The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science

ALBA Limited-Series #5 : Redefining success - choosing your compass in academia

You have built your boat, assembled your crew, and navigated the storms. But where exactly are you sailing?  In this final episode of this ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast li

ALBA Limited-Series #4 : Navigating power dynamics - How to lead through troubled waters

Even the best captain cannot control the weather. But they can control how they navigate the storm. In Episode 4 of the ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, we sail into the dar

ALBA Limited-Series #3 : Beyond the bench - Building inclusive lab cultures

What is the most valuable "invisible skill" of a group leader ?  In Episode 3, we tackle the difficult question : how to build a research culture where people don't

ALBA Limited-Series #2 : Setting Up a Lab with Limited Resources

What if constraints could fuel your lab instead of limiting it ? Episode 2 dives into the realities and opportunities of building a lab in resource-constrained settings.

ALBA Limited-Series #1 : Facing fears by building communities

Making the leap from postdoc to group leader is both exciting and terrifying. Episode 1 offers the postdoc perspective on this journey. Renaud and Jonathan from the Lonel

From Postdoc to PI : a limited series from ALBA Network

We had the great honour of producing a podcast for the ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast. This podcast series is a unique resource, a guide that will help you to adress the di

TLP #34 : The "right" To-Do list - Ana Boskovic

This month we talk with Ana Boskovic about her experience of setting up her own lab and hiring a new team Ana began studying languages and literature… but found it too e

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

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

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 ex

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 parasites Alicia shares the personal difficulties of be

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

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 gro

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

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 que

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 fi

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 a

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

TLP #23 : Letting go of perfection - Elphege Nora

This week, Elphege Nora shares personal thoughts on his journey from Paris to California Elphege discovered at an early age that the best way to explain who we are is to

TLP #22 : Interdisciplinary freedom as a recipe for success - Christophe Lavelle

This week, Christophe Lavelle shares his double passion for science and for cooking Christophe left engineering studies for the freedom of research science. And then he

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 Paris Ana-Maria was inspired from a