The Hannebelle Lab is built on a few principles that shape how we do science and how we treat each other.
Curiosity and interdisciplinarity. Studying the physics of infection means working across physics, biology, engineering, and global health. That requires real respect for people trained differently from us, and the willingness, on every side, to slow down, explain, translate, and ask the obvious question. It also requires the humility to step outside our own comfort zone. Nobody here is expected to already know everything; asking is part of the work.
Teamwork. What matters in this lab is not who is the smartest person in the room, but how far we can go together. We help each other, share credit generously, and build on each other's ideas. Good science is a collective effort, and we want the lab to feel that way.
Shared responsibility. Once you are part of the lab, you help make it work. That might mean fixing something you did not break, organizing a team event, baking a cake for someone's milestone, or flagging when something needs attention. The lab belongs to all of us, and we each take care of it.
Diversity. We strongly believe, and the evidence supports, that a team reflecting the diversity of human experience is both the fair way to build a group and a more effective one. Different backgrounds, perspectives, and paths into science make our work better. Everyone is welcome here.
Health equity. Many diseases, including the ones we study, mostly affect low-income populations and receive a disproportionately small share of global research funding and attention compared to the burden they cause. We want our work to contribute to changing that.
Sharing science. Doing the research is only part of the job. If our findings stay locked inside English-language papers full of jargon, we are missing the point. We care about sharing what we discover, and the joy of doing science, with audiences of all ages, well beyond the lab.