About Us
About Us
The School of Biomedical Sciences' Early-Mid Career Researchers and Academics (EMCRA) Association was formed to support level A and B postdoctoral researchers in our School, across all three departments. We offer opportunities for postdocs to network with each other, and most importantly run an inter-department collaborative seed-funding grant once a year, the EMCRA Seed Funding Award. We are also actively involved with the School of Biomedical Sciences' Research Committee and Executive Committee, providing a voice for early and mid-career researchers to the senior members of the School.
Please reach out via email or our social channels, so we can keep you up to date with events and opportunities that specifically benefit YOU, our School's postdocs! We are also eager to engage with other postdoctoral early-mid career associations in Victoria. If you represent any such organisation, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Keep in Touch
- Email: sbs-emcra@unimelb.edu.au
- View the latest edition of the SBS EMCRA Newsletter EMCRA Amplified
- Follow us on LinkedIn
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The EMCRA committee has three co-chairs. In 2026, they are:
Dr. Jennifer Habel
Dept Microbiology & Immunology
I believe it is important to ensure that EMCAs keep a voice at the School level and am looking forward to representing the EMCAs from the DMI.
Dr Nikeisha Caruana
Dept Biochemistry & Pharmacology
I'm passionate about ensuring the promotion of inclusion and diversity to benefit all EMCAs, and am excited to represent our amazing researchers within the School.
Dr. Maciej Daniszewski
Dept Anatomy & Physiology
I hope to bring the EMCA community closer together and encourage EMCA-led, inter-departmental research.
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The EMCRA committee is made up of Level A and B academics in the School of Biomedical Sciences.
We have formed three subcommittees to champion our goals for the year:
Communications, Professional Development, Networking and Social Events
The 2026 committee members are:
Microbiology & Immunology
Anatomy & Physiology
Biochemistry & Pharmacology
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The Communications subcommittee keep us all connected, whether it's via email, social media or this website! Contact us with any of your burning questions, or if you need to get the word out about any upcoming events or achievements in the School.
Members:
- Claire Weekley, DBP
- Iza Szambelanczyk Orval, DBP
- Madeleine Di Natale, DAP
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The Professional Development subcommittee are here to create and support opportunities for professional skills development for EMCRs within the School. They also run the Seed Funding and Travel Award Grants.
Members:
- Louise Rowntree, DMI
- Bliss Cunningham, DMI
- Jessica Neil, DMI
- Sarah Baines, DMI
- Isabelle Foo, DMI
- Gio Fidelito, DAP
- Lauren Zavan, DMI
- Christopher McCrory, DMI
- Yilin Kang, DBP
- Jessica Ma, DAP
- Atefah Namipashaki, DAP
- Lara Schwab, DMI
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