I am Lorenza Alice, a scientist passionate about interdisciplinarity since very early on. I embraced the field of systems biology combining experimental work and mathematical modeling, fascinated by discussing the scientific finding from different perspectives!
Having different perspectives is key to enrich the understanding of scientific results and the same holds true for the workplace. By valuing diversity we can all enrich ourselves and our work!
Years of experience as equal opportunities and diversity officer at the German Cancer Research Center, the largest biomedical research center in Germany, have been essential to understand the complexity of equal opportunities. A truly enriching experience!
In my perspective, valuing diversity does not simply mean to work with colleagues of different nationalities, sexual orientation, religious beliefs…
Valuing diversity means to “see” the diversity of each of us by knowing it and learning to respect it! We can pave our way to embrace diversity through curiosity, awareness and respectful communication.
I truly believe we can all contribute to create a healthy and safe working environment, which is essential for our health and our work.
Short bio:
Feb 2024- present: scientific coordinator and research assistant – REPO4EU – University of Hamburg, Germany
Sept 2023- present: scientific coordinator Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network – SPIDoc’s – (University of Siegen) – University of Lübeck, Germany
Feb 2023- June 2023: Impact Hub Hamburg – community member
Feb 2022 – Aug 2023: scientific EU project coordinator – Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB, LIV), Hamburg, Germany
Oct 2021-present: EQUDIV – Freelancer, Hamburg, Germany
Equal opportunities and diversity officer – German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
Team leader and projects coordinator – German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
Postdoctoral researcher – German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
Research stay – Whitehead Institute for Biochemical Research, Cambridge, US
Research assistant – Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Italy
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Education:
Intercultural communication – University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education
Equality of Opportunity and the Ethics of Discrimination – University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education
Mental Health First Aider – Central institute of mental health – Mannheim
Scuola Holden – “Writing life” – Classi-fy
Scuola Holden – “From image to the story” – Classi-fy
PhD – “Complex systems for quantitative biomedicine” – University of Turin, Italy
M.Sc. – Biology – Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (IRCCS) – University of Turin, Italy.
I WORKED WITH
- Centre for Structural Systems Biology – CSSB, Hamburg, Germany
- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology – LIST, Luxembourg
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron – DESY, Hamburg, Germany
- Joint Research Centre – EU Science Summit – Panel list, Brussel, Belgium
- Charité and Würzburg Medical Centers – Collaborative Research Center TRR295, Germany
- Princes Máxima Centrum, Pediatric Oncology – VAGABOND Doctoral Network, The Netherlands
- German Cancer Research Center – DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
- University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- EPFL, Switzerland
- MPI, Dortmund, Germany
- MPI, Heidelberg, Germany
- Paris Centre for Cosmological Physics, France
TOPICS
“Unconscious biases at the workplace”
“Unconscious bias and microaggression – breaking the cycle”
“Global Leadership in Science: Raising Awareness towards Harassment and Power Abuse”, with Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani
“Unconscious bias in recruitment” , seminars and guidelines
“DKFZ Mentoring: Tailored to your needs” – planning and establishment (as DKFZ equal opportunitises and diversity office
CONTRIBUTION TO DISSEMINATION ON Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Contributed to How to begin building a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in your research group Levine A. Science, 2021
- Contributed to A passion for pathways: Careers in diversity and inclusion for STEM postdocs Levine A. Science, 2019