Did you know that today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science? What a perfect occasion to invite you to our upcoming symposium “Woman in Life Sciences – Spotlight on Careers”, which will showcase the research and careers of successful women in the life sciences.

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Kerstin Bartscherer (University Osnabrück) and Prof. Anne Grapin-Botton (MPI-CBG) as keynote speaker, who will present their research. This will be complemented with selected short talks from female speakers from around Germany.

In addition to the exciting talks, we will feature a Career Panel Discussion with female group leaders. Find out about different career paths, about what the panellists love about their current positions and what tips they have for early-career researchers.

During the symposium, we will offer opportunities to meet the speakers and to network with other students and colleagues, providing a platform for exchanging ideas and building new connections.

This symposium is organized by Prof. Mareike Albert (CRTD), Prof. Franziska Knopf (CRTD) and Dr. Josephine Bageritz (University Heidelberg). With this event, we hope that we can inspire early-career scientists to pursue academic careers and aim to highlight the progress that has been made towards gender equality at TUD.

We warmly invite all interested individuals to participate and engage in this important discussion. Everybody is very welcome!