The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science

This month we talk with Ana Boskovic about her experience of setting up her own lab and hiring a new teamAna began studying languages and literature… but found it too easy, so she switchedShe questions whether you are ever ‘ready' to set up your own labIt's important that you find the right ‘fit' for the place you want to work and this should be a supportive environmentShe learnt early that it is important to hire people with diverse personalities who each fill a gap in the skills the lab needsAna also says it's important to always be yourself and not pretend to be something you are notShe remembers that hiring was the biggest challenge in setting up her own teamThey need to be dedicated but also well-integrated into the team and the lab cultureShe balances ambitions with pragmatic considerations to avoid biased approachesAna loves ‘to do' lists as a source of satisfaction and to help planningShe says you need to be able to trust and respect your mentor because you know they want you to succeedMentors need to learn to have a conversation and be sensitive to mentees' needsAna insists that mentors need to be able to apologize if they get it wrongAna uses her train ride to plan her day and write her To-Do listShe tells us about her favourite Roman emperor, DiocletianShe reminds us that “The plural of anecdote is not data”She mentioned these labs, scientists and institutionsUniversity 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-padillaMaria Elena Torres-Padilla (lab)https://www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/ies/pi/maria-elena-torres-padillaOliver Randohttps://www.umassmed.edu/randolab/Edith Heard (podcast episode from Season 2)https://thelonelypipette.buzzsprout.com/1356877/episodes/11387623-tlp-12-science-without-frontiers-edith-heardF Scott Fitzgeraldhttps://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_FitzgeraldDiocletianhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiocletianSplit, Croatiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split,_CroatiaTo find out more about Ana visit these links  You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

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 systemHe discusses how and why he left medicine to become a journalistIvan's mentors encouraged him to develop by getting experience as a journalist and editorIvan reflects on how his training as a physician was helpful and allowed people to trust himHe stresses how important it is to read in order to develop story-writing skillsIvan explains that curiosity and attention can help to hunt for good storiesHe thinks the trend to ‘weaponization' is central to what's wrong in science and science communication todayHe suggests that going ‘upstream' might help to explain the methodology and not just the results of scienceIvan describes the origins of Retraction Watch and looking for the stories behind the retractionsHe also insists that we need to look upstream to understand what leads to the fraud (or sloppiness) behind the retractionsFinally, learning to say NO is an important skill to keeping focusedIvan mentioned these scientists, writers and institutionsHarvard 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.comLawrence Altman MD https://www.nytimes.com/by/lawrence-k-altmanGeorge 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/ivanoranskyRetraction Watch https://retractionwatch.com/The Transmitter /Spectrum magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_TransmitterIvan's first play about the Immune System (aged 11) https://theoranskyjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/immune-system-play.pdfYou want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

Did you like the episode? Text us a message! 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 bandHe 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 otherHe 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 wonderHe is inspired by Star Wars storytelling as a science communicatorHe says it's important to go through a period of really paying attention to the small detailsArjun argues that scientists have become overburdened and that increasing scope creep creates a lot of pressureHe mentioned these labs, scientists and institutionsUniversity 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/arjunrajlaRandom musings Blog https://rajlaboratory.blogspot.com/Tools for Science resource https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBGk-u5auVCvI5EMaQnptMWbxHHl3ncIhKgIgEzjylw/editYou want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

Did you like the episode? Text us a message! This month Alicia Rojas tells us about her journey from Costa Rica to Israel and back, in search of pathogens and parasitesAlicia shares the personal difficulties of being far from home and how she missed family and foodShe reflects on coming back to Costa Rica to explore its rich biodiversityShe recalls the challenges of returning from a luxurious postdoc at the Weizmann Institute to setting up her own lab in Costa Rica during a pandemicShe discusses the need to be resilient and creative and build collaborationsShe 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 afternoonShe recommends to finish one task before you start the next oneShe mentioned these labs, scientists and institutionsUniversity 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-cietTo 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/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

Did you like the episode? Text us a message! 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 disappointingBut then he learnt to enjoy the rare spark of excitement from discoveriesHe managed to get his PhD in just one year!You need to trust yourself and learn to share with othersHans warns new group leaders not to expect too much from younger colleaguesIt's important to give your students their own spaceHe paints a metaphoric image of research - Push against the dark wall until the window opens on a new valleyHis search for stem cells in the gut led his lab to develop organoid approaches and 3D culture technologiesHans describes his unexpected move to Roche and “large pharma”He describes his role bridging the gap between scientists and industry leadershipHans talks about the benefits of interacting with artistsHe warns about being too attached to your hypothesis and the importance of being wrongHe mentioned these labs, institutions and companiesRoche Pharma R&D (pRED):  https://www.roche.com/innovation/structure/predUtrecht University : https://www.uu.nl/enDana Farber Cancer Institute :  https://www.dana-farber.org/Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences : https://www.knaw.nl/enCox Terhorst :  https://immunologyphd.hms.harvard.edu/people/cox-terhorstTo find out more about Hans visit these links   X-Twitter https://x.com/hansclevers?lang=enHubrecht Institute https://www.hubrecht.euhttps://www.hubrecht.eu/research-groups/clevers-group/Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_CleversUtrecht Universityhttps://www.uu.nl/staff/JCCleversGoogle Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jTAHhTQAAAAJ&hl=enYou want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

