About
This PIA was established in 2020.
Executive Committee
Chair: Sindhuja Tirumalai Govindarajan
Vice Chair: Darina Petrovsky
Programs Chair: Sara Laureen Bartels
Communications Chair: Maria Florencia Clarins
Continent Lead - Africa: Chukwuanugo Ogbuagu
Continent Lead - Asia: Rajitha Naraynasamhy
Continent Lead - Australia: Zara Page
Continent Lead - Europe: Pascale Heins
Continent Lead - North America: Open
Continent Lead - South America: Vincius Montanaro
Immediate Past Chair: Beth Shaaban
(Next election cycle: March 2026)
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Overview
Attracting, supporting, and retaining early career researchers into dementia research is vital.
The Early Career Researcher (ECR) PIA aims to:* Support early career researchers from across the world, to help them develop and progress within the field.
* Understand and bring attention to career challenges faced by early career researchers.
* Develop a dynamic network with funders and organizations to create institutional changes to support ECRs in order to retain them within the dementia field.
* Develop solutions, and campaigns that will attract top researchers to dementia science.
The mission of the ECR PIA is to establish and maintain an interactive global network to foster, develop and support early career Alzheimer’s and dementia scientists in every corner of the world. Developed by early career researchers, and involving senior people to draw on their experience in mentoring and understanding how systems can be improved.
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