FeMS Members Reflect on the Meaning of Women’s History Month

As Women's History Month wraps up, we remain committed to celebrating the contributions of women in analytical chemistry. As part of our coverage, we sat down with members of Females in Mass Spectrometry, a community-led initiative to create a network of support for women in the field of mass spectrometry, work to create communities where female analytical chemists can flourish (1). We spoke with with Silvia Radenkovic of UMC Utrecht, Ezgi Gürler of BIOCEV, and Iulia Macavei of Evosep.

Radenkovic earned her PhD at KU Leuven Faculty of Medicine at the Metabolomics Expertise Center (MEC), CCB-VIB, and Mayo Clinic (visiting). Currently, she is a clinical biochemical geneticist in training at UMC Utrecht, where she is using metabolomics for diagnosisand management of IMDs. Radenkovic is also part of several initiatives for early career researchers, including the EMN Metabolomics Society (chair), Biochemical Society (early career representative grants committee), and Females in Mass-Spectrometry (co-chair awards committee).

Gürler completed her bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of Ankara, and later earned a Master of Science degree in Biochemistry from Leiden University. She was part of the Analytical Development team at Johnson Vaccine and Prevention (Johnson & Johnson), in Leiden, the Netherlands, where she contributed to developing the glycoconjugate vaccine candidates (ExPEC Next Generation) and the MultiResp RSV vaccine projects in Dalton Lab. She joined FeMS as an events committee member in 2022 while working at J&J as an Associate Scientist in Mass Spectrometry. In February 2025, she transitioned to the lead as EU Events Chair.

Macavei is a scientist at Evosep in Odense, Denmark, where she focuses on developing cutting-edge workflows for clinical proteomics, emphasizing robustness and high throughput. She earned her PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Lyon in France. Macavei also serves as the European Chair of the Fundraising Committee for Females in Mass Spectrometry (FeMS), fostering collaboration and support for women in the field.

Watch the video below to hear more about what Women’s History Month means to the members of FeMS. For more of our FeMS coverage, click here (2).

References

(1) Home. FeMS 2025. https://femalesinms.com/ (accessed 2025-3-31)

(2) Acevedo, A. Iulia Macavei of Evosep Discusses Her PhD Research and Her Role in Organizing FeMS Events. LCGC International 2025. https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/iulia-macavei-of-evosep-discusses-her-phd-research-and-her-role-in-organizing-fems-events (accessed 2025-3-31)