Best New England Biolabs Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 62: Interview with Dr. James Lee: Understanding inflammatory bowel disease 17:37

29d ago17:37

17:37

In this podcast, Dr. James Lee discusses his research efforts to identify biomarkers and molecular disease-drivers of inflammatory bowel disease.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 61: Interview with Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui: Molecular Diagnostic and Precision Medicine access in Mexico and Latin America 22:45

3M ago22:45

22:45

In this podcast, Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui explains how she is working to increase access to molecular diagnostics and precision medicine in Mexico and Latin America.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 60: Interview with Shelly Xie: The importance of art in healthcare 14:14

6M ago14:14

14:14

2014 Passion in Science Award winner Shelly Xie joins us to share what she has learned about the benefits of art for healthcare providers and patients.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 59: Molecular Cloning Series: NEBuilder 101 13:51

8M ago13:51

13:51

NEB Production Scientist Lindsey Spiegelman, joins us to explain the seamless DNA assembly method NEBuilder, which was developed at NEB. NEBuilder HiFi offers fast, accurate assembly of DNA fragments, including the ability to easily assemble DNA libraries, as well as the ability perform multisite mutagenesis in a single reaction.…

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Episode 58: Interview with Jo Handelsman: Microbial Communities and Expanding Diversity in Science 24:44

9M ago24:44

24:44

Dr. Jo Handelsman, Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery shares her expertise in microbiome research and the importance of community.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 57: Interview with Genes in Space: 2023 Winner Isabel Jiang 11:38

10M ago11:38

11:38

The Genes in Space team joins NEB to share the mission of their program, and 2023 Genes in Space Contest winner Isabel Jiang explains how her experience with the program has impacted her education, and the details of her experiment – which will be performed aboard the International Space Station.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 56: Molecular Cloning Series: Restriction Enzymes 101 22:45

12M ago22:45

22:45

NEB Emeritus Scientist Bill Jack explains how the discovery of new enzymes has helped advance the capabilities and possibilities of molecular cloningBy New England Biolabs

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Episode 55: Molecular Cloning Series: Golden Gate Assembly 101 13:44

1y ago13:44

13:44

Hear NEB Research Scientist Andy Sikkema, introduce Golden Gate Assembly and it’s uses, as well as tips for successful DNA assemblies.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 54: Molecular Cloning Series: Mutagenesis 101 11:17

1+ y ago11:17

11:17

Hear NEB Senior Tech Support Scientist Rachel Carver-Brown explain site-directed mutagenesis and multi-site mutagenesis techniques.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 53: Interview with Genes in Space: Student designed experiments launch into space 16:42

1+ y ago16:42

16:42

Hear from Genes in Space 2022 contest winner Pristine Onuoha, whose experiment explores the measurement of DNA length in space.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 52: Interview with Abdul Sesay: How COVID-19 brought diagnostic access to The Gambia 22:35

1+ y ago22:35

22:35

Hear Dr. Sesay explain how The Gambia dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has influenced the country’s preparedness for future viral outbreaks.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 51: Interview with Brad Langhorst: How bioinformatics informs sequencing 17:32

1+ y ago17:32

17:32

Hear NEB Development Group Leader Brad Langhorst talk about how bioinformatics informs sequencing, from primer design to analysis.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 50: Interview with Dr. Charlotte Houldcroft: Sequencing Double stranded DNA Viruses 20:32

2y ago20:32

20:32

Hear Charlotte Houldcroft, lecturer at the University of Cambridge – talk sequencing, from double-stranded DNA viruses to ancient DNA.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 49: Interview with Mihir Kekre: Antimicrobial Resistance and Pathogen Surveillance 27:51

2y ago27:51

27:51

Hear Mihir Kekre, who spent 4 years at the Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, share his experience in antimicrobial resistance research and pathogen surveillance.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 48: Interview with Orley 'Chip' Taylor: Understanding the Monarch Butterfly 29:50

2y ago29:50

29:50

Hear Chip Taylor, founder of the non-profit Monarch Watch, share his research findings and explain how we can help protect this endangered insect.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 47: Interview with Jessie Stickgold-Sarah: Teaching science communication 27:29

2y ago27:29

27:29

Hear MIT Lecturer Jessie Stickgold-Sarah, who shares her perspective on the importance of good communication skills –– especially in science.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 46: Interview with Susan Aitken: Building a CLIA lab during a pandemic 17:28

2y ago17:28

17:28

Hear Susan Aitken, Molecular Laboratory Asst. Manager of the HUCL lab, which provided testing for Harvard and MIT students and staff during the pandemic.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 45: Interview with Anu Rebbapragada: Building a Diagnostics Company During a Pandemic 28:53

2+ y ago28:53

28:53

Hear Dr. Anu Rebbapragada of FH Health – a Health-Tech company that was created early in the COVID-19 pandemic to address public diagnostic testing needs.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 44: Interview with Nídia Trovão: Understanding Infectious Diseases 25:07

2+ y ago25:07

25:07

Hear Dr. Nídia Trovão of the Fogarty International Center at the NIH, explain how the evolution of viral pathogens in human and animal populations are studied and the insights this research offers.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 43: Interview with Greg Powell: Carbon Capture Through Reforestation 15:31

2+ y ago15:31

15:31

Hear how the nonprofit organization Reforest the Tropics is working to capture carbon through reforestation from the company’s Executive Director Greg Powell.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 42: Women in Science: Bijoyita Roy 10:19

