The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science

Oct 29 2024 35 ep. 59 mins 130
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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! 

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TLP #33 : The stories behind the retractions - Ivan Oransky

Oct 29 2024 50 mins  
This month Ivan Oransky joins us to talk about his work as a journalist and advocate for monitoring scientific misconduct.Ivan confesses about his beginnings as a young playwright of the immune systemHe discusses how and why he left medicine to become a journalistIvan’s mentors encouraged him to develop by getting experience as a journalist and editorIvan reflects on how his trai

TLP #32 - Storytelling : turn science into inspiring narratives - Arjun Raj

Sep 30 2024 58 mins  
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 bandHe tells us about his journey from mathematics to quantitative biology and he shares thoughts about comparing biology with physics and what they can learn from each o

TLP #31 : A recipe for resilience - Alicia Rojas Araya

Jul 29 2024 62 mins  
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 foodShe reflects on coming back to Costa Rica to explore its rich biodiversityShe recalls the challenges of returning from a luxurious postdoc at the Weizmann Institute

TLP #30 : Don't hypothesize, just observe - Hans Clevers

Jun 24 2024 58 mins  
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 rare spark of excitement from discoveriesHe managed to get his PhD in just one year!You need to trust yourself and learn to share with othersHans warns new group lead

TLP #29 : Advocating for women’s health - Nour El Houda Mimouni

May 27 2024 61 mins  
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 importance of developing interests outside of the labAddressing womens’ health issues is ‘not just a job’ for NourShe recommends students to not alway blindly foll

TLP #28 : Curing with a Community - David Fajgenbaum

Apr 29 2024 71 mins  
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 diseaseHe describes how having a vision for the future helped him to surviveHe insists that patients can be part of the process and can be active collaborators in th

TLP #27 : Time to refill the tip box !

Mar 25 2024 66 mins  
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.💌 Subscribe and receive the next season in you mailboxTo find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/ Twitter : h

TLP#26 - Season 2 wrap-up - Jonathan & Renaud

Aug 21 2023 39 mins  
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 2 making-of, personal stories and what you can do to help us build Season 3. Don’t miss it out !Subscribe to be updated when Season 3 starts

TLP #25 : Excellence at the ERC - Maria Leptin

Jul 25 2023 41 mins  
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 perceived wisdom, Maria warns against the advice to be continually networking. She advises to listen to what others say and then add your own thoughts.Maria is sure that

TLP #24 : The untold power of philosophy - Thomas Pradeu

Jun 13 2023 75 mins  
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 difference between ‘philosophy IN biology’ compared to ‘philosophy OF biology’He mentions ‘mutual ignorance’ - that scientists often don’t know about philosopher