Transitions in development - an interview with Agathe Chaigne
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Abstract:
Agathe Chaigne is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Her research focuses on understanding the crosstalk between cell division and cell fate decisions using mouse embryonic stem cells and, more recently, choanoflagellates, unicellular and colonial microeukaryotes found in freshwater and marine environments. We spoke with Agathe over Teams about her journey to becoming a group leader, her wide-ranging interests, from science journalism to ice hockey, and how a combination of curiosity, persistence and serendipity has shaped her scientific career.
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