TLP #4 : Championing diversity in research - Fiona Watt

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 :

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

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