Did you like the episode? Text us a message! 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 beginningShe also insists on the importance of developing interests outside of the labAddressing womens' health issues is ‘not just a job' for NourShe recommends students to not alway blindly follow other people's adviceShe discusses her advocacy work at the European Health ParliamentShe thinks that every scientist should play a role in public outreach, from a young ageShe mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companiesCité des sciences et de l'industrie https://www.cite-sciences.fr/fr/accueilZuckerman 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=enSimone Veil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_VeilJacinda Ardern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_ArdernTo find out more about Nour visit these links  X-Twitter https://twitter.com/NourMimouni5Nour's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nour-el-houda-mimouni-2b9933a4/Nour in the lab https://www.biancajonesmarlin.com/nour-mimouniYou want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

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 diseaseHe describes how having a vision for the future helped him to surviveHe insists that patients can be part of the process and can be active collaborators in the search for curesHe pleads for a shift from an Investigator initiated model to a Community initiated model involving collaboration between researchers, clinicians and patientsDavid also insists that approved drugs could be used to treat additional diseasesHe tells us about why and how he wrote a book, “Chasing My Cure” about his journeyHe describes the value that good mentors bringHe advises to keep focused, surround yourself with good people, learn to delegate and to take important recruitment decisionsDavid recommends getting as much feedback as you can from many peopleHe mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companiesUniversity 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_WoodcockBrian Wallach : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_WallachI am ALS : https://www.iamals.org/Frits van Rhee : https://cdcn.org/leadership-team/frits-van-rhee/ | https://uams-triprofiles.uams.edu/profiles/display/127377Sharon Terry : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_F._TerryArthur Rubenstein : https://www.med.upenn.edu/endowedprofessorships/arthur-h-rubenstein-university-professorship.htmlBenjamin Castleman : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_CastlemanTo find out more about David and Every Cure visit these links  X-Twitter  : @DavidFajgenbaum Every Cure https://twitter.com/EveryCureDavid'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/You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

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.

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/NLTLPYou want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

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 wayAgainst 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 journalistsAfter a lie-in, Maria starts the day with a coffee and a cookie in the officeMaria 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 researchersUniversity of Bonn : https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/universityUniversity of Heidelberg : https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/enBasel Institute of Immunology : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_Institute_for_ImmunologyMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology : https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology : https://www.mpg.de/151769/biology-tuebingenEuropean Molecular Biology Organization : https://www.embo.org/ European Research Council (ERC) : https://erc.europa.eu/homepageFritz Melchers : https://www.tbvi.eu/team/prof-georg-friedrich-fritz-melchers/To find out more about Maria visit her websites or follow her on TwitterWebsite : https://erc.europa.eu/erc_member/maria-leptinWikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_LeptinORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7097-348XMaria on Twitter :https://twitter.com/mleptinTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

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 biologyHe 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 scienceThomas 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 environmentHe gives lots of specific examples, from immunology and beyond, where philosophers made an impact on science by intervening upstreamThomas stresses the importance of challenging the foundations (in the lab and at home)He also stresses the importance of reading every dayThomas talks honestly about the difficulties of improving life-work balance and gender balance in academiaThomas is proud of his success in creating examples of the Philosophy IN Biology networks as a model for interdisciplinary collaboration He mentioned these researchers/philosophersJean Gayon : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_GayonEdgardo Carosella : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgardo_D._CarosellaDavid Hull : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hull_(philosopher)Elliott Sober : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_SoberErnst Mayr : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_MayrRichard Dawkins : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_DawkinsStephen Paget : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_PagetLucie Laplane : https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/lucie-laplaneFrancis Bacon : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_BaconDick Lewontin : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_LewontinTo find out more about Thomas visit his websites or follow him on TwitterWebsite : https://www.u-bordeaux.fr/universite/espace-presse/repertoire-dexperts/thomas-pradeuImmunoConcept 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=enYou want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

This week, Elphege Nora shares personal thoughts on his journey from Paris to CaliforniaElphege 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 trajectoriesFrom his earliest research experiences, Elphege was intrigued about the sociology of the lab and it's unusual social etiquetteHe shares his memories of working with Edith Heard and what she taught him about mentoringHe claims that personality tests can be useful for understanding how to interact with colleagues and team membersElphege recommends that it is good to present your work early at conferences in order to gain visibility and attract recruitsHe shares thoughts about the different scientific approaches he has encountered in Europe and the United StatesElphege shares how his interaction with his (famous) father pushed his to think about the abstract and conceptual impacts of his workHe had to learn when it's important to strive for perfection and when it is notHe stresses the importance of trust in mentoring relationshipsHe concludes ‘You need to understand what you're good at and what you suck at'He mentioned these institutions, researchers and resourcesCurie Institute : https://institut-curie.org/Gladstone Institute : https://gladstone.org/Edith Heard : https://thelonelypipette.buzzsprout.com/1356877/11387623-tlp-12-science-without-frontiers-edith-heardMax Greenberg : https://thelonelypipette.buzzsprout.com/1356877/5520439-tlp-1-navigating-the-path-to-team-leader-maxim-greenbergBenoit Bruneau : https://twitter.com/benoitbruneauMoshe Yaniv : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosh%C3%A9_YanivFrancois Jacob : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_JacobPierre Nora (Elphege's father) : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_NoraTo find out more about Elphege visit his websites or follow him on TwitterLab website : https://noralab.ucsf.edu/index.php/the-team/Twitter : https://twitter.com/elphegenoralab?lang=enYou want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

