What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research. I am a biomedical engineer with a keen interest in molecular biology and evolution. Therefore, when I completed my master’s degree, I decided to apply for a fellowship at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in Lisbon, Portugal. Here, I am studying gene essentiality…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research. With over 9 years of experience in sustainable development and dual Master’s degrees, I am deeply committed to biodiversity conservation and advancing Sustainable Development Goals. Currently serving as a Communication Officer at Africa Graduate Mentorship and Coaching Programme (AGMCP) and Country Director at…
Jonny Coates has been the Associate Director at ASAPbio since 2023. His scientific interests have always been within immune cell biology and microscopy. However, in 2019 he began his journey into the world of preprints and metascience. First becoming a prelighter and member of the ASAPbio community before developing a research program and writing opinion…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research. I am currently a lecturer in Protein Therapeutics at the School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast (UK). My research interests are in the use of synthetic approaches to modulate protein activity and address current unmet needs in human health. Why did you choose…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a senior postdoc fellow at the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, majoring in plant biology with expertise in protein homeostasis. I used Arabidopsis thaliana to mechanistically study ribosome behavior during translation and protein quality control inside the…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your work Over the past three years, I have worked in the biotech industry. With a background in organic chemistry and synthetic biology, I leverage my expertise to develop innovative biotech tools, biomaterials and therapeutics. I am passionate about pushing the boundaries of biotech and…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your work or line of research I am a Junior Lecturer (Maître Assistant) working in the lab of Prof. Patrick Meraldi at Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland. I am interested in understanding how the centrosome duplication is synchronised with the cell cycle. Desynchronisation of cell…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am currently an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Universidad de Concepción (Chile) and I work mainly on drug design for neurodegenerative diseases within the systems pharmacology paradigm. Why did you choose to participate in the ASAPbio Fellows program?…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I’m a molecular biologist and neuroscientist working as a postdoc in Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB). In our lab we are specially excited about understanding early stages of neurodegeneration by integrating multi-scale imaging techniques: from single-molecule to functional imaging. Why did…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your work Currently I am working as an Editor for Molecular Oncology and FEBS Open Bio journals, published by FEBS Press and Wiley. I am interested in understanding how one can improve the peer review experience from the ‘inside’ but also how preprints can be…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am pursuing a PhD in the field of Cell and Developmental biology at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-Mumbai, India. I am looking at how communities of cells communicate amongst themselves within tissue and with other cells in neighbouring tissues to facilitate…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am currently an assistant professor in the department of biotechnology and Medical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, and Odisha, India. My research interest lies in the field of design and development of micro-devices by applying principles of biomimicry,…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your work I am the Director of Science Education Research for The Cuvette, a professional learning community and academic research journal dedicated to the advancement of science education. Why did you choose to participate in the ASAPbio Fellows program? I chose to participate in the…
What is your current role? I am currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. I am interested in developing therapeutics for protein-based neurodegenerative disorders. Why did you choose to participate in the ASAPbio Fellows program? I chose to participate in the ASAPbio Fellows program since I believe such platforms provide better visibility…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research. I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol (UK) in the laboratory of Dr Helen Weavers. In the lab we use the humble fruit fly to understand how tissues withstand and/or repair the damage caused by toxic and harmful insults to…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your work or line of research I am a public health specialist and social scientist. My broad professional interest is in helping to improve public/global health, improve scientific practices in Africa, and inform policy to shape the equitable, responsible, and beneficial participation of health and…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your work I’m the Scholarly Communication Librarian at the University of Pittsburgh’s Health Sciences Library System. I provide training and consultation support on a wide range of publishing topics, such as disseminating all types of scholarly outputs, increasing research visibility, and ways to track and…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a graduate student at Ohio State University in the Molecular Genetics Department. I study how organ development evolves in nematode worms. Why did you choose to participate in the ASAPbio Fellows program? I am always excited to read the newest literature available…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your work or line of research I am currently a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Elaine Fuchs at the Rockefeller University in New York. In my research I am interested in delineating cellular communication circuits between stem cells and their niche in the…
What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your researchI am a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Sandra Siegert’s lab in the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA). We are interested in understanding the interactions between microglia, a highly dynamic non-neuronal cell type that resides in the central nervous system, and the different…