43. Lisa Maier - Journeying into the human gut microbiome and the realities of starting a lab.

Lisa Maier (Professor, University of Tübingen and former Postdoctoral Fellow, EMBL Heidelberg, 2015-18) chats with Erin Tranfield (Head of Core Facilities, VIB Ghent and former Postdoctoral Fellow, EMBL Heidelberg, 2009-13). Lisa explains her journey to researching the impact of drugs on the human gut microbiome. She also reflects on the realities of starting an independent lab and speaks with pride about receiving the John Kendrew Award in 2026. This conversation was recorded in July 2026. Alumni Chat contributors are members of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) community. The opinions expressed are their own and are not necessarily representative of the views of EMBL or any other party. The mere appearance of content on EMBL Alumni media accounts does not constitute an endorsement by EMBL. Production and Editing: EMBL Alumni Relations Content and Interviews: Angus Lamond, Thomas Vaccari, Jacqueline Dreyer-Lamm and Erin Tranfield Music: Eco Technology by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Thanks to: EMBL Audiovisual and EMBL Design Sponsored by: EMBLEM © European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)