October 8th – 10th, 2025

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Women in Electron Microscopy (WeM) is a landmark initiative, aiming to foster a supportive and inclusive community for women in microscopy. By addressing unique challenges, providing networking opportunities, and highlighting role models, the event will contribute to a more diverse and innovative field.

In many scientific fields women are still underrepresented, including electron microscopy. This event will provide a platform to increase visibility and representation of women in the field, encouraging more participation and retention. By creating a space for women to connect with peers and potential mentors we want to foster professional relationships and collaborations that might not occur in more general or mixed-gender settings.

Women in science often face unique challenges, including gender bias and work-life balance issues. This event will address these challenges through targeted discussions and workshops. By highlighting the achievements of women in electron microscopy we want to inspire attendees to aspire to leadership positions and take on more significant roles within their organizations and the field at large.

Bringing together women from diverse backgrounds and specializations can lead to new ideas, perspectives, and collaborations, driving innovation in electron microscopy.

 


We are delighted to announce that keynote presentations will be given by


 

Prof. Bridget Carragher

Founding Technical Director
Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute

Prof. Peijun Zhang

University of Oxford, founding director of eBIC

Prof. Marta Carroni

University of Stockholm, Cell and Molecular Imaging Platform Director, SciLifeLab

Prof. Patricia Kooyman

University of Cape Town, SARChI Chair Nanomaterials for Catalysis

Prof. Grace Burke

University of Manchester

Prof. Laure Bourgeois

Interim Academic Director, Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy

Dr. Regina Ciancio

Head of LAME, AREA science park

Prof. Miyoung Kim

Seoul National University

Prof. Kerstin Volz

University of Marburg

For our Panel Discussion on promoting gender equality, we are thrilled to announce


 

Prof. Catherine Venien-Bryan

EMS
Sorbonne Université and Group Leader at IMPMC

Prof. Eva Olsson

IFSM
Chalmers University of Technology

Prof. Laure Bourgeois

MA
Interim Academic Director, Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy

Prof. Katharina Hipp

DGE
Head of the Electron Microscopy Facility at the Max Planck InsEtute for Biology Tübingen

Prof. Grace Burke

RMS
University of Manchester

Dr. Treva Brown

MSA
U.S. Naval Research laboratory

The event program and information about the speakers is available here.

WeM2025 will be held at the Campus of Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. More information can be found here.

Please find here our contact details and information about our sponsors.

Registration is now open.