Lessons from Lab and Life

Podcast 1: Interview with Sir Richard Roberts: Microbes and Bacteria, Your Friendly Neighborhood Watch Mar 05, 2018

Listen as Sriharsa interviews Sir Rich about why bacteria and microbes have such a bad rap, and why the public should adjust the way we think about these organisms.

Podcast 2: Interview with Angela Belcher: Seeking Inspiration for Innovative Science Mar 07, 2018

Listen as Chris Noren interviews Angela Belcher about how her innovative science has found its inspiration in some pretty unlikely places, such as the pages of the NEB catalog and the exoskeletons of sea creatures.

Podcast 3: Interview with Becky Kucera: What PCR and Kary Mullis Taught Me about Life Mar 07, 2018

Listen as we interview Becky Kucera, who was at the bench during the early years after the concept of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was conceived by Kary Mullis.

Podcast 4: Interview with Sabah UI Hasan: Symbiosis in Science May 23, 2018

Sabah Ul-Hasan is the co-founder of the Biota Project, a science outreach organization dedicated to celebrating communities and connecting them to the science and nature they are surrounded by. The goal of the project is to promote mutual understanding and appreciation, or symbiosis, through the production of educational videos.

Podcast 5: Interview with Tom Evans, NEB’s Life Science Research Goals Jun 25, 2018

Tom Evans, Executive Director of Research, explains the somewhat unorthodox goals of the research department at NEB, where scientists focus on publication-worthy findings in an academically modeled department that supports the development of NEB reagents for molecular biology applications.

Podcast 6: Interview with Aaron Pomerantz, Where Do Butterflies Get Their Color? Jul 26, 2018

Aaron Pomerantz shares the creative way he has combined his interest in entomology and field research with his passion for self-made discoveries, in the Integrative Biology department at UC Berkeley.

Episode 7: Interview with Gregory Patton: PCR in Food Safety Testing and Point of Care Diagnostics Aug 27, 2018

Greg Patton is a development scientist at NEB, who routinely uses PCR in the lab. He explains how PCR is currently being used outside the lab to monitor food safety, and in doctor’s offices to test for HIV infection and much more.

Podcast 8: Interview with Tom Knight: The Future of Synthetic Biology Sep 19, 2018

Tom Knight was among the first designers of bitmap displays and ITS operating systems. Then, he decided to apply what he knew about electrical engineering and computer science to biology, and he became known as the ‘Godfather of Synthetic Biology.’ Tom is one of the co-founders of Ginkgo Bioworks, a synthetic biology company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, developing new organisms that replace technology with biology.

Podcast 9: Interview with Bill Jack: The History and Impact of Molecular Cloning Oct 22, 2018

Bill Jack is a Senior Scientist at NEB, and has been in the cloning field for more than 35 years. He describes the history of molecular cloning and how it impacts science and medicine today.

Podcast 10: Interview with Scott Chimileski: Microbes are Everywhere Nov 27, 2018

Scott Chimileski is a Postdoc at Harvard Medical School, a photographer and 2016 Passion in Science Awards™ winner. Hear how Scott’s science mentor selection and careful planning have led to early career success studying microbes and sharing his work through art.

Podcast 11: Interview with Andy Bertera: NEB Passion In Science Awards Jan 10, 2019

Listen as Andy Bertera explains the Passion in Science Awards and shares stories of some of his favorite winners on the NEB Podcast.

Podcast 12: Interview with Sustainable Science Experts: Panel Discussion from Go Green Symposium Feb 25, 2019

A panel of experts in research laboratory sustainable practices discuss cost effective and eco-friendly strategies for dealing with life science lab waste. Get the latest on ways to green your lab at www.labconscious.com.

Podcast 13: Interview with Hiring Experts: Tips for Landing Your New Science Career Mar 25, 2019

Get your application noticed and ace your Science Job interview with tips from hiring managers and LinkedIn Experts.

Podcast 14: Interview with Reforest The Tropics: Offsetting Carbon emissions through reforestation Apr 24, 2019

Hear how Reforest The Tropics carbon offset reforestation projects in Costa Rica are helping U.S emitters offset their footprints.

Podcast 15: Interview with Ron Weiss: Advances in Synthetic Biology May 21, 2019

Hear about the advances in medicine and environmental sustainability that synthetic biology is enabling, and how you can learn more about biological engineering.

Episode 16: Interview with Passion in Science Awardees: Global STEM Education Programs Jul 02, 2019

Hear from the founders of the STEM programs BioEYES, SciComNigeria, and Xenoplex STEM Center about how they are connecting students and community with science around the world.

Episode 17: Interview with Nathan Schoepp: Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Aug 13, 2019

Hear about the current state of antibiotic stewardship from Passion in Science Award winner Nathan Schoepp, who has developed an assay to profile the susceptibility of infecting bacteria for point of care testing.

Episode 18: Interview with Jonathan Gootenberg and Omar Abudayyeh: Using gene editing technology to detect RNA targets Sep 25, 2019

Hear how the first McGovern Fellows of MIT, Omar Abudayyeh and Jonathan Gootenberg, are using gene editing technology for single molecule detection of RNA targets.

Podcast 19: Interview with UCL synthetic biologists: UCL’s iGEM team examines perceptions of synthetic biology Oct 16, 2019

Hear the UCL iGEM team’s Rupali Dabas interview her peers and professors about perceptions and misconceptions surrounding synthetic biology.

Podcast 20: Interview with NEB Scientists: The Evolution of Overexpression and Protein Purification Dec 11, 2019

Hear from NEB Scientists Mehmet Berkman and Paul Riggs about the lessons that New England Biolabs has learned about protein expression and purification over the last 40 years.

Podcast 21: Interview with Eva Nogales: How Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Informs Molecular Biology Jan 29, 2020

Listen to Dr. Eva Nogales describe how cryo-electron microscopy addresses the challenge of visualizing macromolecular structures.

Podcast 22: Interview with Genes in Space: High School Science Performed on the Space Station Mar 19, 2020

Listen to members of the Genes in Space program as they talk about the program’s mission and its impact on young scientists.

Episode 23: Zero Out Lab Waste – Panel Discussion Apr 17, 2020

Hear how to move your laboratory toward zero waste from experts in lab sustainability and recycling, lab plastic manufacturing and microplastics pollution.

Episode #24: Interview with James Bevington: Sending Science to Space Jun 08, 2020

Hear from James Bevington about how he is applying synthetic biology to space studies and the potential of life on Mars.

Episode #25: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Brian Rabe Jun 16, 2020

Hear from Brian Rabe of HMS about his work applying RT-LAMP to develop a fast SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic assay.

Episode #26: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with the developers of STOPCovid Jul 15, 2020

Hear from Feng Zhang, Omar Abudayyeh and Jonathan Gootenberg about the STOPCovid initiative for point-of-care testing for COVID-19.

Episode #27: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Naama Geva-Zatorsky Sep 21, 2020

Hear Naama Geva-Zatorsky explain how her lab is using LAMP technology to detect SARS-CoV-2 directly from saliva or UTM containing swab samples.

Episode #28: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Joshua Quick Oct 27, 2020

Hear Joshua Quick explain how the ARTIC Network’s protocol for sequencing SARS-CoV-2 is helping the world better understand the virus and its global spread.

Episode #29: COVID-19 Research Spotlight: Interview with UCSF and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Scientists Dec 14, 2020

Hear scientists from the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and UCSF describe their work providing COVID-19 testing and genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 for California.

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