Inspiring stories from real scientists

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What sparks a love of science? - Part five

Graham Heieis explains how he came to be solving one of the world’s largest health burdens.
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What sparks a love of science? - Part four

Virginia Man-Yee Lee shares why we should feel optimistic about getting older.
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What sparks a love of science? - Part three

Joe Beechem uses science to answer a fundamental question: what makes us human?
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What sparks a love of science? - Part two

Alejandra Solache explains how a small discovery made by one scientist can empower us all.
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What sparks a love of science? - Part one

Robert Blelloch shares his fascination with how we develop – and how science saved his life.
Podcast 34 min listen
Alicia Levey on taking the road less traveled

Dr. Alicia Levey talks about her unique career in science and how leaning on your community can help build research momentum.
Podcast 34 min listen
Rose Perry on the science behind relationships

What does it mean to build a community with intention? In this episode, Dr Rose Perry discusses the different languages of science, breaking down silos, and how our community can influence our health.
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Abcam’s Ravindran Kumaran on conquering challenges in science

Caitlin is joined by Ravindran Kumaran from abcam to talk about how our community can help us get through the challenges we so often face as scientists.
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Kara Margolis on the importance of kindness in the lab

Kara Margolis from New York University on the values she looks for when bringing together a team.
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Giles Yeo on serendipity in science

Professor Giles Yeo from the University of Cambridge on the importance of networks and relationships in enabling scientific progress.
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Alejandra Solache on progressing faster with recombinant antibodies

How recombinant antibodies can save time and improve reproducibility.
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Dr Beatrice Lana on how to run a scientific partnership

Dr Beatrice Lana (Cancer Research Horizons, CRUK) shares seven lessons from her career on how to run a successful scientific partnership that fast-tracks the next cancer breakthrough.
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Graham Heieis on unlocking immune metabolism research

Hear how Dr Graham Heieis and his team were able to kickstart their research by discovering direct conjugation kits.
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Celebrating the teams behind scientific breakthroughs

We launched a special series of plaques at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, to celebrate the scientists behind the landmark discovery of the BRCA2 breast cancer gene.
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Shruti Naik discusses what makes a successful collaboration

Shruti talks about the the importance of trust, generosity and fun within collaborations
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Nicole Polinski and Elisia Clark on making an impact

How teamwork has helped the Michael J. Fox Foundation create crucial tools for Parkinson’s research.
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Gina Poe on a career-defining discovery

The importance of conversation and friendship in scientific progress.
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Maryann Martone on the fight to make data open to everyone

Meet the woman transforming the future of science.
Podcast 14 min listen
Oded Rechavi on creating a diverse network

Oded discusses the power of collaborations that bring together different fields and perspectives.
Podcast 14 min listen
Malcolm Skingle on industry-academia collaborations

Malcolm discusses the opportunities and challenges of bridging academia and industry.
Podcast 20 min listen
Katy Börner, John Hickey and Andrea Radtke on what it takes to bring together a successful consortium

Three scientists involved with the HuBMAP consortium speak about what it takes to bring over 300 diverse experts together to achieve a common goal.
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Linda Griffith on the importance of relationships within collaborations

Linda shares personal experiences from over 30 years of working with colleagues across multiple disciplines.
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Bianca Jones Marlin on thinking bigger

Bianca describes how teamwork has been central to her study of inherited trauma.
Article 9 min read
Giovanna Roncador on the power of collaboration

Giovanna describes how teamwork has been central to creating monoclonal antibodies for cancer research.
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Marcel Gehrung on bridging machine learning and biomedicine

Marcel describes navigating two very different disciplines as co-founder and CEO.