‘Celebrating Women in Science: Ibukun Abejirinde’s journey and reflections on research, science and academics’
Where: 11 February, 12:00 – 1:00 pm CET
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science, this ITM alumni webinar puts in the spotlight the career path in research, science and academics of ITM PhD alumna Ibukun Abejirinde. Ibukun Abejirinde is trained as a medical doctor and completed her PhD in Global Heath (Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands and the University of Barcelona, Spain as an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Fellow).
She currently works as a Scientist at the Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners in Ontario, Canada. She is also an Assistant Professor (status) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada. In this webinar, Ibukun will reflect on her academic pursuits, studies, and career trajectory in research, science and academia. Her personal experience as a woman in science is further shaped by other embodied identities including being an immigrant from Nigeria, West Africa. Her experiences and reflections will serve as the starting point for a facilitated discussion on the opportunities and challenges that Women and Girls in Science may be exposed to in their scholarly careers.
The Q&A-session will be moderated by Ana Lucia Martinez Abarca, Research fellow at the ITM Pharmaceutical Public Health Unit, and member of the ITM Working Group on Gender and Diversity.
Speaker:
- Ibukun Abejirinde, Scientist, Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Canada
Moderator:
- Ana Lucia Martinez Abarca, Research fellow, Pharmaceutical Public Health Unit, ITM, Antwerp, Belgium
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