“My stability is my science.” Listen to a sneak peak of a unique and reflective podcast with 2020 Chemistry Laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier. Charpentier speaks about the stability she gets from doing science and points out that laboratories look fairly similar all over the world. In the podcast, you can hear Charpentier speak about the drive you need as a scientist and what impact awards have on a scientist’s life. The 2020 Chemistry Laureate speaks about being ”a typical French student of the 9

"One should be surrounded by people who can help. We are all sitting in the same boat." Chemistry laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier speaks about the valuable qualities - and colleagues - a scientist needs. What do you think is important to be a successful scientist? #NobelPrize | Nobel Prize

“I could not believe it. I am still emotional.” Shortly after the announcement of her Nobel Prize, we spoke to new Chemistry Laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier. She tells us about her surprise at receiving the prize, despite considerable speculation that it might be coming her way. She also speaks of the "explosion of knowledge and publications" that the CRISPR field has generated, and the motivations behind her "brief but intense" collaboration with her co-laureate Jennifer Doudna. Take a listen:

Watch the very moment 2020 Chemistry Laureates Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna receive their Nobel Prizes. Emmanuelle Charpentier received her Nobel Prize in Berlin, Germany from Ambassador Per Thöresson whilst Jennifer Doudna received her prize from Honorary Consul General Barbro Osher in Berkeley, US. They were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on CRISPR/Cas9, a tool used to edit genomes. #IWD2021 | Nobel Prize