Holden Emerging Leaders Council
Purpose and focus
The Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) would represent the interests of Holden early career faculty and advises leadership on how to best leverage its resources to promote the success of early career faculty and accelerate the impact of their research.
- Identify high priority issues and opportunities of interest interest/importance to early career faculty members
- Assist and support Holden senior leadership and program leaders in developing and implementing center-wide initiatives and activities
- Advocate on behalf of early career Holden faculty members
- Highlight promising new research opportunities, approaches and techniques likely to be impactful for all members
- Lead selected research program-focused indicatives and activities
Membership
In 2023-2024, membership includes:
- James Byrne, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology
- Margaret Byrne, MD, MSc, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
- Nicole Fleege, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
- Jessica Gorzelitz, PhD, Department of Health and Human Physiology
- James Holmes, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Radiology
- Adam Mailloux, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
- Claudia Mello-Thoms, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology
- Sarah Short, PhD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
- Jong Sung Kim, MS, PhD, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Aaron Seaman, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine
- Ahmad Shariftabrizi, MD, Department of Radiology
- Erin Talbert, PhD, Department of Health and Human Physiology
- Kristina Thiel, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Suresh Veeramani, PhD, MS, Department of Internal Medicine
- Shujie Yang, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology
- Whitney Zahnd, PhD, Department of Health Management and Policy
- Jessica Zimmerman, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology
Requirements for participation
Applications for 2023-2024 are closed.
To apply for the Holden Emerging Leaders Council, you must:
- Be appointed as an Assistant Professor in the tenure track, research track or clinical track, or be appointed as an Associate Professor that is new to the position or new to UI campus (within 2 years).
- Be an affiliate, associate, or full member of the cancer center
- Be willing and able to attend monthly meetings and contribute to the success of Holden
- Letter of support from your Department Chair
Structure
15-20 member council with 2 year terms
- Council members apply and are selected by Holden Senior Leadership
- ELC appoints their leadership
- Chair – member on Holden Research Executive Committee (meets monthly) and other senior leader meetings (such as External Advisory Board), as needed.
- Vice Chair – member on Holden Research Executive Committee (meets monthly) and other senior leader meetings (such as External Advisory Board), as needed
- ELC members are expected to participate regularly and actively in the full range of Holden activities, including research program meetings and retreats, seminars and lectures, and education, training and outreach activities
- ELC members contribute to CCSG renewal, upon request
- Members serve on Holden advisory committees
Frequency
Monthly meetings with scheduling and room reservations supported by OCCET
Benefits
ELC members can leverage tangible and intangible benefits from their service
- Travel and registration fee (up to $500/yr) for cancer conference trip or leadership training opportunity for ELC members who attend at least 50% of the council meetings.
- Obtain deeper understanding of Holden’s mission, vision, and strategies
- Provide strategic input to Holden leadership at various meetings and forums
- Opportunity to interact with internal and external leaders in cancer research
- Visibility on cancer center website, promoted internally and externally