Emilie Marie Nielsen
Are you looking at different PhD programmes? See what Emilie Marie Nielsen, PhD student in the DRA PhD Programme and participant in the DRA Summer School 2023, has to say on the options the DRA programme gives her:
“When I was looking for a job or a PhD, I was looking for opportunities within my field of interest and not at PhD Schools, but I’m very happy about where I am.” Emilie’s supervisor is Associate Professor Mariena van der Plas from the LEO Foundation Center for Cutaneous Drug Delivery.
"At DRA I have been a part of YPF, Young Pharma Forum, - both the professionally oriented events and the social events and networking. This has been great. I also found the Industrial Career Day very useful: you could meet the different companies and talk with them. As a PhD, you are not limited to your own subject, but the knowledge you have acquired, will let you go in many different directions.”
“Making the DRA Summer School more conference like is very relevant and as PhD students, it gives us the opportunity to practice communicating our projects in the form of posters and oral presentations. The talks given by Charlotte Strøm and Mette Holbæk on science communication where very useful. I’m fortunate that my project has to do with infections and killing bacteria and people can easily relate to that. But it’s still difficult to explain it in detail to listeners without a scientific background.” Emilie won the prize “Best presentation” at the second day of the DRA Summer School 2023.
Thinking of her future career, Emilie says; “I would very much like to continue with a postdoc position, but it will also depend on the funding options. The time limited positions can seem like an uncertain career path and I would also very much like to explore opportunities in the industry.”
Emilie gave her presentation, “Interplay between Host Defence Peptides and Bacterial Membrane Vesicles during Infection”, at the DRA Summer School. The event was one out of eight events where 3rd year PhD students presented their projects in front of an assessment committee. This committee consisted of Professor Bente Frølund, Assistant Professor Stine Rønholt and Professor Jörg Kutter.
At LinkedIn you can meet Emilie Marie Nielsen
Interview by Lisbeth Lassen, Communication Consultant, Pharma Communication, Pharma Administration.