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ALBA Limited-Series #1 : Facing fears by building communities10 Dec 202500:25:53

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.

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From Postdoc to PI : a limited series from ALBA Network03 Dec 202500:09:31

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.

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TLP#26 - Season 2 wrap-up - Jonathan & Renaud22 Aug 202300:39:16

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 !

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TLP #25 : Excellence at the ERC - Maria Leptin25 Jul 202300:41:40

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


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TLP #24 : The untold power of philosophy - Thomas Pradeu14 Jun 202301:15:35

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

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TLP #23 : Letting go of perfection - Elphege Nora17 May 202301:12:30

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

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TLP #22 : Interdisciplinary freedom as a recipe for success - Christophe Lavelle18 Apr 202301:04:47

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

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TLP #21 : Find your own way - Ana-Maria Lennon-Dumenil22 Feb 202301:17:41

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

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TLP #20 : Have you tried multi-plexing ? - George Church07 Feb 202301:07:03

In this episode, we talk to George Church about his successful career in DNA repair and his entrepreneurial adventures translating research findings into biotech companies

  • George proudly describes himself as a biologist-engineer
  • He ponders whether his dyslexia may have helped him by making him realize he was different from others when he was growing up
  • He 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 revolutions
  • He emphasizes the important of considering ethics, safety and security at the outset of ambitious science projects
  • George remembers how he reacted to having his genome sequenced and speculates about the future of digital genomics and NFTs
  • When recruiting, he looks for people that are ‘nice’ and have deep knowledge in at least two different fields
  • George gets up at 4:30 a.m. and his head is immediately whizzing with new ideas
  • He tells us how much he learns from his grandchildren (and even mends their party dresses) 


He mentioned these projects, institutions, companies

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TLP #19 : “Should I stay or should I go?” - Jenny Rohn24 Jan 202301:10:47

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 research
  • She made long, agonizing lists about pros and cons of leaving or staying in academia
  • This period of indecision led her to start writing novels
  • Jenny admits that it was not easy to get back on to an academic path
  • She warns people against giving negative advise and she always tries to be honest, but positive feedback
  • Jenny 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 authors

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TLP #18 : Why do we go to conferences? - Jean-Léon, Rita, Mariaceleste, Tim10 Jan 202300:43:45

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  at the fondation Les Treilles, 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, France
  • Rita 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.

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TLP #17 : Brothers in arms : building a collective grant-writing community - Matthew Weitzman06 Dec 202201:06:07
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 science
  • Matt compares the joy of running a lab to cooking in the kitchen
  • He loves the flexibility of science and constantly stimulated by interactions with colleagues and young scientists and new ideas
  • Matt makes a strong argument for peer-to-peer mentoring, cascade mentoring and seizing constant casual mentoring opportunities
  • He 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 relationship
  • Matt 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 for
  • He suggests that staggering projects and having work at different stages can help to integrate life and manage the lab
He mentioned these institutions :  

To find out more about Matt visit his website or follow him on Twitter :
https://twitter.com/WeitzmanLab
https://www.chop.edu/doctors/weitzman-matthew-d
https://pathology.med.upenn.edu/department/people/517/matthew-d-weitzman

30 Second Genetics : https://www.amazon.com/30-Second-Genetics-revolutionary-discoveries-explained/dp/1782405097


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TLP #34 : The "right" To-Do list - Ana Boskovic26 Nov 202400:56:08

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
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TLP #16 : Campaigning to change the culture - Ashani Weeraratna22 Nov 202200:58:04

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 needs
  • Ashi believes that diversity of thought needs diversity of population and stresses the importance of welcoming different groups into the lab
  • For her, representation matters and it is key to achieving full equity
  • She also comments on the importance of the microenvironment (for cancer cells and for researchers)
  • She shares her thoughts about juggling a life in two cities
  • And she encourages us to remember that “the most important trait is kindness”
  • And Ashi concludes by telling us to enjoy the journey

