Ask Your Mentor Podcast

Ask Your Mentor Podcast, from Dementia Researcher, in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). Mentees interviewing their mentors, talking careers, lessons learned and what they’ve discovered, that could help you forge a successful career in dementia research.

In this podcast ⁠Dr Melissa Salazar⁠ from University College London interviews Dr Steven Quinn, Senior Lecturer & Alzheimer’s Research UK Fellow from University of York.

Melissa is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow based in the UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London. She is a scientist with +10 years of research experience, who is specialised in sequencing methods and data analysis to study the genetics of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Steve is a Senior Lecturer & Alzheimer’s Research UK Fellow at University of York. Steve obtained his MPhys in Physics from the University of St. Andrews and an MSc in Radiation, Oncology and Biology from the University of Oxford. After his PhD (St Andrews) and a postdoctoral position at the University of Glasgow, he took up a Lindemann Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA and in 2017, he was appointed to a Lectureship at the University of York and was awarded an Alzheimer’s Research UK Fellowship in 2019. Steve is now a Senior Lecturer, and his group uses microscopy techniques to interrogate the structure, dynamics and function of single biomolecules implicated in dementia.

Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website ⁠⁠⁠https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk⁠⁠⁠

Find our more about Alzheimer's Research UK and how they support early career researchers on their website:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for-researchers/ecr/supporting-your-career/⁠⁠⁠

Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to listen rather than watch, you’ll find an audio version of this podcast at ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/ask-your-mentor⁠⁠

This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.

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Ask Your Mentor Podcast, from Dementia Researcher, in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). Mentees interviewing their mentors, talking careers, lessons learned and what they’ve discovered, that could help you forge a successful career in dementia research.

In this podcast PhD Student Elizabeth (Lizzie) English from University of Cambridge interviews her mentor (and regular Dementia Researcher Blogger) ⁠Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali, Lecturer at Teeside University.

Lizzie is a PhD candidate at University of Cambridge and a proud first-generation student. Her PhD project is attempting to characterise disease-associated protein aggregates throughout the time-course of Alzheimer’s Disease, in terms of aggregate size, shape, number and brain region localisation, through single-molecule fluorescence microscopy methods. I hope to investigate the potential toxicity mechanisms of these aggregates, to aid understanding of the causes of AD onset and progression.

Kamar is a Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Teesside University & Affiliate Researcher at Glasgow University. In addition to teaching, Kamar is exploring how neuroinflammation following traumatic brain injury contributes to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases that lead to dementia. Having first pursued a career as an NHS Psychologist, Kamar went back to University in Durham to look at rodent behavioural tasks to completed her PhD, and then worked as a regional Programme Manager for NC3Rs.

Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website ⁠https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk⁠

Find our more about Alzheimer's Research UK and how they support early career researchers on their website:

⁠https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for-researchers/ecr/supporting-your-career/⁠

Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to listen rather than watch, you’ll find an audio version of this podcast at https://podfollow.com/ask-your-mentor

This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.

00:00 Introduction
02:57 A Run Though Kamar's CV an Career
39:09 Quick Career Questions with Top Tips for Success
45:38 Mentoring
51:34 Final Thoughts

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Ask Your Mentor, a new podcast from Dementia Researcher, in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). Mentees interviewing their mentors, talking careers, lessons learned and what they’ve discovered, that could help you forge a successful career in dementia research.

In this podcast PhD Student Alex Mellor from University of Plymouth interviews his mentor ⁠Dr Josie Fullerton⁠, Postdoctoral Research Associate from University of Glasgow.

Alex is a second year PhD candidate in the Fern lab at the University of Plymouth. He completed his masters at the Univeristy of Southampton, looking at spinal cord injury, before moving down to Plymouth to start his PhD looking at the link between chronic inflammation and ischaemic brain injury, particularly looking at the effects of inflammation on white matter.

Josie works on understanding the role of extracellular vesicles in stroke and hypertension. She is particularly passionate about the progression of Early Career Researchers, helping others to achieve their full potential and horse riding!

Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website ⁠https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk⁠

Find our more about Alzheimer's Research UK and how they support early career researchers on their website:

⁠https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for-researchers/ecr/supporting-your-career/⁠

Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to listen rather than watch, you’ll find an audio version of this podcast at https://podfollow.com/ask-your-mentor

This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.

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Ask Your Mentor, a new podcast from Dementia Researcher, in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). Mentees interviewing their mentors, talking careers, lessons learned and what they’ve discovered, that could help you forge a successful career in dementia research.

In this podcast Dr Chris Henstridge, Principle Investigator from University of Dundee interviews his mentor Patrick Lewis, Professor of Neuroscience at the Royal Veterinary College at University of London.

Chris grew up on the far north coast of Scotland and this beautiful location instilled his interest in nature and biology. He completed his PhD in Dundee and the city has been an important part of his life ever since, and in 2020 he established his lab there. Chris has always enjoyed travelling and spent 4 years living and working in Budapest, as a PostDoc. He has a very supportive wife and two young kids and they're soon to add a dog to the mix. If his daughter gets her way, the dog will be named after her favourite kids TV character, Makka Pakka! Chris enjoys the challenges of an academic career, and he tries hard to ensure that my career runs on his terms.

Patrick moved around in neurodegeneration research quite a bit, starting off investigating Alzheimer’s disease before doing a PhD on prion diseases, then moving into Parkinson’s research (which is where most, but not all, of his current interests lie). And now he is based at a veterinary college, which has provided him with a very different perspective on looking at neurodegeneration.

Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

Find our more about Alzheimer's Research UK and how they support early career researchers on their website:

https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for-researchers/ecr/supporting-your-career/

Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to listen rather than watch, you’ll find an audio version of this podcast at https://podfollow.com/ask-your-mentor

This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.

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Ask Your Mentor, a new podcast from Dementia Researcher, in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). Mentees interviewing their mentors, talking careers, lessons learned and what they’ve discovered, that could help you forge a successful career in dementia research.

In this podcast Cambridge PhD Student, Rebecca Williams interviews her mentor Dr Martina Bocchetta, Lecturer at Brunel University London and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at University College London

Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

Find our more about Alzheimer's Research UK and how they support early career researchers on their website:

https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for-researchers/ecr/supporting-your-career/

Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to listen rather than watch, you’ll find an audio version of this podcast at https://podfollow.com/ask-your-mentor

This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.

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Ask Your Mentor, a new podcast from Dementia Researcher, in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). Mentees interviewing their mentors, talking careers, lessons learned and what they’ve discovered, that could help you forge a successful career in dementia research.

In the first podcast of this new limited series, Dr Fiona McLean, ARUK Research Fellow from University of Dundee interviews her mentor Dr Yvonne Couch, Associate Professor and ARUK Research Fellow from University of Oxford.

Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

Find our more about Alzheimer's Research UK and how they support early career researchers on their website:

https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for-researchers/ecr/supporting-your-career/

Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to listen rather than watch, you’ll find an audio version of this podcast at https://podfollow.com/ask-your-mentor

This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.

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A new Limited Series from Dementia Researcher and Alzheimer's Research UK.

A show where mentees interview their mentors, discussing their careers, decisions they made along the way, highs and lows, and what they have discovered that could help you, to be successful in your own career as a dementia researcher.

In this limited series we demonstrate that there is no standard career path, however despite the twists and turns you can find your purpose and happiness and make a massive contribution to beating dementia, the greatest challenge of our time.

Coming soon on YouTube, in your favourite podcast app and on the Dementia Researcher website.

https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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