Genetics Otago member, Dr Lara Urban has recently been appointed to the eLife Early-Career Advisory Group (ECAG). eLife is a not for profit organisation that works across publishing, technology and research culture to encourage communication and responsible behaviour amongst researchers.
Appointments were made following a global call for applications and Lara, alongside four others from Kenya, Argentina, Japan and India, was selected from 366 applications. She is the only one of the 16 members of the ECAG based in Oceania.
“Lara Urban: Research Fellow at University of Otago, New Zealand
Lara sees supporting junior researchers as an essential part of her scientific career, whether as a student representative at multiple institutes, as a mentor, or as a leader of scientific organisations and societies. She hopes to see major change in research culture, ranging from greater inclusiveness and openness in the scientific community, to a fair and transparent peer-review system. Lara studies how statistical genomics can benefit nature conservation and be incorporated into the management of critically endangered species.” – Early-Career Advisory Group: Election results 2021
If you are interested in finding out more about opportunities, events and issues sign up to the eLife Early-Career Community newsletter, follow @eLifeCommunity on Twitter or contact Lara via email.
To learn more about Lara’s research check out our previous blog post by Mick Whittle.
