ATGthePodcast 279 - A Conversation with Richard Jefferson, Founder & CEO, Cambia, Executive Director, Lens.org
Against the Grain - The Podcast
Release Date: 06/09/2025
ATGthePodcast 304 - A Conversation with Paolo Manghi, CTO, OpenAIRE, and Researcher, Italian National Research Council
Against the Grain - The Podcast
Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Paolo Manghi, CTO, OpenAIRE, and Researcher, Italian National Research Council. Paolo is a prominent figure in European Research Infrastructures. In this conversation, he talks about his career path, first earning a degree in information science in Pisa, then a degree in science and technology, and then a PhD in research on data and databases before working with data infrastructures and joining CNR, a pioneer in the field of technical innovation and scientific advancements and who...
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ATGthePodcast 303 - A Conversation with Gregory Laynor, PhD, Director, NYU Meta-Research Collaborative and Systemic Review Librarian, NYU Health Science Library
Against the Grain - The Podcast
Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Gregory Laynor, PhD, Director, Meta-Research Collaborative and Systemic Review Librarian, NYU Health Science Library. In this conversation, Gregory discusses founding the Meta Research Collaborative, which aims to improve transparency, impact and research practices across disciplines. He also discusses his work in meta-research, or research on research, and says he is cautious in using Generative AI in research due to concerns over bias, rigor and reproducibility amid an AI mediated...
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ATGthePodcast 302 - A Conversation with Andrew Smeall, VP, Product Innovation, Sage
Against the Grain - The Podcast
Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Andrew Smeall, VP, Product Innovation at Sage. Andrew is a leader in digital scholarly publishing. He began his career in publishing, and became interested in media and technology, while working at the Center on US-China Relations, which he describes as a “think tank” that produces research on US-China environmental relations and US-China economic relations, where he worked to organize research projects, make their white papers more interesting and to make that research more...
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ATGthePodcast 301 - A Conversation with Michele Frison, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit at the University of Cambridge
Against the Grain - The Podcast
Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Michele Frison, Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit at the University of Cambridge. Michele is originally from Italy and completed his PhD at UCL in England with a focus on cell biology. He defines himself as a cell biologist and biochemist, and much of his current research specializes in cell and mitochondrial biology, aging and disease. The Mitochondrial Biology Unit is part of a larger infrastructure that runs clinical trials for rare diseases....
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ATGthePodcast 300 - A Conversation with Judy Russell, Former Dean of University Libraries, University of Florida
Against the Grain - The Podcast
The following interview is part of the 2025 Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. In this series, we sit down with leaders and innovators who are making a real difference in scholarly publishing, libraries, and the broader information world. Each conversation is a chance to hear firsthand how these decision makers tackle new challenges, rethink traditional models, and collaborate across sectors. Today’s episode features the next conversation from the 2025 Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. Meg White, Senior Consultant, Delta Think, and a Conference...
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ATGthePodcast 299 - A Conversation with Kathleen McEvoy, Senior Policy Fellow, EveryLibrary Institute
Against the Grain - The Podcast
The following interview is part of the 2025 Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. In this series, we sit down with leaders and innovators who are making a real difference in scholarly publishing, libraries, and the broader information world. Each conversation is a chance to hear firsthand how these decision makers tackle new challenges, rethink traditional models, and collaborate across sectors. Today’s episode features the next conversation from the 2025 Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. Meg White, Senior Consultant, Delta Think, and a Conference...
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ATGthePodcast 298 - A Conversation with Roger Schonfeld, Managing Director of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services
Against the Grain - The Podcast
The following interview is the first in this year’s Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. In this series, we sit down with leaders and innovators who are making a real difference in scholarly publishing, libraries, and the broader information world. Each conversation is a chance to hear firsthand how these decision makers tackle new challenges, rethink traditional models, and collaborate across sectors Today’s episode features Meg White, Senior Consultant, Delta Think, and a Conference Director, who talks with Roger Schonfeld, Managing Director of JSTOR Digital...
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ATGthePodcast 297 - A Conversation with Ross Mounce, Director of Open Access, Arcadia
Against the Grain - The Podcast
Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Ross Mounce, Director of Open Access, Arcadia, a family philanthropy. A paleontologist, Ross has a PhD in evolutionary biology. When he began his PhD research at the University of Bath, he realized the lack of access to research papers and the data, and he believed researchers need to be more open and transparent with their work. Ross began working with Acadia around 8 years ago. Since 2002, Arcadia has awarded $1.3 billion to organizations around the world. Arcadia funding areas...
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ATGthePodcast 296 - A Conversation with Herbert Van de Sompel, Researcher Fellow at Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) and Guest Professor at Ghent University
Against the Grain - The Podcast
Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Herbert Van de Sompel, Researcher Fellow at Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) and Guest Professor at Ghent University. Although Herbert has spent the last 25 to 30 years working in libraries, he doesn't describe himself as a librarian but as what he calls an “infrastructure plumber.” With a background in mathematics and information science, he has done years of infrastructure work within the library to allow technology to be used to improve research communication....
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ATGthePodcast 295 - A conversation with John Frechette , Ben Kaube, and Aaron Tay
Against the Grain - The Podcast
This episode is sponsored by and contains corporate sponsored content. All content is provided by . The views, opinions, and content expressed during this sponsored episode are those of the participants, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcast or the Charleston Hub. Sponsorship does not imply endorsement of any products, services, or statements made during the episode. Thank you to Moara.io for supporting ATG the Podcast and its mission to connect librarians, publishers, and vendors. : (a next gen literature review workflow tool), “Organize and review your research...
info_outlineToday’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Richard Jefferson (Founder & CEO, Cambia and Executive Director, Lens.org).
Richard was a pioneer in Open Science in genetics in the 1980's. In this conversation, Richard talks about growing up in California with his mother being a librarian, introducing him to evidence-based thinking from a very young age. He talks about being captivated in college by the revolution in biology based on DNA and molecular biology, and working with recumbent DNA. Richard talks about his career trajectory, going from a molecular biologist and plant geneticist to founding The Lens, “the world's largest free, open and secure platform of science and technology knowledge to enable new and different people and institutions to solve critical problems, 'Informed by Evidence, Inspired by Imagination.’”
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