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IBMS Podcast
by IBMS Podcast
The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the leading professional body for scientists, support staff and students in the field of biomedical science.Our new podcast, IBMSPOD explores the contemporary field of Biomedical Science through a series of thought-provoking interviews with leading experts from across the profession.Each episode will feature a in-depth interview with our special Biomedical Scientist guest. The conversation will range from current affairs to the intricacies of diagnostic laboratory work, research & innovation, teaching, writing, to involvement with the IBMS, media work; as well as motivations & passions for the profession.Hosted by editor of the IBMS's monthly magazine 'The Biomedical Scientist' Rob Dabrowski.
Episodes
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S4 Episode 14: Oral Pathology & Stem Outreach with Hayley Pincott
Episode 14 features an in-depth conversation with Hayley Pincott, a STEM Ambassador Coordinator at See Science. She talks to Rob about importance of science education, how outreach works and oral pathology.
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S4 Episode 13: Workforce Planning with Mehwish Khalid
Episode 13 features an in-depth conversation with Mehwish Khalid, a Pathology Practice Educator at North West London Pathology. She talks to Rob about workforce planning, artificial intelligence, and raising the profession's profile.
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S4 Episode 12: Science and Communication with Lucy Lawrence
Episode 12 features an in-depth conversation with Lucy Lawrence, who started her career working as a biomedical scientist in haematology but now works as a science editor. She talks to Rob about authenticity, tackling disinformation, the importance of communicating science to the general public…
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S4 Episode 11: Infectious Diseases & Microbiology with Stephen Mortlock
Episode 11 features an in-depth conversation with Stephen Mortlock, who is semi-retired and works as a Specialist Biomedical Scientist at Frimley Park Hospital. Stephen has written several articles about the history of biomedical science. He talks to Rob about his career, which has seen him work…
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S4 Episode 10: Public Engagement with Dr Jonathan Tyrrell
Episode 10 features an in-depth conversation with Dr Jonathan Tyrrell, who is a Lecturer of Biomedical Sciences & Medical Microbiology at Swansea University He talks to Rob about his IBMS Award-winning Superbugs project, which aims to improve schoolchildren in Key Stages 2 and 3 and their…
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S4 Episode 9: Sixty Years of Innovation with Dr Phil Bryant
Episode 9 features an in-depth conversation with Dr Phil Bryant, who is an Associate Tutor in Cellular Pathology in Cardiff. He talks to Rob his long career in biomedical science which has seen sixty years of innovation.
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S4 Episode 8: Non-Malignant Haematology with Dr Richard Burka
Episode 8 features an in-depth conversation with Dr Richard Burka, who is an Academic Clinical Lecturer and Haematology Registrar in Birmingham. He talks to Rob about anti-coagulant reversal agents and the importance of randomised trials.
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S4 Episode 7: Leadership and Management with Andrea Johnson
Episode 7 features an in-depth conversation with Andrea Johnson, who works at Wye Valley NHS Trust as a Cellular Pathology and Microbiology Manager. She received the IBMS Award 2025 for Biomedical Science Leader of the Year. She talks to Rob about Andrea managing a microbiology department…
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S4 Episode 6: Harvey's Lab Tours with Gayle Johnstone
Episode 6 features an in-depth conversation with Gayle Johnstone, who works at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary as a Specialist Biomedical Scientist. She and her team won the IBMS Award 2025 for Harvey’s Lab Tour of the Year. Gayle was also awarded the title of Biomedical Science Champion at...
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S4 Episode 5: Training and Social Media with Laura Taylor
Episode 5 features an in-depth conversation with Laura Taylor aka Techingonscience, who works in histology at Harrogate Hospital. Laura talks to Rob about the challenges and opportunities of working in a small hospital and her work in social media to raise awareness of careers in biomedical…
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S4 Episode 4: Biomedical Scientist of the Year 2025 with Craig Baker
Episode 4 features an in-depth conversation with Craig Baker, who was named the Advancing Healthcare Awards winner for Biomedical Scientist of the Year 2025. Craig is the Cellular Pathology and Mortuary Service Manager at Hywel Dda University Health Board. Rob talks to him about modernising the...
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S4 Episode 3: Alzheimer's Disease with Martyna Matuszyk
In Episode 3 we take a look at Alzheimer's disease. Martyna Matuszyk from the Alzheimer’s Society talks to Rob about the process of getting a diagnosis of dementia and Dementia Action Week (which takes place from 19 - 25 May 2025). To find out more about Dementia Action Week visit...
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S4 Episode 2: Diagnostic Cytopathology with Leonie Wheeldon
In Episode 2 we take a look at Diagnostic Cytopathology. Leonie Wheeldon returns to the podcast to discuss a ground breaking fine aspiration needle study and how geography and infrastructure can impact service provision. Leonie was the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2024 Biomedical Scientist of the...
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S4 Episode 1: Three IBMS Presidents
In episode 1 of season 4 Rob speaks with President Joanna Andrew, President-Elect Sarah Pitt and Previous Debra Padgett about what it means to be IBMS President, the future of the profession, AI, and what it means for the profession to have elected three women presidents in a row. #IIWD2025...
