Brittany N. Dugger, PhDAssistant Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineNeuropathology Core Co-Leader UC-Davis Alzheimer’s Disease CenterEmail: [email protected]
Serendipitous circumstances
Current Roles/Responsibilities
• ADC Neuropathology Core Co-leader• Researcher (PI/Co-I on multiple grants)• Mentor• Teacher• Reviewer• Chair/Serve on Committees• Wife• Parent and Foster Parent (Kittens)
YES!!!!!!!!
My Career Path
Mentorship, Sponsorship, Networking, Collaborations, and Science Communication
Independent, funded Investigator
Undergrad Graduate Postdoc Junior faculty Successful
Career
A Pipeline Success Story
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Leadership/ManagementInstitutional and State
grantsCurePSP
ADC PilotsAlz Assoc
Review processManagement
NACC JIADC Pilot
R01Aug 2019
Critical thinkingUnique skill sets
Lab/research etiquette
Total time from initial undergraduate training to R01:16 yrs
• Promote diversity throughout the ADC • Provide informal settings to share successes and barriers/struggles• Provide avenues to communicate science to ALL types of persons• Offer leadership/management training• “Broker” for existing programs at your institution (Don’t be an island!!!)
How can REC be more successful:
Thank you!!! Dr. Lydia HowellDr. Marc Breedlove Dr. Marwan SabbaghDr. Mike McKinneyDr. Michael GeschwindMonica Casey CastanedesDr. Nina SilverbergDr. Peter NelsonDr. Rachel WhitmerDr. Richard CaselliDr. Steve DeArmond Dr. Sue MirraDr. Elliott RichelsonDr. Tanis FermanDr. Thomas BeachDr. Wenlang LinDr. Yonas GedaDr. Zig Wszolek
StudentsGrants ManagersADC participantsADC staffVolunteersAnd many more!!!!
Dr. Allan BieberDr. Alex KleinDr. Alex RoherDr. Bill SeeleyDr. Bob SwitzerDr. Brad BoeveDr. Bud KukullDr. Cerise ElliottDr. Charles AdlerDr. Charles DeCarliDr. Cindy JordanDr. Clifford JackDr. Dan PerlDr. Dennis DicksonDr. Doug WalkerDr. Eric ReimanDr. Eduardo BenarrochEsther LaraDr. Geidy SerranoDr. George CarlsonDr. Gerry Schellenberg
Dr. Heather Bimonte-NelsonJayne LaGrande, MBADr. John A. Morris (from MSU)Dr. Jim MaherDr. Jeffrey WilsonDr. John JohnsonDr. Julie SchneiderDr. Keith JosephsKim Wolfgram-SalzDr. Leonard PetrucelliDr. Laurel BeckettDr. Lea GrinbergDr. Lee-Way JinLucia Sue
Image from On the Shoulders of Giants by T. Wilson and T. Jensen