This week, Christophe Lavelle shares his double passion for science and for cookingChristophe left engineering studies for the freedom of research science. And then he jumped from physics to biology for his PhD studiesHe thinks science makes him a better cook and cites lots of specific examplesHe describes his very free mentoring style and questions what makes a good mentorHe describes his chaotic ‘schizophrenic'' interdisciplinary interestsWhat has to be done has to be well done - else don't bother doing itHe 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 resourcesNational Museum of Natural History : https://www.mnhn.fr/enHandbook of Molecular Gastronomy : https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-Molecular-Gastronomy-Scientific-Foundations-Educational-Practices/Burke-Kelly-Lavelle-Kientza/p/book/9781466594784Je Mange donc Je Suis : https://www.museedelhomme.fr/fr/je-mange-donc-je-suisTo find out more about Christophe visit his websites or follow him on TwitterFood Lab 2.0 : https://food20.fr/chercheur/christophe-lavelle/Lab website : https://biophysique.mnhn.fr/fr/annuaire/christophe-lavelle-9027Twitter : https://twitter.com/kristoflavYou want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

This week, Ana-Maria Lennon-Dumenil tells us about her passion for science interfacing with physics and her journey from Santiago to ParisAna-Maria was inspired from a very young age by her namesake Ana-Maria LenonShe 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 othersAna-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 expectationsShe learnt the hard way that ‘management is not natural'Ana-Maria laughs about the fact that she was too short to be a chemistShe describes the challenges of finding a common language in interdisciplinary research collaborationsShe also insists on the role of parents in giving confidence to girls at an early age to become scientistsShe mentioned these institutions, researchers and resourcesPasteur Institute : https://www.pasteur.fr/enHarvard University : https://www.harvard.edu/Curie Institute : https://institut-curie.org/European Research Council (ERC) : https://erc.europa.eu/homepageHidde Ploegh : https://www.childrenshospital.org/research/labs/ploegh-lab-research/hidde-ploeghCatherine Alcaide : https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-alcaide-5b165856/Matthieu Piel : https://curie.fr/personne/matthieu-pielGuillaume Dumenil : https://research.pasteur.fr/fr/member/guillaume-dumenil/If you are interested in buying a “zester” : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZesterShe is currently reading “Girl, Woman, Other” by Bernardine Evaristo : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl,_Woman,_OtherTo find out more about Ana-Maria visit her websites or follow her on Twitter : Lab website : https://institut-curie.org/personne/ana-maria-lennonAn interview with Ana-Maria in JCB : https://rupress.org/jcb/article/215/1/2/38770/Ana-Maria-Lennon-Dumenil-A-dynamic-careerHer Wikipedia page : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana-Maria_Lennon-Dum%C3%A9nilon Twitter @LennonLabYou want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lonelypipetteTo 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 More about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

In this episode, we talk to George Church about his successful career in DNA repair and his entrepreneurial adventures translating research findings into biotech companiesGeorge proudly describes himself as a biologist-engineerHe ponders whether his dyslexia may have helped him by making him realize he was different from others when he was growing upHe looks for projects in ‘exponential fields' that combine pure scientific interest, technology breakthroughs and bring societal benefit.George cautions against using the word ‘impossible'He talks about how he has contributed to scientific and technology revolutionsHe emphasizes the important of considering ethics, safety and security at the outset of ambitious science projectsGeorge remembers how he reacted to having his genome sequenced and speculates about the future of digital genomics and NFTsWhen recruiting, he looks for people that are ‘nice' and have deep knowledge in at least two different fieldsGeorge gets up at 4:30 a.m. and his head is immediately whizzing with new ideasHe tells us how much he learns from his grandchildren (and even mends their party dresses) He mentioned these projects, institutions, companiesHarvard Medical School : https://hms.harvard.edu/ Duke University: https://duke.edu/Harvard University : https://www.harvard.edu/NIH Brain Initiative : https://braininitiative.nih.gov/NIH Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS)  : https://www.genome.gov/Funded-Programs-Projects/Centers-of-Excellence-in-Genomic-ScienceWyss Institute  : https://wyss.harvard.edu/Personal Genomes : https://www.personalgenomes.org/TIME 100 Most Influential People : https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742749/george-church/Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves : https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/george-m-church/regenesis/9780465038657/Nebula Genomics : https://nebula.org/george-church/23andMe : https://www.23andme.com/Biogen : https://www.biogen.com/Gail Martin : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_R._MartinTo find out more about George :Church Lab Website : https://arep.med.harvard.edu/George on Twitter : https://twitter.com/geochurchTo find out more about Renaud : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ To find out more about Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20 To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode, we talk with the multi-talented Jenny Rohn about her journey zig-zagging from academia to a biotech-startup, to science publishing and then back into academia.She tells us about her unconventional path and how she decided to go to a start-up and then come back to academic researchShe made long, agonizing lists about pros and cons of leaving or staying in academiaThis period of indecision led her to start writing novelsJenny admits that it was not easy to get back on to an academic pathShe warns people against giving negative advise and she always tries to be honest, but positive feedbackJenny says that In the ‘old days' there used to be a myth that there was only one way to do science. She says that somewhere in the ‘90s there was a shift but it took a while for the old-guard to notice.“Do not ever turn away from an opportunity to network. You need to get out and talk to people”She tells us how she came up with the idea of ‘lab-lit' and recommends some of her favourites“If you want to be a writer… you need to write a lot and read a lot”Jenny shares her thoughts about the place of narrative in scientific writing She mentioned these labs, resources and lab-lit authorsUniversity College London (UCL) : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/The Lab Lit website : http://lablit.com/Science is Vital : https://scienceisvital.org.uk/Jenny's blog ‘Mind The Gap' : https://occamstypewriter.org/mindthegap/White Coats At Dawn on the Cosmic Shambles network : https://cosmicshambles.com/words/blogs/jennyrohnHer first novel ‘Experimental Heart' : https://jennyrohn.com/exheartHer second novel ‘The Honest Look' : https://jennyrohn.com/honestlookHer third novel ‘Cat Zero' : https://jennyrohn.com/catzeroBarbara Kingsolver : http://barbarakingsolver.net/books/Carl Djerassi : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_DjerassiAllegra Goodman : https://allegragoodman.com/John William Waterhouse : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_WaterhouseTo find out more about Jenny visit her website or follow her on Twitterhttps://jennyrohn.com/https://twitter.com/jennyrohnOrcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-6056https://www.instagram.com/jennifer.rohn.3/To find out more about Renaud : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ To find out more about Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20 To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

