{"id":5925,"date":"2025-05-12T09:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T09:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/?page_id=5925"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:21:37","slug":"podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Knowledge Catalyst Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><strong>The Knowledge Catalyst<\/strong> is a podcast and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/open-science-from-the-grassroots\/\">Open Science Community<\/a> project, where we hear from the voices of researchers about how they tackle some of the biggest challenges in their field with open science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We get to know EMBL&#8217;s open science champions, in how and why they started their open science journey. Each episode is a starter pack with useful resources and links for applying open science and the FAIR principles in a specific use case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audio-Booth-EMBL-001-1-1024x732.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audio-Booth-EMBL-001-1-1024x732.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audio-Booth-EMBL-001-1-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audio-Booth-EMBL-001-1-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Audio-Booth-EMBL-001-1-1536x1099.jpeg 1536w, 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       <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Production: <\/strong>Victoria Yan, Anandhi Iyappan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Audio Technician and Editing:<\/strong> Felix Fischer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original music: <\/strong>Sergio Alcaide, Felix Fischer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graphics:<\/strong> Holly Joynes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Web Design: <\/strong>Victoria Yan, Szymon Kaspryzk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested in speaking on The Knowledge Catalyst?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact Victoria Yan: <a href=\"mailto:victoria.yan@embl.de\">victoria.yan@embl.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 4<\/h2>\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-summary \">\n    <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                <\/h3>\n  <\/article>\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--has-image\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-14.06.26-300x169.png\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 180px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #d0d0ce\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-14.06.26-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-14.06.26-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-14.06.26-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-14.06.26.png 1127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/renato-alves-open-source-practices-and-community-building-power-reproducible-and-collaborative-science\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\" target=\"\">\n          Renato Alves: Open-source practices and community building power reproducible and collaborative science          <\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n  <p class=\"vf-summary__text\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->Open science thrives through a blend of open-source tools, robust infrastructure, and most importantly, strong, inclusive communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vf-summary__text\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->Renato Alves shares his journey from biology to bioinformatics and community management, highlighting how collaboration, mentorship, and kindness lower barriers, improve reproducibility, and connect lab work with data and code.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vf-summary__text\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->The key takeaway is that sustaining open science requires investing not just in technology, but in people, communication spaces, and roles that empower others to participate openly and confidently.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 3<\/h2>\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--has-image\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-at-13.26.02-300x169.png\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 180px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #d0d0ce\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-at-13.26.02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-at-13.26.02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-at-13.26.02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-at-13.26.02.png 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/podcast\/malvika-sharan-an-open-science-journey-in-supporting-those-that-support-the-community\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\" target=\"\">\n          Malvika Sharan: An open science journey in supporting those that support the community          <\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n  <p class=\"vf-summary__text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode of the <em>Knowledge Catalyst<\/em>, Malvika Sharan, an EMBL alumnus, Senior Researcher at the Alan Turing Institute and co-founder of Open Life Science, discusses the value of research support roles, how to empower community leaders who help operationalize open science, and how inclusive approaches can shape the future of research.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 2<\/h2>\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--has-image\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-11.43.12-300x169.png\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 180px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #d0d0ce\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-11.43.12-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-11.43.12-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-11.43.12-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-11.43.12.png 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/podcast\/open-science-must-be-the-standard-for-modern-research\/#vf-tabs__section-c45a346b-17cd-44b7-8c5d-2978024200b2\" class=\"vf-summary__link\" target=\"\">\n          Jean-Karim Herich\u00e9: Open Science must be the standard for modern research          <\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n  <p class=\"vf-summary__text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode of the <em>Knowledge Catalyst<\/em>, Jean-Karim Herich\u00e9 (JK), the Computational Support at EMBL&#8217;s Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, shares insights from his career on how to make your data FAIR and your research more reproducible. He emphasizes that open science begins with consistent, thorough documentation, essential for managing datasets of any size or complexity. JK also advocates for more dedicated resources and support for scientists, recognizing data stewardship as a core part of their work.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 1<\/h2>\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--has-image\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-10.04.14-300x169.png\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 180px; height: auto; border: 1px solid #d0d0ce\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-10.04.14-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-10.04.14-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-10.04.14-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-10.04.14-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-03-at-10.04.14.png 1908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/open-science\/mahnoor-zulfiqar-tackling-the-bottleneck-in-metabolomics-with-a-fair-computational-workflow\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\" target=\"\">\n          Mahnoor Zulfiqar: Tackling the bottleneck in metabolomics with a FAIR computational workflow.          <\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n  <p class=\"\" data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"607\">In this episode of <em data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"140\">The Knowledge Catalyst<\/em>, Dr. Mahnoor Zulfiqar, postdoctoral fellow at EMBL, shares how she builds FAIR computational workflows to tackle challenges in metabolomics. From identifying unknown compounds using marine-derived metabolites to integrating tools across platforms with Docker and CWL, Mahnoor&#8217;s work enhances reproducibility and supports drug discovery. 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