TLP #23 : Letting go of perfection - Elphege Nora

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This week, Elphege Nora shares personal thoughts on his journey from Paris to California

• Elphege discovered at an early age that the best way to explain who we are is to look back at where we come from and our evolutionary trajectories
• From his earliest research experiences, Elphege was intrigued about the sociology of the lab and it’s unusual social etiquette
• He shares his memories of working with Edith Heard and what she taught him about mentoring
• He claims that personality tests can be useful for understanding how to interact with colleagues and team members
• Elphege recommends that it is good to present your work early at conferences in order to gain visibility and attract recruits
• He shares thoughts about the different scientific approaches he has encountered in Europe and the United States
• Elphege shares how his interaction with his (famous) father pushed his to think about the abstract and conceptual impacts of his work
• He had to learn when it’s important to strive for perfection and when it is not
• He stresses the importance of trust in mentoring relationships
• He concludes ‘You need to understand what you're good at and what you suck at’

He mentioned these institutions, researchers and resources

• Curie Institute : https://institut-curie.org/
• Gladstone Institute : https://gladstone.org/
• Edith Heard : https://thelonelypipette.buzzsprout.com/1356877/11387623-tlp-12-science-without-frontiers-edith-heard
• Max Greenberg : https://thelonelypipette.buzzsprout.com/1356877/5520439-tlp-1-navigating-the-path-to-team-leader-maxim-greenberg
• Benoit Bruneau : https://twitter.com/benoitbruneau
• Moshe Yaniv : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosh%C3%A9_Yaniv
• Francois Jacob : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Jacob
• Pierre Nora (Elphege’s father) : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Nora

To find out more about Elphege visit his websites or follow him on Twitter

• Lab website : https://noralab.ucsf.edu/index.php/the-team/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/elphegenoralab?lang=en

To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20

More about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/