SRL-Emerging-Leaders

The ISAC SRL Emerging Leader (SRL EL) Program is a four-year program designed to enhance and develop the next generation of emerging leaders in SRL (Shared Resource Lab) education, applications and operations. It is expected SRL ELs will serve in leadership roles for ISAC, as well as help to further the field of cytometry. ISAC is seeking SRL ELs who are able to demonstrate abilities in education and training, a commitment to the implementation and development of best practices, a vision for the future direction of SRL membership within the Society and the cytometry community and the drive to make this vision a reality.

Designation as an SRL EL is highly competitive and awardees are chosen by the SRL EL task force. ISAC SRL ELs are awarded a complimentary Society membership, an electronic subscription to Cytometry Part A, as well as complimentary registration (and partial travel funds once we can travel again) for ISAC’s annual CYTO conference and CYTO Virtual meetings. Through the ISAC Leadership Development Program, SRL ELs are eligible to apply for competitive funds to support creative projects. The SRL ELs  will work closely with the other lSAC leadership programs; the Marylou Ingram Scholars and the ISAC Innovators. All three programs are focused on improving leadership skills and opening doors for cooperation, networking and mentoring as well as development into the future ISAC leaders.

ISAC SRL ELs are expected to become active members of the Society through committee memberships, advisory boards, and creating educational material to further support the goals of ISAC. Being chosen as an ISAC SRL EL is an indication that you are recognized for your leadership potential, technical expertise, an ability to achieve your career goals and a commitment to give back to ISAC.

Current SRL Emerging Leaders

2020-2026

Alexis Conway

Flow Cytometry Specialist & Graduate Course Coordinator, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA

2024-2027

Jessica Lakshmi Prieto-Chávez

Co-Coordinator of the Cytometry Network of the Health Research Coordination, Mexican Social Security Institute

Daniel Vocelle

Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University

Celine Silva Lages

Assistant Professor in the Department of Rheumatology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Marjolijn Hameetman

Operational Manager in the Flow cytometry Core Facility (FCF)
Leiden University Medical Cente

2025-2028

Estefanía Lozano Andrés

Assistant Professor and Director
Centre for Flow Cytometry
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Academic Specialist (Cytometry)
The Materials Characterisation & Fabrication Platform, the University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Head of SIgN Flow Cytometry Platform
 
Singapore, Singapore

Sara Garcia Garcia

Flow Cytometry Technical Director
Amsterdam UMC locatie VUMC
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Virginia Gonzalez Polo

Facility Manager at the Flow Cytometry Core at INBIRS (UBA-CONICET).
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y SIDA (UBA-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2026-2029

Amanda Stanley

Flow Cytometry Specialist & Graduate Course Coordinator, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA

Karen Perelmuter

Academic Specialist (Cytometry)
The Materials Characterisation & Fabrication Platform, the University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia

Sam Small

Head of SIgN Flow Cytometry Platform
 
Singapore, Singapore
SRL Emerging Leaders
Term Name Organization Country
2021-2024 Wei Wang BD Bioscience USA
2019-2024 Kathleen Daniels USA
2019-2024 David Gravano ICON Central Lab USA
2019-2024 Christopher Hall Babraham Institute UK
2019-2024 Derek Jones University of Pennsylvania USA
2019-2024 Ziv Porat Weizmann Institute of Science Israel
2018-2023 Uttara Chakraborty Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine India
2018-2023 Eva Orlowski-Oliver Peter MacCallum Cancer Center Australia
2018-2023 Kristen Reifel Vaccine Research Center, NIH/NIAID USA
2018-2023 Vera Tang University of Ottawa Canada
2017-2022 Claudia Bispo AbbVie USA
2017-2022 Isabella Pesce University of Trento Italy
2017-2022 Nicole Poulton Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences USA
2017-2022 Aja Rieger University of Alberta Canada
2017-2019 Diana Bonilla Cytek USA
2016-2020 Suat Dervish Sydney University Australia
2016-2020 Christian Kukat Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing Germany
2016-2020 Radhika Rayanki Medimmune LLC United States
2016-2020 Erica Smit NIH/NIAID United States
2016-2020 Gert Van Isterdael VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research Belgium
2015-2019 Jessica Back Wayne State University and Karmanos United States
2015-2019 Anna Belkina Boston University School of Medicine United States
2015-2019 Gelo Victoriano Dela Cruz Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology Denmark
2015-2019 Michael Thomson Monash Health Translation Precinct Australia
2014-2018 Andrew Filby Newcastle University United Kingdom
2014-2018 Michael Gregory NYU Langone Medical Center United States
2014-2018 Rob Salomon Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (UTS) Australia
2014-2016 Rachael Walker (moved from IMISP) Babraham Institute United Kingdom