2021 Interview Spotlight Series: Part II

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This week on Simply Blood we continue our 2021 Interview Spotlight Series! In Part II we are highlighting the ISEH 2021 Janet Rowley Award Winner: Elisa Laurenti, Ph.D. Click below to listen as Dr. Laurenti answers questions about her scientific passions, career path, mentorship and more. Interested in hearing more about Dr. Laurenti’s fascinating work? Don’t miss her session at this year’s ISEH Virtual Scientific Meeting!








Dr Elisa Laurenti
Sir Henry Dale Fellow - Group Leader
Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Centre for Haematopoiesis and Leukemia Research - Department of Haematology - University of Cambridge

Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk



Interviewed by Myriam Haltalli ISEH New Investigators Committee & Kellie Machlus of the ISEH Junior PI Committee

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