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Paths to Scientific Independence: How Successful Researchers Found Their Niche
Thursday
27
November 2025
Time:
12:00 - 13:00 UK time
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November 2025 07:00
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27
November 2025 08:00
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The transition to an independent scientific career—securing funding, defining a novel research identity, and moving beyond your mentor's work—is the critical challenge for early-mid career researchers. The path to a sustainable and fundable niche can often seem unclear.
Join the next ISH Capacity Building Network (CBN) to get direct, actionable insights from established investigators who have made the transition from early career research to independent research leaders. We will discuss the strategy, practicality, and tough trade-offs required for true research independence with our three panellists.
Panellists
• Reuben Mutagawa (Tanzania) is an Associate Professor of Cardiology at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and a Consultant Cardiologist at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute and Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute in Tanzania. His research focuses on early detection, prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases, with a particular emphasis on implementation research and community- based interventions.
• Dinesh Neupane (USA) is an Associate Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA. His research focuses on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle- income countries, with a particular emphasis on implementation research and community-based interventions. He is a Fellow of the International Society of Hypertension.
• Muscha Steckelings (Germany) is Professor of Pharmacology in the Department of Molecular Medicine, Cardiovascular & Renal Research Unit at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark. She is member of the ISH Council and Coordinator of the ISH Regional Advisory Groups.
Moderators
• Débora Colombari (Brazil) is Professor of Physiology in the Department of Physiology and Pathology at the São Paulo State University – UNESP, in Brazil. She is Chair of the ISH Membership Committee.
• Chloé Landry (Canada) is a PhD candidate in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She is Deputy Chair of the ISH New Investigator Committee and an active member of the ISH Capacity Building Network.
