In this episode we talk to Fiona Watt about her career moves and her journey to become the first woman to lead the Medical Research Council (MRC).

• She tells us about her early experiences with crocodile hunting
• She talks about how she chooses scientific questions to work on and looking for new challenges
• She tells us about how she made her career moves and how she created collaborative environments
• Fiona talks about her experiences as a journal editor and shares her thoughts about scientific publishing and new publishing models
• She talks about how to promote gender equality and cultural diversity in the scientific enterprise and how to counter bad behaviour
• We discuss how to get the right work-life balance and respecting other people’s work habits

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Fiona mentioned these labs, institutions and journals :

• King’s College London (KCL) 
• Medical Research Council (MRC) 
• Centre for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at KCL
• Centre for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine on Twitter
• Henry Harris Lab
• Howard Green lab
• Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology
• Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
• Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
• Zena Werb Lab
• Journal of Cell Science
• eLife 
• Science Matters
• Workforce Diversity: Let’s talk about race

To find out more about Fiona visit her website or follow her on Twitter

• https://www.wattlab.org/
• https://twitter.com/FionaWattMRC

To find out more about
Renaud :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/

Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ 

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• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
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• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20

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In this episode we talk to Harmit Malik about his origins in India and his path to develop his own mentoring style.

• He tells us how he made the switch from chemical engineering to molecular biology thanks to an inspiring teacher and mentor
• Harmit tells us lots of stories about how chance encounters with colleagues and mentors have influenced his career and work
• He talks about how to search out mentors and how to adapt mentoring styles to the diversity of mentees
• Harmit discusses what to look for at interviews and how to discover creativity in the ‘hidden diamonds in the rough’
• Harmit describes how he found an international community of scientists on Twitter and how it improved his own mentoring style
• He also shares his thoughts about scientific publishing, peer-review and good writing in science

He mentions these labs and institutions

• “The Hutch” - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

https://www.fredhutch.org/

• Indian Institute of Technology

http://www.iitb.ac.in/

• University of Rochester, NY

https://www.rochester.edu/

• Steve Henikoff Lab

https://research.fhcrc.org/henikoff/en.html

To find out more about Harmit visit his website or follow him on Twitter

• http://research.fhcrc.org/malik/en.html
• https://twitter.com/HarmitMalik

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To find out more about
Renaud :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/

Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ 

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To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20

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In this episode we talk to Susan Gasser about her journey to institute director and how she dealt with the challenges of the job.

• We discuss about how to choose a good project and to focus on the scientific question
• Susan stresses the importance of building a lab culture based on collaboration and teamwork
• She shares her advice how to manage conflicts and provide criticism without it getting personal
• We talk about Women In Science awards and the future of European science
• Susan shares some personal advice about the importance of coaching and self-awareness
• She also gives tips about getting balance right between work and family and between Science and administrative responsibilities

She mentions these labs and institutions

• Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI)

https://www.fmi.ch/

• Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research

https://www.isrec.ch/

• University of Geneva

https://www.unige.ch/

• Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

https://www.novartis.com/our-science/novartis-institutes-biomedical-research

• She also paid tribute to her mentor Gottfried (Jeff) Schatz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Schatz

• And the Lee Hartwell paper in Science 1974 

“Genetic control of the cell division cycle in yeast”

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/183/4120/46

To find out more about Susan visit her lab website or follow her on Twitter

• https://www.fmi.ch/research-groups/website/gasserlab/
• https://twitter.com/susan_gasser

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To find out more about
Renaud :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/

Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ 

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To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20

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In this episode we talk to Maxim Greenberg about his transition from US graduate student to Parisian postdoc, and then the move to young team leader.

• We discuss about how to choose a postdoc lab and the importance of a generous and supportive mentor
• Max shares some personal experience of how he juggles family, two scientific careers, as well as kids and schooling
• We also talk about how you know when you are ready to launch your own lab and how to choose a research question for your lab
• Max gives advice about strategies for growing your team and recruiting students
• He also offers some practical tips about how to deal with anxiety, insecurity and self-doubt

He mentions these labs and institutions

• The Jacobsen Lab at UCLA

https://research.mcdb.ucla.edu/Jacobsen/LabWebSite/P_Index.php

• Institut Curie

https://institut-curie.org/

• The Bourc’his lab

https://science.institut-curie.org/research/biology-cancer-genetics-and-epigenetics/developmental-biology-and-genetics/team-bourc-his/

• Institut Jacques Monod (IJM)

https://www.ijm.fr/en/3/home-page.htm

• Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)

https://www.ens.psl.eu/en

• Institut Cochin

https://www.institutcochin.fr/?set_language=en

To find out more about Max visit his website or follow him on Twitter

• www.maximgreenberglab.com/
• https://twitter.com/maxvcg

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To find out more about
Renaud :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/

Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ 

To learn more about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler
https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/

To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20

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This episode is an introduction to  The Lonely Pipette podcast. We explain the origin story of this project. You will learn :

• What is the purpose of this podcast and why we created it.
• What kind of content and conversations you will find
• Why you are an essential part of this project
• Reasons to share it

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To find out more about
Renaud :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/

Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ 

To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20

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Discover and enjoy the trailer of our podcast. We have put our hearts and energies to make it sound great. Special thanks to the French artist Amarià who gave us the opportunity to play his song : Lovely Swindler. 

To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20

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