The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science

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 decisio...

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...

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 ...

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 import...

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...

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...

Subscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox Tell us your thoughts  about this episode 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 par...

Subscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox Tell us your thoughts  about this episode 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 o...

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 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 curr...

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 whic...

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 di...

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 environment...

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 men...

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 perso...

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 Subscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox : https://www.bit.ly/TLPsubscribe To find...

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 wh...

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.  Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : https://tinyurl.com/TLPNL To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitte...