The ECR Committee is pleased to welcome new members from all over the world. They will play key organizing roles in ECR activities such as mentoring sessions, networking events, online panel discussions, competitions, and more. Read their short biographies to get to know more about them.
Maximilian Wulf
Max is a postdoctoral researcher at the Medizinisches Proteom-Center of the Ruhr-University Bochum and is involved in several research projects on the application of proteomic techniques (especially spatial and few cell proteomics) in neurobiological contexts. In his Ph.D. thesis, he investigated the proteome of neuromelanin granules in postmortem brain samples from donors with Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Part of this work was awarded the "Wissenschaftspreis 2023" by the German Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Parkinson und Bewegungsstörungen e.V.), which recognizes significant contributions to Parkinson's disease research by early-career researchers. In addition to his research interests, Max is passionate about teaching proteomics to undergraduate students, collaborating with other early-career researchers from different disciplines, and communicating advances in proteomics to a wider audience.
Ihor Arefiev
Ihor is an MSc student in Biochemistry at the University of Sherbrooke. His project is focused on finding evidence of non-canonical proteins translation in mouse testes. He is excited to become an active member of the HUPO ECR Committee and is eager to be involved in the organization of the HUPO World Congress.
Valeriia Vasylieva
Valeriia is an MSc student at Sherbrooke University in the MABLAB group. Their focus is on tackling challenges in discovering the noncanonical proteins. She recently started her journey in proteomics and is excited by the field. She is eager to contribute to the HUPO ECR Committee to give back to the community, gain transversal skills, and meet amazing people.
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