Meet the Expert Networking Session
| Monday, September 14, 2026 |
| 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Convention Centre Entry |
Details
This informal networking session offers Early Career Researchers the opportunity to connect with keynote speakers, Geraldine Fela, Iskandar Azwa and Rachel Rutishauser, in a relaxed and welcoming setting.
With no formal presentations or speeches, the session is designed to encourage open conversation, questions and the sharing of experiences. ECRs will have the opportunity to seek insights on topics including career development and decision-making, mentorship, publishing, grant applications, research impact and navigating a career in research.
Join us to build connections, exchange ideas and learn directly from experienced researchers and leaders across the sector.
Speaker
Dr Geraldine Fela
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Deakin University
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Biography
Dr Geraldine Fela is an award-winning historian and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University. Her research traverses histories of gender and sexuality, labour, social movements and medicine.
Associate Prof Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa
Consultant In Infectious Diseases
University Of Malaya
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Biography
Dr. Iskandar Azwa is an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and the Clinical Lead for the HIV service in the Infectious Diseases Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Dr. Rachel Rutishauser
Associate Professor
University Of California, San Francisco
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Biography
Rachel Rutishauser, MD, PhD is an Infectious Disease physician-scientist and Associate Professor in the Division of Experimental Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. The Rutishauser laboratory studies immunologic mechanisms of HIV control.
