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The Lonely Pipette is a podcast where scientists share tips to help you do better science. The episodes include conversations with researchers around the world. Renaud Pourpre and Jonathan Weitzman will talk to inspiring people to learn about their habits and recommendations for all scientists. Don’t stay alone, come join The Lonely Pipette community! 💌 Subscribe for free and get the next episode directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL
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You have built your boat, assembled your crew, and navigated the storms. But where exactly are you sailing? In this final episode of this ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast limited series, we arrive at the ultimate destination : Success. But what does success really mean in academia ? Is it the number of papers you publish, the size of your lab, or the awards you collect? Jonathan and Renaud bring together four brilliant scientists to challenge the traditional academic compass : Rachael Dangarembizi (University of Cape Town, South Africa), Michaela Fenckova (University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic), Harmit Malik (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, USA), and Srikanth Ramaswamy (Newcastle University, UK). This podcast series is a limited-series from The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, a guide that will help you to adress the difficult issue of transitioning from postdoc to team leader . The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast 'From Postdoc to PI' is organized with the support of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), a founding partner of the ALBA Network. You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipette Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
Even the best captain cannot control the weather. But they can control how they navigate the storm. In Episode 4 of the ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, we sail into the darker waters of academia: power dynamics, bullying, and toxic environments. We often talk about the "dream lab," but what happens when that dream becomes a nightmare? When the hierarchy is used to silence rather than support ? Or when systemic barriers put researchers in danger ? Renaud and Jonathan sit down with three courageous scientists, Alicja Puścian (University of Warsaw, Poland), Dori Grijseels (Max Planck Institute, Germany), and Angeline Dukes (University of Minnesota, USA) who share powerful personal stories and navigation strategies. This podcast series is a limited-series from The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, a guide that will help you to adress the difficult issue of transitioning from postdoc to team leader . The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast 'From Postdoc to PI' is organized with the support of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), a founding partner of the ALBA Network. Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
What is the most valuable "invisible skill" of a group leader ? In Episode 3, we tackle the difficult question : how to build a research culture where people don't just survive, but thrive. Science is not a solo trip. It is a group expedition. Yet, most group leaders are never trained to manage humans, resolve conflicts, or foster inclusivity. Renaud and Jonathan sit down with four inspiring scientist Dori Grijseels (Max Planck Institute, Germany), Angeline Dukes (University of Minnesota, USA), Adrian Liston (University of Cambridge, UK), and Denise Fitzgerald (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) to decode the DNA of a healthy lab. This podcast series is a limited-series from The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, a guide that will help you to adress the difficult issue of transitioning from postdoc to team leader . The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast 'From Postdoc to PI' is organized with the support of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), a founding partner of the ALBA Network. Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
What if constraints could fuel your lab instead of limiting it ? Episode 2 dives into the realities and opportunities of building a lab in resource-constrained settings. Renaud and Jonathan talk to Daniela Di Bella (Harvard, USA), Vatsala Thirumalai (National Centre for Biological Sciences, India), and Sahba Besharati (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) about how determination and creativity can turn restrictions into scientific excellence. From Argentina to India and South Africa, they share how starting with less taught them to think bigger, act smarter, and stay true to their vision. This podcast series is a limited-series from The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, a guide that will help you to adress the difficult issue of transitioning from postdoc to team leader . The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast 'From Postdoc to PI' is organized with the support of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), a founding partner of the ALBA Network. Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
