About YSF
The YSF represents all Early Career Researchers of the ESB.
The YSF workshop is usually integrated in the annual conference of the ESB, that is aimed at discussing biomaterials education and training in Europe, emphasising the
existing and emerging career, as well as research opportunities in the field.
In these events discussion is fostered by creating an interactive environment amongst participants, thus promoting an enriching discussion on topics that concern everyone who graduated, or will do so, in Biomaterials.
From the previous YSFs has resulted the creation of the "European Doctoral Award" (EDA) (see the ”Education, section” for details). The first awards were announced in February 2006.
Aims and objectives:
- Promote biomaterials education and training in Europe at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- Provide a forum for communication between all those interested in biomaterials
- Encourage collaborations within the biomaterials European community
- Provide meetings to encourage the dissemination of information relating to education and careers in matters related to biomaterials
Representatives
YSF REPRESENTATIVES
Prof. Dr. Sandra Van Vlierberghe
SPOKESPERSON
Prof. Dr. Sandra Van Vlierberghe
Polymer Chemistry & Biomaterials Group (PBM)
Brussels Photonics Team (B-PHOT)
Ghent University (UGent)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Krijgslaan 281, S4-Bis
Pleinlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent
B-1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
Email: sandra.vanvlierberghe@ugent.be
Dr. Izabela-Cristina Stancu
SECRETARY
Dr. Izabela-Cristina Stancu
University Politehnica of Bucharest
Advanced Polymer Materials Group
Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science
Department of Bioresources and Polymer Science
1-7 Gh Polizu Street,
011061, sector 1, Bucharest
ROMANIA
Email: izabela.stancu@upb.ro
Dr. Giuseppe Cama
EDUCATIONAL OFFICER
Dr. Giuseppe Cama
Ghent University
Polymer Chemistry & Biomaterials Group
Krijgslaan 281 (S4- bis),
B-9000 Ghent,
BELGIUM
Email: giuseppe.cama@ugent.be
Dr. Anna Finne Wistrand
NATIONAL CHAPTERS LIAISON OFFICER
Dr. Anna Finne Wistrand
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology
School of Chemical Science and Engineering
Fibre and Polymer Technology
Teknikringen 56-58,
100 44 Stockholm
SWEDEN
Email: annaf@kth.se
Dr. Laetitia Galea
INDUSTRIAL LIAISON OFFICER
Dr. Laetitia Galea
Vivos Dental AG / regenHU Ltd
Z.I. du Vivier 22,
CH-1690 Villaz-saint-Pierre,
SWITZERLAND
Email: laetitia.galea@gmail.com
Dr. Valeria Perugini
COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION OFFICER
Dr. Valeria Perugini
Brighton Studies in Tissue-mimicry
and Aided Regeneration (BrightSTAR)
Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
University of Brighton
Cockroft Builidng,
Lewes Road, Brighton,
BN2 4GJ,
UNITED KINGDOM
Email: v.perugini@brighton.ac.uk,
valeriaperugini@yahoo.it
LOCAL YSF CHAPTERS
AUSTRIA
Dr. Aleksandr Ovsianikov
Dr. Aleksandr Ovsianikov
Institute of Materials
Science and Technology (E308)
TU Wien (Technische Universität Wien),
Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Wien,
AUSTRIA
Tel : +43 (1) 58801 - 308 30
Fax: +43 (1) 58801 - 308 95
Email: Aleksandr.Ovsianikov@tuwien.ac.at,
http://amt.tuwien.ac.at/ovsianikov
FRANCE
Dr Geraldine Rohman
Dr Geraldine Rohman
CSPBAT UMR7244 - équipe LBPS
Université Paris 13
Institut Galilée,
99 avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément,
93430 Villetaneuse,
FRANCE
Tel : +33(0)1 49 40 33 45
Fax: +43 (1) 58801 - 308 95
Email: geraldine.rohman@univ-paris13.fr,
http://www.univ-paris13.fr/cspbat/
Dr Violeta Rodriguez-Ruiz
PhD, PharmaD
Dr Violeta Rodriguez-Ruiz
Lecturer in Biomaterials and Drug Delivery
Université de Cergy Pontoise,
Site Neuville, Bâtiment MIR
ERRMECe laboratory, Biomaterials for Health group
Rue Descartes, 95031 Neuville sur Oise
FRANCE
Tel : +33 (1) 34 25 28 30
Email: violeta.rodriguez-ruiz@u-cergy.fr
SWITZERLAND
Stijn Rotman
DDS, PhD
Stijn Rotman
PhD Student Musculoskeletal Regeneration
AO Research Institute Davos
Clavadelerstrasse 8,
7270 Davos
SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41 81 414 24 49
Direct: +41 79 609 54 25
Fax: +41 81 414 22 88
Email: stijn.rotman@aofoundation.org
GREECE
Athina Bakopoulou
DDS, PhD
Dr Violeta Rodriguez-Ruiz
Assist. Professor,
Department of Prosthodontics School of Dentistry
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki GR-54124,
