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Édith Turpyn: a Student Devoted to Making Medicine Accessible to All with “Hippocrates in the Lab”

Édith Turpyn, a former biology student at the École normale supérieure (ENS) Paris-Saclay, was always particularly eager to be involved in associations and to raise awareness of science. In 2023, during her specific student involvement year (ASPEN), she joined the Fondation Arc for cancer research, where she contributed to the creation of the podcast “Hippocrates in the Lab”.

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This docufiction-like podcast is meant to provide general practitioners with substantive answers to their questions regarding the advancement of cancer research. Through fictional dialogues between researchers and practitioners, “Hippocrates in the Lab” touches on a multitude of topics, such as targeted therapy, warning signs of pediatric cancer, and even innovative treatments. The podcast is available on several platforms, namely Ausha and Youtube.


Édith Turpyn truly embodies the mission of the ENS Paris-Saclay: training for research, through research, while fostering the transmission of knowledge to a wider public. Her accomplishments show how making science more accessible allows researchers and medical practitioners to communicate better and, in fine, to improve the treatment of patients.

To listen to all the episodes, go to the full playlist: Podcast Hippocrate dans le Lab’

Pour accéder à l'ensemble des épisodes, consultez la playlist complète : Podcast Hippocrate dans le Lab'"


Episode 1: Mes journées sont des semaines (My days are like weeks)

  • Guests: Pr. Eric Solary  from the Institut Curie and Dr. Franck Bourdeaut from the Institut Gustave Roussy.
  • Topics: Warning signs of pediatric cancer, targeted therapy.

Episode 2: “Bord de ‘mère’” (The Shoreline)

  • Guests: Dr. Ines Vaz-Luis and Pr. Caroline Robert from the Institut Gustave Roussy.
  • Topics: Alternative medicine, risks of post-treatment relapse, current and future cancer treatments.

Episode 3: “Bon vivant, bien vivant” 

  • Guests: Dr Suzette Delaloge and Dr. Ines Vaz-Luis from the Institut Gustave Roussy.
  • Topics: The role of prevention in medicine, inequalities regarding cancer, ways to limit the side effects of the treatment.

Episode 4: “L’amour n’a pas d’âge” (Love has no age)

  • Guests: Pr. Eric Solary from the Institut Gustave Roussy and Dr. Juan Iovanna from the Center for Cancer Research in Marseille.
  • Topics: Warning signs of pancreatic cancer, why this cancer is so severe, possible future treatments.

Episode 5: “Copains de promo” (Graduating buddies)

  • Guests: Pr. Christophe Massard from the Centre Eugène Marquis and Pr. Caroline Robert from the Institut Gustave Roussy.
  • Topics: Therapeutic vaccines, how they work, the future of cancer research.