Making the leap from postdoc to group leader is both exciting and terrifying. Episode 1 offers the postdoc perspective on this journey. Renaud and Jonathan from the Lonely Pipette talk with Florencia Fernandez-Chiappe (Boston University, US), Mayank Chugh (William & Mary, US), and Ashley Bourke (MPI for Brain Research, DE) about the fears, anxieties, and uncertainties that come with this transition. They share their personal experiences, discuss common challenges, and offer insights on how to navigate this crucial career step with confidence. This podcast series is a limited-series from The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, a guide that will help you to adress the difficult issue of transitioning from postdoc to team leader . The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast 'From Postdoc to PI' is organized with the support of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), a founding partner of the ALBA Network. Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
We had the great honour of producing a podcast for the ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast. This podcast series is a unique resource, a guide that will help you to adress the difficult issue of transitioning from postdoc to team leader . We hope it will inspire you as much as it has transformed our vision of academia ! The ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast 'From Postdoc to PI' is organized with the support of the International Brain Research Organization , a founding partner of the ALBA Network. This podcast is hosted by The Lonely Pipette, produced by Exaltia and organised with the support of IBRO. Enjoy listening and see you next Wednesday for the broadcast of this limited series, which will be released every two weeks! The ALBA Diversity Podcast interviews neuroscientists from underrepresented groups to better understand their hurdles and victories, and what keeps them going in today’s brain research community. In season 2, with IBROs' support, we focus on the transition from postdoc to PI, highlighting the unique challenges faced by postdocs and early-career PIs worldwide. By sharing their experiences and strategies for overcoming obstacles, the podcast aims to provide valuable insights for scientists navigating this critical career stage. Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This month we talk with Ana Boskovic about her experience of setting up her own lab and hiring a new team Ana began studying languages and literature… but found it too easy, so she switched She questions whether you are ever ‘ready’ to set up your own lab It’s important that you find the right ‘fit’ for the place you want to work and this should be a supportive environment She learnt early that it is important to hire people with diverse personalities who each fill a gap in the skills the lab needs Ana also says it’s important to always be yourself and not pretend to be something you are not She remembers that hiring was the biggest challenge in setting up her own team They need to be dedicated but also well-integrated into the team and the lab culture She balances ambitions with pragmatic considerations to avoid biased approaches Ana loves ‘to do’ lists as a source of satisfaction and to help planning She says you need to be able to trust and respect your mentor because you know they want you to succeed Mentors need to learn to have a conversation and be sensitive to mentees’ needs Ana insists that mentors need to be able to apologize if they get it wrong Ana uses her train ride to plan her day and write her To-Do list She tells us about her favourite Roman emperor, Diocletian She reminds us that “The plural of anecdote is not data” She mentioned these labs, scientists and institutions University of Zagreb https://www.unizg.hr/homepage/ EMBL Rome https://www.embl.org/research/faculty/rome/ Maria Elena Torres-Padilla (podcast episode from Season 1) https://www.buzzsprout.com/1356877/episodes/6624301-tlp-6-just-go-for-it-following-your-curiosity-and-excitement-maria-elena-torres-padilla Maria Elena Torres-Padilla (lab) https://www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/ies/pi/maria-elena-torres-padilla Oliver Rando https://www.umassmed.edu/randolab/ Edith Heard (podcast episode from Season 2) https://thelonelypipette.buzzsprout.com/1356877/episodes/11387623-tlp-12-science-without-frontiers-edith-heard F Scott Fitzgerald https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald Diocletian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian Split, Croatia https://en.wik You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipette Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This month Ivan Oransky joins us to talk about his work as a journalist and advocate for monitoring scientific misconduct. Ivan confesses about his beginnings as a young playwright of the immune system He discusses how and why he left medicine to become a journalist Ivan’s mentors encouraged him to develop by getting experience as a journalist and editor Ivan reflects on how his training as a physician was helpful and allowed people to trust him He stresses how important it is to read in order to develop story-writing skills Ivan explains that curiosity and attention can help to hunt for good stories He thinks the trend to ‘weaponization’ is central to what’s wrong in science and science communication today He suggests that going ‘upstream’ might help to explain the methodology and not just the results of science Ivan describes the origins of Retraction Watch and looking for the stories behind the retractions He also insists that we need to look upstream to understand what leads to the fraud (or sloppiness) behind the retractions Finally, learning to say NO is an important skill to keeping focused Ivan