Get ready for 2023 ! In this special episode, we're going to change the narrative. We're going to dive into this original narrative-interview with 4 scientists who experienced an original meeting with us. Invited by Jean-Leon Maître in the south of France, are you ready to ask yourself why you go to science conferences?Our special guests are : Jean-Léon Maître, the organizer of the meeting, CNRS research director at the Institut Curie, at Paris, FranceRita Mateus, group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics and the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life (TUD) in Dresden, Germany. Mariaceleste Aragona, associate professor and group leader of the tissue architecture lab at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.Tim Saunders, associate professor and group leader of an interdisciplinary group of the Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology at Warwick University in England.This episode is linked to an article published by Jean-Léon Maître on The Node : https://thenode.biologists.com/present-and-future-of-quantitative-developmental-biology-in-les-treilles/events/ Note : The constraints of this episode allowed us to focus only on small-scale conferences. It goes without saying that none of the guests, nor we, think that this format should replace the classic meeting format which has other advantages. This episode only aims to bring a new perspective on how we interact as scientists. Small-scale formats are a way to inspire other ways of connecting the scientific community.We thanks Jean-Léon Maître and the Fondation Les Treilles for the invitation.To find out more about the guests : Jean-Léon Maître : https://institut-curie.org/team/maitre Rita Mateus : https://www.mpi-cbg.de/research/researchgroups/currentgroups/rita-mateus/research-focus Mariaceleste Aragona : https://renew.ku.dk/research/reseach-groups/aragona/ Tim Saunders : https://mechanochemistry.org/Saunders/MainSite/Saunders_lab_v4_3.htm To find out more about Renaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/To find out more about Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

This week we have a surprise treat - a conversation with Jonathan's twin brother, Matt. He discusses his energetic commitment to mentoring and grant-writing workshops. They share their genetics, but also a desire to “help scientists do better science”Matthew comments on the usefulness of healthy competition in scienceMatt compares the joy of running a lab to cooking in the kitchenHe loves the flexibility of science and constantly stimulated by interactions with colleagues and young scientists and new ideasMatt makes a strong argument for peer-to-peer mentoring, cascade mentoring and seizing constant casual mentoring opportunitiesHe comments on the advantages of going to a small lab for graduate school and he advises students to look carefully at the type of scientific questions, the environment of the lab and the chemistry of the PI/mentor relationshipMatt describes his pioneering Grant Proposal Success (GPS) grant-writing program and the importance of collective, grant-writing communities. Matt dissects the grant structure and tells us what funding committees are looking forHe suggests that staggering projects and having work at different stages can help to integrate life and manage the labHe mentioned these institutions :  University of Leeds, UK : https://www.leeds.ac.uk/University of Pennsylvania : https://www.upenn.edu/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) : https://www.chop.edu/National Institutes of Health (NIH) : https://www.nih.gov/Salk Institute for Biological Studies : https://www.salk.edu/University of California San Diego : https://ucsd.edu/To find out more about Matt visit his website or follow him on Twitter :https://twitter.com/WeitzmanLabhttps://www.chop.edu/doctors/weitzman-matthew-dhttps://pathology.med.upenn.edu/department/people/517/matthew-d-weitzman30 Second Genetics : https://www.amazon.com/30-Second-Genetics-revolutionary-discoveries-explained/dp/1782405097To find out more about Renaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/To find out more about Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

