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Mentors, be nice

Nature Biotechnology volume 31, page 659 (2013)Cite this article

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Mentors are essential for the training of PhDs and fellows, but many have lost sight of positive leadership and are just mean.

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  1. Nathan L. Vanderford is at the Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Markey Cancer Center, and at Integrative Academic Solutions, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.,

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Vanderford, N. Mentors, be nice. Nat Biotechnol 31, 659 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2633

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