Our second LIPN annual symposium was a one-day symposium held on 10th June at the Francis Crick Institute, open to all scientists working on infection biology, from students to PIs. The event was free (thank you sponsors!) and included invited talks from Dr. Ashley Otter  (UKSHA) and Prof. Jessica Blair, University of Birmingham, and a discussion panel about careers inside and outside academia, as well as selected talks from ECRs working on infection biology. The panel was formed by:

•    Vincenzo Torraca (PI at Kings College London) 
•    Michela Mazzon (Set up start-up Virology Research Services)
•    Catherine Kibirige (Research manager at Imperial College London and set up start-up HIVquant)
•    Ben Johnson (Editor at Nature Medicine)
•    Caitlin Davies (Analyst at LifeArc)
•    Alycia Draper (Senior Policy Advisor at Wellcome)
Rosie Brooks (Senior Funding Manager at Wellcome, Infection and Immunobiolology board): She could not come to the event but is happy to be contacted by LinkedIn

 

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If you are interested in reading about our first symposium, you can check out the article we wrote about the day in the Microbiology Society blog. These annual symposiums are held with the aim to help ECRs to: (i) foster knowledge and technical exchange, (ii) increase collaborations, (iii) present their work to a bigger, like-minded critical audience, (iv) expand networking opportunities, (v) advertise opportunities for career development, (vi) raise and discuss career related issues, and (vii) strive for a positive and inclusive research culture.