The New England Biolabs Podcast: Lessons from Lab and Life
The New England Biolabs podcast series, Lessons from Lab and Life, is dedicated to sharing helpful life lessons from successful scientists. From an overview of cutting edge research to finding sources of inspiration, our podcast is for science enthusiasts that like to ponder “what it all means”. Listen as leading researchers draw lessons from where scientific concepts (and misconceptions) have come from, where they are now, and where they are headed in the not-too-distant future. If you’ve got 20 minutes, we’ve got a story that just might interest you. Hosted by Lydia Morrison.
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 11: Interview with Andy Bertera: NEB Passion In Science Awards
Listen as Andy Bertera explains the Passion in Science Awards and shares stories of some of his favorite winners on the NEB Podcast.
Episode 10: Interview with Scott Chimileski: Microbes are Everywhere
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 ca…
Episode 9: Interview with Bill Jack: The History and Impact of Molecular Cloning
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.
Episode 8: Interview with Tom Knight: The Future of Synthetic Biology
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 beca…
Episode 7: Interview with Gregory Patton: PCR in Food Safety Testing and Point of Care Diagnostics
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 f…
Episode 6: Interview with Aaron Pomerantz: Where Do Butterflies Get Their Color?
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 5: Interview with Tom Evans: NEB’s Life Science Research Goals
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 d…
Episode 4: Interview with Sabah UI Hasan: Symbiosis in Science
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 g…
Episode 3: Interview with Becky Kucera: What PCR and Kary Mullis Taught Me about Life
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.
Episode 2: Interview with Angela Belcher: Seeking Inspiration for Innovative Science
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…
Episode 1: Interview with Sir Richard Roberts: Microbes and Bacteria, Your Friendly Neighborhood Watch
Listen as Sriharsa interviews Sir Richard Roberts about why bacteria and microbes have such a bad rap, and why the public should adjust the way we think about these organisms.