SUSTAIN is a programme that enables female researchers to thrive in their independent research careers. It provides an innovative programme of training and support to develop participants’ leadership and career potential.
Key dates
SUSTAIN is a programme that enables female researchers to thrive in their independent research careers. It provides an innovative programme of training and support to develop participants’ leadership and career potential.
Key dates
Not enough female researchers are securing senior leadership posts in the UK. A concerted effort is needed to ensure women are appropriately supported along their career trajectory to enable them to secure those senior positions.
Our SUSTAIN programme provides female researchers a fantastic opportunity to benefit from individualised support tailored to their career needs.
Dr Janet Kumita, a particpant in the latest cohort shares what she is hoping to learn:
About the programme
We are delighted to announce the 24 SUSTAIN participants starting their year-long programme on Tuesday 8 November 2022. As in previous rounds, applicants were chosen randomly and stratified by location and funder. All applicants are grant awardees funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Medical Research Council, the Royal Society or the Royal Academy of Engineering. The programme will provide the participants with a range of innovative training and support opportunities to develop and refine their leadership and career potential.
SUSTAIN round 7 participants:
Dr Giorgia Maria Bosi, RAEng Research Fellow, University College London
Dr Claire Bourke, Sir Henry Dale Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lecturer in Infection and Immunology, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Dhanya Cheerambathur, Sir Henry Dale fellow, University of Edinburgh
Dr Anissa Chikh, lecturer in cell biology, St George's University of London
Dr Catriona Douglas, Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon, University of Strathclyde
Dr Ana Duarte Cabral, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Cardiff University
Dr Anjali Hinch, Principal Investigator, University of Oxford
Dr Jamilla Hussain, Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Senior Research Fellow, Bradford Institute for Health Research
Dr LucyJackson-Jones, Lecturer in Biomedicine, University of Lancaster
Dr Deepa Jayakody Arachchillage, Consultant haematologist and Honorary senior lecturer, Imperial College London
Dr Katharina Kohler, Clinical Lecturer, University of Cambridge
Dr Janet Kumita, MRC Career Development Award Fellow and Group Leader, University of Cambridge
Dr Suzanne Madgwick, Research Fellow, Newcastle University
Dr Laura McCoy, Associate professor and MRC Career Development Fellow, University College London
Dr Madhvi Menon, Research Fellow, University of Manchester
Dr Beth Mortimer, Associate Professor in Animal Biology and Royal Society University Research Fellowm, University of Oxford
Dr Anna Reed, Consultant in Lung Transplant Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine
Dr Imogen Riddell, RS URF, University of Manchester
Dr Lara Roberts, Consultant Haematologist, King's College London
Dr Stephanie Shoop-Worrall, MRC Career Development Fellow, University of Manchester
Dr Anna Slater, Royal Society URF and Senior Lecturer (proleptic), University of Liverpool
Dr YurikoSuzuki, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Dr Helen Weavers, Group Leader. Wellcome Trust & Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Fellow, University of Bristol
Dr Eleanor Winpenny, Senior Research Associate, MRC epidemiology unit
Supporters
SUSTAIN is supported by the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Medical Research Council, the Royal Society, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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