mentioned these scientists, writers and institutions Harvard University : https://www.harvard.edu/ The Harvard Crimson https://www.thecrimson.com/ Yale University https://www.yale.edu/ The Scientist https://www.the-scientist.com/ Journal of American Medical Association https://jamanetwork.com/ New York University’s Carter Journalism Institute https://journalism.nyu.edu/ The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com Lawrence Altman MD https://www.nytimes.com/by/lawrence-k-altman George Lundberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_D._Lundberg https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1114712/ To find out more about Ivan and his work visit these links at NYU https://journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/profile/ivan-oransky-md/ on Twitter/X https://x.com/ivanoransky Retraction Watch https://retractionwatch.com/ The Transmitter /Spectrum magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Transmitter Ivan’s first play about the Immune System (aged 11) https://theoranskyjournal.wordpress.com/wp- You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipette Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This month we enjoyed talking to Arjun Raj about his interdisciplinary approaches to studying biological systems Arjun shares how he almost became a truck driver and experimented with a career in an (unnamed) rock band He tells us about his journey from mathematics to quantitative biology and he shares thoughts about comparing biology with physics and what they can learn from each other He says we all struggle with how to teach creativity and how to evaluate the most promising ideas. Arjun discusses how to improve mentoring and practical auto-mentoring. He gives specific examples about learning how to peer-review papers. He recommends a narrative-based approach to science communication so that you can leave the audience with a feeling of wonder He is inspired by Star Wars storytelling as a science communicator He says it's important to go through a period of really paying attention to the small details Arjun argues that scientists have become overburdened and that increasing scope creep creates a lot of pressure He mentioned these labs, scientists and institutions University of Pennsylvania https://www.upenn.edu/ UC Berkeley https://www.berkeley.edu/ Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University https://cims.nyu.edu/dynamic/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology https://www.mit.edu/ Fred Kramer https://phri.njms.rutgers.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty/fred-russell-kramer/ Sunjay Tyagi https://phri.njms.rutgers.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty/sanjay-tyagi/ To find out more about Arjun visit these links Raj Lab https://rajlab.seas.upenn.edu/ on Twitter/X https://x.com/arjunrajla Random musings Blog https://rajlaboratory.blogspot.com/ Tools for Science resource https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBGk-u5auVCvI5EMaQnptMWbxHHl3ncIhKgIgEzjylw/edit You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipette Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This month Alicia Rojas tells us about her journey from Costa Rica to Israel and back, in search of pathogens and parasites Alicia shares the personal difficulties of being far from home and how she missed family and food She reflects on coming back to Costa Rica to explore its rich biodiversity She recalls the challenges of returning from a luxurious postdoc at the Weizmann Institute to setting up her own lab in Costa Rica during a pandemic She discusses the need to be resilient and creative and build collaborations She is proud to be “doing the best we can with the limited resources we have” As a mentor, she stresses that every student is different and she tries to keep a helicopter-view of everything that is going on Alicia gets up really early to complete work and make time for her family in the afternoon She recommends to finish one task before you start the next one She mentioned these labs, scientists and institutions University of Costa Rica : https://www.ucr.ac.cr/ Hebrew University of Jerusalem : https://en.huji.ac.il/ Neta Regev-Rudzki laboratory : https://www.weizmann.ac.il/Biomolecular_Sciences/regev/ Weizmann Institute of Science: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/pages/ Research Center for Tropical Diseases. : http://www.ciet.ucr.ac.cr/en/about-cie t To find out more about Alicia visit these links Alicia’s lab : https://www.thetropicalwormlab.com/ Alicia’s LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-rojas-30215b1aa/ On Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thetropicalwormlab_ucr/ On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/thetropicalwormlabUCR/ You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipette Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This month Hans Clevers talks to us about his productive career and his pioneering work on organoid technologies. Hans admits that he initially found biology frustrating and disappointing But then he learnt to enjoy the rare spark of excitement from discoveries He managed to get his PhD in just one year! You need to trust yourself and learn to share with others Hans warns new group leaders not to expect too much from younger colleagues It’s important to give your students their own space He paints a metaphoric image of research - Push against the dark wall until the window opens on a new valley His search for stem cells