VIB Postdoc Day 2023

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The next VIB postdoc day will be organized on the 17/10/2023 in BIP Brussels (Rue Royale 2, 1000 Brussels).

Preliminary program

09.00 - 09:45 Registration and welcome coffee  
09.45 - 10.00 Welcome and intro   
  The Future of funding   
10:00 -10:20 The Future of Research Funding: an ERC Perspective  Dace Rambaka, Policy Analyst, ERC Exectuive Agency
10:20 -10:40 Health research funding at the KBF Laetitia Aerts, Senior project coordinator, King Baudouin Foundation

10:40 -11: 00

Exploring Funding opportunities: A Personal Perspective 
 
Katie van Geyte, Research program manager, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology
11:00 - 11:15 Q&A  
11:15 - 11:35 coffee break  
  Keynote  
11:35 - 12:20 The future of AI for science: AlphaFold and beyond  Lindsay Willmore, Science Researcher, Deepmind
12:20 - 12:35  Q&A  
12:35 - 14:00 Networking lunch  
14:00 - 14:45 Research Counting for Nothing?! How to Create a Future Without Disincentives in Academia Amrei Bahr, Junior professor for philosophy of technology and information, Stuttgart University & Political Campaign Manager
14:45 - 15:00 Q&A  
  The Future of publishing   
15:00 -15:20 Transparent Publishing and Open Science: how to share reproducible data   Bernd Pulverer, Head of Scientific Publications, embo & Member of DORA Steering Committee
15:20 - 15:40 Reviewed Preprints: eLife’s new publishing model Nicola Adamson, Senior Editorial Assistant, elife
15:40 - 15:50 Q&A  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
  The future of postdoc careers  
16:10 - 16:25 Cracking the code to your career in Life Sciences Aimee Brenner, Denzel Gieling, Team Leader Delivery Division, Panda
16:25 - 16:40 The future of postdoc careers: at intersections of the academia with industry and society Abhishek Garg, Assistant professor, KU Leuven
16:40 - 16:55 How to combine your experience to create your own research niche Maud Martin, PI, ULB
16:55 - 17:10 Joining Biotech’s Dark Side: Embrace Your Inner Anakin Bruno Dombrecht, VIB discovery Sciences
17:10 - 17:30 Q&A  
17:30 - 17:35 Closing remarks  
17:35  Networking reception with walking dinner  

 

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