Ivana Parker, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been named a Keystone Symposia Fellow, a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding early-career scientists.

The Keystone Symposia Fellows Program is a yearlong initiative designed to provide postdoctoral researchers and early-career scientists with the support, training and networking opportunities needed to advance their research careers. Fellows gain leadership and decision-making skills to help shape the future of academia, industry and government research.

Through the program, Parker will participate in career development workshops and hands-on immersion experiences with esteemed scientists from the Keystone Symposia Scientific Advisory Board. Key training elements include:

• Participation in advisory board meetings, where fellows collaborate with global experts to develop scientific programming for Keystone Symposia’s internationally recognized conferences.
• Leadership training to strengthen career development skills.
• Mentorship opportunities, including one-on-one mentoring with a distinguished advisory board member.
• Peer-to-peer networking through the Keystone Symposia Diversity in Life Science Programs community.
• Travel award support to attend a future Keystone Symposia conference.

Parker joins a distinguished network of past fellows who have leveraged this opportunity to enhance their careers and visibility within the biomedical research community.

For more information on the Keystone Symposia Fellows Program, visit Keystone Symposia Fellows Directory.