in the gut led his lab to develop organoid approaches and 3D culture technologies Hans describes his unexpected move to Roche and “large pharma” He describes his role bridging the gap between scientists and industry leadership Hans talks about the benefits of interacting with artists He warns about being too attached to your hypothesis and the importance of being wrong He mentioned these labs, institutions and companies Roche Pharma R&D (pRED): https://www.roche.com/innovation/structure/pred Utrecht University : https://www.uu.nl/en Dana Farber Cancer Institute : https://www.dana-farber.org/ Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences : https://www.knaw.nl/en Cox Terhorst : https://immunologyphd.hms.harvard.edu/people/cox-terhorst To find out more about Hans visit these links X-Twitter https://x.com/hansclevers?lang=en Hubrecht Institute https://www.hubrecht.eu https://www.hubrecht.eu/research-groups/clevers-group/ Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Clevers Utrecht University https://www.uu.nl/staff/JCClevers Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jTAHhTQAAAAJ&hl=en You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipette Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
Today we chat with postdoc Nour El Houda Mimouni about her passionate commitment to improving womens’ health. Nour urges young scientists to get themselves a support group from the beginning She also insists on the importance of developing interests outside of the lab Addressing womens’ health issues is ‘not just a job’ for Nour She recommends students to not alway blindly follow other people's advice She discusses her advocacy work at the European Health Parliament She thinks that every scientist should play a role in public outreach, from a young age She mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companies Cité des sciences et de l'industrie https://www.cite-sciences.fr/fr/accueil Zuckerman Institute https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/ Columbia University https://www.columbia.edu/ Bianca Marlin Jones https://www.biancajonesmarlin.com/ L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Programs for Women in Science https://www.forwomeninscience.com/ European Health Parliament https://www.healthparliament.eu/ Collectif de Femmes de Santé https://www.femmesdesante.fr/ Joëlle Cohen-Tannoudji https://bfa.u-paris.fr/equipe-3/team-members/?lang=en Simone Veil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Veil Jacinda Ardern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern To find out more about Nour visit these links X-Twitter https://twitter.com/NourMimouni5 Nour’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nour-el-houda-mimouni-2b9933a4/ Nour in the lab https://www.biancajonesmarlin.com/nour-mimouni You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipette Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
In this episode, we kick off our Season 3 guests with David Fajgenbaum who shares his extraordinary journey to cure himself from Castleman disease. David shares his very personal story of searching for a cure to his own disease He describes how having a vision for the future helped him to survive He insists that patients can be part of the process and can be active collaborators in the search for cures He pleads for a shift from an Investigator initiated model to a Community initiated model involving collaboration between researchers, clinicians and patients David also insists that approved drugs could be used to treat additional diseases He tells us about why and how he wrote a book, “Chasing My Cure” about his journey He describes the value that good mentors bring He advises to keep focused, surround yourself with good people, learn to delegate and to take important recruitment decisions David recommends getting as much feedback as you can from many people He mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companies University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine : https://www.med.upenn.edu/ Georgetown University : https://www.georgetown.edu/ Castleman Disease Collaborative Network : https://cdcn.org/ Castleman Disease : https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/castlemans-disease/ University of Oxford : https://www.ox.ac.uk/ National Institutes of Health (NIH) : https://www.nih.gov/ Janet Woodcock from the FDA : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Woodcock Brian Wallach : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wallach I am ALS : https://www.iamals.org/ Frits van Rhee : https://cdcn.org/leadership-team/frits-van-rhee/ | https://uams-triprofiles.uams.edu/profiles/display/127377 Sharon Terry : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_F._Terry Arthur Rubenstein : https://www.med.upenn.edu/endowedprofessorships/arthur-h-rubenstein-university-professorship.html Benjamin Castleman : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Castleman To find out more about David and Every Cure visit these links X-Twitter : @DavidFajgenbaum Every Cure https://twitter.com/EveryCure David’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfajgenbaum/ Every Cure’s LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/every-cure/ David’s Book “Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope Into Action” : https://chasingmycure.com/ Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
In this episode Renaud and Jonathan share their excitement about the launch of Season 3 of The Lonely Pipette podcast. BUT this time, they are not the ones asking the questions. 💌 Subscribe and receive the next season in you mailbox Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
Dear Lonely Pipetters, Season 2 has been an amazing journey, BUT Season 3 will be awesome. We are so proud to be still here, with you supporting us. Thank you! In this final episode, we take the chance to give you untold stories about Season 2 making-of, personal stories and what you can do to help us build Season 3. Don’t miss it out ! Subscribe to be updated when Season 3 starts : https://bit.ly/NLTLP Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This week, we talk to Maria Leptin about her path to the head of the European Research Council Maria claims she didn’t receive any formal mentoring advice, but rather absorbed and learnt along the way Against the perceived wisdom, Maria warns against the advice to be continually networking. She advises to listen to what others say and then add your own thoughts. Maria is sure that if you really enjoy the stuff you're doing, then you will do it well and you'll get something out of it. She says that sabbatical breaks can be good to ‘put your brain to air a little bit’ She says the ERC aims to select the very best researchers across Europe, across all disciplines, and allow them to make wonderful discoveries. To attract ERC funding, organizations or countries or regions need to create an environment where researchers are happy to work and have good conditions. Maria makes a passionate plea for fundamental research and better access for science journalists After a lie-in, Maria starts the day with a coffee and a cookie in the office Maria likes our question “if you had $100 million or euros to spend in science, how would you spend it?” She uses it herself in interviews. She mentioned these institutions and researchers University of Bonn : https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/university University of Heidelberg : https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en Basel Institute of Immunology : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_Institute_for_Immunology MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology : https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/ Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology : https://www.mpg.de/151769/biology-tuebingen European Molecular Biology Organization : https://www.embo.org/ European Research Council (ERC) : https://erc.europa.eu/homepage Fritz Melchers : https://www.tbvi.eu/team/prof-georg-friedrich-fritz-melchers/ To find out more about Maria visit her websites or follow her on Twitter Website : https://erc.europa.eu/erc_member/maria-leptin Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Leptin ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7097-348X Maria on Twitter : https://twitter.com/mleptin Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This week, we meet our first philosopher guest - Thomas Pradeu tells us what scientist can learn from philosophers Thomas shares his journey navigating from philosophy to immunology and biology He explains the difference between ‘philosophy IN biology’ compared to ‘philosophy OF biology’ He mentions ‘mutual ignorance’ - that scientists often don’t know about philosophers who would be interested in their science Thomas argues that philosophers should be brought in at the beginning of a project rather than at the end. He describes his model for embedding philosophers within a biology research environment He gives lots of specific examples, from immunology and beyond, where philosophers made an impact on science by intervening upstream Thomas stresses the importance of challenging the foundations (in the lab and at home) He also stresses the importance of reading every day Thomas talks honestly about the difficulties of improving life-work balance and gender balance in academia Thomas is proud of his success in creating examples of the Philosophy IN Biology networks as a model for interdisciplinary collaboration He mentioned these researchers/philosophers Jean Gayon : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Gayon Edgardo Carosella : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgardo_D._Carosella David Hull : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hull_(philosopher) Elliott Sober : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Sober Ernst Mayr : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Mayr Richard Dawkins : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins Stephen Paget : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Paget Lucie Laplane : https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/lucie-laplane Francis Bacon : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon Dick Lewontin : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lewontin To find out more about Thomas visit his websites or follow him on Twitter Website : https://www.u-bordeaux.fr/universite/espace-presse/repertoire-dexperts/thomas-pradeu ImmunoConcept Lab : https://immunoconcept.cnrs.fr/conceptual-biology-medicine/ PhilInBioMed: Institute for Philosophy in Biology and Medicine : https://www.philinbiomed.org/ Thomas on Twitter : https://twitter.com/pradeu?lang=en Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This week, Elphege Nora shares personal thoughts on his journey from Paris to California Elphege discovered at an early age that the best way to explain who we are is to look back at where we come from and our evolutionary trajectories From his earliest research experiences, Elphege was intrigued about the sociology of the lab and it’s unusual social etiquette He shares his memories of working with Edith Heard and what she taught him about mentoring He claims that personality tests can be useful for understanding how to interact with colleagues and team members Elphege recommends that it is good to present your work early at conferences in order to gain visibility and attract recruits He shares thoughts about the different scientific approaches he has encountered in Europe and the United States Elphege shares how his interaction with his (famous) father pushed his to think about the abstract and conceptual impacts of his work He had to learn when it’s important to strive for perfection and when it is not He stresses the importance of trust in mentoring relationships He concludes ‘You need to understand what you're good at and what you suck at’ He mentioned these institutions, researchers and resources Curie Institute : https://institut-curie.org/ Gladstone Institute : https://gladstone.org/ Edith Heard : https://thelonelypipette.buzzsprout.com/1356877/11387623-tlp-12-science-without-frontiers-edith-heard Max Greenberg : https://thelonelypipette.buzzsprout.com/1356877/5520439-tlp-1-navigating-the-path-to-team-leader-maxim-greenberg Benoit Bruneau : https://twitter.com/benoitbruneau Moshe Yaniv : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosh%C3%A9_Yaniv Francois Jacob : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Jacob Pierre Nora (Elphege’s father) : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Nora To find out more about Elphege visit his websites or follow him on Twitter Lab website : https://noralab.ucsf.edu/index.php/the-team/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/elphegenoralab?lang=en Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This week, Christophe Lavelle shares his double passion for science and for cooking Christophe left engineering studies for the freedom of research science. And then he jumped from physics to biology for his PhD studies He thinks science makes him a better cook and cites lots of specific examples He describes his very free mentoring style and questions what makes a good mentor He describes his chaotic ‘schizophrenic’’ interdisciplinary interests What has to be done has to be well done - else don’t bother doing it He tells us that the ‘wow’ in the lab is when you finally understand something, but the ’wow’ in the kitchen is when you don’t understand something. He mentioned these institutions, researchers and resources National Museum of Natural History : https://www.mnhn.fr/en Handbook of Molecular Gastronomy : https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-Molecular-Gastronomy-Scientific-Foundations-Educational-Practices/Burke-Kelly-Lavelle-Kientza/p/book/9781466594784 Je Mange donc Je Suis : https://www.museedelhomme.fr/fr/je-mange-donc-je-suis To find out more about Christophe visit his websites or follow him on Twitter Food Lab 2.0 : https://food20.fr/chercheur/christophe-lavelle/ Lab website : https://biophysique.mnhn.fr/fr/annuaire/christophe-lavelle-9027 Twitter : https://twitter.com/ kristoflav Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
This week, Ana-Maria Lennon-Dumenil tells us about her passion for science interfacing with physics and her journey from Santiago to Paris Ana-Maria was inspired from a very young age by her namesake Ana-Maria Lenon She quickly left genetics because ‘DNA doesn't move enough’ She stresses that every Principal Investigator needs to find their own way and warns against trying to imitate others Ana-Maria feels that the biggest mistake is to think that everyone in the lab is like you (instead of appreciating how different they might be) She stresses the need for optimized communication in the lab and the need to clearly articulate expectations She learnt the hard way that ‘management is not natural’ Ana-Maria laughs about the fact that she was too short to be a chemist She describes the challenges of finding a common language in interdisciplinary research collaborations She also insists on the role of parents in giving confidence to girls at an early age to become scientists She mentioned these institutions, researchers and resources Pasteur Institute : https://www.pasteur.fr/en Harvard University : https://www.harvard.edu/ Curie Institute : https://institut-curie.org/ European Research Council (ERC) : https://erc.europa.eu/homepage Hidde Ploegh : https://www.childrenshospital.org/research/labs/ploegh-lab-research/hidde-ploegh Catherine Alcaide : https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-alcaide-5b165856/ Matthieu Piel : https://curie.fr/personne/matthieu-piel Guillaume Dumenil : https://research.pasteur.fr/fr/member/guillaume-dumenil/ If you are interested in buying a “zester” : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zester She is currently reading “Girl, Woman, Other” by Bernardine Evaristo : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl,_Woman,_Other To find out more about Ana-Maria visit her websites or follow her on Twitter : Lab website : https://institut-curie.org/personne/ana-maria-lennon An interview with Ana-Maria in JCB : https://rupress.org/jcb/article/215/1/2/38770/Ana-Maria-Lennon-Dumenil-A-dynamic-career Her Wikipedia page : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana-Maria_Lennon-Dum%C3%A9nil on Twitter @LennonLab Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
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