Academic path and funding opportunities in the US and Canada after MSCA-IF

EDIT: You can watch the recorded seminar here 

(https://youtu.be/6tpXhmWYz9Q)

Are you a European researcher and would like to keep a connection with North-American universities after completing your MSCA-IF? Stay tuned! In this seminar we will address academic path options in the US and Canada, and how you can make the most of it while being a European researcher. Join us to discuss funding opportunities with Dr. Christos Boutopoulos and Dr. Frank Wendt on May 3 (18:00h CET/12:00h EST/09:00h PST). The event, organized by the Marie Curie Alumni North-America Chapter will be moderated by Dr. Dora Koller, Dr. Sergio Crespo-Garcia and Dr. Pritam Bose. This is event is also open for non-member of the MCAA, so feel free to invite your friends!

When: May 3, 2022 (18:00h CET / 12:00h EST / 09:00h PST)

Where: https://zoom.us/j/96384084941?pwd=Tms0YUVjTjRmNitkaUpkZkY4VkQ2Zz09

Panelists:

Christos Boutopoulos is an Associate Professor in the departments of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering at the University of Montreal. He received a PhD in Applied Physics (2011) and a MSc in Nanotechnology (2008) from Athens Polytechnic, Greece. He completed postdoctoral training in biophotonics (2016) at Polytechnique Montreal and at the U. of St. Andrews (UK). He was awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship for his postdoctoral training. His lab develops laser-enabled technologies for drug delivery and eye surgery guidance. He has authored or co-authored 35 papers and filed 3 patent applications.

Frank Wendt is an Associate Research Scientist in Yale's Division of Human Genetics in Psychiatry and an incoming Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto (summer 2022). His postdoctoral training at Yale was supported by an NRSA F32 Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health. His research focuses on identifying and understanding the consequences of genetic variation associated with multiple traits. He has co-authored 75 research articles, book chapters, and reviews.