Best Monash University Podcasts (2024)

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Dr Nicole Kalms - Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Monash University XYX Lab, Victoria 36:04

23d ago36:04

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In the third episode of Season 7 of the Women Who Move Nations podcast proudly sponsored by NEC, your host Michelle Batsas welcomes Dr Nicole Kalms, Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Monash University XYX Lab. Dr Kalms shares her ground-breaking work on gender-inclusive urban design, diving into the challenges girls, women and gender…

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Mel Barber - Managing Director at NEC New Zealand 43:22

9d ago43:22

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This episode of PTAANZ’s Women Who Move Nationspodcast features Mel Barber, Managing Director at NEC New Zealand. Guest hosted by Rowan Selwood-Eyles, Public Transport Advisor at Waka Kotahi NZ TransportAgency and PTAANZ Emerging Mobility Leader, Mel discusses her transformational leadership approach in the industry as she touches on public transpo…

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Ishra Baksh - Executive Director Strategic Insights and Transformation, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland 45:45

1M ago45:45

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In this episode of Women Who Move Nationsproudly sponsored by NEC, Michelle Batsas interviews Ishra Baksh, Executive Director Strategic Insights and Transformation at Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads. Ishra and Michelle discuss the fusion of technology, diversity, and leadership in transforming transport and mobility, and Ishra s…

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Veronica O. Davis - Transportation Nerd and Author 46:19

2M ago46:19

46:19

Welcome back to the Women Who Move Nations podcast with your host Michelle Batsas. In the first episode of season 7, proudly sponsored by NEC, we welcome Veronica O. Davis, a pioneering voice in public transport and author of "Inclusive Transportation – a Manifesto for repairing divided communities." Veronica discusses the essence of equitable tran…

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TWEP - Episode 21 - Post Pandemic - Workplace Guidelines 9:31

4M ago9:31

9:31

Do you think attaching bonuses to time in the office is the way to go to get people to return to the office? If so, would it get you to work from the office more frequently? Recent media articles reveal that employees at Origin Energy and Suncorp Group risk having their bonuses cut if they do not comply with office attendance rules. The policies we…

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TWEP - Episode 20 - Workplace Fitouts - Post Pandemic 8:37

5M ago8:37

8:37

The pandemic has certainly changed the way organisations are looking at there office accommodation fitouts. The office now needs to compete with other places to work. The days of not being spatially aware are over. The importance on space being functional for quiet work, considered working, project work, meeting spaces for leader meetings or collab…

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TWEP - Episode 19 - Workplace Culture - The elephant in the room 11:34

5M ago11:34

11:34

This week lets talk about one of the biggest issues organisations are struggling with, Workplace Culture. There is a shopping list of things that can easily, that is right easily tip a workplace culture that is operating in equilibrium or powering ahead The first two, Workplace Environment and Flexible Working have an impact on the third, Workplace…

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TWEP - Episode 18 - Is The Post Occupancy Evaluation Process Dead? 8:10

5M ago8:10

8:10

"is the post occupancy evaluation process dead"? It is my opinion that it was dead before the pandemic hit. Why? Well it goes a bit like this. The post occupancy evaluation was never given enough kudos as it identified the short coming of the workplace design and functionality after a new or an existing workplace was occupied. So often project team…

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Natalie Reiter - Deputy Secretary of Strategy and Precincts, Department of Transport and Planning, Victoria 50:44

5M ago50:44

50:44

Join us for this milestone episode of the PTAANZ Women Who Move Nations podcast! This is episode 50 and we've been lucky enough to talk to Natalie Reiter, Deputy Secretary of Strategy and Precincts at the Department of Transport and Planning. Natalie shares her invaluable insights on the future of public transport, emphasising the need to increase …

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TWEP - Episiode 17 - Working From Home 100% - Comes At A Cost 10:43

5M ago10:43

10:43

As 2023 is drawing to a close lets have a chat this week around the topic on everyone lips this year, Working From Home vs Working From The Office. For the record, for the bulk of my professional life I have worked from home. It is real art, successful mainly if you work autonomisly or you work in a client facing or sales role and you work from hom…

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TWEP - Episode 16 - How The Office Can Transform One Dimensional Thinking 15:19

5M ago15:19

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In this episode I want to focus on how we can get the workplace to transform post pandemic one dimensional thinking into having three dimensional doers back and engaged not just at work but in society. Are you wondering were common sense has gone. Where the finishers have gone, the people that physically finish a the project, task or activity they …

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Can We Learn to be More Civil? 26:46

