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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

30 Second Science: Ian Lipkin

Scientists are just like everyone else -they've got secrets. So who knows what happens when the lab coats come off? Actually, we do. And now you can too. In this series of short, web-exclusive videos, you'll meet intriguing scientists and engineers, and learn about their surprising lives outside the proverbial lab.

30 Second Science: Ian Lipkin

Season 2012 Episode 8 | 46s

Ian Lipkin is a self-described “microbe hunter.” A professor at Columbia University, he does research on a wide array of infectious diseases. When Ian’s not in the lab, he helps Hollywood put science up on the silver screen. Among his many other contributions to the film "Contagion," Ian taught Gwyneth Paltrow how to have a seizure.

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Funding for The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers is provided by Winton Capital.

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