FMI News Archive
Sabine Reither: Supporting research and advocacy
Sabine Reither, a research associate at FMI’s Facility for Advanced Imaging and Microscopy, shares her passion for supporting researchers, her goals as a newly elected employee representative, and her creative pursuits in photography....
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Laure Plantard: A journey through microscopy, mountains and inclusion
In this interview, we spoke with Laure Plantard, a research associate at the FMI’s Facility for Advanced Imaging and Microscopy (FAIM). With a strong passion for hands-on work, Laure found her niche in supporting researchers with microscopy techniques, while also being comm...
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Charlotte Soneson: embracing the command line
Spotlight on FMIers showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. Charlotte Soneson, a member of the FMI Computational Biology Platform, told us about her career path in a field that is dominated by men and discussed efforts to bui...
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Zuzanna Kozicka: diversity in science and ‘molecular glues’
Spotlight on FMIers showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. We talked to FMI PhD graduate Zuzanna Kozicka about her efforts to promote equity, diversity and inclusion in science, her work on ‘molecular glues’, and...
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Marilyn Vaccaro: three decades of supporting scientists
Spotlight on FMIers showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. We talked to Human Resources associate Marilyn Vaccaro — one of FMI's longest serving employees — about how work practices and people at the institute ha...
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PhD reps: the voice of our students
Spotlight on FMIers showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. We spoke to the current PhD reps to learn about their work and activities — and what they enjoy the most about their role....
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Iskra Katic: what worms can teach us about life
Spotlight on FMIers showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. Iskra Katic, head of the FMI C. elegans facility, tells us about her job and how a tiny worm can help researchers understand the building blocks of life....
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Gisèle Ferrand: advancing research, protecting animals
Spotlight on FMIers showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. In this Q&A, Gisèle Ferrand — head of the FMI animal facility — talks about her career trajectory, how her team cares for lab animals, and wha...
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Marco Pregnolato: bringing science to social media
Spotlight on FMIers showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. This time, PhD student Marco Pregnolato tells us about his efforts to communicate science to the public and his dream of making a short film about climate change.
Gergely Tihanyi: a passion for science, food and cooking shows
Spotlight on FMIers showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. This time, graduate student Gergely Tihanyi tells us about his love for food and cooking, and he shares his insights on the FMI Master Chef series — virtual ev...
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Esther Griesbach: starting in the lab during a pandemic
Spotlight on FMIers is a new series that showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. In the first interview of the series, Esther Griesbach, a postdoctoral fellow in the group of Jeffrey Chao, tells us about herself, the fascinat...
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