Women in Life Sciences Symposium
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The Women in Life Sciences Symposium was a networking event aimed at women in science. It had the goal of connecting early-career researchers with experienced scientists to share the stories of their academic successes and inspire them to pursue science in the future.
Career Panel Discussion
We were happy to welcome four amazing female scientists at different career stages.
Arantxa Sánchez Fernández, Chief Coordinator of the DIGS-ILS PhD Program at TU Dresden, moderated the panel discussion.
Panelists
- Prof. Catherina Becker, TU Dresden
- Prof. Julia Gross, HMU Potsdam
- Dr. Josephine Bageritz,
Heidelberg University - Prof. Julia von Maltzahn,
BTU Cottbus Senftenberg
Science Talks
We followed up with five inspiring science talks.
Tissue regeneration in the spiny mouse Kerstin Bartscherer, University Osnabrück |
Leveraging Type 2 Immune Pathways to Combat Inflammatory Arthritis Darja Andreev, CRTD, TU Dresden |
Exploring organ development with organoids: a journey into the pancreas parallel world Anne Grapin-Botton, MPI-CBG, Dresden |
Decoding muscle precursor diversity: the role of Wnt Signaling in Drosophila development Dr. Josephine Bageritz, Heidelberg University |
Sex effects in T cell immunity Krystelle Nganou (FAU), Erlangen |
Takeaways
Thank you to everyone who participated in the symposium for the inspiring afternoon! We are grateful to everyone who made the symposium an inspiring and unforgettable gathering. Take a look at some of the thoughts and impressions shared by the amazing women who joined us.
Most of our guests found it nice to hear stories of successful female scientists, and felt empowered to stay motivated and keep trying for improvement in issues for women in their personal life, work, and on an institutional level.
Our participants shared that the panel members' different stances and success in managing both a fulfilled personal life and high-level research inspired them.
They shared that the most pressing issues for women stem from the desire to conduct their research while caring for a family.
Organizers
- Mareike Albert (Dresden)
- Josephine Bageritz (Heidelberg)
- Franziska Knopf (Dresden)
Location
Center for Regenerative Therapies TU Dresden (CRTD)
Fetscherstraße 105, Dresden
This Symposium was funded under the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder.