Dr Adam Pawson

Dr Adam Pawson

Senior Managing Editor, Bitesize Bio

Appears in 7 Episodes

8 Steps to More Successful Experiments

#48 — One of the critical skills required for any scientist is the ability to consistently design and carry out successful experiments. It’s also vital that any experi...

Does Your h-index Measure Up?

#37 — How do you measure how good you are as a scientist? How would you compare the impact of two scientists in a field? What if you had to decide which one would get ...

Keep Calm and Spin On: The Whats and Whys of Centrifugation

#30 — We have all heard about centrifugation, or more specifically, the horror stories associated with centrifugation going wrong.But don't let centrifugation scare yo...

DNA Ligation: How it Works & 6 Top Tips

#27 — Optimal conditions for DNA ligation reactions are a delicate balance between DNA molecules interacting and the enzymatic ligation reaction.In this episode, you'l...

DNA Precipitation: Ethanol vs. Isopropanol

#12 — As a follow-up to our episode about ethanol precipitation of DNA and RNA [1], this episode explains the differences between DNA precipitation in ethanol and isop...

Ethanol Precipitation of DNA and RNA: How it Works

#6 — Ethanol precipitation is a commonly used technique for concentrating and de-salting nucleic acid preparations in an aqueous solution.In this episode, we'll bring ...

Is it Worth Doing a PhD After a Master’s?

#1 — Is it worth doing a PhD? This is a question that probably plagues every research student at some point in their career.In this episode, we explore 5 important que...