Oz Ismail went from being a research scientist taking pictures of bones, to a doctoral scientist, taking pictures of brains. He spent his PhD imaging as part of a project on Alzheimer’s disease. We talked to him about what’s known about the disease and the difficulties in treatment and diagnosis.

We also talked about how along the way he’s performed stand-up, worked with friends to create the Minorities in STEM community, and how he himself is co-host of a science podcast called Why aren’t you a doctor yet? Thankfully, Oz now is Dr. Ismail and currently playing up his Britishness in Portland, OR.

This episode was a joy for us as we got to spend time with many of our friends while visiting London. Shout out to Liz, Gav, Sarah, Edward, Arturo, Artem, Sukhy, Fahd, Elena and their two mini-humans. This episode was recorded at The Carpenters Arms, just round the corner from University College London, so we’d like to thank the staff for feeding and watering our group. The guest track in the background comes from Taylor Barnett, musician and professor of music at Virginia Commonwealth University and friend of our guest Amy J. Hawkins. You can find more of Taylor’s music on Bandcamp.