The VALIDATE Network - Vaccine development for complex intracellular neglected pathogens
ECR Career Development Network
ECR Career Development Network (ECDN)
VALIDATE recognises the challenges faced by post-doctoral and early PI researchers trying to progress their careers. As part of VALIDATE’s aim to encourage and support career progression amongst members, especially Early Career Researchers (ECRs), and to help address inequality in scientific career progression, we created a two-year long ECR Career Development Network (ECDN) programme for members identifying as female.This call closed on 12 December 2021, with the ECDN kick off meeting held on 21 February 2022.
This programme brings together 13 VALIDATE scientists into an engaged sub-group of VALIDATE, and provides:
An engaged, connected network of Early Career Researchers, all wanting to develop their careers
Extra support to accelerate their research career including:
Opportunities to network and form new collaborations with each other
Peer-support via accountability groups and programme events
Monthly talks and workshops on topics helpful to their career progression
Individual career coaching by a qualified coach
Group mentoring by a senior scientist
Attendance at the 2022 Global Forum on TB Vaccines 2022 (with registration funded by VALIDATE)
Huge congratulations to the following VALIDATE members for joining this ECDN:
Dr Luciana Balboa, IMEX-CONICET, Argentina
Dr Naomi Daniels, University of Otago, New Zealand
Dr Fatoumatta Darboe, MRC Unit at The Gambia at LSHTM, The Gambia
Dr Lahari Das, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA
Dr Chelsea Davis, Aberystwyth University, UK
Dr Chyntia Diaz Acosta, National University of Asuncion, Paraguay
Dr Nancy Hilda, National Institute for Research in TB, India
Dr Nargis Khan, University of Calgary, Canada
Dr Nastassja Kriel, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Zaynab Mousavian, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Dr Paula Niewold, LUMC, The Netherlands
Dr Margaret Nolan, Stellenbosch University, South Africa