Rhein-Main Social | Book Club & Networking
She was demoted. Her funding was cut. She nearly lost her visa. She kept going anyway.
Katalin Karikó spent decades being told her science was wrong — until it saved millions of lives.
Join us for an honest discussion on persistence in science, the realities of academia, and how individuals can create meaningful changes —followed by peer-level networking and pizza.
📖 Book Club — Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Karikó
🍕 Pizza + peer-level networking
🧬 All people interested in creating impact in life science
Agenda
17:45 – 18:00 Arrival & Informal Gathering
18:00 – 18:15 Introduction by Nucleate and TESSELLATE Scientific Book Club
18:15-19:30 Book Club & Group Discussions
19:30 – 20:30 Guided Networking with Pizza
This event is part of Honestly Impactful: Role Models in Bio-entrepreneurship — an event series in Rhein-Main region featuring founders, startup scientists, and intrapreneurs who are translating life science research into real-world ventures. Our speakers share what that journey really looked like: the doubts, failures, trade-offs, and hard choices behind building something beyond the lab — and why it’s still worth it.
About the Event Hosts
Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.xyz for more information, and visit https://nucleate.xyz/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.
This book club is cohost with TESSELLATE Scientific Book Club Mainz, an open-minded, interdisciplinary scientific book club at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. Our goal is to explore big ideas across the sciences —no jargon, just informal conversation- as well as fostering personal connections among members with diverse backgrounds. (See more at tessellatemainz.com).