Iulia Macavei of Evosep Discusses Her PhD Research and Her Role in Organizing FeMS Events

March is Women's History Month. This month, we are celebrating the work of women in analytical chemistry. As part of our coverage, we sat down with various 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). In this interview, we talked with Iulia Macavei of Evosep, who is also the European Chair of the Fundraising Committee for FeMS.

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. During her thesis, she applied mass spectrometry-based proteomics to rapidly identify sepsis-related microorganisms, their antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors. Beyond her research, Macavei is deeply engaged with the scientific community, serving as the European Chair of the Fundraising Committee for Females in Mass Spectrometry (FeMS), fostering collaboration and support for women in the field.

In this interview, we discuss Macavei’s PhD research and how it has carried over into her professional career. Additionally, we learn about her role as part of FeMS’s Fundraising Committee and how people can get involved with FeMS operations.

To hear more from Macavei, look to our upcoming interview with her and other FeMS members about how Women’s History Month and their group have impacted their lives. For more general Women’s History Month coverage, we recently did a series of interviews with members of the LinkedIn group, International Women in Chromatography (2).

References

(1) Home. FeMS 2025. https://femalesinms.com/ (accessed 2025-3-24)

(2) Jones, K. Advancing Science Through Diversity: A Conversation with Women in Chromatography, Part 1. LCGC International 2025. https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/advancing-science-through-diversity-a-conversation-with-women-in-chromatography-part-1 (accessed 2025-3-28)