The Microscopists

#43 — Elizabeth Villa, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at UC San Diego talks to Peter O'Toole about the benefits of collaborative projects, the advantages and disadvantages of new microscopy techniques, and establishing fun lab traditions. We'll chat about her early career as a Fulbright Scholar, her movement into biology to work with microscopy rock stars in the US and Europe, and understanding the social side of proteins using Cryo-EM.

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#42 — Claire Brown, Associate Professor & Director of the Advanced BioImaging Facility at McGill University, talks to Peter O'Toole about the importance of taking care of your staff, how she successfully set up a lab as a single mom and why simpler techniques are often the better choice.

We'll also discover why she got involved with Global BioImaging, her struggles being at the interface of biology and chemistry, and how she coped through a silent retreat.

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#41 — Ralf Jungmann, Professor and group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and LMU Munich joins Peter O'Toole in this episode of The Microscopists to discuss the most frightening time in his career, how moving back to Germany from the US was the biggest culture shock and why writing grants is so important.

Ralf also shares how 80s TV influenced his career, his obsession with the direction of air vents and why data science is the future.

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#40 — Brad Amos, Emeritus Scientist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, joins Peter O’Toole in this episode of The Microscopists to discuss his varied career, from zoologist to confocal microscope designer to amateur artist.

We’ll discover how Brad developed the confocal microscope taken up by Bio-Rad, as well as the Mesolens microscope, which he is using in his work as Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde. We’ll hear how Brad has never fully retired and how his artwork ended up on a stamp for the Ascension Islands. Brad also reveals how he has played Robin Hood, the Pope, and Boris Johnson is his legendary lab skits and where to put your hands when scuba diving with sharks!

Tune in now to learn more about Brad’s inspiring career.

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#39 — Ever wondered just what it’s like working at the HHMI Janelia Research Campus? Teng-Leong Chew, Director of the Advanced Imaging Center at Janelia, joins Peter O’Toole for episode #39 of The Microscopists to let us know.

We’ll also discover what it was like moving from Malaysia to Wisconsin during a blizzard-enforced University of Wisconsin shutdown, and hear more about street art and unexpected violin recitals.

We’ll learn about the challenges that Chew has faced in his career, as well as the highlights, and hear why Chew is so passionate about equitable access to microscopy technology.

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#38 — W. E. Moerner of Stanford University is a pioneer in the field of super-resolution imaging for cell biology. Tune in as W. E. joins Peter O’Toole and discover more about the work that led to W. E. sharing the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

We’ll hear why interdisciplinarity is so important in science, why W. E. has had to overcome his tendency to procrastinate, and how a love for Gilbert and Sullivan music led to him meeting his wife. We’ll also learn how the backyard “Clubhouse” that W. E. built with his father sparked a lifelong love of science and find out what it was like moving into academia after many years in industry. Listen now to hear more!

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