Dementia Researcher

Science is all about rigorous testing, empirical evidence, and painstaking documentation, right? But even in the most state-of-the-art labs, you'll find researchers who hold on to quirky rituals, lucky charms, or, dare we say it, superstitions. In this podcast, Dr Yvonne Couch, Associate Professor at University of Oxford hosts a discussion that romps through the lighter side of scientific research by exploring the wonderful world of lab superstitions. From lucky pipettes to forbidden phrases, we're about to uncover the unofficial 'do's and don'ts' that researchers swear by, or at least, swear make for good anecdotes. -- This shows guests are: Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali, Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Teeside University. In addition to teaching, Kam is interested in How neuroinflammation following traumatic brain injury contributes to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer’s disease) that lead to dementia. Dr Soraya Meftah, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the UK Dementia Research Insti