Karla Neugebauer, Senior Group Leader at the MPI-CBG, became an EMBO member in 2011. In the EMBO communications channel she talks about her research in RNA biology, her reasons for studying different organisms, and the challenges in this field.
In a second interview, Karla Neugebauer tells more about the differences in the research culture in Europe and North America, representation of women in academic scientific research, the Women in Life Science database that she created, and the importance of soft skills for scientists.