TLP #21 : Find your own way - Ana-Maria Lennon-Dumenil

This week, Ana-Maria Lennon-Dumenil tells us about her passion for science interfacing with physics and her journey from Santiago to Paris Ana-Maria was inspired from a very young age by her namesake Ana-Maria Lenon She quickly left genetics because ‘DNA doesn't move enough’ She stresses that every Principal Investigator needs to find their own way and warns against trying to imitate others Ana-Maria feels that the biggest mistake is to think that everyone in the lab is like you (instead of appreciating how different they might be) She stresses the need for optimized communication in the lab and the need to clearly articulate expectations She learnt the hard way that ‘management is not natural’ Ana-Maria laughs about the fact that she was too short to be a chemist She describes the challenges of finding a common language in interdisciplinary research collaborations She also insists on the role of parents in giving confidence to girls at an early age to become scientists She mentioned these institutions, researchers and resources Pasteur Institute : Harvard University : Curie Institute : European Research Council (ERC) : Hidde Ploegh : Catherine Alcaide : Matthieu Piel : Guillaume Dumenil : If you are interested in buying a “zester” : She is currently reading “Girl, Woman, Other” by Bernardine Evaristo : To find out more about Ana-Maria visit her websites or follow her on Twitter : Lab website : An interview with Ana-Maria in JCB : Her Wikipedia page : on Twitter @LennonLab Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : LinkedIn : Twitter : LinkedIn :

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TLP #21 : Find your own way - Ana-Maria Lennon-Dumenil is an episode from The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science by Jonathan Weitzman & Renaud Pourpre.

This episode is 77:41 long.

This episode was published on Feb 22, 2023.

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