MD,PhD|Oncology Transplant ID Fellow @UTMDAnderson | Former Postdoc Fellow @UTMDAnderson | Former Research Scientist @BaptistHealthSF| Alumni @iu_cerrahpasa
A mentor is someone who has more imagination about you than you have about yourselfโฆ and @NazliDizmanโs journey with @montypal is a perfect reflection of that. Congratulations to both on this inspiring mentorโmentee story, and to @NazliDizman on her graduation @UTMDAnderson ๐๐
A message to @NazliDizman:
Today you will graduate from your #oncology fellowship at @UTMDAnderson. The picture below is from the 2016 @myESMO meeting in Copenhagen just after you started with my group at @cityofhope. You were my first postdoctoral fellow, and honestly, I didn't know what the heck I was doing when it came to mentoring you. The fortunate thing is you were a self starter & made my job incredibly easy, paving a clear path not just for yourself but for the trainees that came after. It's been a joy to see all that you have accomplished - publishing in @NatureMedicine, @TheLancetOncol, @JCO_ASCO & other top tier journals, getting amazing young investigator grants from @ASCO, @KidneyCancer & more & racking up more @ConquerCancerFd Merit Awards than any other trainee in recent memory (maybe tied with @crisbergerot?). Along the way, you've kept a humility & kindness about you that is unmatched, always willing to lend a hand to your junior colleagues. Your road has not been an easy one, coming from tumultuous times abroad to @cityofhope, then to @YaleIMed and then to @UTMDAnderson, but this arduous road has equipped you well for your first faculty position at @DanaFarber. I am so proud to see you join a group of oncology luminaries at @Harvard (@DrChoueiri, @KimmieNgMD, @stolaney1, @mishabeltran & so many others!!) - I am confident your stellar trajectory will continue further with their support. Enjoy Boston and know that you will always have support & good vibes coming from the west coast.
All the best,
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