Thessaloniki,
Greece
Tel +30 2310 999540,
+30 6937287733
Email: abakopoulou@dent.auth.gr
GERMANY
Dr. Shahram Michael Ghanaati
Dr. Shahram Michael Ghanaati
Klinik für Mund-,
Kiefer- und Plastische Gesichtschirurgie
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus
23 B, UG
60596 Frankfurt am Main
GERMANY
Tel extern: +49-69-6301-5879
Tel intern: 179606
Fax: +49-69-6301-5644
Email: shahram.ghanaati@kgu.de
ITALY
Dr. Serena Bertoldi
Dr. Serena Bertoldi
Post-Doc Research Fellow
BioMatLab, Politecnico di Milano
P.zza Leonardo da Vinci,
32, 20133 Milano
ITALY
Tel: +390223993389
Fax: +390223993360
Email: serena.bertoldi@mail.polimi.it
Silvia Farè
Silvia FARE
Affiliated Societies Officer
Politecnico di Milano
Dept. Chemistry,
Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”
ITALY
Tel: +39 02 2399 3389
Email: silvia.fare@polimi.it
POLAND
Karol Gryn
Karol Gryn
AGH University of Science and Technology,
Faculty of Materials and Ceramics,
Department of Biomaterials,
Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow
POLAND
Tel: (48) 888 961 877
Email: kgryn@agh.edu.pl
PORTUGAL
Dr. Raquel M Gonçalves
Dr Raquel M Gonçalves
University of Porto
R. do Campo Alegre,
823, 4150-180 Porto,
PORTUGAL
Tel: + 351 226074900
Fax: + 351 226094567
Email: raquelg@ineb.up.pt http://www.ineb.up.pt
ROMANIA
Dr Diana Dragusin
Dr Diana Dragusin
University Politehnica Bucharest
Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science
Department of Bioresources and Polymer Science
Advanced Polymer Materials Group and BioMaterials
Calea Victoriei 149,
010072, sector 1, Bucharest
ROMANIA
Tel: +40 21 402 2718
Mobile: +40 74 306 0816
Email: diana.m.dragusin@gmail.com
SCANDINAVIA
Mrs Hanna Tiainen
Mrs Hanna Tiainen
Department of Biomaterials
University of Oslo
P.O. Box 1109 Blindern,
NO-0317 Oslo,
NORWAY
Tel: +47 22 85 21 38
Mobile: +40 74 306 0816
Email: hanna.tiainen@odont.uio.no
http://www.biomaterials.no
SWITZERLAND
Mrs Claudia Loebel
Mrs Claudia Loebel
PhD Student Musculoskeletal Regeneration
AO Research Institute Davos
Clavadelerstrasse 8,
7270 Davos
SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41 81 414 21 11
Direct: +41 81 414 25 49
Fax: +41 81 414 22 88
Email: claudia.loebel@aofoundation.org
http://www.ysbm.ch
SPAIN
Dr. Joana Magalhães
Dr. Joana Magalhães
BioTissue Engineering and Cell Therapy Unit
Rheumatology Group
Institute of Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC)
Biomedical Research Networking Centre
on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)
SPAIN
Tel: +41 81 414 21 11
Direct: +41 81 414 25 49
Fax: +41 81 414 22 88
Email: joana.cristina.silva.magalhaes@sergas.es, ysf-biomat@ciber-bbn.es
http://www.ysbm.ch
THE NETHERLANDS
Dr Pedro F. Costa
Dr Pedro F. Costa
Coordinator Biofabrication MSc Programme
Manager Utrecht Biofabrication Facility
Postdoctoral Researcher
Utrecht Biofabrication
Facility & Dept. of Orthopaedics
University Medical
Center Utrecht, Huispost G05.228,
PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht
THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: +31 88 75 57335
Direct: +41 81 414 25 49
Fax: +41 81 414 22 88
Email: p.ferreiradacosta@umcutrecht.nl
UNITED KINGDOM
Dr Steve Meikle
Dr Steve Meikle
Brighton
Studies in Tissue-mimicry and Aided Regeneration (BrightSTAR)
Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
University of Brighton
Cockroft Builidng, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, UK
Tel: 0044 (0)1273 641912
UNITED KINGDOM
Email: S.Meikle@brighton.ac.uk
http://www.uksb.org.uk/ysf.html
IRELAND
Dr Kyriakos Spanoudes DVM
Dr Kyriakos Spanoudes DVM
Postgraduate Researcher
Regenerative,
Modular and Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL)
Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM)
Biosciences
National University of Ireland Galway
(NUI Galway), Galway
IRELAND
Tel: 00353860319192
Email: kyriakos.spanoudes@nuigalway.ie
Events and activity
YSF events:
- A YSF meeting will be organised in Germany, 13-16 oct 2016, by the German YSF Chapter - represented by Dr. Shahram Ghanati
- Promotion of European Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Doctoral Award (EDA)
- Mobility during PhD studies (ESB 2006)
- Promotion of Collaborative Research (ESB 2007)
- Starting up a Career as a Post-Doctoral Researcher (WBC 2008)
- Research speed dating (ESB 2009)
- New frontier symposia: “Laser processing of biomaterial” (WBC2016, http://wbc2016.org/index.php/program/new-frontier-symposia).
