Listen to Dr Nir Drayman chat to Dr Mila Collados Rodriguez about his journey moving from Isreal to Chicago, to building his very own lab in California. Nir embraced the unexpected twists of life and found his passion for virology while working in systems biology labs. He speaks about the challenges of navigating career opportunities, spousal hiring schemes and the meticulous process of choosing the flooring for your first laboratory. Nir gives advice on how to communicate your research effectively, convince committees to hire you and to embrace the individuality of every scientific path.

Spanish virologist Nerea Irigoyen provides an inside look at her career with PhD students from the Castello Lab, Natasha Palmalux and Rozeena Arif. Nerea details her pioneering work using ribosomal profiling to uncover the complexities of viral gene expression, as well as her experiences transitioning to an independent group leader role. Irigoyen also shares valuable guidance for early career researchers, especially those from Spain seeking to establish themselves internationally, and she stresses the benefits of diverse lab experiences and the need to develop resilience against online criticism.

🔗 Links

Learn more about Nerea Irigoyen: https://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/staff/nerea-irigoyen

Find out more about the CVR: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/

Dr Angela Rasmussen travelled from the University of Saskatchewan to the CVR in September 2023, and sat down with Spyros Lytras and Kieran Lamb. Angela gives insight into dealing with toxic bosses, sustained research investments, empowering underrepresented groups of people, dealing with conflict and connecting with colleagues across disciplines through social media.

Prof Wendy Barclay OBE, winner of the 11th Annual Sir Michael Stoker Award, sat down with Stephen Devlin and Anna Sims on her visit the the CVR. Wendy gives insight into building a career in virology, navigating the challenges of science communication in the digital age, the importance of widening your network and asking for help.

For #HPVAwarenessDay, Anna Kirk, a PhD Researcher in the Graham Lab, takes a deep dive into Human Papillomavirus in our recent Research Goes Viral podcast.

Anna explains the viral life cycle of HPV, how disruption of this cycle can lead to cancer, and how we can protect ourselves.

#OneLessWorry

Hear from Rita Ribeiro as she describes life as a researcher working with vampire bats in Peru. Carrying out fieldwork is vital in the fight against rabies, which is spread by vampire bats in Latin America.

This podcast short accompanies the Vampire Bats: Going Viral exhibit, which was produced through a unique collaboration between researchers from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and Glasgow Science Centre.

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Find out more about the exhibit: www.cvr-engagement.co.uk/batsgoviral

Follow BatsGoViral Lab on Twitter: twitter.com/BatsGoViral

Find out more about the CVR: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/

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Associate Professor Anice Lowen travelled all the way from Atlanta's Emory University to deliver the Richard M. Elliott Memorial Lecture at the recent Glasgow Virology Workshop. Anice completed her PhD at the CVR (then MRC Virology Unit) with Richard Elliott. We invited Anice along to chat with a couple of our PhD students, Stephen Devlin and Anna Sims, about her research in influenza A transmission and genome reassortment, her career path and her advice for early career researchers.

Find out more about Anice and the Lowen Lab: http://www.lowenlab.com/

Follow Anice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anice_lowen

Follow Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/annasimsbiol

Follow Stephen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdevlinbio

🔗 Links

Find out more about the CVR: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/ 

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CVRinfo 

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cvrinfo/ 

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mrc-uofg-cvr

Associate Professor Anice Lowen travelled all the way from Atlanta's Emory University to deliver the Richard M. Elliott Memorial Lecture at the recent Glasgow Virology Workshop. Anice completed her PhD at the CVR (then MRC Virology Unit) with Richard Elliott. We invited Anice along to chat with a couple of our PhD students, Stephen Devlin and Anna Sims, about her research in influenza A transmission and genome reassortment, her career path and her advice for early career researchers.

Find out more about Anice and the Lowen Lab: http://www.lowenlab.com/

Follow Anice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anice_lowen

Follow Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/annasimsbiol

Follow Stephen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdevlinbio

🔗 Links

Find out more about the CVR: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/