EASD Early Career Academy
We support, train, mentor, and create opportunities for scientists, clinicians, and students in the field of diabetes who are at an early or intermediate stage of their career.
The EASD Early Career Academy provides unique opportunities for development, a platform for exchange of knowledge and experience, peer-support, and interaction with the wider EASD community. Through various activities, it will support and motivate early-career researchers and clinicians in the field of diabetes to become the future leaders that pursue excellence in diabetes care and research.
What we do and offer
Webinars
Held by senior experts who will provide guidance on very practical, key topics that will help early-career clinical and basic/translational investigators move their skills forward.
Journal Clubs
Providing authors at an early stage of their career with the opportunity to disseminate their recently published research findings and inspire colleagues worldwide.
Mentorship Programme
Bringing together junior clinicians or researchers with established mentors to accelerate the development and career of the mentee, and to develop their network in the diabetes field.
Annual Event
Bringing together emerging investigators in basic and clinical diabetes research for a 3-day meeting to learn from leading scientists, explore current topics, and network with peers.
Upcoming Activities
Next webinar!
The role of the placenta in diabetes
Join us on World Diabetes Day, 14 November 2025, at 16:00 CET for our next webinar!
This time, Prof. Gernot Desoye from the Medical University in Graz, will discuss the role of the placenta in diabetes and how the placenta - shaped by both maternal and foetal influences - plays a central role in pregnancy outcomes.
Advance your knowledge, career and network
EASD Early Career Academy Meeting 2026
Applications for the 2nd EASD ECA Meeting are now open! This three-day event, open to basic and clinical researchers, features interactive lectures, small-group workshops, open discussions, and hands-on training.
Apply now and submit an abstract to join us for this unique learning and networking opportunity with distinguished experts and emerging leaders in the diabetes field.
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Early Career Academy Event at EASD 2025
Once again, we were actively involved in shaping the programme of the EASD Annual Meeting 2025 in Vienna, with several engaging sessions organised directly by use. Additionally, we also evaluated the abstracts submitted for the Annual Meeting 2025 to assign the annual 'Best Abstract Award(s)' to outstanding early career researchers.
Congratulations to the eight awardees on receiving the 'Best Abstract Awards' 2025: Luke Sharp, Sian Grace, Tue Leth Nielsen, Rasmus Michael Sandsal, Noemi Cimbalo, Jolien De Meulemeester, Anniina Tynjälä and Line Bruun Eriksen.
