The Microscopists

The Microscopists

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Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu (University of California, San Francisco)

Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu are Professors in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco.In this episode of The Microscopists, Peter O’Toole talks to Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu—two mathematicians who leapt from Princeton and Microsoft into systems ...  Show more

Uri Manor (UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences)

In this episode of The Microscopists, Uri Manor, Assistant Professor of UCSD, opens up about growing up with profound hearing loss and how, despite wanting nothing to do with becoming a scientist, a winding path through baseball, music, and restaurant work eventually led him back ...  Show more

Leonel Malacrida (Universidad de la República & Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Uruguay)

In this episode of The Microscopists, Peter O’Toole sits down with Leonel Malacrida of Universidad de la República & Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Uruguay.Leonel reflects on his early ambition of becoming a veterinarian, the twists and turns that led him into the world of microsco ...  Show more

Elisa May (German Cancer Research Center)

In this episode of The Microscopists, Peter O’Toole sits down with Dr. Elisa May, Chief Enabling Technology Officer at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), one of the largest and most influential research hubs in the world.Hear her fascinating journey from her early days as ...  Show more

Kelly Rogers (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)

In this episode of The Microscopists, Peter O’Toole sits down with Kelly Rogers, Head of the Division of Advanced Technology and Biology at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) in Melbourne.

Kelly reflects on her childhood ambition of becoming a forester, ...

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