This week, we talk with Ashani Weeraratna about her inspiring path from apartheid South Africa to director, professor and activist. Ashi cites good advice that she remembers “ read voraciously … and be engaged with the literature”She insists that mentoring is all about the trainees and hearing their individual needsAshi believes that diversity of thought needs diversity of population and stresses the importance of welcoming different groups into the labFor her, representation matters and it is key to achieving full equityShe also comments on the importance of the microenvironment (for cancer cells and for researchers)She shares her thoughts about juggling a life in two citiesAnd she encourages us to remember that “the most important trait is kindness”And Ashi concludes by telling us to enjoy the journeyShe mentioned these institutions, people and resourcesSt. Mary's College of Maryland : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_College_of_MarylandGeorge Washington University : https://www.gwu.edu/Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center : https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/National Institutes of Health : https://www.nih.gov/Wistar Institute : https://wistar.org/University of Pennsylvania : https://www.upenn.edu/Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health : https://publichealth.jhu.edu/National Cancer Institute : https://www.cancer.gov/Steven Patierno : https://medicine.duke.edu/profile/steven-patiernoJeff Trent : https://www.tgen.org/faculty-profiles/jeffrey-trent/National Cancer Advisory Board : https://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/ncab/ncab.htmTo find out more about Ashi visit her websites or follow her on Twitterhttps://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/3918/ashani-t-weeraratnahttps://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/ashani-weeraratnahttps://research.jhu.edu/members/ashani-weeraratna/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashani_Weeraratnaon Twitter : @AshaniTW“Is Cancer Inevitable?” by Ashi : https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12767/cancer-inevitableTo find out more about Renaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/To find out more about Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode, we speak with André Choulika about his exciting journey from a bench scientist to a biotech entrepreneur taking genomic engineering to the clinicAndré shares his fascination about the logic of biological systems and his admiration for experimentalists“You can always do something else if it fails” insists AndréAndré stresses that the boss has to take responsibilities for decisions“You don't hire people to tell them what to do, but they should tell you what needs to be done”“Cash is more important than your mother”(we hope Andre's mother isn't listening)“Success has thousands of fathers but failure is lonely” (lonelier than a pipette!)André is modest about success; “None of us are VIPs” and he insists that the people who wash the dishes are as important as the CEO of the companyHe describes the collective contributions and the shared success that characterize the biotech industry For André “Leadership is more important than management”He insists that a successful meeting is one than lasts less time than allocatedHe mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companiesRichard Mulligan : https://genetics.hms.harvard.edu/faculty-staff/richard-charles-mulliganInstitut Pasteur : https://www.pasteur.fr/enMaxime Schwartz : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxime_SchwartzMargaret Buckingham : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_BuckinghamHEC Business School : https://www.hec.edu/enNew England Biolabs (NEB) : https://international.neb.com/Steve Jobs : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_JobsBernard Dujon : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_DujonTo find out more about André visit his website and his companies :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Choulikahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/choulika/Cellectis : https://cellectis.com/enCalyxt : https://calyxt.com/To find out more about Renaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/To find out more about Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode, we step beyond the life sciences to talk with Jen Heemstra, a professor of chemistry who brings much energy to thinking about mentoring and improving academic cultureJen tells us how early failures drove her to strive for success in scienceShe shares how she overcame early doubts about an academic careerShe talks about how different students need different mentoring styles and how important it is to adjust each timeShe admits that she is so excited about all her roles that she struggles with focusing and setting prioritiesGreat teams are made up of people with different perspectives and different ways of seeing the world - and they are a group of equalsJen has a lot of thoughts about how to embrace failing and taking comfort from failuresShe thinks it's important to recognize cognitive distortions to overcome imposter syndrome narrativesJen shares personal thoughts about her approach to self care practices and to improving academic culture for othersDon't make your decisions based on other people's expectationsShe mentioned these institutions, people and resourcesEmory University : https://www.emory.edu/Jen's Blog - Things that change the way I think : http://thingsthatchangethewayithink.blogspot.com/Lynn Hill : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_HillTo find out more about Jen visit her website or follow her on Twitterhttps://www.heemstralab.com/https://twitter.com/HeemstraLabhttps://twitter.com/jenheemstraTo find out more about Renaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/To find out more about Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode, we speak with Steve Jackson about his successful career in DNA repair and his entrepreneurial adventures translating research findings into biotech companiesHe remembers his early passion for innovation and for dark heavy rockHe was even turned down by the University of Cambridge when he first appliedSteve reminisces about the serendipity that led him into the DNA repair field How important it is to create a collaborative, cooperative and fun lab environment“The highs become higher… and the lows become higher”Steve speaks openly about the importance of honesty and trust and how he establishes his key lab valuesHe tells us how he chose the names for his biotech companies and what drove him to become an entrepreneurA hot tip from Steve: “Never be afraid to ask for advice”Steve thinks it might be good not to have TOO much money in the labAnother hot tip “The enemy of the best is the good”Steve's work has led to the treatment of tens of thousands of patientsHe mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companiesUniversity of CambridgeCancer Research UK (CRUK)Gurdon InstituteJean BeggsRobert TjianRon LaskySir John GurdonKuDOS PharmaceuticalsMission TherapeuticsAdrestia TherapeuticsTo find out more about Steve visit his website and look for him in the bar at meetingshttps://www.stevejacksonlab.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Jackson_(scientist)To find out more about Renaud :TwitterLinkedInTo find out more about Jonathan :TwitterLinkedIn To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusiqueAnd Bab Tista - Text Me Records / GrandBankss

