Mentors: Stories about who helps us find our way
b'Part 1: As a brand-new professor of physiology, John Redden is eager to help students, but soon realizes it\\u2019s more complicated than he thought.\\nPart 2: Biologist, Sarah Fankhauser\\u2019s relationship with her adviser changes when she joins her lab as a grad student.\\nJohn Redden is an Assistant Professor in the Department\\xa0 of Physiology and Neurobiology. His research focuses on understanding\\xa0 the molecular basis of cardiovascular diseases. He teaches human anatomy\\xa0 and physiology to pre-health majors, as well as a course in plain\\xa0 language science communication.\\xa0 Through his teaching, he pursues his\\xa0 other passions \\u2013 improving science literacy among the general public,\\xa0 and building engaging, inclusive, and equitable STEM classrooms. He\\u2019s a\\xa0 first generation student with a bachelor\\u2019s degree in pharmacology and\\xa0 toxicology, and a Ph.D. in biomedical science. He currently serves as\\xa0 an education mentor for the HHMI/National Academies Summer Institute on\\xa0 Scientific Teaching, and is the lead author of Anatomy and Physiology in Context. John is originally from Buffalo, New York, the land of chicken wings,\\xa0 always winter, and generally nice people. He now lives in Connecticut\\xa0 with three dogs, three cats, and (thankfully), a robot vacuum cleaner. You can find him on twitter @reddenjm tweeting about science, highered, scifi, and diversity issues.\\xa0 \\n\\nCurious and investigative by nature, Sarah Fankhauser\\xa0 has always been a lover of all things science. Sarah received her B.S.\\xa0 in biology from Ga Tech and her PhD in microbiology and immunobiology from Harvard University. Sarah is one of the founders and the board\\xa0 chairman of the science journal and education non-profit, Journal of\\xa0 Emerging Investigators. She is also an assistant professor of biology at\\xa0 Oxford College of Emory University where she shares her thrill and\\xa0 passion for science with her students. Both in her professional and\\xa0 personal life Sarah advocates for effective and clear communication of\\xa0 science with the public.\\xa0 \\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'