Postdoctoral student Ashley Webb, left, was one of the students who nominated Assistant Professor Anne Brunet for the mentoring award.
Anne Brunet, an assistant professor of genetics, and Krishna V. Shenoy, an associate professor of electrical engineering, were recently chosen to receive mentoring awards. A scientist who is studying the aging of the nervous system and the director of the Neural Prosthetic Systems Laboratory have each been chosen to receive a 2010 Mentoring Award from the Stanford University Postdoctoral Association . Anne Brunet, an assistant professor of genetics in the School of Medicine, will receive the award in a private ceremony this week at the Medical School. Krishna V. Shenoy, an associate professor of electrical engineering , will receive the award during the graduation ceremonies of the Department of Electrical Engineering on Sunday. This is the third year the association has presented the awards. Each winner will receive a plaque inscribed with the words "in recognition of excellence in supporting the development of postdoctoral fellows into creative and independent professionals" and a cash prize of $2,500. Postdoctoral scholars are individuals with PhD degrees who are engaged in advanced training - under faculty mentors - to enhance the academic and professional skills they need to pursue their chosen career paths.
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