Scientist Interviews

Interviews with Scientists: Myrthe Mampay

Interviews with Scientists: Myrthe Mampay

Myrthe Mampay is investigating the impact of psychological and pathological stress on synaptic plasticity and cognitive function at the Centre of Stress and Age-Related Disease (STRAND) at the University of Brighton, UK . We chatted to Myrthe to find out more about her work, what she does when she’s not stressing out about researching the effects of stress and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Nikolaos Doumpas

Interviews with Scientists: Nikolaos Doumpas

Nikolaos Doumpas is a post-doctoral researcher in genetics and molecular biology at the Institute of Molecular Life Sciences (IMLS), University of Zurich. Nikolaos shared with us his current research, career to date, advice for fellow scientists and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Dr Lahiru Gangoda

Interviews with Scientists: Dr Lahiru Gangoda

Cancer researcher Dr Lahiru Gangoda is working on improving treatment outcomes for melanoma patients at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia. We spoke to Lahiru about her current research, the biggest lessons she’s learned in her career so far, and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Daniel Almeida

Interviews with Scientists: Daniel Almeida

Listed in the prestigious 30 under 30 list in Forbes magazine, Daniel Almeida is a PhD student at McGill University, studying the molecular impacts of severe childhood abuse on the brain. A mental health advocate and educator, Daniel shared with us his passion for science and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Dr Concetta Di Natale

Interviews with Scientists: Dr Concetta Di Natale

Dr Concetta di Natale is an IBSA 2019 Research Fellow at the Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca sui Biomateriali (CRIB) in Italy, focusing on neurodegeneration and pain-related phenomena. She told us about her past and present research, the scientists she most admires and her advice for early career researchers...

Interviews with Scientists: Daniel Austria

Interviews with Scientists: Daniel Austria

It was our pleasure to speak with Daniel Austria, a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research, working on Alzheimer's Disease. Daniel shared with us his research, passions, advice and the lessons he's learnt during his PhD...

Interviews with Scientists: Summer Rosonovski

Interviews with Scientists: Summer Rosonovski

Summer Rosonovski is a third year PhD researcher investigating the mysterious i-motif DNA structure at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, UK. We loved chatting to her about her research, passion for science, and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Alka Rao

Interviews with Scientists: Alka Rao

PhD student Alka Rao from the University of Groningen has shared her fascinating research on the origin of life through lipid membranes, and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Matthew Lloyd

Interviews with Scientists: Matthew Lloyd

In our latest Interviews with Scientists we're talking to Dr. Matthew Lloyd - he shared with us his research, his passion for both science and Taekwon-Do, his advice for scientists who are just starting out on their PhD journey, and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Simona Carbone

Interviews with Scientists: Simona Carbone

For our latest Interviews with Scientists, we spoke to Simona Carbone. Simona is an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow at Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria. We asked Simona about her research, where her passion for science started, her biggest career achievements to date, her advice for early career scientists, and more.