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This month Hans Clevers talks to us about his productive career and his pioneering work on organoid technologies. Hans admits that he initially found biology frustrating and disappointing But then he learnt to enjoy the...
TLP #30 : Don't hypothesize, just observe - Hans Clevers is an episode from The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science by Jonathan Weitzman & Renaud Pourpre. This month Hans Clevers talks to us about his productive career and...
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Published Jun 25, 2024, 58:41 long, audio available.
This month Hans Clevers talks to us about his productive career and his pioneering work on organoid technologies. Hans admits that he initially found biology frustrating and disappointing But then he learnt to enjoy the rare spark of excitement from discoveries He managed to get his PhD in just one year! You need to trust yourself and learn to share with others Hans warns new group leaders not to expect too much from younger colleagues It’s important to give your students their own space He paints a metaphoric image of research - Push against the dark wall until the window opens on a new valley His search for stem cells in the gut led his lab to develop organoid approaches and 3D culture technologies Hans describes his unexpected move to Roche and “large pharma” He describes his role bridging the gap between scientists and industry leadership Hans talks about the benefits of interacting with artists He warns about being too attached to your hypothesis and the importance of being wrong He mentioned these labs, institutions and companies Roche Pharma R&D (pRED): Utrecht University : Dana Farber Cancer Institute : Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences : Cox Terhorst : To find out more about Hans visit these links X-Twitter Hubrecht Institute Wikipedia page Utrecht University Google Scholar You want to support our work ? Buy us a coffee ! ==> 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 #30 : Don't hypothesize, just observe - Hans Clevers is an episode from The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science by Jonathan Weitzman & Renaud Pourpre.
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TLP #30 : Don't hypothesize, just observe - Hans Clevers is from The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science by Jonathan Weitzman & Renaud Pourpre.
Published Jun 25, 2024 and 58:41 long