It’s time to meet another of our most recent Lab Heroes Awards Highly Commended nominees! Molly Kent is an Assistant Professor at the Virginia Military Institute, USA, who was praised for her leadership and dedication to science education. We spoke to Molly about her career to date, and her passion for community outreach projects!
We’re delighted to introduce the next winner of our monthly Early Career Scientist Grant! María Prieto Pizarro is a PhD student at the University of the Basque Country in Spain, who will use her grant to fund a trip to the SENC Conference 2025. We spoke to María about her research and her thoughts on the challenges facing life scientists today.
The University of Bristol’s Research to Reward competition offers unique support for female and non-binary researchers seeking to translate their scientific discoveries into real-world impact. We spoke to Dr Isabelle Cuthbert, one of this year’s winners, about her CLEM project and how the £20,000 prize will advance her research.
Securing research funding is tough, but the right approach can boost your chances of success. In this guest article, Nicolás Velasco Saragoni shares advice on finding grants, crafting compelling proposals, and turning rejection setbacks into funding success stories!
Conference season is about to begin, and we’re shining a spotlight on some of the best cell biology events coming up in 2025! If you’re a researcher specialising in cell biology, why not add some of these exciting events to your diary, and prepare to be inspired by the latest developments in epigenetics, gene therapy, tissue engineering & more!
It’s time to meet another of our Lab Heroes Awards Highly Commended nominees for 2024! Cayvenne Joseph ‘CJ’ Carag is a Research Assistant at the Hellenic Pasteur Institute in Greece. She was nominated for her creativity and positive attitude, and we spoke to her about her passion for public engagement in STEM!
We’re proud to be celebrating a significant milestone in our support for life scientists. Last month, we selected the 50th winner of our monthly Early Career Scientist Grant, and we’ve taken a moment to reflect on the impact the award has made while catching up with some of our previous winners to find out how their careers have progressed!
It’s time to introduce the latest winner of our monthly Early Career Scientist Grant! Jennifer Monereo Sánchez is a postdoc from Madrid, Spain, who will use her $500 grant to attend the 2025 AAIC in Toronto, Canada! Find out more about Jennifer and our monthly grant…
The advice and support a trusted mentor gives can be crucial in the career development of a life scientist. In this guest blog, experienced mentor Dr Nicoleta Nedelcu shares her unique thoughts on the art of mentoring and the qualities needed to be an effective supervisor.
It’s time for a new installment of our Interviews with Scientists series, and we were lucky enough to speak with Professor Arun Shukla of the IIT Kanpur, India! We were keen to talk to Arun about his career, his research focus, his passion for mentoring and the importance of effective leadership in the lab!
