Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr. Receives Multiple Awards, Grants, and Honors

September 09, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr., FTG Cohort 8, on receiving multiple awards, grants, and honors. 

Vanderbilt Faculty Articles: 

Research Article (co-senior): 

Link: Cells | Free Full-Text | A Universal Approach to Analyzing Transmission Electron Microscopy with ImageJ (mdpi.com)

Research Review (co-senior):

Link: Cells | Free Full-Text | TMEM135 is a Novel Regulator of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Physiology with Implications for Human Health Conditions (mdpi.com)

DEI Articles (senior): 

Link: Responding and navigating racialized microaggressions in STEM - PubMed (nih.gov)

Link: Toxic stress and burnout: John henryism and social dominance in the laboratory and STEM workforce - PubMed (nih.gov)

Link: Intentional mentoring: maximizing the impact of underrepresented future scientists in the 21st century - PubMed (nih.gov)

 

Research Article (Iowa- Vanderbilt Transition):

Insulin and IGF-1 receptors regulate complex-I dependent mitochondrial bioenergetics and supercomplexes via FoxOs in muscle - PubMed (nih.gov)

Commentaries:

Counterpoint: An alternative hypothesis for why exposure to static magnetic and electric fields treats type 2 diabetes - PubMed (nih.gov)

Reply to Petersen et al.: An alternative hypothesis for why exposure to static magnetic and electric fields treats type 2 diabetes - PubMed (nih.gov)

DEI Articles:

Mentoring during Uncertain Times - PubMed (nih.gov)

Building Diverse Mentoring Networks that Transcend Boundaries in Cancer Research - PubMed (nih.gov)

Training during a pandemic - PubMed (nih.gov)

 

Faculty Grants: 

Awarded the BWF CASI Award. 500K grant. 

Link: https://www.bwfund.org/news/2021-career-award-at-the-scientific-interfaces-recipients-announced/ 

 EE Just Faculty Transition Grant, Career Phase - I had this one last year as a postdoc, but one must write a grant, get it scored, and then be selected for funding. 

Faculty Awards: 

Hinton wins the Inaugural University of Iowa Health Care DEI Leadership Award, 2021. Link: https://medcom.uiowa.edu/theloop/news/antentor-hinton-receives-inaugural-dei-inclusion-leadership-award

 Accepted a Position with the Journal BioTechniques to serve on their Early Career Advisory Panel as a Mentor for the Learn Zone Early Career Mentoring Program. Link: https://www.biotechniques.com/mentors/

 Hinton was selected as a member of the Intersections Science Fellows Symposium Steering Committee. 

 Hinton was selected as a Topic Editor for the special issue by Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences on Mitochondria and MERCs. Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/23583/the-role-of-mitochondrial-endoplasmic-reticulum-contact-sites-in-human-health-and-disease