The CeMi Podcast

Join us in this special bonus episode as CeMi directors Prof Matthew Dalby and Prof Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez take a look back at the milestones of 2024 to reveal their proudest moments and lessons learned from the past year. Looking ahead, they also discuss their hopes, goals, and visions for 2025. Wishing everyone all the best for the year ahead!

In this episode our hosts chat to Dr Juan González Valdivieso, a researcher at Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). A former colleague of CeMi, this year Juan received a Marie Curie postdoctoral grant for the development of a new project that aims to contribute to improving treatments for patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). We hope you are all having a lovely time over the holiday period and a happy new year when it comes!

This week, we’re joined by Dr. Amy Turner, our first guest working outside academia. Amy shares insights into her role at Proteintech and her journey transitioning from academia to industry. In this episode, we explore the parallels and contrasts between the two sectors and discuss the evolving opportunities for early career researchers (ECRs) navigating between academia and industry.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Rosalia Cuahtecontzi Delint and Dr Graham Day, who are Research Associates at CeMi and a married couple with a passion for science. Join us as we chat about their research interests, their journey to CeMi and some insights into their life outside of academia.

In this episode we are accompanied by Dr. Hannah Donnelly who has recently rejoined CeMi with a BBSRC Discovery Fellowship. After completing her PhD here in 2020, Hannah joined the CRUK Scotland Institute where she investigated lymphocyte migration.

Join us for an insightful chat with Hannah about the process of applying for a Fellowship and the new adventure she is beginning to embark on as she returns to CeMi!

Join us for the latest episode featuring Dora Rogkoti, a PhD student at CeMi under the supervision of Prof. Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez. Dora is currently on placement at KU Leuven after entering the final year of her studies, and here discusses the rewards and challenges of undertaking a PhD, how she is preparing to start on the final write up, and what strategies she has for managing stress.

Please feel free to get in touch about any future episode ideas or guest suggestions, and we appreciate all the support and feedback for the podcast so far. Happy listening!

🎨 Episode art by the wonderful Dr Chloe Rodgers

In this episode, Emily and Euan are joined by Dr Lluís Oliver-Cervelló, a former research associate working alongside Dr Cristina Gonzalez Garcia. Lluís recently left CeMi to continue his career elsewhere, and here discusses the transition from PhD to postdoc, the opportunities that have shaped his career, and how he enjoyed his time at the lab. Te extrañamos Lluís!

Join us as we chat to two of our principal investigators, Prof Delphine Gourdon and Dr Catherine Berry, to discuss what got them interested in science, how their careers took shape and what research currently fascinates them.

Hope you enjoy this first episode from our new podcast series at CeMi. We'll chat about who we are and what we do, and what to look forward to over the series.