General
Are you considering pursuing a career outside of academia?
Are you curious about the career options available beyond the academic world?
Would you like to know the pros and cons of a career path outside of academia?
Yes!?!
Then join the "Alternative Careers" event organized by Young AGEM and ask all your questions during the panel discussion with former academics who have transitioned to careers outside of academia.
Date: Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Time: 17:30 - 20:30, including vegetarian walking dinner
Location: Volkshotel, Wibautstraat 150, 1091 GR Amsterdam
Program:
17:30: walk in
17:45: panel discussion
18:45: walking dinner
Speakers / Panel members:
Emmely de Vries, PhD
Emmely studied Biomedical Sciences at Utrecht University, followed by a master in Neuroscience and Cognition.
She wrote her PhD thesis on the effect of inflammation and fasting on thyroid hormone metabolism at the University of Amsterdam in the group of Prof. dr. Eric Fliers.
After a 3 year postdoc on the effects of food intake on the metabolism of medicines under the supervision of Anita Boelen en Hans Romijn, she left academia to pursue a career which was more placed on the interface of science and society.
Emmely has worked with the CBG-MEB as a clinical assessor since 2018, specialized in the assessment of rare metabolic disorders and endocrinology. Since the end of 2023 she is the Dutch member of the Committee for Advanced Therapies and as such contributes to the approval process of advanced therapeutics in the EU.
Date and Location
Costs and registration
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.
Register here: Registration Young AGEM event: "Alternative Careers