{"podcast":{"title":"The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Alumni Chats Series","slug":"the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series-7525543","podcast_index_feed_id":7525543,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series/20251006_121001_3df7a21f69a1c804760bd4da703b731c.png","author":"EMBL Alumni Relations","episode_count":34,"summary":"A series of in-depth conversations with members of European Molecular Biology Lab's Alumni Community. Alumni recall the impact of EMBL on their careers and their memories of time spent there as well as the inside stories behind some of the major research breakthroughs. Alumni Chat contributors are members of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) community. The opinions expressed are their own and are not necessarily representative of the views of EMBL or any other party. The mere appearance of video content on the EMBL Alumni RSS account does not constitute an endorsement by EMBL. Audio Production and Editing: EMBL Alumni Relations Content and Interviews: Angus Lamond and Thomas Vaccari Music: Eco Technology by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Thanks to: EMBL Audiovisual and EMBL Design Sponsored by: EMBLEM © European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T10:17:20.446054+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series-7525543"},"episode":{"title":"17) George Simos - Asking fundamental questions and the joy of discovering new truths","slug":"17-george-simos-asking-fundamental-questions-and-the-joy-of-discovering-new-truths","published_at":"2026-03-27T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series-7525543/17-george-simos-asking-fundamental-questions-and-the-joy-of-discovering-new-truths","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series-7525543","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series/2645274","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/350256/2645274/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series/2026_03_20_15_01_54_7214dfc9-f0d8-447a-9c13-46d85dc9e851.mp3","summary":"George Simos (EMBL Postdoctoral Fellow 1990-95) chats with Thomas Vaccari (EMBL Predoctoral Fellow 1999-2004). George reflects on his first impressions upon joining EMBL in the early 90s, his return to Greece and efforts to bring back some of the culture and approach to research that he experienced in Heidelberg. He also explains his work on hypoxia and the thrill he gets when discovering something new in his research. This conversation was recorded in July 2025. Alumni Chat contributors are members of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) community. The opinions expressed are their own and are not necessarily representative of the views of EMBL or any other party. The mere appearance of content on EMBL Alumni accounts does not constitute an endorsement by EMBL. Production and Editing: EMBL Alumni Relations Content and Interviews: Angus Lamond and Thomas Vaccari Music: Eco Technology by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Thanks to: EMBL Audiovisual and EMBL Design Sponsored by: EMBLEM © European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)","meta_description":"George Simos (EMBL Postdoctoral Fellow 1990-95) chats with Thomas Vaccari (EMBL Predoctoral Fellow 1999-2004). George reflects on his first impressions up…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2724,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series-7525543/episodes/17-george-simos-asking-fundamental-questions-and-the-joy-of-discovering-new-truths/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series-7525543/17-george-simos-asking-fundamental-questions-and-the-joy-of-discovering-new-truths.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}