MANA Early Career Members (ECM)
Our Mission
To empower the next generation of scientists in the field of metabolomics in North America by supporting opportunities for mentorship, networking, training, and career development opportunities.
Eligibility
Anyone who has completed their most recent degree within the last 10 years is considered an Early Career Member within MANA. You must also be a MANA member. Join or renew here!
Join Our Council!
Shape the future of the ECM community.
We’re seeking enthusiastic early-career members to help lead ECM initiatives, encompassing workshops, mentorship, awards, and community events. Joining the council is a great way to connect, gain leadership experience, and make an impact.
👉 Fill out the application form to get involved!
Our Goals
Provide professional and career development for MANA early-career members
Establish a community within the MANA early-career metabolomics network to encourage the exchange of metabolomics resources
Strengthen the metabolomics connections between industry, government, and academia
Promote metabolomics events/activities within North America
Opportunities & Awards
Supporting early careers through recognition, resources, and opportunities.
The ECM Committee is dedicated to supporting and recognizing the next generation of metabolomics researchers. Through workshops, grants, and awards, ECM provides meaningful opportunities for professional development, financial support, and recognition at the annual MANA conference.
Annual ECM Offerings
Workshops – Training and professional development opportunities led by experts in metabolomics and related fields.
Travel & Conference Awards – Support for early career researchers to attend and present at the MANA Annual Conference.
Awards for the Annual MANA Conference
MANA Early Career Rising Star Award
Mark P. Styczynski Early Career Award in Computational Metabolomics
ECM Travel Awards, Sponsored by ECM Committee
ECM Lightning Talk Award
ECM Best Poster Award – Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate Student, & Undergraduate Student
Dependent Care Grant - ECM Committee is committed to promoting equitable access to all MANA members with child and/or adult dependent care responsibilities. This grant helps defray the cost of dependent care services, ensuring eligible applicants can fully participate in the conference.
Early Career Member Council
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Gonçalo J. Gouveia, Ph.D.
CHAIR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER (OCT. 2021 - DEC. 2023)
Senior Research Associate, Cornell University
Areas of Expertise: NMR & LC-MS, Metabolomics, QA/QC, Reference Materials, Sample preparation, Experimental Design, Metabolite ID, Forensic Drugs/Toxicology, Model Organisms
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Khyati Mehta, Ph.D.
VICE CHAIR
Research Fellow, NCATS, NIH
Areas of Expertise: Computational metabolomics and lipidomics, skin and breath analysis
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Darcy L. Cochran, Ph.D.
FINANCIAL OFFICER
Research Associate, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Areas of Expertise: NMR and LC-MS metabolomics, HRMS, sample preparation, data analysis and visualization
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Stephanie Rankin-Turner, Ph.D.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Areas of Expertise: Metabolomics, volatilomics, GC/MS, ambient ionization
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Maribel E. Okiye, Ph.D., M.S.
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Areas of Expertise: Human microbiome, LC-MS/MS untargeted metabolomics, microbial metabolites, natural product discovery, metagenomics, translation and precision medicine, high throughout screening
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Ipsita Mohanty, Ph.D.
COUNCIL MEMBER
Postdoctoral Researcher, UCSD
Areas of Expertise: LC-MS/MS untargeted metabolomics, microbial metabolites, bile acid discovery, metagenomics
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Shunyang Wang, Ph.D.
COUNCIL MEMBER
ML & Computational Chemistry Scientist, Genentech
Areas of Expertise: Computational Metabolomics, Quantum Chemistry, Cheminformatics, and GC/LC-MS
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Courtney Christopher, Ph.D.
COUNCIL MEMBER
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Areas of Expertise: Metabolomics, lipidomics, gut microbiome, microbial metabolites, precision medicine
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Amanda Bayless, M.S.
COUNCIL MEMBER
Research Biologist, Biochemical and Exposure Science Group, NIST
Areas of Expertise: NMR and LC-MS based metabolomics, reference material development, QA/QC
Previous ECM Council Members
Maryam Tabatabaei, Ph.D. (Council Member, May 2023 - Dec. 2024)
Robin Joshi, Ph.D. (Council Member, May 2023 - Dec. 2024)
Hanan Alwaseem, Ph.D. (Financial Officer, May 2023 - Dec. 2024)
Chathuri Mohottige, Ph.D. (Administrative Officer, Jan. 2023 - Dec. 2024)
Nicole Prince, Ph.D. (Vice Chair, Jan. 2022 - Dec. 2024)
Arpana Vaniya, Ph.D. (Chair, Oct. 2021 - Dec. 2023; Council Member, May 2020 - Oct. 2021)
Brian DeFelice, Ph.D. (Council Member, Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2023)
Raquel Cumeras, Ph.D. (Council Member, Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2023)
David Crizer, Ph.D. (Council Member, Jan. 2021 - Feb. 2023)
Brianna Garcia, Ph.D. (Inaugural Financial Officer, Oct. 2019 - Jan. 2023)
Fariba Tayyari, Ph.D. (Council Member, Oct. 2019 - Dec. 2022)
Yuanyuan Li, Ph.D. (Inaugural Vice Chair, Oct. 2019 - Nov. 2022)
Candice Ulmer, Ph.D. (Inaugural Administrative Officer, Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2022)
Christina M. Jones, Ph.D. (Council Member, Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2021)
Oana Zeleznik, Ph.D. (Council Member, Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2021)
Kehau Hagiwara, Ph.D. (Inaugural Chair, Oct. 2019 - Jul. 2021)
Franklin Earl Leach III, Ph.D. (Council Member, Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2020)
Biswapriya Misra, Ph.D. (Council Member, Oct. 2019 - Mar. 2020)
