The New England Biolabs Podcast: Lessons from Lab and Life

Dr. Graham Hatfull has spent decades studying the molecular genetics of mycobacteria and their bacteriophages, and talks about use of therapeutic phage to treat bacterial infections in this podcast.

Dr. Paul Turner of Yale School of Medicine shares how bacteriophage can be used to treat and kill bacterial infections.

NEB scientists, Anagha Kadam and Jack Martz join the NEB podcast to talk all things RNA isolation. Discussion covers different ways to isolate RNA, how silica columns perform vs magnetic beads, and how to prevent RNase activity to ensure your next RNA isolation is a success.

Carika Weldon, Founder and CEO of CariGenetics, shares her mission to bring genetic research expertise and equipment to the Caribbean.

John Burns of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences shares how he thinks about the information that drives biology.

2025 Genes in Space contest winner Nitya Johar explains the experiment she will be sending to the International Space Station.

Dr. Craig Martin, co-founder of Waterfall Scientific and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst joins us to talk RNA manufacuring. Dr. Martin has studies RNA polymerase for about 40 years and joins us to explain duo tether technology and its effects of RNA generation efficiency.

New England Biolabs' legend, Dr. Bill Jack, who just retired after spending nearly four decades at NEB joins us to share some wisdom. Bill has held many positions at NEB, from Senior Staff Scientist, to Executive Director of Research, to Emeritus Scientist. Please join us as Bill shares lessons from his life and time in the lab.

Conservation X Labs Chief Scientist joins us to talk about how we can prevent a sixth mass extinction event on our planet.

Osa Conservation Executive Director and Director of the Conservation Campus join us to share the wonder of the biological diversity in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula.

Hear from three incredible young scientists whose collaborative work was foundational to the development of the COVID vaccine.

Hear from Valadimir Potapov, a Bioinformaticist here at NEB and an important part of the team that builds online tools to aid both NEB scientists and our customers in calculations and experimental design. Valdimir joins us to talk through the open access Ligase Fidelity Tools which are used to aid in the design of DNA Assembly via the Golden Gate method.

Samuel Ogunsola, co-founder of Shaping African Women in STEM, shares what inspired him to launch the program and how it has grown.

In this podcast, hear from Dr. Adewunmi Akingbola, founder of HealthDrive Nigeria, which combats viral hepatitis in underserved Nigerian communities through increasing awareness, screening and treatment.

Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi's impact in the field of glycosylation has been profound, enabling on our current understanding of disease and inflammation presentation and potential vehicles for treatment. Dr. Bertozzi was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2024 for the development of biorthogonal chemistry, and she explains how this understanding can impact disease treatment.

In this podcast, Dr. Anne Madden, founder of the Microbe Institute, shares why understanding microbes is important and why she is compelled to educate others.

Dr. Rita Colwell, internationally recognized expert on cholera and other infectious diseases, shares insights from a lifetime in the field of science.

Dr. Ben Kleinstiver, whose lab is located at the Center for Genomic Medicine at Mass General Hospital, joins us to talk about programmable nucleases, genome editing, and the applications of this technology in the future of healthcare.

The three Passion in Science Award winners in the Category of Arts and Creativity joined us in the studio to talk about their art and what initiated its creation. Sam Siljee shares his soundscapes, Sally Kong describes her weaving patterns, and Michael Weiner his details his uniquely scientific large-scale portraits.

In this podcast, New England Biolabs Associate Director of Research, Nathan Tanner explains the portfolio of NEB products called Enzymes for Innovation.