6M ago26:46

26:46

10.11.23 What Happens Next? Can We Learn to Be More Civil? | 93 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each episode. With the advent of social media, conversations and disagreements are magnified. But as our exchanges become increasingly digital, we must remember that behind every screen, there’s a fell…

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TWEP - Episode 15 - The Project Management of Assets & Facilities Maintenance 9:33

6M ago9:33

9:33

Hello and welcome to TWEP proudly bought to you by Workplace Services Australia, your leading workplace strategy, change management, workplace culture and workplace services partner. My name is Bligh Williams, I am the Director of Strategic Special Projects at WSA and am currently working on a number of workplace and bespoke once in a lifetime proj…

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Are We Getting More Rude? 28:21

6M ago28:21

28:21

3.11.23 What Happens Next? Are We Getting More Rude? | 92 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. Lockdown helped stop the spread of COVID-19, but it didn’t do our social skills any favours. Have we forgotten how to get along? Civility goes beyond simple politeness – it’s a crucial vir…

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TWEP - Episode 14 - The New Age of Tenant Advisory 13:39

6M ago13:39

13:39

Over the last twenty years, the baseline on determining the amount of real estate a client required was originally crudely estimated using the formula - Headcount x 10m2. Tenant advisors traditionally snubbed the importance of the discoveries made by the Workplace Strategist which often revealed how their client employees worked and what parts of t…

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TWEP - WE ARE BACK ! Check Out What's Coming Up 7:41

6M ago7:41

7:41

After a break during the pandemic, The Workplace Experience Podcast- aka TWEP (thanks to the marketing guys) is back on the air, and the podcasts could not come to you without the loyal support of our sponsor Workplace Services Australia (WSA) TWEP brings you topical discussions with industry experts in the world of workplace. Dont be surprised Aus…

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TWEP - Episode 13 - Workplace Post COVID - Monash University 36:06

6M ago36:06

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In this episode we chat with Professor Roger Daly - Bio Medical Discovery Institute at Monash University - changes in workplace for the medical research. Don't miss this episode where we discuss the post COVID-19 workplace challenges for research and funding for medical research. This episode is a slightly longer format - 32 minutes, its worth the …

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Can Escapism Be Good for Us? 28:53

6M ago28:53

28:53

27.10.23 What Happens Next? Can Escapism Be Good for Us? | 91 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. Content warning: This episode contains drug references. To skip them, jump ahead to 08:04. Whether through television, books, games, films or music, escapism serves as a crucial elemen…

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TWEP - Episode 12 - Integrated Project Delivery Model 7:56

6M ago7:56

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Today we will be discussing the trends towards using the Integrated Fitout Project Delivery Model for major workplace projects. It is definitely now more than just combining base building construction and tenancy fitout works. Longer term integrated project models tend to have a duration of between 2 – 4 years depending on the size of the project. …

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TWEP - Episode 11 - Project Management 7:59

6M ago7:59

7:59

Today we will be discussing how to achieve the best results from your project manager on your workplace project. It is essential that the project manager that you engage has experience in workplace projects. Often the contract delivery model or the ongoing requests for cost cutting, reduction in time to deliver the project and scope creep puts at r…

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TWEP - Episode 10 - Workplace Design Fundamentals 9:41

6M ago9:41

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Today we will talking about the importance of workplace design, how the specific workplace strategy is fundamental to provide the workplace design framework, to deliver a workplace that is functional and sustainable for the business for the next 5-10 year. The area of workplace design has changed dramatically over the last decade. There are two dif…

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TWEP - Episode 9 - Physical Distancing in The Workplace 11:50

6M ago11:50

11:50

Today we will be talking about physical distancing requirements in the workplace. We need to emphasis here that your requirements around social distancing in Australia are set and changed predominately by your State or Territory Government, plus Public Health COVID safe plans and the guidance provided by the National COVID-19 Coordination Commissio…

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TWEP - Episode 8 - Workplace Standards, Guidelines and Policies 10:05

6M ago10:05

10:05

Workplace Standards, Guidelines and Protocol documents can be a great tool. It sets framework and parameters, not just for workplace projects, but also for the business leaders and people managers on business as usual workplace requests. Over the last decade this document has often been referred to as a “kit of parts”. Now lets look at the definiti…

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TWEP - Episode 7 - Workplace Culture Change 12:24

6M ago12:24

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In Australia over the last two weeks the importance of a Workplace Culture Audit has been in the media, for all the wrong reasons. Rarely do organisations conduct Workplace Culture Audits if everything is ok, there is normally a catalyst of some proportion that requires a Culture Audit. Workplace Culture is influenced by people, HR, processes, buil…

