Postdocalypse: King's College London Health Sciences DTC Podcast

Welcome to the sixth episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.

This episode is hosted by Haris Shuaib interviewing Joe Barnby about his research into the role of dopamine in psychosis, and how he founded and set up his very own company alongside his PhD studies.

Joe tells us about the state of psychosis research, the use of economic games and drug studies in his own experiments, and how he came across the idea for his very own business, Senscapes. Panellists Katie Begg and Ale Lautarescu join in the discussion throughout the episode.

Make sure to catch Joe at the Science Gallery London this weekend for the Preview Weekend where he will be giving people free coffee for an experiment! https://london.sciencegallery.com/events/preview-weekend

Twitter: twitter.com/Postdocalypse18

Joe: twitter.com/JoeBarnby

Senscapes: twitter.com/senscapes

Students have been identified as a high-rish category for experiencing psychosis. If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode, please consider using the following helpline services:

Rethink Mental Illness: https://www.rethink.org/about-us/contact-us

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/

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Host: Haris Shuaib

Panelists: Katie Begg, Alexandra Lautarescu

Producer: Madeleine Iafrate

Editor: Alexandra Lautarescu, Haris Shuaib

Welcome to the fifth episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.

This episode is hosted by Katie Begg interviewing Mads Iafrate about her research in cell tracking that aims to improve efficacy and safety of cell therapies for cancer patients.

Mads discusses how she uses molecular biology techniques and genetic engineering to modify proteins that could be used to monitor cells used as therapies. She discusses her experience as a chemist-turned-biologist, as well as the ethical considerations of her work and how to give back to the community through engagement activities. Panellists Peter Gawne and Ahsen Ustaoglu join in the discussion throughout the episode.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Postdocalypse18

Royal Society Summer Science Festival: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2018/summer-science-exhibition/

London Innovation Society: http://londoninnovation.org/

Ahsen’s blog, Thoughts of a Scientist: https://thoughtsofascientist.wixsite.com/thoughtsofascientist

I’m a Scientist get me out of here: https://imascientist.org.uk/

Soapbox science: http://soapboxscience.org/

Pint of Science festival: https://pintofscience.co.uk/

London SciComm socials: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LondonSciCommSocials/about/

The Brilliant Club tutoring: https://thebrilliantclub.org/the-brilliant-club-for-researchers/working-as-a-phd-tutor/

The University of the Third Age: https://www.u3a.org.uk/

Three Minute Thesis: https://www.vitae.ac.uk/events/three-minute-thesis-competition

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Host: Katie Begg

Producer: Katie Begg

Editor: Haris Shuaib

Welcome to the fourth episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.

This episode is hosted by Alexandra Lautarescu, interviewing Elisa Brann about her research into the neuroscience behind verbal-auditory hallucinations, otherwise known as voice-hearing. Elisa discusses how she uses hypnosis as a way of mimicking the voice-hearing experience, as well as the issue of gender equality in science. Panellists Haris Shuaib and Katie Begg join in the discussion throughout the episode.

The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/giwl/index.aspx

500 Women Scientists: https://500womenscientists.org/

The LeanIn website based on Sheryl Sandberg’s book: https://leanin.org/

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Host: Alexandra Lautarescu

Panelists: Katie Begg, Haris Shuaib,

Producer: Katie Begg

Editor: Haris Shuaib, Alexandra Lautarescu

‘Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?’

Welcome to the third episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.

This episode is hosted by Michael Norman from the Dental Institute, interviewing Emily Prpa from Nutritional Sciences about her research on the effects of polyphenols, commonly found in large amounts of fruits, on blood sugar levels. In the second discussion, Michael and Emily discuss how media portrays science. They are joined in this episode by Jane Chang from Psychological Medicine and Haris Shuaib from Neuroimaging, who join in the discussion throughout the episode.

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Host: Michael Normal

Panelists: Jane Chang, Haris Shuaib

Producer: Jane Chang

Editor: Alexandra Lautarescu

Production team: Haris Shuaib

Welcome to the second episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.

This episode is hosted by Elisa Brann, interviewing Alexandra Lautarescu about her research in neurodevelopment and mental health. In the second discussion, Elisa and Ale discuss mental health and wellbeing as a postgraduate student. They are joined in this episode by Katie Begg and Emily Prpa, who join in the discussion throughout the episode.

KCL Counselling service: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/services/counselling/index.aspx

Emily's fundraising page:

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=EmilyPrpa&pageUrl=1

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Host: Elisa Brann

Panelists: Katie Begg, Emily Prpa

Producer: Alexandra Lautarescu

Editor: Haris Shuaib

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Postdocalypse, produced by health sciences postgraduate researchers at King's College London.

This episode is hosted by Emily Prpa, interviewing Haris Shuaib about his research in applying Artificial Intelligence to brain tumour prognosis. In the second discussion, Emily and Haris discuss orthodox and unorthodox paths to getting onto a PhD program. They are joined in this episode by Laura Meade and Naomi Hartopp, who join in the discussion throughout the episode.

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Host: Emily Prpr

Panelists: Laura Meade, Naomi Hartopp

Producer: Haris Shuaib

Editor: Elisa Brann, Alexandra Lautarescu

Production team: Jane Chang, Katie Begg, Madeleine Iafrate