Early Career Scientist Grant Winners

December 2020 Winner

Isabell Kaczmarek is a PhD Student at the Rudolf-Schönheimer-Institute for Biochemistry at the University of Leipzig in Germany. The grant will be used to cover the registration fee for the virtual Pharm-Tox Conference in March 2021, and the purchase of the mouse Leptin ELISA necessary to progress Isabell’s research. Find out more about Isabell

Thank you, Hello Bio! I am very honoured and grateful. Winning the Early Career Scientist Grant is a great support for my ongoing research. I will use parts of the grant to purchase an ELISA to support my lab work on obesity and to register for the 6th German Pharm-Tox Summit. Participating at this conference will broaden my knowledge, especially about the latest advances in the field of G protein-coupled receptors. Isabell Kaczmarek, University of Leipzig, Germany, Hello Bio Early Career Scientist Grant winner

November 2020 Winner

Paige Mumford is a Research Assistant and PhD Student at the University College London Dementia Research Institute. The grant will be used to cover the price of her membership for the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART), including membership in the Professional Interest Area (PIA) 'Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease. Find out more about Paige

I am very excited and grateful to have received this grant from Hello Bio! I will be using this grant for membership to ISTAART, which will give me access to talks and webinars on cutting-edge research, reduced fees for AAIC conferences, and the chance to network with top researchers in my field. Paige Mumford, University College London, UK, Hello Bio Early Career Scientist Grant winner

October 2020 Winner

Amanda Gleixner has recently transitioned into a Research Assistant Professor position at the University of Pittsburgh and is excited to develop her independent research program. The Early Career Scientist grant will help to fund the registration fees for the Cold Spring Harbor Neurodegenerative Diseases: Biology and Therapeutics virtual conference, Society for Neuroscience membership fees and publication costs. Find out more about Amanda.

Thank you Hello Bio for selecting me to receive the Early Career Scientist Grant! I am honored and grateful for this support. Although it will be used for several expenses, I am most excited to receive funding to participate in the Cold Spring Harbor Neurodegenerative Diseases: Biology and Therapeutics virtual conference. Participation in the conference will allow me to learn about many of the latest advances in neurodegeneration research. Amanda Gleixner, University of Pittsburgh, USA, Hello Bio Early Career Scientist Grant winner

September 2020 Winner

Marie is a post-doctoral researcher at Columbia University, New York, USA working in Christoph Kellendonk’s group. Her research focuses on understanding the neural circuits that regulate motor function and energy homeostasis. The Early Career Scientist grant will help to fund Marie’s Visiting Scientist appointment in Switzerland, at the University of Zurich. Find out more about Marie.

I am honored and very grateful to receive this Early Career Scientist Grant. I will be able to travel to the University of Zurich (Patriarchi lab) from NYC with your help. During my stay, I will work on developing new biosensor approaches to measure dopamine release in the brain at high spatiotemporal resolution. Marie Labouesse, Columbia University, New York, USA, Hello Bio Early Career Scientist Grant winner