Laure Bourgeois

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• Professor and Interim Academic Director of the Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Monash University, Australia
• Research focuses on advanced TEM for structural characterization of inorganic materials
• Special interest in nanoscale, aperiodic, and defective structures
• Current projects study solid-solid phase transformations in light metals

Bridget Carragher

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• Founding Technology Director at the Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute
• Previously held positions at the University of Illinois, the Scripps Research Institute, and the Simons Electron Microscopy Center
• Co-directed the National Resource for Automated Molecular Microscopy for two decades
• Co-founder of NanoImaging Services, specializing in cryo-EM automation and innovation

Miyoung Kim

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• Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University
• PhD in Physics from Arizona State University
• Member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea
• Expert in advanced electron microscopy and materials science

Grace Burke

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• Fellow and Scientific Lead for Reactor Structural Materials at Idaho National Laboratory
• Former Corporate Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; extensive career in academia and industry
• Expert in microstructure, irradiation damage, and nuclear materials with 200+ publications
• Past President of the Royal Microscopical Society and the Microscopy Society of America; Fellow of multiple professional societies

Katharina Hipp

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• Head of the Electron Microscopy Facility at the Max Planck InsEtute for Biology Tübingen, Germany
• Group leader at the University of Stuttgart
• PostDoc at EMBL Heidelberg and the University of Edinburgh
• Training in Technical Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology and Plant Virology
• Trained as an occupational therapist

Patricia Kooyman

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• Professor of Catalysis Engineering at Delft University of Technology
• Expertise in TEM applied to heterogeneous catalysis and operando methods
• South African Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Catalysis
• Mentor for junior colleagues and advocate for diversity in engineering

Jin Won (Maria) Seo

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• Professor of Materials Engineering at KU Leuven and scientific lead of the EM core facility at Arenberg Campus
• PhD and MSc at Forschungszentrum Jülich under Prof. Knut Urban
• Research roles at EMAT Antwerp, IBM Research Zurich, and EPFL Lausanne
• Expertise in complex oxides and advanced TEM methodologies

Regina Ciancio

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• Research Director and Head of the Laboratory of Electron Microscopy (LAME) at AREA Science Park, Trieste
• Over 20 years of expertise in TEM applied to solid-state materials and defective structures
• Coordinator of the Horizon Europe IMPRESS project and work package leader of RIANA
• Vice President of the Italian Microscopy Society (SISM)

Marta Carroni

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• Docent in Biophysics at Stockholm University; PhD in Biophysics from Imperial College London
• Platform Director of Cellular and Molecular Imaging and Head of the Swedish Cryo-EM Facility at SciLifeLab
• Postdoctoral Fellow at Birkbeck College, London, studying molecular chaperones
• Recipient of the Hugo Theorell Prize (2023) and elected member of Academia Europaea (2025)

Peijun Zhang

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• Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford and founding Director of eBIC at Diamond Light Source
• PhD in Biophysics from the University of Virginia; background in engineering and physics at Nanjing University
• Expert in cryo-EM and cryo-ET of viral and bacterial infections including HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2
• Recipient of Wellcome and ERC Advanced Grants; member of EMBO and award-winning researcher

Maria Meledina

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Thermo Fisher Scientific – Materials Science

• Product Manager for high-end TEM at Thermo Fisher Scientific, focusing on materials science
• PhD in Physics from the University of Antwerp (EMAT)
• Previous research on energy materials characterization at RWTH Aachen and Forschungszentrum Jülich
• Extensive experience with advanced TEM techniques for materials development

Lingbo Yu

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Thermo Fisher Scientific – Materials and Structural Division

• Senior Product Marketing Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, responsible for Glacios cryo-TEM
• PhD in structural biology under Prof. Michael Radermacher
• Research in subtomogram averaging and automated cryo-EM data collection
• Former product manager for detectors and electron diffraction systems

Heather Berensmann

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Hitachi High-Tech

• TEM Applications Specialist at Hitachi High-Tech America with a Materials Science and Engineering background (Drexel University)
• Expertise in biological imaging and high-resolution volume electron microscopy
• Developed workflows for biological specimen preparation and processing
• Provides nationwide technical and applications support, with a strong focus on cryo-EM accessibility

Nina Dimova

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Quantum Detectors

• DPhil student in Physics at the University of Oxford, with a background in MPhys at Oxford
• Research focuses on detector development and imaging resolution using the Timepix4 detector
• Experience in electron microscopy through advanced instrumentation projects

