Welcome to Young EPIZONE

Young EPIZONE aims to integrate young scientists into EPIZONE Network of Excellence. Young EPIZONE provides a platform for young scientists working on epizootic diseases where they are able to meet and discuss with scientists from all over the world.

Young EPIZONE started as an idea from project manager Jitty Oosterga-Land. As a former teacher she was always working on ways to connect education with work. She discovered that PhD’s and postdocs sometimes have trouble with integration in a network with many profound scientists and wanted to change this.

Young EPIZONE officially started in April 2008. The first meeting with a core group of young scientists became the lead for Young EPIZONE as it is today. As a new-born network group, humouresly called EPI-babies, they discussed the need of young scientists in EPIZONE, the organization of such a network and the tools that could help them reach the goals. With this they have started this website and organized the first Young EPIZONE meeting during the second annual meeting in Brescia.

young@epizone-eu.net.