Member Spotlight: Andrea Gore Honored by Senate of College Councils

Andrea Gore, PhD, professor of pharmacology at the University of Texas (UT) and editor in chief of Endocrinology has been awarded the Edith Clarke Woman of Excellence Award by the Senate of College Councils.

According to The Daily Texan, the UT student newspaper, Gore was selected for her experience, research, mentorship program among her lab assistants, and her involvement with the Faculty Council and Gender Equity Council. Gore also runs a mentorship program in her research lab.

“While I don’t discriminate against anyone who asks for mentorship, I think the fact that I am a woman makes me more approachable by female students and faculty,” Gore told the publication. “I have also gone out of my way to mentor women in the sciences, because we need to work harder to overcome biases that women are not good at science and math. I hope that by showing them that women can be successful in the world of scientific research, they can gain the confidence to do this themselves.”

The award is named for Edith Clarke, the first female electrical engineering professor in the country, who taught at UT.