As new faculty at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Annegret Falkner is also new to managing a lab. In this interview, she shares who and what has defined her approach to running the Falkner Lab, her advice for empowering curiosity and decision-making in trainees, and the rewards of coaching others as a PI.
This interview is a complement to SfN’s podcast series, History of SfN: 50th Anniversary. Guests on the podcast were asked to nominate individuals whose careers are making positive cultural or scientific impacts that will shape the next 50 years of neuroscience. Annegret Falkner was nominated by Mickey Goldberg, David Mahoney Professor of Brain and Behavior at Columbia University.
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