ENTRY-DM DCs will be trained in outreach activities as part of the transferable skill courses. They will participate in open days at schools and in universities, will mentor young students and will set up various social media channels to reach a wide audience. As information about the project becomes available, it will be posted here.
DC9 Àngela Natividad participated in a Rare Disease Event organized by the Polytechnic University of Valencia and a student group from the university called Microengineers. This event brought together researchers, patients, and associations with the aim of raising awareness about rare diseases. It was especially targeted at university students mostly from biotechnology, biomedicine, and biomedical engineering. Àngela had the opportunity to talk about myotonic dystrophy, share her knowledge about the disease, and raise awareness among the students. The program is available here.
ENTRY-DM DCs set up a dedicated instagram account for the project. To see posts, click here.
ENTRY-DM DCs set up a dedicated linkedin account for the project. To see posts, click here.
The ENTRY-DM doctoral candidate group met in person for the first time in Paris, France for the first network-wide training event. For more information, see the following posts:
Click here for an interview with DC9 Yasmine Ferchichi about her journey to her current MSCA PhD position at University of Valencia.
DCs Vasilina Gavra and Panagiotis Strevinas (INSERM) presented their research projects to first year students in the Sorbonne Univeresity doctoral school. Approximately 70 people from various disciplines attended the event. To view Vasilina's poster
To view Panagiotis' poster
DC Francisco Javier Suarez Lopez participated in the Debug Homecoming at the Science and Engineering Campus, University of Verona. This event was attended by research groups showing their projects and activities to students, families and PhD students from other areas. More about the event here.
A brief infographic providing an overview of the ENTRY-DM project timeline can be viewed here.
Coordinator Mario Gomes Pereira and project manager Clare Desplats created a brief Q&A factsheet for the project which can be viewed here.
Coordinator Mario Gomes Pereira posted posted on X and Bluesky about open positions in the network.
The ENTRY-DM kickoff meeting took place in Munich, Germany at the Friedrich-Von-Siemens Foundation. See a linkedin post about the event here.