In this episode, we were honoured to kick-off Season 2 talking to Edith Heard about her journey to become the first woman to lead the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).She tells us about her early experiences of patients with diseasesEdith emphasizes the importance of doubt for a scientistShe says “mentoring is about caring” and mentions TLP guest Susan GasserShe stresses the importance of changing environments (like taking a sabbatical) and stepping out of your comfort zoneShe lays out her version for running a lab and encouraging collaborationEdith tells us why she moved to the EMBL in Heidelberg - the challenges and the self-doubtsThere is something magical about bringing researchers together from such different backgrounds and origins to serve European scienceShe gives us lots of insights that she has never shared beforeShe tells us about the importance of stepping out to disconnect and have time to thinkEdith tries to put herself in other people's position to become a better leaderAnd she shares how important her husband Vincent has been during their scientific journeys togetherShe mentioned these labs, institutions and scientistsUniversity of CambridgeInstitut CurieEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCollege de FranceSusan GasserMike FriedDavid SpectorChristine PetitDaniel LouvardVincent ColotTo find out more about Edith visit her website or follow her on Twitterhttps://www.embl.org/groups/heard/https://www.college-de-france.fr/chaire/edith-heard-epigenetique-et-memoire-cellulaire-chaire-statutaire (in French)https://twitter.com/heard_lab?lang=enEdith Heard is a laureate of the 2020 For Women in Science AwardTo send us feedback, comments & ideas :https://bit.ly/TLPVoicehttps://twitter.com/LonelyPipetteTo find out more about Renaudhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/https://twitter.com/LePourpreTo find out more about Jonathanhttps://linktr.ee/epigenetiquehttps://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueSoundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler

In this episode Renaud and Jonathan share their excitement about the launch of Season 2 of The Lonely Pipette podcastThey look back at Season 1 and what they learned from the tips of the TLP guestsRenaud and Jonathan share their thoughts about science communicationThey update The Lonely Pipette community about what we have been up to over the last yearRenaud describes his Cell Worlds immersive cell biology showRenaud explains how important it is to be persistent in science communicationJonathan talks about the challenges of mentoring and student supervisionRenaud and Jonathan share some teasers and hopes for Season 2We mentioned these projectsSeason 2 Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTjPXEhnfOoCell Worlds website : https://www.cell-worlds.com/enCell Worlds immersive exhibition : https://www.bassins-lumieres.com/en/node/1145Cell Worlds the documentary : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR3tXKHE6-ALa Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale : https://www.frm.org/Jonathan on RadioFrance (in French) : https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/la-methode-scientifique/une-these-le-debut-de-la-fin-6103875Renaud is reading ‘Atomic Habits' : https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habitsJonathan is reading ‘Being Mortal' : http://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/Jonathan mentioned ‘Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting' : https://www.calmerparenting.co.uk/calmer-parenting-book.htmlSubscribe and receive the next season in you mailboxTo send us feedback, comments & ideas :https://bit.ly/TLPVoicehttps://twitter.com/LonelyPipetteTo find out more about Renaud https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/https://twitter.com/LePourpreTo find out more about Jonathan https://linktr.ee/epigenetiquehttps://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueTo learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode Renaud and Jonathan share their tips and thoughts about the first season of The Lonely Pipette podcast.Renaud and Jonathan tell their own ‘origin stories’And we discuss the origins of the podcast and what we have learnedWe talk about non-linear careers in scienceWe discuss the #HSDBS mission and how we are both committed, in our own ways, to helping scientists do better scienceWe talk about highlights from Season 1 and share some of the joys of listener feedbackAnd we make some promises for Season 2Subscribe and receive the next season in you mailbox To send us feedback and ideas for season 2 :https://bit.ly/TLPVoicehttps://twitter.com/LonelyPipetteTo find out more about Renaud https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/https://twitter.com/LePourpreTo find out more about Jonathan https://linktr.ee/epigenetiquehttps://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueTo learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

Subscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailboxTell us your thoughts about this episodeLast summer, we were honored to host Magdalena Skipper, Editor of Nature, to share her tips with the community. When Nature announced its new Open Access policy in November 2020, we asked her to come back for another interview in January 2021, to discuss these specific issues. This episode is in two parts: the classic interview with Magdalena sharing her stories with the community and a second part with an extended discussion on the recent announcements made by Nature. As a consequence, this episode is longer than usual, but we believe that it includes enriched content that you will appreciate.In this episode Magdalena Skipper tell us about her role at Nature and her personal thoughts about editing, publishing and communicating scienceMagdalena offers tips to authors, including thinking about why you want to share your story, what the message of the paper is and who the audience isWe discuss a metaphor for the publishing process in which the author feels like a Medieval knight throwing the manuscript over the castle wallMagdalena sees herself more as a facilitator and reminds us that every stakeholder in the process is humanShe stresses that editors and publishers need to work to make the publishing process more transparentShe makes the point that the objective of peer review is to make the paper better and we talk about new models for publishing and sharing dataWe discuss how impact factors can be mis-used and what alternative metrics existMagdalena tells us how she feels as the first woman editor at Nature and about prizes for women scientists. She mentions these journals and institutions :MRC Laboratory of Molecular BiologyCancer Research UKNature journalNature Research Mentoring in Science AwardTo find out more about Magdalena and her journalNature editors150 years of Nature: A century and a half of research and discovery.Magdalena on WikipediaMagdalena on TwitterTo find out more about Renaud :TwitterLinkedInTo find out more about Jonathan :TwitterLinkedIn To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusiqueAnd Bab Tista - Text Me Records / GrandBankss

Subscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox Tell us your thoughts about this episodeIn the first episode of the new year we talk to Oded Rechavi about his unusual way of doing science and new ways of sharing science.He tells us about his meandering path from painting in Paris to studying epigenetics in wormsOded repeatedly highlights the importance of not over-planning one’s career or path in science He stresses that it’s important to keep encountering new ideas, testing and failing and reacting with spontaneity. Like Maria-Elena told us, he says “sometimes you have to just go for it” He advises young scientists not to wait until you are completely ready but to apply for new jobs as early as you canOded has a deep commitment to challenging established dogmasHe tells us about why he spends so much time on Twitter and his use of the #physiologicallyrelevant hashtagOded tells us about the origins of the unusual “Woodstock of Biology” meetingHe mentions these labs and events :Tel Aviv UniversityColumbia UniversityThe Woodstock of Biology“Transgenerational biology” Oded’s talk at TEDxTo find out more about Oded visit his website or follow him on TwitterTo find out more about Renaud :TwitterLinkedInTo find out more about Jonathan :TwitterLinkedIn To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

Subscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox Leave us a voice message about this episode In this episode Wendy Bickmore shares her personal thoughts about mentoring, recruiting, publishing and making mistakesWe discuss about establishing and maintaining relationships with mentorsWendy offers thought about how to recruit members to your teamShe also comments on the craziness of the current models of scientific publishing and peer reviewWendy says sometime you just have to learn to ‘wing it’ and accept compromisesShe tells us how she chooses priorities that will make an impact We discusses how she became the institute director and her leadership visionWendy also tells us about her need for quiet time and learning to be a better listenerShe mentions these labs and institutions :MRC Human Genetics Unit (MRC-HGU)University of EdinburghThe Lister Institute of Preventive MedicineUniversity of OxfordDouglas HiggsPLoS GeneticsTo find out more about Wendy visit her lab website and her Twitter accounthttps://www.ed.ac.uk/mrc-human-genetics-unit/research/bickmore-grouphttps://twitter.com/wendy_bickmoreTo find out more about Renaud :TwitterLinkedInTo find out more about Jonathan :TwitterLinkedIn To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

Subscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox Leave us a voice message about this episode In this episode we talk to Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla about how she followed her dreams from Mexico to the Pasteur Institute and then to direct a new institute in Munich.She tells us about how she followed her dream to come to work in Paris She discusses how she chooses scientific questions and which model to work onMaria Elena was always driven by her passion and curiosity which helped her to overcome risks and doubtsShe stresses the importance of attracting and recruiting people who are better than youWe discuss the benefits of moving to different countries and living in different cultures. Maria Elena also comments on diversity awareness and inclusiveness in scienceShe shares her thoughts about ethics, responsible research and leaving an imprintShe admits that she has two paces; one high speed at work and a slower one at home at breakfast time. And she tells us how she deals with stress, tiredness and striking the right personal life balanceMaria Elena mentioned these institutions and resourcesInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, MunichPasteur Institute, ParisGurdon Institute, CambridgeInstitut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC)The European LifeTime InitiativeImproving European healthcare (Nature, September 2020)Maria Elena at the World Economic Forum “Moving beyond genes with epigenetics”“Shaping the Future of Science”To find out more about Maria Elena visit her website or follow her on Twitterhttps://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/ies/about-us/people/staff-detail/ma/4842/-Torres-Padilla/index.htmlTo find out more aboutRenaud :TwitterLinkedInJonathan :TwitterLinkedIn To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode Bob Weinberg discusses his long career in cancer research and offers tips about recruiting and mentoring.Bob talks about his motivation to simplify the complexity of cancer biology by distilling out a small set of rulesWe discuss the virtues of being a ‘scientific gypsy’ and Bob stresses the importance of getting the right balance between a narrow focus and a broad interest in different areas of scienceWe talk about different mentoring styles and get useful tips about how to recruit the right people to build a culture of mutual cooperationBob insists on the importance of talking to people at scientific meetings and asking provocative questionsFinally, Bob describes how he achieves a balance in his life by alternating between the lab and doing handyman jobs in his log cabin or the gardenSubscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox : https://www.bit.ly/TLPsubscribeLeave us a voice message about this episode : https://www.bit.ly/TLPVoiceHe mentions these labs and institutions :Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchDavid BaltimoreTo find out more about Bob visit his website : http://weinberglab.wi.mit.edu/To find out more aboutRenaud :TwitterLinkedInJonathan :TwitterLinkedIn To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode we talk to Fiona Watt about her career moves and her journey to become the first woman to lead the Medical Research Council (MRC).She tells us about her early experiences with crocodile huntingShe talks about how she chooses scientific questions to work on and looking for new challengesShe tells us about how she made her career moves and how she created collaborative environmentsFiona talks about her experiences as a journal editor and shares her thoughts about scientific publishing and new publishing modelsShe talks about how to promote gender equality and cultural diversity in the scientific enterprise and how to counter bad behaviourWe discuss how to get the right work-life balance and respecting other people’s work habitsSubscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox : https://www.bit.ly/TLPsubscribeLeave us a voice message about this episode : https://www.bit.ly/TLPVoiceFiona mentioned these labs, institutions and journals :King’s College London (KCL) Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at KCLCentre for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine on TwitterHenry Harris LabHoward Green labKennedy Institute of RheumatologyCancer Research UK Cambridge InstituteWellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell InstituteZena Werb LabJournal of Cell ScienceeLife Science MattersWorkforce Diversity: Let’s talk about raceTo find out more about Fiona visit her website or follow her on Twitterhttps://www.wattlab.org/https://twitter.com/FionaWattMRCTo find out more aboutRenaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode we talk to Harmit Malik about his origins in India and his path to develop his own mentoring style.He tells us how he made the switch from chemical engineering to molecular biology thanks to an inspiring teacher and mentorHarmit tells us lots of stories about how chance encounters with colleagues and mentors have influenced his career and workHe talks about how to search out mentors and how to adapt mentoring styles to the diversity of menteesHarmit discusses what to look for at interviews and how to discover creativity in the ‘hidden diamonds in the rough’Harmit describes how he found an international community of scientists on Twitter and how it improved his own mentoring styleHe also shares his thoughts about scientific publishing, peer-review and good writing in scienceHe mentions these labs and institutions“The Hutch” - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centerhttps://www.fredhutch.org/Indian Institute of Technologyhttp://www.iitb.ac.in/University of Rochester, NYhttps://www.rochester.edu/Steve Henikoff Labhttps://research.fhcrc.org/henikoff/en.htmlTo find out more about Harmit visit his website or follow him on Twitterhttp://research.fhcrc.org/malik/en.htmlhttps://twitter.com/HarmitMalikSubscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox : https://www.bit.ly/TLPsubscribeTo find out more aboutRenaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode we talk to Susan Gasser about her journey to institute director and how she dealt with the challenges of the job.We discuss about how to choose a good project and to focus on the scientific questionSusan stresses the importance of building a lab culture based on collaboration and teamworkShe shares her advice how to manage conflicts and provide criticism without it getting personalWe talk about Women In Science awards and the future of European scienceSusan shares some personal advice about the importance of coaching and self-awarenessShe also gives tips about getting balance right between work and family and between Science and administrative responsibilitiesShe mentions these labs and institutionsFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI)https://www.fmi.ch/Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Researchhttps://www.isrec.ch/University of Genevahttps://www.unige.ch/Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)https://www.novartis.com/our-science/novartis-institutes-biomedical-researchShe also paid tribute to her mentor Gottfried (Jeff) Schatzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_SchatzAnd the Lee Hartwell paper in Science 1974 “Genetic control of the cell division cycle in yeast”https://science.sciencemag.org/content/183/4120/46To find out more about Susan visit her lab website or follow her on Twitterhttps://www.fmi.ch/research-groups/website/gasserlab/https://twitter.com/susan_gasserSubscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox : https://www.bit.ly/TLPsubscribeTo find out more aboutRenaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

In this episode we talk to Maxim Greenberg about his transition from US graduate student to Parisian postdoc, and then the move to young team leader.We discuss about how to choose a postdoc lab and the importance of a generous and supportive mentorMax shares some personal experience of how he juggles family, two scientific careers, as well as kids and schoolingWe also talk about how you know when you are ready to launch your own lab and how to choose a research question for your labMax gives advice about strategies for growing your team and recruiting studentsHe also offers some practical tips about how to deal with anxiety, insecurity and self-doubtHe mentions these labs and institutionsThe Jacobsen Lab at UCLAhttps://research.mcdb.ucla.edu/Jacobsen/LabWebSite/P_Index.phpInstitut Curiehttps://institut-curie.org/The Bourc’his labhttps://science.institut-curie.org/research/biology-cancer-genetics-and-epigenetics/developmental-biology-and-genetics/team-bourc-his/Institut Jacques Monod (IJM)https://www.ijm.fr/en/3/home-page.htmEcole Normale Supérieure (ENS)https://www.ens.psl.eu/enInstitut Cochinhttps://www.institutcochin.fr/?set_language=enTo find out more about Max visit his website or follow him on Twitterwww.maximgreenberglab.com/https://twitter.com/maxvcgSubscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox : https://www.bit.ly/TLPsubscribeTo find out more aboutRenaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique

This episode is an introduction to The Lonely Pipette podcast. We explain the origin story of this project. You will learn :What is the purpose of this podcast and why we created it.What kind of content and conversations you will findWhy you are an essential part of this projectReasons to share itSubscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox : https://www.bit.ly/TLPsubscribeTo find out more aboutRenaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/

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