In this episode we talk to Susan Gasser about her journey to institute director and how she dealt with the challenges of the job.
- We discuss about how to choose a good project and to focus on the scientific question
- Susan stresses the importance of building a lab culture based on collaboration and teamwork
- She shares her advice how to manage conflicts and provide criticism without it getting personal
- We talk about Women In Science awards and the future of European science
- Susan shares some personal advice about the importance of coaching and self-awareness
- She also gives tips about getting balance right between work and family and between Science and administrative responsibilities
She mentions these labs and institutions
- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI)
https://www.fmi.ch/
- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research
https://www.isrec.ch/
https://www.unige.ch/
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)
https://www.novartis.com/our-science/novartis-institutes-biomedical-research
- She also paid tribute to her mentor Gottfried (Jeff) Schatz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Schatz
- And the Lee Hartwell paper in Science 1974
“Genetic control of the cell division cycle in yeast”
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/183/4120/46
To find out more about Susan visit her lab website or follow her on Twitter
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