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We\u2019re now at the halfway point of the 2016 Invitrogen Science Hero Awards nomination period and similar to last\u00a0year, we\u2019re seeing a high number of nominations stand out in two specific categories. This suggests that scientists,\u00a0ranging from first year graduate students to seasoned lab directors, have been waiting to recognize the hard work\u00a0and dedication of their lab employees outside the realm of scientific publication.<\/p>\n

Any guesses on what those two categories are?<\/p>\n

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If you guessed \u201cBehind the Scenes<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cBest Lab Mentor<\/strong>,\u201d you\u2019d be correct. Out of the nine award categories in\u00a02015, 25% of the nominations were for Behind the Scenes and 22% were for Best Lab Mentor. To date for 2016,\u00a0there are 33% in the “Behind the Scenes” category and 22% for “Best Lab Mentor” (at the university level). Behind the Scenes category is one of the few options that allow\u00a0one to nominate a non-scientist that helps with the day-to-day\u00a0activities within the laboratory.<\/p>\n

Here are just a couple of examples of the nominations received from last year that really showed the depth of\u00a0appreciation that members of the lab held for their “Behind the Scenes<\/strong>” nominees:<\/p>\n

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The Best Lab Mentor Award was originally designated for the person \u201cwho regularly goes over and beyond to\u00a0mentor lab members in techniques and processes or provide a \u2018guiding light\u2019 through sound educational or career\u00a0advice.\u201d The entries for\u00a0this category were amazing, sincerely heart-felt and motivating to read whether they\u00a0featured high school educators or college\/graduate level mentors. In fact, the entries were so inspiring that we felt\u00a0that for 2016, it was important enough to add the \u201cScience Educator\u201d category, for the high school instructors that\u00a0ultimately influenced students to pursue their careers in science. And unsurprisingly, the number of nominations\u00a0we\u2019ve received has meant that this new category has now raced up to #3 overall.<\/p>\n

Below is a small sample of the nominations received in 2015.<\/p>\n

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As we continue to see nominations come in for all of the categories in 2016, we\u2019re constantly amazed at the\u00a0amount of time and effort that has been dedicated to ensuring that these Science Heroes are being recognized.\u00a0Every single nominee is a winner in their own way.<\/p>\n

If you know of someone who is deserving of an Invitrogen Science Hero Award, in any of our nine categories, please\u00a0submit your nomination at Invitrogen Science Hero<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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