Writing an effective and supportive recommendation letter

被引:2
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作者
Sarabipour, Sarvenaz [1 ]
Hainer, Sarah J. [2 ]
Furlong, Emily [3 ]
Jadavji, Nafisa M. [4 ,5 ]
de Winde, Charlotte M. [6 ,7 ]
Bielczyk, Natalia [8 ,9 ]
Shah, Aparna P. [10 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Biomed Engn, Inst Computat Med, Baltimore, MD USA
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Biol Sci, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
[3] Univ Oxford, Sir William Dunn Sch Pathol, Oxford, England
[4] Midwestern Univ, Dept Biomed Sci, Glendale, AZ USA
[5] Carleton Univ, Dept Neurosci, Ottawa, ON, Canada
[6] UCL, MRC Lab Mol Cell Biol, London, England
[7] UMC Locatie VUmc, Dept Mol Cell Biol & Immunol, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[8] Welcome Solut, Nijmegen, Netherlands
[9] Stichting Solaris Onderzoek Ontwikkeling, Nijmegen, Netherlands
[10] Johns Hopkins Univ, Solomon H Snyder Dept Neurosci, Baltimore, MD USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
mentoring; faculty development; graduate education; recommendation letter; research culture; FEMALE; GENDER;
D O I
10.1111/febs.15757
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
How can researchers write a supportive recommendation letter for a mentee or a colleague? What considerations must be made to write appropriate letters for different opportunities? This Words of Advice article provides guidance to researchers on composing effective recommendation letters, including tips for structuring and supporting the letter with relevant specific information, while maintaining a balance in language and avoiding potential biases.
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页码:298 / 307
页数:10
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