Episode 139 - Dr Vanessa Ribes - “We make bonds in thinking and developing ideas”

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In today’s episode, Dr Vanessa Ribes, a group leader at Jacques Monod Institute, Paris, is interviewed by PhD student Victoria Tsang. Vanessa talks about her research on embryonic development of the spinal cord, its transcriptional regulation, the pathology of related congenital diseases, as well as cancers. She describes her long-time passion for biology and how she went from marine biology to agriculture to her current research. She discusses how meeting patients motivated and influenced her work. She shares her favourite aspects of being a scientist and her future focuses. She emphasises the importance of pleasure in pursuing a scientific career. To find out more about Vanessa's research, check out the following link: https://www.ijm.fr/en/864/research-groups/transcriptional-networks.htm