Ieva Drulyte

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CryoCloud

• Structural biologist with 10+ years of cryo-EM experience in academia and industry
• PhD in structural enzymology from the University of Leeds
• Formerly at Thermo Fisher Scientific, supporting structure-based drug discovery
• Commercial Director at CryoCloud, leading customer success and collaborations

Amelia Estry

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condenZero

• Researcher in cryogenic TEM at the Swiss start-up condenZero
• PhD at EPFL on FIB fabrication of resonating cantilevers for quantum materials
• Previous research at the Max Planck Institute (Dresden) and NHMFL (Florida State University)
• Background in physics with a focus on quantum and advanced materials

Meiken Falke

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Bruker

• Global Product Manager at Bruker Nano GmbH, Berlin, with 30+ years in electron microscopy
• Develops nanoscale structure analysis tools for materials and life sciences
• Former lecturer and researcher in nanoscale properties and macroscopic behavior
• Early career at SuperSTEM Lab, Daresbury, supporting aberration correction in TEM

Saba Shahzad

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• CryoEM Specialist at the Life Sciences CryoEM user facility, Ernst Ruska-Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich
• Over 10 years of experience in electron microscopy, specializing in single particle analysis and tomography
• Research background at Karolinska Institute and Umeå University, focusing on protein structure studies by cryoEM
• Provides expert support and training for academic and industrial users across Europe and beyond
• Passionate about fostering inclusivity and equity within the electron microscopy community

Melina Dederichs

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• Psychologist and researcher specializing in digital mental health and mental health promotion
• Founder of The Yellow Project, tackling sexual harassment in academia through systemic change
• Advocates for safer, healthier, and more equitable research environments

Nicole Amberg

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• Principal Investigator at the Medical University of Vienna, specializing in developmental neuroscience (brain development, fetal pathology, pediatric brain tumors)
• Founder of the STEM fatale Initiative promoting women in science
• Active science communicator through podcasts, TV, and academic projects
• Frequent public speaker at science events and panel discussions

Lidia Kibkalo

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• Expert in TEM specimen preparation (Ga and Plasma FIB, mechanical thinning, ion polishing)
• Lab manager, coordinating workflows and infrastructure at the ER-C
• Developer of outreach programs and internships to engage students with EM
• Initiator of the Women in Electron Microscopy (WeM) conference

Eva Robens

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• Graduate engineer (studied at RWTH-Aachen university) with main expertise in the field of steel characterization (Final thesis in Australia, 2010)
• Enthusiasm for working with young people and sharing the joy of research and experimentation – Employee in the student laboratory of FZJ since 2023

Irene Vercellino

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• Group leader at Forschungszentrum Jülich since 2023, focusing on mitochondrial bioenergetics
• PhD at ETH Zürich/PSI on membrane proteins, followed by postdoctoral work at ISTA
• Research spans cryo-EM studies of membrane protein complexes and structural biology
• Advocate for women in STEM through the STEM Fatale network

Meghna Gupta

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• Assistant Professor of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
• Specializes in biochemistry and cryo-EM structural analysis of membrane proteins
• Research explores molecular transport across peroxisomal membranes in disease contexts
• Focus on metabolic, genetic, and age-related disorders

Thérèse Cibaka

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• PhD researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich and TU Berlin, focusing on solar-driven CO₂ conversion
• Research combines catalysis and electrochemistry for renewable energy storage and fuels
• Dedicated to bridging fundamental chemistry with real-world sustainable applications
• Expertise includes electrocatalysis, electrochemical cell design, and CO₂ reduction

Yan Lu

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• Researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich, focusing on electrostatic potential using off-axis electron holography
• Specialist in quantification of charge distribution and electric field mapping
• PhD in Materials Science, focusing on microstructure evaluation of alloys under in-situ strain in TEM
• Expertise in advanced in-situ TEM techniques, including biasing, cooling/heating, strain-stress deformation experiments

Sabrina Berkamp

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• Senior postdoctoral researcher at Forschugszentrum Jülich, focused on autophagy research
• Correlative light and cryo-electron tomography specialist
• PhD in membrane protein structural biology at UCSD
• Enthusiastic about interdisciplinary projects, collaborations and mentoring the next generation of scientists