Episode 113 - Prof Olivier Pourquié - "I think pretty much every bit of Biology is interesting."

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"It’s a mindset." Prof Olivier Pourquié, Professor of Pathology and Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, is interviewed by PhD student Ella Hubber. Olivier breaks down how spinal vertebrae are formed in the embryo through a “segmentation clock” and how understanding this is relevant to human disease. He also talks about the significant changes in developmental biology over the course of his career. For more information on Olivier's research follow this link: https://hsci.harvard.edu/people/olivier-pourqui%C3%A9-phd