The IBL PhD and Postdoc Association, also known as IPPA, seeks to create a platform for PhDs and Postdocs at the Institute of Biology Leiden to interact with one another. IPPA arranges social gatherings approximately four times each year, which include food and drinks, with the goal of integrating PhDs and Postdocs from different research fields. IPPA's events will be expanded to include opportunities for professional growth and networking.

IPPA provides assistance to all PhDs and Postdocs employed at the IBL and is happy to help with any inquiries. IPPA aims to serve as a link of communication between PhDs, Postdocs, and the IBL management team. To achieve this, a member of IPPA participates in the IBL Institute Council, and some IPPA initiatives aim to raise concerns and questions from PhDs and Postdocs and present them to the IBL management team. To learn more, please contact us via email.

Jo-Anne Verschoor

Chair
PhD student, Microbial Sciences        
Email: j.verschoor@biology.leidenuniv.nl

Jeroen Hubert

Postdoc, Animal Sciences
Email:  j.hubert@biology.leidenuniv.nl

Andrea Del Rio

PhD Candidate, Microbial Sciences       
Email: a.del.rio@biology.leidenuniv.nl

Tessa Vergroesen

PhD student, Animal Sciences        
Email: t.m.vergroesen@biology.leidenuniv.nl

Cathleen Broersma

Postdoc, Microbial Sciences
Email: c.m.e.broersma@biology.leidenuniv.nl

Lina Bayona Maldonado

Postdoc, Microbial Sciences
Email: l.m.bayona.maldonado@biology.leidenuniv.nl