July 16, 2026 | 12:15 PM | Ontario Power Building
Join the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the UHN Office of Research Trainees (ORT) for “Inside Scientific Publishing: How to Publish in Top Journals and Build a Career in Publishing“, an in-person lunch and learn on July 16, at 12:15 PM in the Ontario Power Building, 6th Floor, Room 6-114.
Throughout the session, Dr. Alexia-Ileana Zaromytidou, Chief Editor, Nature Cancer, will provide an insider’s view of publishing in Nature Cancer and share advice on pursuing a career in scientific publishing.
This event is free and open to all UHN trainees, postdoctoral researchers, and staff. Register now, as spots are limited!
Speaker Bio:
Alexia-Ileana Zaromytidou (Αλεξία-Ηλεάνα Ζαρομυτίδου) completed her BSc in Molecular Biology at University College London, followed by a PhD in Biochemistry in the laboratory of Richard Treisman at the London Research Institute of Cancer Research UK (now the Francis Crick Institute) in London, UK. She carried out her postdoctoral research in the lab of Joan Massagué at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She joined the Nature Cell Biology editorial team in 2010, championing cancer biology as a major field at the journal, and was later promoted to Chief Editor, overseeing the expansion of the journal’s scope and editorial team. After working on a publishing proposal for a new cancer-dedicated Nature journal in 2018, she took the helm of Nature Cancer as its launch Chief Editor in 2019. During her editorial career Alexia has handled thousands of manuscripts across preclinical, translational and clinical research and has contributed to the development of several editorial & publishing policies of the Nature Portfolio. She is an active member of the scientific community, having co-organized a large number of scientific conferences, and delivering numerous talks and workshops every year to advise researchers on matters pertaining to their work, best scientific practice and science policy. Alexia is based in New York.