Anne K Bendt studied Biology focusing on marine biotechnology (Greifswald University, Germany), followed by a PhD in Biochemistry (Cologne University, Germany) employing proteomics and transcriptomics. Driven by her fascination for infectious diseases, she joined the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2004 to develop lipidomics tools for tuberculosis studies. She is now a Principal Investigator at the Life Sciences Institute, NUS, focussing on translation of mass spec technologies into clinical applications, and serving as the Associate Director of the Singapore Lipidomics Incubator (SLING) taking care of operations and commercialization.

Are you thinking about the next step in your career? About an international career move? Publishing your exciting scientific findings in an Open Access journal? Don’t miss our next career development event with Dr. Anne Bendt where we will talk about her career path in academia and how that led to her current role in the National University of Singapore and SLING. We will also talk about a wide range of topics including interviews, the importance of networking and collaborations as well as publishing at the JMSACL!

Professor Vera Ignjatovic is a medical researcher focused on improving outcomes for children. She leads the Haematology Research team at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and is a pioneer in the field of paediatric thrombosis and haemostasis and specifically Developmental Haemostasis, the concept describing age-specific development of the haemostatic system. Her research highlights include: First to describe differences in fibrin clot structure in children compared to adults; and first to demonstrate age-specific differences in response to heparin. Vera is an international expert in plasma proteomics, an approach that she uses widely in her research.

In this session, we will discuss:

1. The role of networking for scientists,
2. What are the dos and donts of networking?,
3. Career paths and making the choice,
4. Leadership role and building collaborations,
5. Beyond science and community participation.