The Sahyadri Initiatives (Outstanding Postdoc Award and Future Faculty Academy) feature a mentorship program aimed at supporting recipients in their academic and research endeavors. Navigating the academic market can be challenging, but by working together, we can make great strides forward.
If you are interested in serving as a Faculty Mentor, please contacts us at plantpostdocs@gmail.com
2026 Faculty Mentors
Aman Husbands
University of Pennsylvania
Arkadipta Bakshi
Wake Forest University
Ellen Rim
Stanford University
Morgan Furze
Purdue University
Erin Sparks
University of Missouri &
Danforth Center
Kevin Cox
Washington Univ. in St Louis & Danforth Center
Lena Mueller
Salk Institute & University of California, San Diego
Rebecca Roston
Michigan State University
& DOE Plant Research Lab
Israel Cunha-Neto
Florida International University
Yan Gong
University of California, Berkeley
2025 Faculty Mentors
Arkadipta Bakshi
Wake Forest University
Christopher Catano
University of California, Riverside
Kevin Cox
Washington University in St. Louis
Israel L. Cunha Neto
Florida International University
Aman Husbands
University of Pennsylvania
Yan Gong
University of California, Berkeley
Jesús Martínez-Gómez
University of California, Santa Barbara
Coordinators & Facilitators:
Sunil Kenchanmane Raju
University of California, Riverside
Arif Ashraf
The University of British Columbia
2024 Mentors
Rebecca Roston
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Kevin Cox
Washington University in St. Louis
Lena Mueller
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Coordinators & Facilitators:
Sunil Kenchanmane Raju
University of California, Riverside
Arif Ashraf
The University of British Columbia