthataremadeinherlab. / Dr.Menteewillbeallowedtoutilizeanyconceptsthatheindependentlydevelopsforhisownsubsequentgrantapplications.Asclarification,Dr.MentorwilloutlineconceptstobeexcludedfromDr.Mentee'sindependentresearch.
LabSpace / Dr.Menteewishestouselabspaceforgenerationofpreliminarydataforhisresearchproposal. / Dr.Mentorwishesforlabspacetobeusedprimarilyforherownresearchprojects. / Dr.MentoragreestoallowDr.Menteeaccesstoherlabequipmentforgenerationofallpreliminarydata.Alabscheduletoaccommodatebothphysicianswillbeagreedupononamonthlybasis.
ReviewingGrant / Dr.Menteeplanstogivefourweeks'noticetoDr.Mentorforreviewofadraftofhisgrantapplication. / Dr.Mentorrequiresatleastfourweekstoproperlyreviewanycomponentofanapplicationlongerthanthreepages. / Dr.MenteewillprovideDr.Mentorwithadraftofhisapplicationforreviewatleastfourweeksbeforeacritiqueisneeded.
IntellectualProperty / Dr. Menteewishestobeaco-inventoronworktowhichhehasmadeasubstantial intellectual contribution. / Dr.Mentoragreesthatsignificantintellectualcontributionanddiscoverieswarrantco-inventorship. / WhereDr.Menteehassignificantlycontributedtotheconceptionordesignofthework,bothDr.MentorandDr.Menteeagreetobeco-inventorsonthepatentapplication.
MentorMeetings / Dr.Menteewishestoschedulemonthlyupdatestoreviewand discuss progresson science, grant writing, publications, career advice, etc. / Dr.MentoragreesthatthiswillbehelpfultochartprogressonDr. Mentee'sprojects and expects an agenda and relevant materials to be sent in advance of the meeting. / Dr.MenteeandDr.Mentorwillschedulemonthlymeetingsinwhichtheywillreviewprojects,progress,andgoals.
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