TLP #5 : Striking the right balance - Robert Weinberg

The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science - A podcast by Jonathan Weitzman & Renaud Pourpre

In this episode Bob Weinberg discusses his long career in cancer research and offers tips about recruiting and mentoring. Bob talks about his motivation to simplify the complexity of cancer biology by distilling out a small set of rulesWe discuss the virtues of being a ‘scientific gypsy’ and Bob stresses the importance of getting the right balance between a narrow focus and a broad interest in different areas of scienceWe talk about different mentoring styles and get useful tips about how to ...