The ReproducibiliTea Steering Community is expanding and changing yet again to make sure that we keep the early career researcher (ECR) perspective to building open science communities as well as allowing for more diverse perspectives. This year, we are welcoming four new committee members who will bring fresh impulses to our work.


Please join us in welcoming our new committee members:

Abigail Licata @licataae.bsky.social

Abigail is a PhD student in Neuroscience at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) and is a part of the Swiss Reproducibility Network. She has co-organized the ReproducibiliTea journal clubs since 2023 and has been involved with reproducibility-focused events including BrainHack and a workshop on reproducible analysis with R Quarto. Prior to her PhD, she worked in clinics in the US and Germany, assisting professionals of different backgrounds with neuroimaging analysis in various patient populations. Beyond her passion for reproducible neuroimaging, she also helps connect women in neuroscience across the globe as a member and event co-organizer for the Women in Neuroscience Repository. She believes in science as a collaborative effort for the benefit of humanity and hopes to spread FAIR neuroimaging methods far and wide!

Abigail Licata



Anastasiia Marmyleva @marmyleva_ana / @marmyleva-ana.bsky.social / (LinkedIn)

Anastasiia is an avid mitochondria enthusiast, which drove her to pursue a Doctoral degree at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is also a co-organiser of a ReproducibiliTea UniHelsinki club - a safe space for researchers to address the issues of reproducibility in science and educate each other on good practices. Anastasiia is also passionate about science communication and is not afraid to use these tools to fight against miscommunication in research.

Anastasiia Marmyleva



Hemani Sharma (LinkedIn)

Hemani is a dedicated professional in the field of Bioinformatics. She is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from Jaipur National University and also serves as Joint Secretary at Bioclues. She is adept at crafting scientific papers for academic journals and writes the BIOCLUES newsletter, organizes the Journal Club talks, and coordinates conferences and workshops to ensure productive outcomes, fostering collaborative scientific discussions. Dr Prashanth founded Bioclues.org virtually in 2005 with support from some of his friends and colleagues. “With several core members and mentors, it is now India’s largest bioinformatics society working for mentor-mentee relationships through Mentoring-Outreach-Research-Entrepreneurship (MORE) verticals”. In the year 2010, they have set up vision 2020 to ensure their thoughts are converted to actions by the said year. As they set the milestones, they heralded vision 2030. Hemani also worked as a Junior Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley (2011-2013) under the guidance of Dr. Ravish Chatrath and Dr. Rekha Malik. Noteworthy research projects include hierarchical clustering of Indian wheat varieties, evaluation of agro-morphological characters for genetic diversity, and establishing a core set of Indian wheat.

Hemani Sharma



Hazel Aileen van der Walle @hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social

Hazel is a PhD student in Music Psychology at Durham University (UK), where she set up and co-organises Durham’s ReproducibiliTea journal club. Having earned her MSc in Music Psychology & Neuroscience and BA in Theology & Music, she brings a keen interdisciplinary focus to the ReproducibiliTea team, aiming to connect the sciences with the arts and humanities in diverse Open Research practices and methodologies.

Hazel Aileen van der Walle



And, our new committee co-chairs:

Helena Gellersen

Helena received her PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge where she was also a co-organiser of the ReproducibiliTea journal club. She is now a postdoc at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and a Research Fellow at St John’s College Cambridge. She is also a guest lecturer for the Improving Scientific Practises research master course at Cambridge.

Helena Gellersen



Paulina Manduch (LinkedIn)

Paulina studied at SGH Warsaw School of Economics and SWPS University in Warsaw, Poland. In November 2024, she defended her Master’s thesis in experimental psychology of creativity. She contributed to many ReproducibiliTea meetings at SWPS University, both as a presenter and as a co-organiser. Paulina has been serving on the steering committee since early 2023, and is eager to develop and implement projects to support journal clubs.

Paulina Manduch



And, give a warm ‘welcome back’ to our returning members:

Michael Muhoozi @MUHOOZIMICHAEL

Michael is a PhD student in Healthcare Policy and Research at Virginia Commonwealth University and a researcher at the Center for Health and Population Research, Makerere University, Uganda. Passionate about ensuring that decision-making and policy are grounded in reproducible, transparent, and replicable evidence, Michael led the establishment of ReproducibiliTea at Makerere University to foster a culture of research reproducibility. His work emphasizes the importance of rigorous and accessible research practices in healthcare policy, particularly in underrepresented and resource-limited settings.

Michael Muhoozi



Lianne Wolsink @liannewolsink.bsky.social

Lianne is a PhD student at the Department of Cognitive Psychology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. She is originally from the Netherlands, where she studied Psychology and Neuroscience in Nijmegen and Maastricht. Lianne started and co-organises the ReproducibiliTea in Bochum.

Lianne Wolsink



Plans for 2025

We have a lot of exciting projects and we are always looking for ideas. If you want to get involved, have a cool idea you think we could tackle, or have some critique for us, please get in touch.