{"id":16939,"date":"2025-11-26T08:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/er-c.org\/?page_id=16939"},"modified":"2026-11-02T08:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:28:55","slug":"wem_2027","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/er-c.org\/index.php\/conferences-2\/wem_2027\/","title":{"rendered":"WeM 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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 contributes to a more diverse and innovative field.<\/p>\n

In many scientific fields women are still underrepresented, including electron microscopy. This event provides 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 traditional conferences.<\/p>\n

Women in science often face unique challenges, including gender bias and work-life balance issues. This event addresses 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.<\/p>\n

Importantly, WeM is not only for women. Men are warmly welcomed to participate as colleagues, collaborators, and allies. Their involvement strengthens the dialogue, broadens perspectives, and helps build a culture of equity and inclusion that benefits the entire scientific community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By bringing together participants from diverse backgrounds and specializations, WeM sparks new ideas, perspectives, and collaborations\u2014driving innovation in electron microscopy.<\/p>\n

Due to the enormous success of WeM 2025 (see feedback collection here)<\/span><\/strong><\/a> the next edition is planned for 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Please also help by answering the new edition of our\u00a0Survey<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Prof. Elizabeth R. Wright<\/strong>
University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Nadezda Tarakina<\/strong>
Leibniz Institute for New Materials (Germany)
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Prof. Mandipa Banerjee<\/strong>
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (India)
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Prof. Patricia Kooyman<\/strong>
University of Cape Town (South Africa)
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Prof. Sheemei Lok<\/strong>
Duke\/NUS Medical School (Singapore)
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Prof. Kerstin Volz<\/strong>
Philipps University Marburg (Germany)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Karen Kavanagh<\/strong>
Simon Fraser University (Canada)
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Dr. Renu Sharma<\/strong>
National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)
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Dr. Julia Mahamid<\/strong>
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Germany)
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Prof. Nieng Yan<\/strong>
Tsinghua University (China)
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Prof. Bronwyn Lucas<\/strong>
Berkeley (USA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Hoelen Lalandec Robert<\/strong>
University of Antwerp (Belgium)
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Prof. Selma Dahmane<\/strong>
Friedrich Miescher Institute (Switzerland)
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Dr. Tanna Fiuza<\/strong>
LNNano\/CNPEM (Brazil)
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Dr. Lynnicia Massenburg<\/strong>
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA)
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Panel Discussion Members<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Julia Mahamid<\/strong>
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Germany)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Saba Hussein Gore<\/strong>
British Embassy Stockholm (Sweden)
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Prof. Demie Kepaptsoglou<\/strong>
University of York (UK)
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Prof. Mitra Taheri<\/strong>
Johns Hopkins University (USA)
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Prof. Kerstin Volz<\/strong>
Philipps University Marburg (Germany)
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Prof. Kristina \u017dagar Soder\u017enik<\/strong>
Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute (Slovenia)
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Dr. Saba Hussein Gore<\/strong>
British Embassy Stockholm (Sweden)
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Dr. Katherine Lau<\/strong>
Delmic (The Netherlands)
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Dr. Melina Dederichs<\/strong>
The Yellow Project (Germany)
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The event program and information about the speakers is available here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Venue & Travel<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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WeM 2027 will be held at the Campus of Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich, Germany. More information is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact & Sponsors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Contact details and information about our sponsors are available here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Registration is \u00a0now open <\/span><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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