Verena Claudia Haage

Verena is a neuroimmunologist and postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Translational and Computational Neurimmunology at Columbia University in New York City. Her research focuses on heterogeneity of human microglia in health and in the context of neurodegenerative diseases. Verena has a strong interest in promoting research sustainability and worked on several aspects of sustainability in science, including a study assessing conference traveling behavior of scientists as well as the social aspects of research sustainability by focusing on and advocating for the importance of leadership and mentorship in academia. She is a co-founder of the Sustainable Leadership for Science initiative and leading author of a study assessing the state of leadership in academia in Germany. Since 2022 she is an active eLife ambassador with the goal to advocate and drive for the inclusion of leadership and mentorship in research assessment.