Scientist profile

Joan Massagué has discovered secrets that can save lives. An expert in cell division and the spread of cancer, he is one of the 50 most quoted researchers in all scientific fields. He speaks to Sarah Sherwood about his recent work on metastasis and his hopes for a cure for cancer.

Prudence Mutowo can really identify with the organism she studies. After all, they have a lot in common. She told Vienna Leigh about researching a recently discovered archaeal species, Haloferax volcanii, which thrives in extreme conditions – and coming from Zimbabwe to the UK to pursue her career, Prudence is no stranger to those.

Η Jenny List, μια νεαρή φυσικός στοιχειωδών σωματιδίων η οποία εργάζεται στο DESY στη Γερμανία, καθοδηγεί την ερευνητική της ομάδα να ανακαλύψει πώς λειτουργεί το Σύμπαν. Μιλάει στην Barbara Warmbein.

Gemma Guilera tells Montserrat Capellas about the joys of her rollercoaster approach to life. Fearlessly, she has started a new life more than once, making her home in very different European cities in the pursuit of a scientific career. Today, she faces a new challenge: motherhood.

Noa’s eyes are open, watching her surroundings attentively. Only a month old, she grasps Gemma’s finger and smiles. She seems to be longing to discover the world. Her mother smiles back, perhaps thinking of how far curiosity has already taken her in life.

Jenny List, o tanara fiziciana in domeniul particulelor, care lucreaza la DESY in Germania, si-a condus propriul sau grup de cercetare in descoperirea Universului.Acesta este interviul dat catre Barbara Warmbein.

Have you ever wondered what bioinformatics is? Or what a bioinformatician does? Sai Pathmanathan and Eleanor Hayes talk to Nicky Mulder, a bioinformatician at the European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge, UK.

Η Linda Sellou, μια Γαλλίδα υποψήφια διδάκτωρ στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Μπρίστολ στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο (Bristol University, UK) λέει στον Sai Pathmanathan (έναν δημοσιογράφο για την επιστήμη στην εκπαίδευση), τι νόμιζε για την επιστήμη όσο ήταν μαθήτρια στο σχολείο και που έχει φτάσει μέχρι τώρα...

Jenny List, a young particle physicist working at DESY in Germany, leads her own research group to find out how the Universe works. She talks to Barbara Warmbein.

Linda Sellou, a French PhD student at Bristol University, UK, tells Sai Pathmanathan, a science education journalist, what she thought of her school science and what she’s up to now…

Fay Christodoulou, a Greek PhD student at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), is an example that shows not every researcher is born with a passion for science. She describes to Anna-Lynn Wegener from EMBL how her biology teacher inspired a long-lasting interest in science.