Networking opportunities

At the EACR, we know that conferences are about more than just hearing the latest research. Our events are well-known for providing excellent opportunities for networking, interaction and discussion. Here are some of the features you can look forward to at the EACR Career Masterclass for Early Career Cancer Researchers: 

• Panel Discussions
• Participant list
• Bluesky

Panel Discussions

Tuesday 17 November 15:35-16:20 – Editorial positions 
Alfredo Gimenez-Cassina (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden), Alexia-Ileana Zaromytidou (Nature Cancer, USA), Poonam Bheda (EMBO Moledular Medicine and System Biology, Germany) and Yeliz Yilmaz (FEBS, Germany) will discuss editorial positions, bringing a diverse range of perspectives to the topic and taking questions from delegates. 

Wednesday 18 November 13:45-14:30 – Grants 
Alberto Bardelli (IFOM, Italy), Rene Bernards (NKI, Netherlands), Chiara Ambrogio (MBC, Italy), Alejo Efeyan (CNIO, Spain) and Mariona Graupera (Josep Carreras Lekeamia Research Institute, Spain) will share their experiences of successfully applying for grants and take questions from delegates. 

Wednesday 18 November 15:30-16:15 – Equality, diversity and inclusion 
Details to be confirmed. For more information on equality, diversity and inclusion in research, please visit Equality, diversity, inclusion in research | Cancer Research UK

Participant list

Conference participants will be sent a list of the attendees who opted-in to sharing their details. You can use this list to contact fellow conference goers to start a discussion about their presentation, or maybe a question they asked during a talk. 

Bluesky

Follow us on Bluesky for updates @helloeacr and engage with the conference by tagging us in your posts. You could use this to promote your virtual poster, to comment on a talk you enjoyed or to continue the discussion with other participants. 

Above: Friendly faces enjoying a previous EACR virtual conference.