The STACCATO PhD Students Podcast gets a visit from Becton Dickinson Research Centre Ireland
The latest episode of the STACCATO PhD Students Podcast is here and gets a special visit from Padraig Fitzgerald, Senior R&D Director from Becton Dickinson Research Centre Ireland (BD). In a conversation with our early-stage researcher Teresa (ESR1), Padraig Fitzgerald provides an exciting introduction to the work of BD and explains why they have become […]
The STACCATO PhD Students Podcast goes into the next round!
This week, our STACCATO PhD Student Podcast offers another unique insight into life as a STACCATO early-stage researcher. This week, our two ESRs Filip (ESR9) and Elham (ESR10), talk to Naphang and Alex, two PhD fellows in an exciting multidisciplinary plenary about their projects and experiences. The conversation around CAR-T cells provides unique and interesting […]
New episode of the STACCATO PhD Students Podcast!
The STACCATO Podcast is slowly but surely kicking into gear. Every week, STACCATO PhD students provide exciting insights into their research as they share their experiences of working on the STACCATO project. This week our ESR2 Alan explains his ESR project in a light and conversational way, quickly engaging a wide audience on topics such […]
The brand new STACCATO PhD Students Podcast is here!
The new STACCATO Podcast is here. In this new format, our talented PhD students will talk about their experiences and research on cells to develop new manufacturing methods for biopharmaceuticals. Every week, STACCATO PhD students provide exciting insights into their research as they share their experiences of working on the STACCATO project. In a first […]
Life as a PhD Student – a new blog post is live
Teresa Swift joined the STACCATO Training Network in 2019 as an Early Stage Researcher working towards her PhD in single cell multi-omics. Approaching the end of her STACCATO project, she takes a look back at her experiences and talks about her life as a PhD student in our latest blog post. Teresa shares her impressions […]
Theofilor Filippos Chartidis (ESR9): Elevator Video Pitch
Theofilor Filippos Chartidis (ESR9) is conducting research on CAR-T cells at the Paul Ehrlich Institute as part of his STACCATO ESR Research Project. CAR-T cells are immune system cells (T cells) of cancer patients, which are equipped with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) outside the body by means of gene transfer. With the help of […]
Inspiring the next generation of scientists – a new blog post from STACCATO ESR is live
This March our ESR4 James Clubb gave a scientific workshop to a group of five to seven year old students at an international kindergarten in Helsinki, Finland. In a new STACCATO ESR blog post, James shares insights from his experience and looks back on an exciting day with a ”new generation of scientists”. Are you […]
3rd place in the Langen Junior Science Award
On 08 April 2022, Filippos Theofilos Charitidis (ESR9) received 3rd place in the Langen Junior Science Award for his publication on “Monitoring CAR T cell generation with a CD8-targeted lentiviral vector by single-cell transcriptomics”. The Langen Junior Science Award is awarded annually in recognition of particularly significant publications by young scientists of the Paul Ehrlich […]
STACCATO has its YouTube channel
“Video is the next wave, and scientists must be prepared for it,” says McKee in her know-how for scientists, The Scientist Videographer. YouTube is a particularly relevant platform because of its enormous reach: it is the second most accessed website worldwide (Alexa, 2020), where 2 billion registered users watch videos monthly. Recognizing the potential that […]
Breaking the Walls of Curing Diabetes
The MSCA Falling Walls Lab is a world-class pitch competition, networking forum, and a stepping stone for the next generation of researchers, innovators, trailblazers, creators, and visionaries. The Falling Walls Lab MSCA competition will take place in one week, online-only on 30 September 2021. Join it to see STACCATO ESR, Kelly Blust pitching her innovative idea […]
