TLP #4 : Championing diversity in research - Fiona Watt

The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science

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 : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/

To learn more about the soun

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/