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Catchup – Salon – Industry vs Academia – How to decide?
July 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A weekly gathering to discuss careers and research topics, inspired by 17th and 18th century salons from Paris, with a modern twist. These sessions combine livestreams, guest speakers and group chat to exchange ideas, challenge, influence, inspire and educate.
In this session we talk about Industry vs Academia – How to decide?
Choosing between a career in industry or academia depends on personal goals, lifestyle needs, and work preferences. Academia offers intellectual freedom, control over research, and the opportunity to teach, but it may involve pressures like securing funding and publishing, and short-term contracts. Industry is more dynamic, focusing on practical applications and often offers higher salaries and better benefits, but it might require a faster pace and deliver less autonomy. So how do you decide? Is there a moral issue? Which is best for you? And once you have decided, what next? Can you come back from industry? This and more will be covered, and your views are also important in the ‘Salon’.
Speakers
Dr Marianne Chapleau – is a Neuropsychologist turned Medical Science Liaison in industry working for Life Molecular Imaging in San Francisco, with 10+ years of clinical and research experience working at University of California and McGill University. Marianne is passionate about patient care & improving the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr Ashleigh Vella – is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney. Her research focuses on the modifiable risk factors for dementia, using machine learning techniques and data from Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC). Additionally, Ashleigh works with large longitudinal datasets, such as the Older Australian Twin Study (OATS), to investigate genetic and environmental influences on aging and dementia.
