YSC Session
Juan Aparico Blanco, PhD (he/him/his)
Associate Professor
Pharmaceutics and Food Technology
Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Sarah Nasr (she/her/hers)
Postdoctoral Associate
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
University of Maryland, College Park
Adelphi, Maryland, United States
This YSC-led session brings together experienced investigators to provide practical guidance on implementing personalized Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and fostering effective mentoring relationships in academic research settings. Designed for new principal investigators seeking to support early-career scientists, as well as for trainees aiming to initiate meaningful IDP conversations with their mentors, the session offers insights applicable across career stages.
Invited speakers will discuss how to create adaptable, inclusive IDPs that reflect individual goals, backgrounds, and professional trajectories. Topics will include incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into mentoring practices; key takeaways from the speakers' own paths to becoming PIs; and strategies for implementing IDPs in remote or cross-cultural settings, including lessons from the YSC Mentorship Program.
Join us to explore how tailored approaches to IDPs can better support and empower the next generation of researchers.
Speaker: Maria Kavallaris, PhD (she/her/hers) – Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales
Speaker: Paola Luciani, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Bern
Speaker: Cristina Fornaguera Puigvert, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS) - Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
Speaker: Alejandro J. Paredes, PhD (he/him/his) – Queen's University Belfast
