Mentoring

Meeting of the Journal Club

The student/mentor relationship is the essence of graduate training at Upstate. Our graduate students and principal investigators interact daily.

Students say...

"With an enrollment of 25 new students a year, you really have almost a 1-to-1 student-faculty ratio. That's very important for mentorship—a solid 1-on-1 education, which is what graduate school education is all about. It's about primary research with your P.I."

—Jesse Schallek, PhD student in Neuroscience

"I am so satisfied with the faculty here. They are very clear, they know what they are teaching, and they are very involved. I'm just so comfortable here. My P.I. is very strong in the cancer field, and I have learned a lot from her."

—Ki Lui, PhD student in Pharmacology

A Willingness To Help

Faculty members aren't the only ones at SUNY Upstate who are willing to share their knowledge.

Upper-level graduate students—such as Jenny Rowe, who is scheduled to earn her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology in 2010—frequently offer advice to newer students.
"Our department is open in that respect," Rowe said. "Students often ask one another for insight or guidance on a question, experiment, or to review a talk. Students are a great resource for each other."