2+ y ago10:19

10:19

Hear from Dr. Bijoyita Roy, NEB RNA Research Senior Scientist, whose work focuses on mRNA synthesis, methods for RNA research and RNA therapeutics.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 41: Women in Science: Eileen Dimalanta 9:21

2+ y ago9:21

9:21

An interview with Dr. Eileen Dimalanta, Associate Director of Applications and Product Development at NEB, whose work focuses on next generation sequencing.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 40: Women in Science: Tilde Carlow 8:05

2+ y ago8:05

8:05

Hear from Dr. Tilde Carlow, Scientific Director of Genome Biology at NEB, who has dedicated her career to infectious disease research.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 39: Interview with Neville Sanjana: Using chemically modified RNAs to guide CRISPR/Cas13 35:24

3y ago35:24

35:24

Hear from Dr. Neville Sanjana about his publication detailing the use of modified guide RNAs and protein delivery to enhance control of CRISPR/Cas13 activity.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 38: Interview with Jim Collins: Synthetic Biology's role in pandemic detection and prevention 24:16

3y ago24:16

24:16

Hear from Professor Jim Collins of MIT how synthetic biology helped us detect and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic and how it can help prevent future pandemics.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 37: Interview with Karmella Haynes: Synthetic Biology and the future of epigenetic medicine 20:27

3y ago20:27

20:27

Hear from Professor Karmella Haynes, whose work focuses on using synthetic biology to fine tune approaches to epigenetic medicine.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 36: Interview with Professor Tom Ellis: Using synthetic biology to scale Engineered Living Materials 27:37

3y ago27:37

27:37

Hear from Tom Ellis, Professor of Synthetic Genome Engineering, in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London whose lab focuses on using synthetic biology to enable scalable production of Engineered Living Materials.By Lessons from Lab and Life

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Episode 35: Interview with Jim Haseloff: From Plant Growth to Accessibility of Instrumentation 25:31

3+ y ago25:31

25:31

Hear from Professor Jim Haseloff, whose work has primarily focused on using synthetic biology to engineer plant growth, but during the pandemic he has focused his efforts on increasing global accessibility of low-cost instrumentation and access to diagnostics.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 34: Interview with Kate Creasey Krainer: Enabling Global Agricultural Growth 23:02

3+ y ago23:02

23:02

Hear Kate Creasey Krainer explain how the Grow More Foundation is bringing synthetic biology tools to developing countries to help end world hunger.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 33: Interview with Claudia Vickers: Growing Synthetic Biology in Australia 19:10

3+ y ago19:10

19:10

Listen as Claudia Vickers of CSIRO explains both her work engineering plant pathways within microbes to manufacture natural products and how Australia is focusing building synthetic biology.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 32: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Todd Camenisch 20:22

3+ y ago20:22

20:22

Hear Todd Camenisch describe the COVID-19 surveillance testing program that he helped establish, which is guiding precaution and mitigation efforts at St. John Fisher College.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 31: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Peter Hotez 35:03

3+ y ago35:03

35:03

Hear vaccine expert Dr. Peter Hotez discuss his new book, his thoughts on the current COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine development and manufacturing, as well as democratizing vaccine distribution.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 30: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Bas Oude Munnink 13:56

3+ y ago13:56

13:56

Hear Bas Oude Munnink of Erasmus MC in the Netherlands about the ongoing sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in the country and what it has revealed.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 29: COVID-19 Research Spotlight: Interview with UCSF and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Scientists 26:41

3+ y ago26:41

26:41

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.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 28: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Joshua Quick 21:24

3+ y ago21:24

21:24

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.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 27: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Naama Geva-Zatorsky 19:03

3+ y ago19:03

19:03

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.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 26: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with the developers of STOPCovid 19:44

3+ y ago19:44

19:44

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

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Episode 25: COVID-19 Researcher Spotlight: Interview with Brian Rabe 19:18

3+ y ago19:18

19:18

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

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Episode 24: Interview with James Bevington: Sending Science to Space 20:46

3+ y ago20:46

20:46

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

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Episode 23: Zero Out Lab Waste - Panel Discussion 31:42

3+ y ago31:42

31:42

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

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Episode 22: Interview with Genes in Space: High School Science Performed on the Space Station 9:48

3+ y ago9:48

9:48

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

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Podcast 21: Interview with Eva Nogales: How Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Informs Molecular Biology 31:57

3+ y ago31:57

31:57

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

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Podcast 20: Interview with NEB Scientists: The Evolution of Overexpression and Protein Purification 23:07

3+ y ago23:07

23:07

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.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 19: Interview with UCL synthetic biologists: UCL’s iGEM team examines perceptions of synthetic biology 28:08

3+ y ago28:08

28:08

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

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Episode 18: Interview with Jonathan Gootenberg and Omar Abudayyeh: Using gene editing technology to detect RNA targets 19:55

3+ y ago19:55

19:55

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.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 17: Interview with Nathan Schoepp: Preventing Antibiotic Resistance 20:52

3+ y ago20:52

20:52

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.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 16: Interview with Passion in Science Awardees: Global STEM Education Programs 27:05

3+ y ago27:05

27:05

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.By New England Biolabs

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Episode 15: Interview with Ron Weiss: Advances in Synthetic Biology 29:38

3+ y ago29:38

29:38

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

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Episode 14: Interview with Reforest The Tropics: Offsetting Carbon emissions through reforestation 18:39

3+ y ago18:39

18:39

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

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Episode 13: Interview with Hiring Experts: Tips for Landing Your New Science Career 19:35

3+ y ago19:35

19:35

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

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