About the Career MODE Program
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The development of omics technologies and the use of the most advanced data sciences has transformed every biomedical field and provides a limitless potential to understand biological processes and develop new treatments for human diseases.
However, designing, executing, and analyzing data generated by these technologies requires significant expertise, notably missing in junior investigators. The Career MODE program: Careers through Mentoring and training in Omics and Data for Early-stage investigators was designed to train a new generation of diverse biomedical investigators and provide them with skills, knowledge, mentoring, professional skills, and networking to foster their pathways to independence using omics and data sciences.
Mission
The Career MODE mission is to identify, recruit, train, and mentor diverse cohorts of junior scientists to provide tools and training on omics, data sciences, and professional skills and to create structured networks that promote successful independent researchers.