Fackson Mwale
Provostial Delegate; Professor; Graduate Program Director, Surgical and Interventional Sciences
Fackson Mwale, PhD, FIOR is Professor of Surgery and Graduate Program Director of Experimental Surgery. Dr. Mwale has been the Co-Director of the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at Lady Davis Research Institute (69热视频 affiliate) since 2000.
Hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer from back and joint issues, causing serious pain and impacting their ability to move with freedom and ease. Dr. Mwale has been developing a therapy to relieve pain, regenerate tissue, and restore function and quality of life in those suffering from degenerative disc and articular joint diseases. He has made contributions to the fields of extracellular matrix biology, osteoarthritis, Spine biology and Tissue engineering. These contributions have earned him international recognition and acclaim.
Dr Mwale is passionate about science. This has fascinated him from a young age, and that鈥檚 one of the reasons he pursued a career in research. He is a standing member of NIH鈥檚 Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering (MTE) Study Section for a six-year term after completing a five-year term as a standing member of the NIH Skeletal Biology Structure and Regeneration (SBSR) Study Section. Mentorship is a collaborative knowledge-sharing relationship and matters because it can make a powerful difference, providing important and honest feedback to grow personally and professionally.
Mentoring is the opportunity for people to learn from one another enabling knowledge transfer between two or more people for the benefit of all. It is important that we provide a safe and supportive space for early-career professionals to be guided and learn best practices that will help them to succeed. As a mentor Dr Mwale can provide a sounding board, give advice, offer encouragement, and offer networking opportunities.
It is noteworthy that one of the key action items of the 69热视频's聽Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism, formulated in 2020, is to recruit and retain more Black faculty members at 69热视频. Recognizing that recruitment alone is not enough, 69热视频 acknowledges the imperative of mentorship, support, and networking initiatives to foster an environment in which Black faculty and staff can truly thrive. As such, a cohort of Black Provost Delegates has been selected to play a key role in this regard for Black faculty.聽
Dr. Fackson Mwale鈥嬄爄s a distinguished and experienced faculty member and one of the Provostial Delegates appointed to actively support the recruitment and retention of Black faculty at 69热视频. He is available to support and provide guidance to newly recruited Black faculty members.