{"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":"3) Anne Ephrussi - Disproving hypotheses, taking risks and a life of researching the Oskar RNA","slug":"3-anne-ephrussi-disproving-hypotheses-taking-risks-and-a-life-of-researching-the-oskar-rna","published_at":"2025-10-31T09:01:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series-7525543/3-anne-ephrussi-disproving-hypotheses-taking-risks-and-a-life-of-researching-the-oskar-rna","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/2295591","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/350256/2295591/the-european-molecular-biology-laboratory-embl-alumni-chats-series/2025_10_28_15_07_35_957d5bba-7c7d-4f5e-9e15-ff8b0ddeb714.mp3","summary":"Anne Ephrussi (EMBL Group Leader, Senior Scientist and Director for the EMBL International Centre for Advanced Training 1992-2023) chats with Thomas Vaccari (EMBL Predoctoral Fellow 1999-2004). Anne explains the background to starting her lab at EMBL in the early 90s and the questions she sought to investigate. She encourages young researchers to take risks and also reflects on the future of Oskar and RNA research. This conversation was recorded in September 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 video content on the EMBL Alumni YouTube 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)","meta_description":"Anne Ephrussi (EMBL Group Leader, Senior Scientist and Director for the EMBL International Centre for Advanced Training 1992-2023) chats with Thomas Vacca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5214,"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/3-anne-ephrussi-disproving-hypotheses-taking-risks-and-a-life-of-researching-the-oskar-rna/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-7525543/3-anne-ephrussi-disproving-hypotheses-taking-risks-and-a-life-of-researching-the-oskar-rna.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}