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Poppelaars F, Gaya da Costa M, Inkeri Lokki A, et al. ECCO - A new initiative to support early-career researchers in the complement field. Mol Immunol. 2021;141:104-107doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.11.018.
Poppelaars, F., Gaya da Costa, M., Inkeri Lokki, A., Mallah, K., Nord, D., Reddaway, J., & Schäfer, N. (2021). ECCO - A new initiative to support early-career researchers in the complement field. Molecular immunology, 141104-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2021.11.018
Poppelaars, Felix, et al. "ECCO - A new initiative to support early-career researchers in the complement field." Molecular immunology vol. 141 (2021): 104-107. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2021.11.018
Poppelaars F, Gaya da Costa M, Inkeri Lokki A, Mallah K, Nord D, Reddaway J, Schäfer N. ECCO - A new initiative to support early-career researchers in the complement field. Mol Immunol. 2021 Dec 02;141:104-107. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.11.018. Epub 2021 Dec 02. PMID: 34864446.
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Mol Immunol. 2021 Dec 02;141:104-107. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.11.018. Epub 2021 Dec 02.

ECCO - A new initiative to support early-career researchers in the complement field.

Molecular immunology

Felix Poppelaars, Mariana Gaya da Costa, A Inkeri Lokki, Khalil Mallah, Dianna Nord, Jack Reddaway, Nicole Schäfer

Affiliations

  1. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
  3. Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
  4. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
  5. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
  6. School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Hodge Centre for Neuropsychiatric Immunology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
  7. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Experimental Orthopedics, Centre for Medical Biotechnology (ZMB), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

PMID: 34864446 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.11.018

Abstract

Research on the complement system, like most areas of immunology, has seen tremendous progress over the last decades. Further advances in the complement field will rely on the next generation of scientific leaders, which are today's early-career researchers (ECRs). ECRs are emerging scientists who obtained their PhD degree within the past five years. They represent a distinct population within the scientific community, and accordingly have unique needs. Unfortunately, ECRs are faced with significant challenges that require customized solutions. The current paper provides a snapshot of the major obstacles ECRs face, such as an unhealthy work-life balance, lack of mentor and peer support, and uncertain career prospects. Efforts must consequently be taken to ensure stability and success of ECRs, not only to benefit these researchers in the early stages of their career, but the entire field of complement research. The Early-Career Complementologists (ECCO) was, therefore, launched as a new Task Force to support ECRs in the complement field. This new initiative aims to support and connect ECRs in the complement field worldwide. Furthermore, ECCO is supported by both the International Complement Society (ICS) and the European Complement Network (ECN); two professional societies led by scientists investigating the complement system.

Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Keywords: Complement; Early-career researcher

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