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TWEP - Episode 6 - Return To The Office (Part 2) 9:15

6M ago9:15

9:15

This is the second series of our discussions on investing in expert workplace change management services to encourage employees to feel comfortable about returning to work at the office. We discuss the importance of re-education of people expectations on room capacity and creating new habits by sub-conscious reminders by subtle and informative sign…

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TWEP - Episode 5 - Return To The Office 11:21

6M ago11:21

11:21

This episode focus on the importance of your change management investment to successful return your workforce back to the office. It is about making employees feel and know they are safe about returning to the office. There can never be to much communication. The communication should start yesterday. Employees need to understand what new regimes ha…

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TWEP - Episode 4 - Change Management (Part 2) 11:48

6M ago11:48

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This is the second part of our Change Management series. This episode has a real focus on the live project examples of why a "a day in the life" of some of your clients is so important and can lead to true success of your workplace project. We also look closely at the difference between a workplace "need" and a "want". This episode also looks at th…

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TWEP - Episode 3 - Change Management (Part 1) 11:38

6M ago11:38

11:38

Today we will be focusing on the importance of change management and how it will contribute to the return of employees to the office while the COVID curve flattens and we move towards the new normal.By Bligh Williams

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TWEP - Episode 2 - Workplace Strategy 12:28

6M ago12:28

12:28

Today we will be focusing on the importance of the workplace strategy and how it will contribute to the return of employees to the office while the COVID curve flattens, during hot spots and how the strategy will contribute to the new norm. This will be the first part of two parts, due to the amount of content that we will cover.…

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TWEP - Episode 1 - Evolution of the Workplace 13:02

6M ago13:02

13:02

The workplace experience is a major contributor to employee engagement, innovation, creativity and productivity, with real estate being the second largest cost to any organisation after its human capital expense. This podcast series will provide insight into how organisations are managing the evolution of change in the workplace, driven by technolo…

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What Are We Trying to Escape? 23:30

6M ago23:30

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20.10.23 What Happens Next? What Are We Trying to Escape? | 90 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. “What Happens Next?” returns with a new topic: escapism. From pseudo-nostalgia that transports us to imagined pasts, to the allure of live action role-play and video games, host Dr Su…

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What Can Influencers Teach Us About Women and Work? 21:03

7M ago21:03

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13.10.23 What Happens Next? What Can Influencers Teach Us About Women and Work? | 89 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. They’re in your social media feeds, on YouTube, and these they’re days even appearing in movies. The rise of influencer culture has been meteoric, but what’s goi…

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Does Influencer Culture Have a Dark Side? 29:43

7M ago29:43

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06.10.23 What Happens Next? Does Influencer Culture Have a Dark Side? | 88 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. This week on “What Happens Next?”, we’re kickstarting a new series on influencer culture. Did you know roughly 70 per cent of influencers identify as female? Specific indu…

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Can Tech Unlock Humans’ Full Potential? 20:43

7M ago20:43

20:43

29.9.23 What Happens Next? Can We Unlock Humans Full Potential? | 87 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. This week, Monash University's podcast, "What Happens Next?", concludes its series on transhumanism with conversations from leading experts in medicine, business, and design. Mo…

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Are Humans About To Evolve? 26:36

7M ago26:36

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22.9.23 What Happens Next? Are Humans About to Evolve? | 86 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. The latest episode of “What Happens Next?” takes you along for a ride through the fascinating – and frightening – world of transhumanism, a concept in which technology is harnessed to au…

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Can Art Help Our Climate Anxiety? 30:48

8M ago30:48

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15 September 2023 What Happens Next? Can Art Help Our Climate Anxiety? | 85 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. In the third episode of our exploration of climate anxiety, host Dr Susan Carland explores the shared experience of climate anxiety and how art can be used to reach the c…

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How Can We Conquer Climate Anxiety? 26:07

8M ago26:07

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7 September 2023 What Happens Next? How Can We Conquer Climate Anxiety? | 84 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. The climate anxiety you may be feeling isn't an isolated problem. It's a shared experience and one that can be addressed through empowerment and action. The emotional to…

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Why Are We So Anxious About Earth? 28:09

8M ago28:09

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1.9.23 What Happens Next? Why Are We So Anxious About Earth? | 83 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch full episodes. The world’s heating up, and so is our anxiety. Climate anxiety, or eco-anxiety, is an unprecedented and growing mental health crisis. How do we wrestle with a planet-sized problem? This week, host Dr Susan…

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How Do We Balance Work and Play? 29:19

