Career Panel Discussion 2026

Friday 24 Apr 2026, 13:00 → 16:30 Europe/Berlin

Auditorium (MPI for Biology of Ageing)

Register until April 10^th, 2026

We are happy to invite you to the

6th Career Perspectives’ Panel Discussion,

taking place at the auditorium of the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing 
on Friday April 24^th , 2026 from 1:00  - 4:30 pm.

The Career Perspectives’ Panel Discussion will consist of a brief introduction (2 minutes) of each invited panel member. This is followed by a discussion of the different career paths of the panel members with the audience (doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of the MPI and neighboring institutes). To showcase a wide range of possible career paths, we've invited ten guest speakers with very different professions and stages in their careers. Take a look at their profiles below!

After the panel discussion, there will be the opportunity for informal meetings with the speakers, taking place from 2:45- 4:15 pm.

We are planning to discuss a broad range of topics, including daily activities, required skills, work-life balance, and recruitment procedures. If you have a specific topic that you would like to be discussed, please let us know.

the Organising Committee
Majed Kikhia, Sarah Buchholz, Daniela Morick, Lara Kroczek, Tamara Wied, Chrysa Kapsali, Remo Bode

 

Invited Panellists: 

Hannah Walters - Senior Editor, Nature Aging

Amirabbas Rueber - Executive Consultant, CGI

Stephan Wagner - Lecturer, Uni Bonn

Aleksandra Trifunovic - Professor, Uni Köln

Laura Brohée - R&D Manager, EXO Biologics

Annegret Burkert - Editor, Science Media Center

Charalampos Mantziaris - Scientific Coordinator, Uni Köln

Kazi Atikur Rahman - Research Associate, Evotec

Nathalie Jauré - Computational Biologist, DeepLife

Christoph Saßen - European Patent Attorney, Covestro

 

Career Panel Discussion 2026 - Poster.pdf

Panel Discussion: Q&A session

Panel Discussion: Q&A session: Questions from the audience

Panel Discussion: Q&A session: meet the speakers

Panel Discussion: Q&A session: closing remarks