The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science
The Lonely Pipette is a podcast where scientists share tips to help you do better science. The episodes include conversations with researchers around the world. Renaud Pourpre and Jonathan Weitzman will talk to inspiring people to learn about their habits and recommendations for all scientists. Don’t stay alone, come join The Lonely Pipette community!
Episodes
34 episodes
TLP #32 - Storytelling : turn science into inspiring narratives - Arjun Raj
This month we enjoyed talking to Arjun Raj about his interdisciplinary approaches to studying biological systems Arjun shares how he almost became a truck driver and experimented with a career in an (unnamed) rock band
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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58:13
TLP #31 : A recipe for resilience - Alicia Rojas Araya
This month Alicia Rojas tells us about her journey from Costa Rica to Israel and back, in search of pathogens and parasitesAlicia shares the personal difficulties of being far from home and how she missed family and food...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:02:02
TLP #30 : Don't hypothesize, just observe - Hans Clevers
This month Hans Clevers talks to us about his productive career and his pioneering work on organoid technologies.Hans admits that he initially found biology frustrating and disappointingBut then he learnt to enjoy the...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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58:41
TLP #29 : Advocating for women’s health - Nour El Houda Mimouni
Today we chat with postdoc Nour El Houda Mimouni about her passionate commitment to improving womens’ health.Nour urges young scientists to get themselves a support group from the beginningShe also insists on the imp...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:01:57
TLP #28 : Curing with a Community - David Fajgenbaum
In this episode, we kick off our Season 3 guests with David Fajgenbaum who shares his extraordinary journey to cure himself from Castleman disease.David shares his very personal story of searching for a cure to his own diseas...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:12:38
TLP #27 : Time to refill the tip box !
In this episode Renaud and Jonathan share their excitement about the launch of Season 3 of The Lonely Pipette podcast. BUT this time, they are not the ones asking the questions.💌
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:06:06
TLP#26 - Season 2 wrap-up - Jonathan & Renaud
Dear Lonely Pipetters,Season 2 has been an amazing journey, BUT Season 3 will be awesome. We are so proud to be still here, with you supporting us. Thank you! In this final episode, we take the chance to give you untold stories about Season...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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39:16
TLP #25 : Excellence at the ERC - Maria Leptin
This week, we talk to Maria Leptin about her path to the head of the European Research Council Maria claims she didn’t receive any formal mentoring advice, but rather absorbed and learnt along the wayAgainst the...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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41:40
TLP #24 : The untold power of philosophy - Thomas Pradeu
This week, we meet our first philosopher guest - Thomas Pradeu tells us what scientist can learn from philosophers Thomas shares his journey navigating from philosophy to immunology and biologyHe explains the di...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:15:35
TLP #23 : Letting go of perfection - Elphege Nora
This week, Elphege Nora shares personal thoughts on his journey from Paris to CaliforniaElphege discovered at an early age that the best way to explain who we are is to look back at where we come from and our evolutionary tra...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:12:30
TLP #22 : Interdisciplinary freedom as a recipe for success - Christophe Lavelle
This week, Christophe Lavelle shares his double passion for science and for cookingChristophe left engineering studies for the freedom of research science. And then he jumped from physics to biology for his PhD studies
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:04:47
TLP #21 : Find your own way - Ana-Maria Lennon-Dumenil
This week, Ana-Maria Lennon-Dumenil tells us about her passion for science interfacing with physics and her journey from Santiago to ParisAna-Maria was inspired from a very young age by her namesake Ana-Maria LenonSh...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:17:41
TLP #20 : Have you tried multi-plexing ? - George Church
In this episode, we talk to George Church about his successful career in DNA repair and his entrepreneurial adventures translating research findings into biotech companiesGeorge proudly describes himself as a biologist-engine...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:07:03
TLP #19 : “Should I stay or should I go?” - Jenny Rohn
In this episode, we talk with the multi-talented Jenny Rohn about her journey zig-zagging from academia to a biotech-startup, to science publishing and then back into academia.She tells us about her unconventional path and ho...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:10:47
TLP #18 : Why do we go to conferences? - Jean-Léon, Rita, Mariaceleste, Tim
Get ready for 2023 ! In this special episode, we're going to change the narrative. We're going to dive into this original narrative-interview with 4 scientists who experienced an original meeting with us. Invited by Jean-Leon Maître in the s...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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43:45
TLP #17 : Brothers in arms : building a collective grant-writing community - Matthew Weitzman
This week we have a surprise treat - a conversation with Jonathan’s twin brother, Matt. He discusses his energetic commitment to mentoring and grant-writing workshops. They share their genetics, but also a desire to “help scientists d...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:06:07
TLP #16 : Campaigning to change the culture - Ashani Weeraratna
This week, we talk with Ashani Weeraratna about her inspiring path from apartheid South Africa to director, professor and activist. Ashi cites good advice that she remembers “ read voraciously … and be engaged with the litera...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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58:04
TLP #15 : Enjoy the journey - André Choulika
In this episode, we speak with André Choulika about his exciting journey from a bench scientist to a biotech entrepreneur taking genomic engineering to the clinicAndré shares his fascination about the logic of biologi...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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52:44
TLP #14 : How to get good at failing - Jen Heemstra
In this episode, we step beyond the life sciences to talk with Jen Heemstra, a professor of chemistry who brings much energy to thinking about mentoring and improving academic cultureJen tells us how early failures drove her ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:10:53
TLP #13 : Translating knowledge towards society - Steve Jackson
In this episode, we speak with Steve Jackson about his successful career in DNA repair and his entrepreneurial adventures translating research findings into biotech companiesHe remembers his early passion for innovation and f...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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58:25
TLP #12 : Science without frontiers - Edith Heard
In this episode, we were honoured to kick-off Season 2 talking to Edith Heard about her journey to become the first woman to lead the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).She tells us about her early experiences of patients w...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:05:08
TLP #11 : We are back!
In this episode Renaud and Jonathan share their excitement about the launch of Season 2 of The Lonely Pipette podcastThey look back at Season 1 and what they learned from the tips of the TLP guestsRenaud and Jonathan...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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47:15
TLP #10 : A season has ended - Renaud & Jonathan
In this episode Renaud and Jonathan share their tips and thoughts about the first season of The Lonely Pipette podcast.Renaud and Jonathan tell their own ‘origin stories’And we discuss the origins of the podcast and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:00:36