8M ago29:19

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25.8.23 What Happens Next? How Can We Balance Work and Play? | 82 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. Last week on Monash University’s podcast, “What Happens Next?”, host Dr Susan Carland and her expert guests uncovered how neglecting play in adulthood can lead to decreased creativ…

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What Happens When We Stop Playing? 20:52

9M ago20:52

20:52

18.8.23 What Happens Next? What Happens When We Stop Playing? | 81 New this season: Subscribe to Monash’s YouTube channel to watch the video version of each full episode. The season eight premiere of Monash University’s podcast, “What Happens Next?”, kicks off with a fun topic – fun itself. In today’s episode, host Dr Susan Carland and expert guest…

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Cryo-Talk interviews Rhys Grinter (Monash University) 23:59

9M ago23:59

23:59

#12 — Rhys Grinter is Lab Head in the Department of Microbiology at Monash University. In this episode of Cryo-Talk, Rhys joins Eva Amsen to talk about how he uses cryoEM to look at bacterial proteins, including an enzyme that converts air to electricity. They also talk about travel, career breaks, and cooking. Watch or listen to all episodes of th…

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Introducing season eight of ‘What Happens Next?’ 3:58

9M ago3:58

3:58

What happens when we stop playing? Are humans on the verge of evolution? And are we becoming more rude? An all-new season of the multi-award nominated What Happens Next? podcast launches later this month, and will tackle these questions and more. Your host, Dr Susan Carland, addresses a new set of topics looking at the future we’re facing if we don…

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Natasha Zulkifli - Founder Director, Women In Rail Malaysia 33:32

9M ago33:32

33:32

Natasha Zulkfili is a globally recognised change-maker in thepublic transport sector. Her inspiring career includes studying in Kuala Lumpur, New Zealand and London, extensive experience in Malaysian public transport, running the Malaysia-Europe Forum (MEF) and representing Malaysia on USAID and ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) initiativ…

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Cryo-Talk interviews Peter Shen (University of Utah) 33:21

10M ago33:21

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#11 — Peter Shen is an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Utah. In this episode of Cryo-Talk, Peter joins Eva Amsen to talk about the CryoEM 101 course he co-developed and how this led to merit badges for the National Centers for CryoEM. They also talk about boardgames, basketball, and making music. Watch or listen to all epis…

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Lauren Streifer, Chief Executive, Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand 35:09

10M ago35:09

35:09

Get to know PTAANZ’s new Chief Executive, Lauren Streifer, in her inspiring interview with Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of Future Mobility at the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning and a PTAANZ Ambassador. Lauren has built an incredible career by getting to know as many people as possible, creating a diverse network of mentors an…

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Cryo-Talk interviews Gökhan Tolun (University of Wollongong) 34:31

11M ago34:31

34:31

#10 — Gökhan Tolun is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience at the University of Wollongong in Australia, and Research Group Leader at the Molecular Horizons Research Institute. In this episode of Cryo-Talk, Gökhan joins Eva Amsen to talk about his research, funding challenges in different countries, and how Mol…

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Cryo-Talk interviews Bret Freudenthal (University of Kansas Medical Center) 24:37

12M ago24:37

24:37

#9 — Bret Freudenthal is Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In this episode of Cryo-Talk, Bret joins Eva Amsen to talk about the importance of making CryoEM technologies accessible via shared facilities and the new facility opening in Kansas. They also talk about skiing, barbecuing, and…

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A Pride Open Road (Part 2) | Bonus episode 21:05

12M ago21:05

21:05

In part two of “A Pride Open Road”, Monash University’s student delegation lands in Sydney for WorldPride23 at the largest-ever LGBTIQA+ human rights conference held in the southern hemisphere. Join the students as they attend the conference and engage with inspiring thought leaders, change-makers, and grassroots activists. You’ll also hear excerpt…

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A Pride Open Road (Part 1) | Bonus episode 23:58

12M ago23:58

23:58

It’s Pride Week at Monash University, and “What Happens Next?” is back with two special bonus episodes to celebrate. In part one of “A Pride Open Road”, meet three student delegates chosen by the University to attend the WorldPride23 Human Rights Conference in Sydney. Hear the stories of their own personal journeys, and follow along as they partici…

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Cryo-Talk interviews Ariane Briegel (Leiden University) 20:12

1y ago20:12

20:12

#8 — Ariane Briegel is Professor of Ultrastructural Biology at Leiden University and co-director of the Netherlands Centre for Electron Nanoscopy. In this episode of Cryo-Talk, Ariane joins Eva Amsen to share how she uses cryo-electron tomography to study how microbes interact with their environment. They also talk about Ariane’s initial interest i…

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