<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are still in need of <span class="gmail-il">mentors</span> for the Spring 2025 cohort of the CCB-<span class="gmail-il">SEEDS</span> <span class="gmail-il">Mentorship</span> <span class="gmail-il">Program</span>! We've had a great turnout for mentees and would like to be able to offer more students a position in the program this quarter. W</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">e are extending the deadline to sign up to <b>Wednesday, April 9th</b>. So if</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> your research is in the fields of Ecology, Evolution, and/or Conservation Biology and you have a desire to foster undergraduate interest in your field, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">please </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPE9OBjtH7gKEjX0hk1v0jdjfl_8tcpxYXAtvaWZW82Crz7Q/viewform?usp=header" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">sign up here</span></a><font color="#000000"><b>! </b></font></p><ul><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">No previous experience is required, and grad students of all stages are encouraged to apply! </span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Connect casually with enthusiastic students that could end up being your vital research assistants, and <span class="gmail-il">mentorship</span> is a highly sought-after addition to your CV.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></li><li><span class="gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Mentor</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> workload is extremely low, and </span><span class="gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">mentorship</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> is a valuable experience as a grad student.</span></li></ul><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">If you have any questions about the </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-il">program,</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> feel free to reach out to me (</span><a href="mailto:audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">) or Brittney Nguyen (</span><a href="mailto:brittney.nguyen@email.ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">brittney.nguyen@email.ucr.edu</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">)!</span><font color="#000000"></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div>Best,</div><div><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">A</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">udrey</span></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span><font color="#c27ba0">____________________________</font></span></div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Audrey Burr (She/Her)</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">PhD Student | </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sachs Lab</span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">University of California Riverside</font></div></div></div></div></div>