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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Prof. Emily Jones and Dr. Emma Meaburn as part of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion series (part 12).

Discussion about Prof. Emily Jones and Dr. Emma Meaburn careers and research interests, genetics and brain and cognitive development work at Birkbeck university.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) consider how you would support someone with neurodiversity or a learning difference.

2) read Dr. Emma Meaburn’s recent blog: http://www.educationalneuroscience.org.uk/2023/03/13/can-polygenic-scores-predict-educational-outcomes/.

3) read the projects Prof. Emly Jones’ lab is conducting at the moment: https://sites.google.com/view/bondcbcd/projects.

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Links from podcast:

STAARS project: https://www.staars.org/can-we-take-part

Recent general science books that discuss what we know about the genetic contributions to socio-behavioural traits, including education - and why it matters for society:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blueprint-How-DNA-Makes-Who/dp/0241282071

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Genetic-Lottery-Matters-Social-Equality-ebook/dp/B091MQ771M?ref_=ast_author_dp

Book about how the brain works, written by cognitive neuroscientist colleagues at BBK (aimed at undergraduate students):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Brain-Works-Psychology-Students/dp/1529741947

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Dr. Carol Box part of Education and Workforce Development series (part 50).

Discussion about Carol’s career, biological experiments at the Institute of Cancer Research and future research within pre-clinical Radiotherapy research.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) reflect on models of cancer that are used in research.

2) consider the use of animal models in cancer research.

3) read this paper on microbeam radiotherapy: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0936655521003058?via%3DihubS.

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Links from podcast:

Dr. Carol Box Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carol-Box

Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK: https://www.icr.ac.uk/our-research

Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK, Radiotherapy Physics Modelling Group: https://www.icr.ac.uk/our-research/research-divisions/radiotherapy-and-imaging/radiotherapy-physics-modelling

NC3Rs: https://nc3rs.org.uk/

3D cancer models: One step closer to in vitro human studies: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1175503/full

Guidelines for the welfare and use of animals in cancer research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20502460/

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​​Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Beverley De Gale OBE and Orin Lewis OBE to discuss their son Daniel’s experience of blood cancer, the charity African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT) they founded in his honour and the incredible work they do for the black community in raising awareness. 

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​​To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1. ​​Reflect on Daniel, Beverley and Orin's experiences of diagnosis and treatment.
2. ​​Consider how you could have improved their experiences.
3. ​​Read about the signs and symptoms of blood cancer: https://bloodcancer.org.uk/understanding-blood-cancer/blood-cancer-signs-symptoms/
4. ​​Consider signing up to be a stem cells (bone marrow) donor: https://aclt.org/donate/join-the-stem-cell-register/​​

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​​Links from podcast:

​​ACLT charity: www.aclt.org 

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara reflect on 2.6 years of Rad Chat!

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Rad Chat live at UK Oncology Forum Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara speak to Dr. Harshani Green about her career as a clinical oncologist, renal cancer research and what the future holds for her.

Beyond the Knife in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review—To Ablate or Not to Ablate?: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/13/3455
UK Early Career Researchers in Cancer: https://www.ukecrc.co.uk/ 

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Rad Chat live at UK Oncology Forum Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara speak to Dr. Karen Campbell on her career, role as the president of the UK Oncology Nursing Society and why nurses need to get involved with research.

UK Oncology Nursing Society: https://ukons.org/ 

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Rad Chat live at UK Oncology Forum Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara speak to Dr. Stephen Robinson about his career, medical oncology liquid based biopsy for brain tumours.

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Rad Chat live at UK Oncology Forum Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara speak to Dr. Barry Quinn about his career, oral care and research.

UK Oncology Nursing Society: https://ukons.org/ 

UK Oral Management in Cancer Care Group (UKOMiC): http://ukomic.com/index.html 

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Rad Chat live at UK Oncology Forum Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara speak to Dr. Jeff Hanna about his research into family-centred cancer care.

Family-centered cancer care: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/research/topic/nursing-and-health/caring-for-people-with-complex-needs/research-themes/cancer/family-centred-cancer-care 

Talking, Telling and Sharing Framework: https://ruthstraussfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/The-Talking-Telling-and-Sharing-Framework-2.pdf 

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Rad Chat live at UK Oncology Forum Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara speak to Dr. Mary Denholm about her career, research and why mentorship is important.

The National Oncology Trainee Collaborative for Healthcare Research (NOTCH): https://www.uknotch.com/.

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