Marta and Shafqat

Tea with T-cells

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Tea with T-cells is a science communication podcast where we break down the mysteries of the complex science over a cup of tea. From everyday health to cutting-edge research and paths that lead to the world of science. Using this channel, we make complex biology clear, engaging, and fun.

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Marta and Shafqat

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#6 Veronika Tibljas- Imagine Doing a PhD Because You Don’t Trust Whisky Labels 🥃 14.02.2026 59:54

What do whisky labels, mass spectrometry, McDonald’s, digital minimalism and ice baths have in common? 🧪🥃❄️ In this episode, we sit down with a final-year PhD student in analytical chemistry who made a bold decision to leave Croatia, move to the UK alone, and build her life from scratch, academically and personally. It’s honest, It’s funny, It’s powerful. And it’s full of real talk about what...

#5 Ece Dagtekin - Risk It for a Biscuit: The Reality of Studying Abroad 27.01.2026 42:54

What happens when you risk it for a biscuit and leave everything you know behind? 🌍 In this episode, we’re joined by Ece Dagtekin, an MSc-qualified pharmacist and current MSc student at Sheffield Hallam University, who did exactly that. Alone, brave, and determined, Ece moved from a Mediterranean country to the UK to start a completely new chapter of her life 🇹🇷➡️🇬🇧 We talk honestly about what it...

# 4 Dr. Steven Emegbo - Snoring, Science & Sleepless Nights: Inside the Sleep Lab 🎙️ 17.12.2025 1:35:11

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Stephen Emegbo, a leading expert in sleep physiology with over 25 years of clinical, research, and academic experience . From hospital sleep labs to elite sports performance, Dr Emegbo’s career path into academia is anything but unusual, and that’s exactly what makes this conversation so fascinating. We explore his journey through clinical sleep medicine, includ...

#3 Marta Gillett- From Nowhere to Anywhere: A Story of Leaving, Learning, and Becoming 10.11.2025 49:18

In this episode I am opening about a chapter of my life that shaped me the most: leaving my home country at a young age, alone, to chase something I couldn’t yet name. I didn’t have a roadmap. I didn’t have a safety net. What I did have was curiosity, an inner pull toward something bigger, something unknown. In this epsiode I talk about - why and how I decided to leave literally everything I had i...

#2 Dr. Shafqat Jagiridar- When Curiosity Becomes a Career: Inside the World of Immunology 10.11.2025 1:03:57

In this episode of Tea with T-cells , we sit down with Dr. Shafqat Jaigirdar, Lecturer in Immunology andnGroup Leader at Sheffield Hallam University. We talk about his fascinating journey into academia- from completing a PhD, to spending five years as apostdoctoral fellow at the University of Manchester, to now leading his own researchgroup. What starts as a discussion about immunology quickly unf...

#1 Welcome to Tea with T-cells - A Casual Pour of Science, Curiosity & Careers 09.11.2025 13:33

Welcome to the very first episode of Tea with T-cells ! We’re Marta and Shafqat, and we’re so excited to finally share this project with you. This podcast actually started in the lab, during those spontaneous conversations where one small question turned into a fulldiscussion about science, research, and the different paths a science careercan take. After one of those chats, we thought: why not tu...