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In this episode we talk to Fiona Watt about her career moves and her journey to become the first woman to lead the Medical Research Council (MRC).
- She tells us about her early experiences with crocodile hunting
- She talks about how she chooses scientific questions to work on and looking for new challenges
- She tells us about how she made her career moves and how she created collaborative environments
- Fiona talks about her experiences as a journal editor and shares her thoughts about scientific publishing and new publishing models
- She talks about how to promote gender equality and cultural diversity in the scientific enterprise and how to counter bad behaviour
- We discuss how to get the right work-life balance and respecting other people’s work habits
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Fiona mentioned these labs, institutions and journals :
- King’s College London (KCL)
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Centre for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at KCL
- Centre for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine on Twitter
- Henry Harris Lab
- Howard Green lab
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
- Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
- Zena Werb Lab
- Journal of Cell Science
- eLife
- Science Matters
- Workforce Diversity: Let’s talk about race
To find out more about Fiona visit her website or follow her on Twitter
- https://www.wattlab.org/
- https://twitter.com/FionaWattMRC
To find out more about
Renaud :
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
Jonathan :
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
- LinkedIn :
To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
More about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/