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This talk is an activity from the FEBS Junior Section, an initiative set up by students and young researchers from some of the FEBS Constituent Societies. Each month members of the FEBS Junior Section organize an online event on either a research or a career topic. This talk was coordinated by the Junior-SIB, the Junior Section of the Italian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SIB).

Speakers: Dr. Giulia Faravelli (Senior CRA at IQVIA, Pavia, Italy) and Dr. Davide Zabeo (postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden).
Topics: "Unlocking the path from lab to patient – the critical role of the Clinical Research Associate" and "In and out of academia – comparing life as a university researcher and as a facility scientist".
Date and time: 13 February 2025, 18:00 CET.

Giulia Faravelli’s biosketch

Dr. Giulia Faravelli holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus on biochemistry and amyloid diseases. After completing postdoctoral work at the University of Pavia and UCL, she transitioned into clinical roles as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) for various leading companies. Currently, as a Senior CRA at IQVIA, she oversees clinical trials for an oncology pharmaceutical client, specializing in onco-hematology. In this role, she ensures the highest standards of trial quality, regulatory compliance, and the integrity of data and patient safety across all phases of clinical research.

Davide Zabeo’s biosketch

Davide Zabeo received his BSc in molecular biology at the University of Padua. He then moved to Sweden to enroll into the Master's degree program in molecular biology at the University of Gothenburg, where he graduated with a thesis project on microbiology and antimicrobial resistance. He continued his academic career to pursue a PhD in the same university, this time with a focus on cell and structural biology. His PhD project focused on studying molecular structures within the eukaryotic flagellum with a variety of techniques, but in particular via cryogenic electron microscopy (cryoEM). During this time, he enjoyed the technical aspect of the project the most, as well as the opportunity it offered to come in contact with experienced microscopists and facility staff. For this reason, he decided to put his academic career path on hold and accepted a job offer at the Electron Bio-Imaging Centre at Diamond Light Source in England, which is the UK's national facility for cryoEM. After a couple of years, he eventually decided to return to Sweden and started working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Gothenburg once again, where he is now applying his structural biology experience to neurobiology in C. elegans. His career path provided him with insight into different types of research environments, both within and outside of academia.

The FEBS Junior Section

Want to join this platform for young European life scientists? Learn more about our initiative, check out the Room for the FEBS Junior Section and – if you do not have a junior section yet – read this post about how to set one up!

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