StemCells@Lunch Digested

Today on the SC@L Digested Podcast, Post-doc Miguel Bernabe-Rubio speaks with Alejo Rodriguez-Fraticelli, a research fellow at the Boston Children’s Hospital and soon-to-be principal investigator at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Barcelona. Alejo talks about his work using single cell maps to understand highly variable populations of cells and his future research focus on acute myeloid leukaemia. He also talks about developing his skills in computational biology through collaboration and the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone to succeed in interdisciplinary research.

To see more of Alejo's research, follow this link: https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/176343

Today on the SC@L Digested Podcast, Post-doc Miguel Bernabe-Rubio speaks with Alejo Rodriguez-Fraticelli, a research fellow at the Boston Children’s Hospital and soon-to-be principal investigator at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Barcelona. Alejo talks about his work using single cell maps to understand highly variable populations of cells and his future research focus on acute myeloid leukaemia. He also talks about developing his skills in computational biology through collaboration and the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone to succeed in interdisciplinary research.

To see more of Alejo's research, follow this link: https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/176343

“Take care of yourself, but also be aware of others who are more vulnerable than you”

For this episode of SC@L digested, CSCRM public engagement officer Jessica Sells chatted with Victor Negri, A Post Doc in Fiona Watt’s lab, about his experience of lockdown.

We've been exploring the impact that lockdown is having on our researchers by asking them to share their experiences. All of our staff are in unique positions, meaning lockdown is affecting their personal and work lives dramatically differently.

For Victor the pandemic has been quite scary, as he has to take daily immunosuppressants for a health condition. He tells us how this has made him feel, and also his thoughts on how this situation will hopefully make the public take science more seriously...

For more examples of our lockdown stories, visit the Watt Lab Blog here: www.wattlab.org

“Take care of yourself, but also be aware of others who are more vulnerable than you”

For this episode of SC@L digested, CSCRM public engagement officer Jessica Sells chatted with Victor Negri, A Post Doc in Fiona Watt’s lab, about his experience of lockdown.

We've been exploring the impact that lockdown is having on our researchers by asking them to share their experiences. All of our staff are in unique positions, meaning lockdown is affecting their personal and work lives dramatically differently.

For Victor the pandemic has been quite scary, as he has to take daily immunosuppressants for a health condition. He tells us how this has made him feel, and also his thoughts on how this situation will hopefully make the public take science more seriously...

For more examples of our lockdown stories, visit the Watt Lab Blog here: www.wattlab.org

We return this week to an episode recorded during lockdown.

Geraldine Jowett, a final year PhD student on the Wellcome Trust Cell Therapies and Regenerative Medicine programme at King's College London, is interviewed by PhD student Emily Read. Geraldine discusses her work that uses stem cells to make mini-intestine in a dish models, also known as organoids, to understand Inflammatory Bowel Disease. She talks about the difficulties of an interdisciplinary PhD and what she has learnt moving between Germany, the United States and Britain.

For more information on Geraldine's research follow this link:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/geraldine-jowett

We return this week to an episode recorded during lockdown.

Geraldine Jowett, a final year PhD student on the Wellcome Trust Cell Therapies and Regenerative Medicine programme at King's College London, is interviewed by PhD student Emily Read. Geraldine discusses her work that uses stem cells to make mini-intestine in a dish models, also known as organoids, to understand Inflammatory Bowel Disease. She talks about the difficulties of an interdisciplinary PhD and what she has learnt moving between Germany, the United States and Britain.

For more information on Geraldine's research follow this link:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/geraldine-jowett

We return this week to another interview recorded before lockdown.

PhD student Christopher Lambert interviews Dr José Silva, a group leader at the Welcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. Dr Silva tells us about his career path from PhD to group leader and his current research in cellular reprogramming. They discuss the importance of collaboration in basic research and the need for a long-term, step-wise approach to progress the field of cellular reprogramming. Dr Silva also looks to the future, talking about his move into creating synthetic embryos.

For more information about Dr Silva's research, follow this link: https://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/People/pi/silva

We return this week to another interview recorded before lockdown.

PhD student Christopher Lambert interviews Dr José Silva, a group leader at the Welcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. Dr Silva tells us about his career path from PhD to group leader and his current research in cellular reprogramming. They discuss the importance of collaboration in basic research and the need for a long-term, step-wise approach to progress the field of cellular reprogramming. Dr Silva also looks to the future, talking about his move into creating synthetic embryos.

For more information about Dr Silva's research, follow this link: https://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/People/pi/silva

For our 100th SC@L episode, we've done something a bit different... We've been exploring the impact that lockdown is having on our researchers by asking them to share their experiences. All of our staff are in unique positions, meaning lockdown is affecting their personal and work lives dramatically differently . For this Lockdown Story, Public Engagement Officer Jess Sells remotely interviews CSCRM Director and MRC Exec Chair Professor Fiona Watt. Fiona talks about how she has been maintaining a work-life balance, thoughts on how this situation will change science, and society in general.

For more examples of our lockdown stories, visit the Watt Lab Blog here: https://www.wattlab.org

For our 100th SC@L episode, we've done something a bit different... We've been exploring the impact that lockdown is having on our researchers by asking them to share their experiences. All of our staff are in unique positions, meaning lockdown is affecting their personal and work lives dramatically differently . For this Lockdown Story, Public Engagement Officer Jess Sells remotely interviews CSCRM Director and MRC Exec Chair Professor Fiona Watt. Fiona talks about how she has been maintaining a work-life balance, thoughts on how this situation will change science, and society in general.

For more examples of our lockdown stories, visit the Watt Lab Blog here: https://www.wattlab.org