The New England Biolabs Podcast: Lessons from Lab and Life

John Burns of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences shares how he thinks about the information that drives biology. 

2025 Genes in Space contest winner Nitya Johar explains the experiment she will be sending to the International Space Station.

Dr. Craig Martin, co-founder of Waterfall Scientific and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst joins us to talk RNA manufacuring. Dr. Martin has studies RNA polymerase for about 40 years and joins us to explain duo tether technology and its effects of RNA generation efficiency. 

New England Biolabs' legend, Dr. Bill Jack, who just retired after spending nearly four decades at NEB joins us to share some wisdom. Bill has held many positions at NEB, from Senior Staff Scientist, to Executive Director of Research, to Emeritus Scientist. Please join us as Bill shares lessons from his life and time in the lab.

Conservation X Labs Chief Scientist joins us to talk about how we can prevent a sixth mass extinction event on our planet.

Osa Conservation Executive Director and Director of the Conservation Campus join us to share the wonder of the biological diversity in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula.

Hear from three incredible young scientists whose collaborative work was foundational to the development of the COVID vaccine.

Hear from Valadimir Potapov, a Bioinformaticist here at NEB and an important part of the team that builds online tools to aid both NEB scientists and our customers in calculations and experimental design. Valdimir joins us to talk through the open access Ligase Fidelity Tools which are used to aid in the design of DNA Assembly via the Golden Gate method.

Samuel Ogunsola, co-founder of Shaping African Women in STEM, shares what inspired him to launch the program and how it has grown.

In this podcast, hear from Dr. Adewunmi Akingbola, founder of HealthDrive Nigeria, which combats viral hepatitis in underserved Nigerian communities through increasing awareness, screening and treatment.

Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi's impact in the field of glycosylation has been profound, enabling on our current understanding of disease and inflammation presentation and potential vehicles for treatment. Dr. Bertozzi was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2024 for the development of biorthogonal chemistry, and she explains how this understanding can impact disease treatment. 

NEB technical support scientist, Jack Martz and NEB Development Scientist Heejin Kim talk about best practice for DNA Cleanup. We will talk about the history of DNA Cleanup and the methods available, as well as share some guidance on selecting the method that is right for your work.

In this podcast, Dr. Anne Madden, founder of the Microbe Institute, shares why understanding microbes is important and why she is compelled to educate others.

Dr. Rita Colwell, internationally recognized expert on cholera and other infectious diseases, shares insights from a lifetime in the field of science.

Dr.  Ben Kleinstiver, whose lab is located at the Center for Genomic Medicine at Mass General Hospital, joins us to talk about programmable nucleases, genome editing, and the applications of this technology in the future of healthcare.

The three Passion in Science Award winners in the Category of Arts and Creativity joined us in the studio to talk about their art and what initiated its creation. Sam Siljee shares his soundscapes, Sally Kong describes her weaving patterns, and Michael Weiner his details his uniquely scientific large-scale portraits.

In this podcast, New England Biolabs Associate Director of Research, Nathan Tanner explains the portfolio of NEB products called Enzymes for Innovation.

In this podcast, Sophie Vaud explains the environmentally friendly textile dyeing process developed by Colorifix.

In this podcast, Dr. James Lee discusses his research efforts to identify biomarkers and molecular disease-drivers of inflammatory bowel disease.

In this podcast, Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui explains how she is working to increase access to molecular diagnostics and precision medicine in Mexico and Latin America.

2014 Passion in Science Award winner Shelly Xie joins us to share what she has learned about the benefits of art for healthcare providers and patients. 

NEB Production Scientist Lindsey Spiegelman, joins us to explain the seamless DNA assembly method NEBuilder, which was developed at NEB. NEBuilder HiFi offers fast, accurate assembly of DNA fragments, including the ability to easily assemble DNA libraries, as well as the ability perform multisite mutagenesis in a single reaction.

Dr. Jo Handelsman, Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery shares her expertise in microbiome research and the importance of community. 

The Genes in Space team joins NEB to share the mission of their program, and 2023 Genes in Space Contest winner Isabel Jiang explains how her experience with the program has impacted her education, and the details of her experiment – which will be performed aboard the International Space Station.

NEB Emeritus Scientist Bill Jack explains how the discovery of new enzymes has helped advance the capabilities and possibilities of molecular cloning