She mentioned these institutions, people and resources

To find out more about Ashi visit her websites or follow her on Twitter

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/3918/ashani-t-weeraratna
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/ashani-weeraratna
https://research.jhu.edu/members/ashani-weeraratna/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashani_Weeraratna
on Twitter : @AshaniTW

“Is Cancer Inevitable?” by Ashi : https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12767/cancer-inevitable

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TLP #15 : Enjoy the journey - André Choulika08 Nov 202200:52:44

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 clinic

  • André shares his fascination about the logic of biological systems and his admiration for experimentalists
  • “You can always do something else if it fails” insists André
  • André 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 company
  • He 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 allocated

He mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companies


To find out more about André visit his website and his companies :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Choulika
https://www.linkedin.com/in/choulika/
Cellectis : https://cellectis.com/en
Calyxt : https://calyxt.com/

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TLP #14 : How to get good at failing - Jen Heemstra24 Oct 202201:10:53

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 culture

  • Jen tells us how early failures drove her to strive for success in science
  • She shares how she overcame early doubts about an academic career
  • She talks about how different students need different mentoring styles and how important it is to adjust each time
  • She admits that she is so excited about all her roles that she struggles with focusing and setting priorities
  • Great teams are made up of people with different perspectives and different ways of seeing the world - and they are a group of equals
  • Jen has a lot of thoughts about how to embrace failing and taking comfort from failures
  • She thinks it’s important to recognize cognitive distortions to overcome imposter syndrome narratives
  • Jen shares personal thoughts about her approach to self care practices and to improving academic culture for others
  • Don’t make your decisions based on other people’s expectations


She mentioned these institutions, people and resources


To find out more about Jen visit her website or follow her on Twitter
https://chemistry.wustl.edu/people/jennifer-heemstra
https://www.heemstralab.com/
https://twitter.com/HeemstraLab
https://twitter.com/jenheemstra

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To learn more about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler
https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/
https://twitter.com/amariamusique

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TLP #13 : Translating knowledge towards society - Steve Jackson10 Oct 202200:58:25

In this episode, we speak with Steve Jackson about his successful career in DNA repair and his entrepreneurial adventures translating research findings into biotech companies

  • He remembers his early passion for innovation and for dark heavy rock
  • He was even turned down by the University of Cambridge when he first applied
  • Steve 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 values
  • He tells us how he chose the names for his biotech companies and what drove him to become an entrepreneur
  • A 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 lab
  • Another hot tip “The enemy of the best is the good”
  • Steve’s work has led to the treatment of tens of thousands of patients

He mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companies

To find out more about Steve visit his website and look for him in the bar at meetings


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Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler

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TLP #12 : Science without frontiers - Edith Heard26 Sep 202201:05:08

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 diseases
Edith emphasizes the importance of doubt for a scientist
She says “mentoring is about caring” and mentions TLP guest Susan Gasser
She stresses the importance of changing environments (like taking a sabbatical) and stepping out of your comfort zone
She lays out her version for running a lab and encouraging collaboration
Edith tells us why she moved to the EMBL in Heidelberg - the challenges and the self-doubts
There is something magical about bringing researchers together from such different backgrounds and origins to serve European science
She gives us lots of insights that she has never shared before
She tells us about the importance of stepping out to disconnect and have time to think
Edith tries to put herself in other people’s position to become a better leader
And she shares how important her husband Vincent has been during their scientific journeys together

She mentioned these labs, institutions and scientists
University of Cambridge
Institut Curie
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
College de France
Susan Gasser
Mike Fried
David Spector
Christine Petit
Daniel Louvard
Vincent Colot

To find out more about Edith visit her website or follow her on Twitter
https://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=en
Edith Heard is a laureate of the 2020 For Women in Science Award

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
https://twitter.com/LePourpre

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TLP #11 : We are back!12 Sep 202200:47:15

In this episode Renaud and Jonathan share their excitement about the launch of Season 2 of The Lonely Pipette podcast

  • They look back at Season 1 and what they learned from the tips of the TLP guests
  • Renaud and Jonathan share their thoughts about science communication
  • They update The Lonely Pipette community about what we have been up to over the last year
  • Renaud describes his Cell Worlds immersive cell biology show
  • Renaud explains how important it is to be persistent in science communication
  • Jonathan talks about the challenges of mentoring and student supervision
  • Renaud and Jonathan share some teasers and hopes for Season 2

We mentioned these projects

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To learn more about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler

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TLP #10 : A season has ended - Renaud & Jonathan08 Feb 202101:00:36

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 learned
  • We talk about non-linear careers in science
  • We discuss the #HSDBS mission and how we are both committed, in our own ways, to helping scientists do better science
  • We talk about highlights from Season 1 and share some of the joys of listener feedback
  • And we make some promises for Season 2

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To learn more about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler
https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/
https://twitter.com/amariamusique

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TLP #9 : Telling compelling stories - Magdalena Skipper25 Jan 202102:09:48

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Last 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 science

  • Magdalena 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 is
  • We discuss a metaphor for the publishing process in which the author feels like a Medieval knight throwing the manuscript over the castle wall
  • Magdalena sees herself more as a facilitator and reminds us that every stakeholder in the process is human
  • She stresses that editors and publishers need to work to make the publishing process more transparent
  • She 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 data
  • We discuss how impact factors can be mis-used and what alternative metrics exist
  • Magdalena tells us how she feels as the first woman editor at Nature and about prizes for women scientists. 


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    Mentoring in Science Award

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TLP #8 : The art of NOT planning - Oded Rechavi11 Jan 202101:04:50

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In 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 worms
  • Oded 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 can
  • Oded has a deep commitment to challenging established dogmas
  • He tells us about why he spends so much time on Twitter and his use of the #physiologicallyrelevant hashtag
  • Oded tells us about the origins of the unusual “Woodstock of Biology” meeting


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TLP #7 : It's okay to be wrong - Wendy Bickmore14 Dec 202000:47:00

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In this episode Wendy Bickmore shares her personal thoughts about mentoring, recruiting, publishing and making mistakes

  • We discuss about establishing and maintaining relationships with mentors
  • Wendy offers thought about how to recruit members to your team
  • She also comments on the craziness of the current models of scientific publishing and peer review
  • Wendy says sometime you just have to learn to ‘wing it’ and accept compromises
  • She tells us how she chooses priorities that will make an impact 
  • We discusses how she became the institute director and her leadership vision
  • Wendy also tells us about her need for quiet time and learning to be a better listener


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TLP #33 : The stories behind the retractions - Ivan Oransky29 Oct 202400:50:26

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.wordp

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TLP #6 : Just go for it! Following your curiosity and excitement - Maria Elena Torres-Padilla30 Nov 202001:02:17

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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 on
  • Maria Elena was always driven by her passion and curiosity which helped her to overcome risks and doubts
  • She stresses the importance of attracting and recruiting people who are better than you
  • We discuss the benefits of moving to different countries and living in different cultures. Maria Elena also comments on diversity awareness and inclusiveness in science
  • She shares her thoughts about ethics, responsible research and leaving an imprint
  • She 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 balance


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Maria Elena at the World Economic Forum 


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TLP #5 : Striking the right balance - Robert Weinberg16 Nov 202000:55:19

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 rules
  • We 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 science
  • We talk about different mentoring styles and get useful tips about how to recruit the right people to build a culture of mutual cooperation
  • Bob insists on the importance of talking to people at scientific meetings and asking provocative questions
  • Finally, 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 garden


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TLP #4 : Championing diversity in research - Fiona Watt02 Nov 202001:02:14

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 hunting
  • She talks about how she chooses scientific questions to work on and looking for new challenges
  • She tells us about how she made her career moves and how she created collaborative environments
  • Fiona talks about her experiences as a journal editor and shares her thoughts about scientific publishing and new publishing models
  • She talks about how to promote gender equality and cultural diversity in the scientific enterprise and how to counter bad behaviour
  • We discuss how to get the right work-life balance and respecting other people’s work habits

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TLP #3 : The power of Mentoring - Harmit Malik19 Oct 202001:13:55

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 mentor
  • Harmit tells us lots of stories about how chance encounters with colleagues and mentors have influenced his career and work
  • He talks about how to search out mentors and how to adapt mentoring styles to the diversity of mentees
  • Harmit 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 style
  • He also shares his thoughts about scientific publishing, peer-review and good writing in science


He mentions these labs and institutions

  • “The Hutch” - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

https://www.fredhutch.org/


  • Indian Institute of Technology

http://www.iitb.ac.in/


  • University of Rochester, NY

https://www.rochester.edu/


  • Steve Henikoff Lab

https://research.fhcrc.org/henikoff/en.html



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TLP #2 : Challenges of an institute director - Susan Gasser05 Oct 202000:59:18

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 question
  • Susan stresses the importance of building a lab culture based on collaboration and teamwork
  • She shares her advice how to manage conflicts and provide criticism without it getting personal
  • We talk about Women In Science awards and the future of European science
  • Susan shares some personal advice about the importance of coaching and self-awareness
  • She also gives tips about getting balance right between work and family and between Science and administrative responsibilities


She mentions these labs and institutions

  • Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI)

https://www.fmi.ch/

  • Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research

https://www.isrec.ch/

  • University of Geneva

https://www.unige.ch/

  • Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

https://www.novartis.com/our-science/novartis-institutes-biomedical-research

  • She also paid tribute to her mentor Gottfried (Jeff) Schatz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Schatz

  • And the Lee Hartwell paper in Science 1974 

“Genetic control of the cell division cycle in yeast”

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/183/4120/46



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TLP #1 : Navigating the path to team leader - Maxim Greenberg20 Sep 202000:53:17

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 mentor
  • Max shares some personal experience of how he juggles family, two scientific careers, as well as kids and schooling
  • We also talk about how you know when you are ready to launch your own lab and how to choose a research question for your lab
  • Max gives advice about strategies for growing your team and recruiting students
  • He also offers some practical tips about how to deal with anxiety, insecurity and self-doubt


He mentions these labs and institutions

  • The Jacobsen Lab at UCLA

https://research.mcdb.ucla.edu/Jacobsen/LabWebSite/P_Index.php

  • Institut Curie

https://institut-curie.org/

  • The Bourc’his lab

https://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.htm

  • Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)

https://www.ens.psl.eu/en

  • Institut Cochin

https://www.institutcochin.fr/?set_language=en


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TLP #0 : What is The Lonely Pipette ? Jonathan & Renaud20 Sep 202000:15:24

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 find
  • Why you are an essential part of this project
  • Reasons to share it

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The Lonely Pipette Trailer16 Sep 202000:00:58

Discover and enjoy the trailer of our podcast. We have put our hearts and energies to make it sound great. Special thanks to the French artist Amarià who gave us the opportunity to play his song : Lovely Swindler. 


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TLP #32 - Storytelling : turn science into inspiring narratives - Arjun Raj01 Oct 202400:58:13

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

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TLP #31 : A recipe for resilience - Alicia Rojas Araya29 Jul 202401:02:02

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-ciet

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/

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TLP #30 : Don't hypothesize, just observe - Hans Clevers25 Jun 202400:58:41

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

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TLP #29 : Advocating for women’s health - Nour El Houda Mimouni28 May 202401:01:57

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

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

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TLP #28 : Curing with a Community - David Fajgenbaum29 Apr 202401:11:54

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/

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TLP #27 : Time to refill the tip box !26 Mar 202401:06:06

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.

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ALBA Limited-Series #2 : Setting Up a Lab with Limited Resources07 Jan 202600:28:18

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.

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ALBA Limited-Series #3 : Beyond the bench - Building inclusive lab cultures21 Jan 202600:38:09

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.

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ALBA Limited-Series #4 : Navigating power dynamics - How to lead through troubled waters04 Feb 202600:28:58

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.

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ALBA Limited-Series #5 : Redefining success - choosing your compass in academia25 Feb 202600:28:44

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.

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