In the Active Site

Jul 11 2021 2
In the Active Site Podcast artwork

This podcast by Mathias Pickl and Christoph Winkler officially accompanies the Biotrans 2021 conference in Graz. Meet here the scientists who were invited to give a lecture at the meeting and are among the brightest minds in the field. Talking science without graphical aids gives a unique opportunity to address a broader perspective and to get to know the researchers in a new way. (The Podcast "In the Active Site" is released under a CC-BY license)

RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Episode 17: Christopher Prier

Jul 11 2021 22 mins  
In the final episode of In the Active Site we interview Dr. Christopher Prier, who shares his perspective as Associate Principal Scientist at Merck, New Jersey.

Episode 16: Kurt Faber

Jun 27 2021 46 mins  
In a very special episode, we interviewed the winner of the Biotrans 2021 Senior Award, Prof. Kurt Faber from the University of Graz. As Kurt was the PhD supervisor of both of us we came with a long list of questions.

Episode 15: Gideon Grogan

Jun 13 2021 24 mins  
This week’s guest “In the Active Site was Prof. Gideon Grogan from the University of York. Listen to him, as he talks about his book, enzyme mechanisms and his talk at the Biotrans 2021.

Episode 14: Todd Hyster

May 31 2021 32 mins  
This week we interviewed the winner of the Biotrans 2021 Junior Award, Prof. Todd Hyster from Cornell University. Listen to him sharing stories from his lab and his view on biocatalysis.

Episode 13: Byung-Gee Kim

May 16 2021 45 mins  
Listen to our talk with Prof. Byung-Gee Kim from Seoul National University and benefit from his great experience and his unique perspective at biocatalysis in Episode 13 of “In the Active Site”

Episode 12: Emily Balskus

May 02 2021 46 mins  
Meet Prof. Emily Balskus from Harvard University in Episode 12 of “In the Active Site”. Listen to Emily talking about her research, teaching and much more.

Episode 11: Mélanie Hall

Apr 18 2021 39 mins  
In this episode we learn many details bout the upcoming conference from Prof. Mélanie Hall form the University of Graz, who is one of the leaders of the elk crew and part of the local organizing committee of Biotrans 2021. Also enjoy her thoughts regarding research and the biocatalysis.

Special Episode: Wolfgang Kroutil

Apr 12 2021 9 mins  
Listen her to a special episode to Prof. Wolfgang Kroutil as he gives an update to his interview in Episode 1 and as he reveals some details on the conference.

Episode 10: Tobias Erb

Apr 04 2021 37 mins  
Listen to Prof. Tobias Erb from the Max-Planck Institute Marburg, who shares some spoilers about his keynote lecture at Biotrans2021 and gives insight into the way he approaches his research.

Episode 9: Magali Remaud-Simeon

Mar 22 2021 34 mins  
This week we interviewed Prof. Magali Remaud-Simeon from the INSA in Toulouse. Listen to Magali, sharing insights about her career, science, and her contribution to Biotrans 2021.