ISC Tube 2026 Winner: Ollie’s HILIC Adventure

How six hours, a few AI tools, and sprinkle of chromatography humor produced Jonathan Maurer and Megane Aebischer’s winning entry for ISC Tube 2026

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University of Geneva researchers Jonathan Maurer and Megane Aebischer won first place in the ISC Tube 2026 competition.
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Their video used humor to explain how oligonucleotides are retained in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography.
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The ISC Tube competition invites scientists to explain chromatography through short, creative videos.
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Maurer and Aebischer used ChatGPT to generate character images and Gemini to create video sequences.
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The researchers said the project took about six hours, and that developing ideas and jokes was the most difficult part.

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