Scientist Interviews

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 Winner: Jacky Liang

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 Winner: Jacky Liang

It’s time to meet our Lab Heroes Awards winner for 2024! Jacky Liang of the University of Ottawa was chosen by our judges as the overall winner, and in this great interview we learned more about his daily lab work, his thoughts on empowerment in STEM, and how he plans to spend his prize vouchers and grant!

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 Highly Commended Nominees: Rocío Gutiérrez Fuster

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 Highly Commended Nominees: Rocío Gutiérrez Fuster

It’s time to meet another of our Lab Heroes Awards Highly Commended nominees for 2024! Rocío Gutiérrez Fuster is a PhD candidate at IIB-UNSAM-CONICET in Argentina who was nominated for her exceptional impact on both her lab and the wider research community. We spoke to Rocío to find out more about her career, her research & her advice for others!

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 Highly Commended Nominees: Rachel Perry

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 Highly Commended Nominees: Rachel Perry

It’s time to introduce the first of our Lab Heroes Awards 2024 highly commended nominees! Rachel Perry of Yale University was chosen by our judges for her impact on lab culture and promotion of diversity and inclusion. We spoke to Rachel about her current research, her passion for life science, and her own lab heroes!

Career Spotlights: Scientific Project Manager

Career Spotlights: Scientific Project Manager

In our new Science Career Spotlights series, we’re having great conversations with scientists about their unique career journeys! Next in our series is Agnese Solari, a Scientific Project Manager at Pharmadoc who told us about her transition from a PhD student researching brain tumours to a collaborative manager within the pharmaceutical sector!

Interviews with Scientists: Mark Hunt

Interviews with Scientists: Mark Hunt

We’re pleased to bring you another installment of our Interviews with Scientists series, and this week we spoke to Mark Hunt of the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in Poland. He told us all about his research work into the effects of ketamine on the brain, as well as his academic business services and how he uses TikTok to share scientific writing tips with others!

Career Spotlights: Commissioning Editor

Career Spotlights: Commissioning Editor

In our new Science Career Spotlights series, we speak to life scientists about their first steps into STEM and the vital skills that have led them to their current role. In our next instalment, we speak to Alka Rao, a Commissioning Editor at Springer Nature who tells us how a PhD in microbiology prepared her for a role in publishing!

Interviews with Scientists: Dr Ruth Carmichael

Interviews with Scientists: Dr Ruth Carmichael

It’s time for another installment of our Interviews with Scientists series, and this week we were delighted to chat with Dr Ruth Carmichael of the University of Exeter. She told us about her recent BBSRC Discovery Fellowship award and shared advice for those applying for similar opportunities.

Interviews with Scientists: Aurelia Valente

Interviews with Scientists: Aurelia Valente

It’s time for another interview with an inspiring life scientist, and this week we were delighted to speak to Aurelia Valente, a comparative behavioral biologist, PhD student and passionate disability advocate. Read her fascinating insight into the daily challenges faced by scientists with disabilities…

Tips for Surviving the First Week of Your PhD

Tips for Surviving the First Week of Your PhD

Starting a PhD can be daunting and your first week as a doctoral student can come with a unique set of challenges. We spoke to three PhD students to ask them about their experiences of starting out on their PhD research, the lessons they've learned so far, and their top tips for making it through that all-important first week!

Balancing Research and Teaching in Academia

Balancing Research and Teaching in Academia

For senior life science academics, balancing research and teaching commitments can create many challenges, with high workloads and often conflicting priorities. In this new article, Professors Elek Molnar and Clea Warburton from the University of Bristol share their experiences of teaching the next generation of scientists, and their tips for successfully balancing research work with teaching commitments...