How social media can help boost one's career
Speaker: Dr. Isabel Castanho
In this interactive seminar, Dr. Isabel Castanho will share her insights on leveraging social media platforms for networking and professional development in academia. Drawing from her personal experiences, Isabel will review how Twitter brought her valuable opportunities and benefited her career. She will also explore alternatives to X, like LinkedIn and Mastodon. Join us to learn and discuss practical strategies for enhancing your online presence and expanding your academic network.
Dr. Isabel Castanho is an Instructor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School (United States). She is also a member of the Advisory Council of the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART). Dr. Castanho has a background in biology, neuroscience, genomics, and bioinformatics. She completed her PhD at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom) in 2019, where she investigated genomic signatures of tau and amyloid pathology progression in rodent models of Alzheimer’s Disease. In her current research, she is investigating protective mechanisms against Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Castanho holds an Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship (AARF) and she was one of the recipients of the Junior Faculty Award at AD/PD 2024.