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Nicole Van Lipzig: modelling our changing climate
Dr Nicole Van Lipzig is a climate scientist and head of the Geography and Tourism department at KU Leuven university, in Belgium. Her research team uses computer models to study the impacts of climate change in Europe, Antarctica, and Africa, particularly in urban environments.
In this video interview, Dr Van Lipzig speaks about her research and gives her expert view on the climate crisis. She also speaks about the barriers she overcame as a women in science and how she balances her passion for science with her personal life as a mom-of-two.
To learn more, check the article on climate science and Dr Van Lipzig's research on our website: www.prettysmartscience.com.
This video was filmed in July 2019.
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DrosAfrica: Fruit fly research in Africa10:01DrosAfrica: Fruit fly research in Africa
DrosAfrica: Fruit fly research in Africa
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Dr Isabel Palacios is a researcher and lecturer at Queen Mary University, London, and co-founder of DrosAfrica. This registered charity aims to promote the development of biomedical research in African countries by providing research training and establishing a connected community of African researchers using Drosophila as a model system. In this interview, Dr Palacios speaks about her research...
Birgit Verbeure: from the bench to patent law6:09Birgit Verbeure: from the bench to patent law
Birgit Verbeure: from the bench to patent law
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How do you go from academic researcher to patent attorney? We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr Birgit Verbeuve, a patent attorney who started off her career as a biochemist. She followed the traditional academic path (PhD in medical chemistry and then a postdoc at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology) until she decided to take the leap and pursue a career in patent law. In this v...
Teresa Niccoli: studying dementia using fruit flies11:12Teresa Niccoli: studying dementia using fruit flies
Teresa Niccoli: studying dementia using fruit flies
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Teresa Niccoli is a researcher at University College London that uses the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) as a model organism to study Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. We recently visited Niccoli’s lab to learn more about her exciting research and the personal challenges she faced as a woman in science. She also explains the advantages of using fruit flies as a model organis...
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology: inside the Nobel Prize factory10:12MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology: inside the Nobel Prize factory
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology: inside the Nobel Prize factory
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The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) is a biomedical research institute with such an unusually high number of Nobel Prize laureates that it has been nicknamed the 'Nobel Prize factory". But what is the secret for its success? I visited the LMB and interviewed Lori Passmore, a leading scientist in protein structure research and the Cryo-EM method, to find out what makes the LMB so special.
Vivian Li: using organoids to study stem cells and cancer9:30Vivian Li: using organoids to study stem cells and cancer
Vivian Li: using organoids to study stem cells and cancer
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Organoids are 3D lab-grown tissues that behave and look like mini-organs. Vivian Li's lab at the Francis Crick Institute uses organoids called 'mini-guts' to study stem cells and gastrointestinal cancer. Stem cells and cancer cells have many things in common, so by studying how stem cells function and divide, we can also learn about cancer cells. Vivian Li is a mom-of-two and is activity involv...
Welcome to Pretty Smart Science!0:50Welcome to Pretty Smart Science!
Welcome to Pretty Smart Science!
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Pretty Smart Science is a resource that aims to instigate curiosity and a love for science, and to empower the public to make informed everyday life decisions, particularly concerning health, parenting and pregnancy.