Jan 23, 202655 min
Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu are Professors in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco. In this episode of The Microscopists , Peter O’Toole talks to Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu—two...
About this Podcast:
The Microscopists is a podcast from Bitesize Bio and ZEISS Microscopy that takes you into revealing, entertaining, and personal meetings with the great microscopists of our time. Your host is Dr Peter O’Toole. Peter will help you understand what drives great, successful scientists, what really inspires them and what they enjoy most in life. This set of candid, fun, and engaging interviews serves not only to help inspire upcoming scientists but to show how career tracks and work-life balance are managed by some of the best. Not only are they great at work, but they have some amazing stories to tell about their lives outside science.Browse all The Microscopists episodes here: http://bit.ly/the-microscopists-pds
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What is The Microscopists about?
The Microscopists is a podcast from Bitesize Bio and ZEISS Microscopy that takes you into revealing, entertaining, and personal meetings with the great microscopists of our time. Your host is Dr Peter O’Toole. Peter will help you understand what drives great, successful scientists, what really inspires them and what they enjoy most in life.
Who hosts The Microscopists?
The Microscopists is hosted by Bitesize Bio. The show has published 94 episodes to date.
What has The Microscopists covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu (University of California, San Francisco)" (23 January 2026, 55 minutes), "Uri Manor (UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences)" (9 January 2026, 76 minutes), and "Leonel Malacrida (Universidad de la República & Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Uruguay)" (12 December 2025, 63 minutes).
How often does The Microscopists publish?
The Microscopists publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 94 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Microscopists?
Booking probability for The Microscopists is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Microscopists requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Microscopists's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch The Microscopists?
The strongest fits for The Microscopists are Scientific Research & Development. The Microscopists has a science audience.
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Bitesize Bio hosts The Microscopists, a science podcast with 94 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Jan 9, 20261h 16mIn this episode of The Microscopists , Uri Manor, Assistant Professor of UCSD, opens up about growing up with profound hearing loss and how, despite wanting nothing to do with becoming a scientist, a winding path...
Dec 12, 20251h 3mIn this episode of The Microscopists , Peter O’Toole sits down with Leonel Malacrida of Universidad de la República & Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Uruguay. Leonel reflects on his early ambition of becoming a...
Episode #91
Elisa May (German Cancer Research Center)
Nov 28, 20251 hourIn this episode of The Microscopists, Peter O’Toole sits down with Dr. Elisa May, Chief Enabling Technology Officer at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), one of the largest and most influential research hubs in...
Nov 14, 20251h 1mIn this episode of The Microscopists , Peter O’Toole sits down with Kelly Rogers, Head of the Division of Advanced Technology and Biology at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) in Melbourne. Kelly reflects on her...
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Episode #89
Manu Prakash (Stanford University)
Oct 31, 20251h 10mWe're thrilled to bring you this episode of The Microscopists with an absolute force in accessible science and microscopy innovation— Manu Prakash of Stanford University. Manu shares the origin of the now-legendary $1...
Oct 17, 20251h 3mIn this special episode of The Microscopists , we're joined by three passionate voices who share their personal experiences with perimenopause and menopause. They share personal stories of navigating the significant—yet...
Oct 3, 202559 minThis time on The Microscopists, we're joined by Christophe Leterrier , team leader at NeuroCyto in Marseille and director of a Nikon Center of Excellence for super-resolution microscopy. Christophe reflects on the...
Episode #86
Robert Haase (Leipzig University)
Sep 19, 20251h 4mWe're thrilled to bring you the latest episode of The Microscopists , this time featuring Robert Haase , Lecturer and Training Coordinator at Leipzig University. In this episode, Robert chats about the challenges of...
Episode #85
Maddy Parsons (King's College London)
Sep 5, 202557 minThis time on The Microscopists , we're thrilled to have Maddy Parsons , Professor of Cell Biology and Director of the Nikon Imaging Centre at King's College London, as our special guest. Maddy reflects on the dynamic...
Oct 3, 20241h 5m#84 — Louise Cole is MIF Director and Associate Professor of the Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection at the University of Technology Sydney. In this episode of The Microscopists, Louise joins Peter...
Episode #83
Anna Schueth (Maastricht University)
Sep 19, 20241h 5m#83 — Anna Schueth is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences at Maastricht University. In this episode of The Microscopists , Anna joins Peter O'Toole to discuss starting her...
Episode #82
The Microscopists Mental Health Special with Beth Cimini, Kedar Narayan, and Jason Rodgers
Sep 5, 20241h 16m#82 — In this special episode, our host, Peter O'Toole, and a panel of guests discuss mental health and its impact by sharing their struggles and victories. Beth Cimini opens up about her struggle with guilt and making...
Aug 22, 20241h 3m#81 — Ilaria Testa is an Associate Professor in the Science for Life Laboratory at Karolinska Institutet Science Park . In this episode of The Microscopists , Ilaria joins Peter O'Toole for a candid chat about the...
Episode #80
Ammasi Periasamy (University of Virginia)
Aug 8, 20241h 1m#80 — Ammasi Periasamy is a Professor and Director of Keck Center for Cellular Imaging at the University of Virginia. In this episode of The Microscopists , Ammasi joins Peter O’Toole to discuss pioneering metabolic...
Jul 25, 20241h 5m#79 — Michael Dustin is a Kennedy Trust Professor of Molecular Immunology and Director of Research at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford. In this episode of The Microscopists , Michael...
Episode #78
Erin Tranfield (VIB Bioimaging Core, Ghent)
Jul 11, 20241h 5m#78 — Erin Tranfield is Head of the VIB Bioimaging Core , Ghent. In this episode of The Microscopists , Erin joins Peter O’Toole to discuss her inspirational contribution to microscopy despite enormous personal...
Episode #77
Kelly Vere (University of Nottingham)
Jun 27, 20241 hour#77 — Kelly Vere is the University Director of Technical Strategy at the University of Nottingham . In this episode of The Microscopists , Kelly joins Peter O’Toole to discuss funding her degree by working as a Junior...
Episode #76
Panel Discussion — Non-academic Career Paths
Jun 13, 20241h 7m#75 — In this episode, Peter O'Toole hosts an entertaining panel discussion with former members of his lab group who have gone on to pursue non-academic science careers. His guests are: • Lotta Katriina Räty , Senior...
May 30, 20241h 6m#75 — Graham Wright is the Director of the Research Support Centre at A*STAR Agency for Science, Technology and Research . In this episode of The Microscopists , Graham joins Peter O’Toole to discuss his motives for...
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