YSF workshops:
- Communication in the field of Biomaterials (ESB 2010)
- Career Planning & Gender Aspects in Biomaterial Sciences (ESB 2011)
- Challenges and Opportunities of Young Scientists in Biomaterial Sciences (ESB 2013)
- UKSB & ESB YSF Careers Workshop, London, 5th December 2013 (Weston Education Centre, King’s College London Denmark Hill Campus, SE5 9RJ)
- Entrepreneurship: an academic and industrial perspective (ESB 2014)
- An ideal training: myths and success (WBC2016, for further details see “UPCOMING EVENTS” in YSF website).
News
- ESB-YSF YOUNG SCIENTISTS JOINING FORCES FOR EXCELLENCE IN BIOMATERIALS RESEARCH, Conference Center of University Politehnica Bucharest; 313 Splaiul Independentei, UPB Central Library Building (28-29th May 2015).
http://www.tsocm.pub.ro/APMG/news.html - ESB-YSF WORKSHOP, Marii Konopnickiej Street, Kraków (hosted by the 27th European Conference on Biomaterials, 2015 Kraków, Poland).
http://www.esb2015.org/ - Young scientist forum (WBC2016, for further details see “UPCOMING EVENTS” in YSF website).
Elections
2015 YSF representatives are :
- Sandra VAN VLIERBERGHE
- Laetitia GALEA
- Valeria PERUGINI
- Giuseppe CAMA
- Mark BEST
- Maria Grazia RAUCCI
- Alfredo RONCA
- Joana MAGALHAES
Upcoming events
Common Lunch NSERC Create – YSF
May 17th, from 12:00 to 13:10 - room 517a (max 250 persons; lunch box)
Title: ”An ideal training: myths and success”
Objective: Table discussion around the ideal training for industrial versus academic career
Registration required but no registration fees - Sponsored by NSERC Create groups
Setting: Round tables, divided in two groups (academia/industry), each table led by an academic or an industrial guest. Students mixed with PDF and Young scientists.
Chair : Sophie Lerouge; co-chair: to be confirmed
12:00 Bio break + Pick up lunch/settle in tables with one guest (pre-assigned in advance)
12:15 Welcome and short presentation of the topic of discussion
12:20 Eating + discussion on the topic
12:50 10 min whole room summary
13:00 Free discussion, exchange of contact information, transition to room 524 for YSF forum
Young Scientist Forum
1:15 to 5:00 (room 524: max 370 persons)
Setting: theatre style
No registration fees – Sponsored by Springer (to be confirmed)
Chair: Sandra Van Vlierberghe; co-chair : to be confirmed
1:15 Welcome and introduction to the YSF (Sandra Van Vlierberghe)
1:20 Gabriela Voskerician, Optima Integrated Health, San Francisco, CA, USA: ‘It is not about YOU, it is about the Review Panel’
1:55 Xinquan Jiang, JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China: ‘How to realize multidisciplinary and international networking in translational research: The key to success.’
2:30 Laura Poole-Warren, University New South Wales, Australia: ‘Communicating your research with maximum impact: From networking to presenting’
3:05 Coffee break and networking
3:30 Laura Rose (FDA): ‘Regulatory Issues: Challenges and Opportunities for Young Scientists’
4:05 C. James Kirkpatrick, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany: ‘The biomaterial scientist in the 21st century’
4: 40 General questions and discussion (chairs + the five speakers)