Anna Maria van Schurman Symposium

We are pleased to announce the Anna Maria van Schurman Symposium, organised by laureate Uyên Châu Nguyên, in collaboration with the CARIM D&I Working Group and the CARIM Office.
 
The symposium will take place around International Women’s Day and will be held on Tuesday 10 March in the afternoon at the NH hotel. The symposium will focus on themes related to women in science, career advancement, and diversity & inclusion within biomedical research. The programme will include scientific contributions, reflections on academic career development, and discussion on fostering an inclusive research environment. The programme is:

13.00-13.30 Arrival, coffee & vlaai
13:30-13:45 Welcome, introduction by Uyên Châu Nguyên & Nynke van den Akker
13.45-14:10 Dr Vanessa van Empel - Heart Failure: a woman's perspective
14:10-14:35 Dr Myrthe van der Ven - Aquawomb: from idea to business
14:35-15:15 Break
15:15-15:40 Prof Nele Vandersickel - A unifying theory of caridac arrhytmia using topology 
15:40-16:05 Prof Karin Sipido - Heterogeneity of cardiac ion channels in disease
16.05-16.15 Award ceremony
16:15-16:30 Discussion and wrap-up