Candidate for Southeast Asia Chapter Chair position: Joey Mark Santiago Diaz

Short Manifesto:

Since being awarded the one of the ESR posts under the Melanoma Genetics Consortium (MelGen) in 2015 through the University of Leeds in the UK and our collaborators, I realised the need to reach out more people in the Southeast Asian region to communicate opportunities initiated and collaborated by the EU and its partners. About 10 years since I started my Marie Curie trainings and giving back to the community through academic and research work has always been fulfilling. As a young leader, I think my networking ability as well as my being vision orientedness and passion for positive change will be very useful in promoting and advocating for more initiatives and collaborative works to promote more partnerships , joint efforts, and relevant activities to ensure that the objective of the Marie Curie Alumni Members in the Southeast Asia is met and done well, continuing on what the previous chairs has achieved and contributed.