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S3 Episode 14: Working in Partnership
In episode 14, we take a look at Working in Partnership. We will hear from Rohini Patel from University Hospitals Birmingham and Capt. Francis Opoku from the Centre of Defence Pathology about their IBMS award-winning work in biomedical science. Rohini Patel is an advanced biomedical scientist and...
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S3 Episode 13: Delivering with drones
In episode 13, we take a look at Innovation in Biomedical Science. We will hear from Jonathan Boxshall from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - Pathology and Transfusion and IBMS Award winner for Best Use of Research, Innovation or Technologyabout his work with drones.
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S3 Episode 12: Sustainability
In episode 12, we take a look at Sustainability in Biomedical Science. We will hear from IBMS Award winners Jennifer Collins, Joanne Hall, and, Carmel Abbott from The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Integrated Laboratory Medicine about their award winning work.
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S3 Episode 11: Leadership and Innovation
In episode 11, we take a look at Leadership and Innovation in Biomedical Science. We will hear from Manjinder Virk from Bioma and Saghar Missaghian-Cully from North West London Pathology about their award-winning work in biomedical science. Manjinder is a senior biomedical scientist, founder and...
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S3 Episode 10: Rapid On-Site Evaluation in Cytopathology
In episode 10, we take a look at Rapid On-Site Evaluation in Cytopathology. We will hear from Leonie Wheeldon at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and Dr Tony Maddox, as well as Rob from the Biomedical Scientist, about their work in Rapid On-Site Evaluation in cytopathology. Leonie Wheeldon is a...
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S3 Episode 9: Point Of Care Testing Pod
In episode 9, Rob discusses Point-Of-Care Testing with Rakhee Surti (POCT Project Manager at Milton Keynes University Hospital and Tony Cambridge (Lead Biomedical Scientist in Pathology Management at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust). The speakers outline current issues related to...
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S3 Episode 8: Dog bites, infection and morphology
In episode 8, Rob discusses dog bites, infection and morphology with Nicki Close-Lawrence FIBMS CSci the Principal Biomedical Scientist Advanced Practitioner in Morphology at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
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S3 Episode 7: Practice Educators
Episode 7 of our podcast is hosted by IBMS Chief Executive David Wells, as he speaks with several of our members who are Pathology Practice Educators. Listen now to find out more about the ways in which practice educators form a vital link between the ward and the laboratory, and the key role...
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S3 Episode 6: Mentorship
In episode 6 of The #IBMSChat Podcast, we discuss the IBMS Mentorship Programme. Listen now to hear from Chris Murray (co-founder and director of Perform Learn Develop, our mentorship platform), Anna Ikin and Lavanya Kanapathypilla, a mentor and mentee respectively who have taken part in our...
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S3 Episode 5: Addiction Awareness
In episode 5, Rob discusses Addiction Awareness with NHS Sheffield Teaching Hospitals' toxicology experts, Azuma Kalu, Edmund Rab and Mohammad Kanu. The speakers outline current issues related to drug use and dependence, and how NHS toxicology laboratories are doing their part to raise awareness…
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S3 Episode 4: How to publish your work
In this episode of the #IBMSChat Podcast, Rob Dabrowski sits down with Cherie Beckett (Senior Biomedical Scientist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital) and Simon Hoggart (Journal Development Manager for the BJBS). The topic of discussion is how to get your work published with IBMS publications,...
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S3 Episode 3: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
In our latest episode of the #IBMSChat Podcast, Rob gets together with Francis Yongblah and Jemma Shead from the IBMS EDI working group. This group aims to promote and champion equality, diversity and inclusion across all backgrounds. Francis is a laboratory manager and clinical scientist at the...
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S3 Episode 2: Taking a look at Men's Health
In episode two, we hear from Stuart Dawe-Long - Andrology Lead at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Clinical Scientist, and member of the Cytopathology Advisory Panel for the IBMS. He believes in a patient focussed service that can support the health and wellbeing of the patient. He is...
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S3 Episode 1: Harvey's Gang
In the first episode of the new season of our podcast, Rob Dabrowski, Editor of The Biomedical Scientist magazine, is joined by Malcolm Robinson - IBMS Member and founder of 'Harvey's Gang'. 'Harvey's Gang' was a charitable initiative started by Malcolm in 2013, in remembrance of patient Harvey...
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Episode 20 - The CPD Special featuring Mark Cioni
In Episode 20, we speak to senior lecturer in Biomedical Science at Nottingham Trent University, Mark Cioni, winner of the CPD Awards 2021, on stand-out CPD and the benefits of Science Council Professional Registration. *Mark corrected following the interview, that he completed a postgraduate...
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Episode 19 - The cytology episode featuring Hedley Glencross
In Episode 19, we chat to the retired biomedical scientist in Cytology and former IBMS executive Head of Membership and Council Member Hedley Glencross. Recorded at IBMS Congress 2022, Hedley takes us through the highlights of his 45-year career in the profession, focusing on the importance of…
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Episode 18 - Award-winning scientists featuring Bamidele Farinre & Miquel Serna-Pascual
In Episode 18, we speak to the winner of the Advancing Healthcare Awards Biomedical Scientist of the Year and Overall Winner Bamidele Farinre. In a wide-ranging conversation, Bami talks about her background and route into Biomedical Science, her award-winning work to set up mobile laboratories to...
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Episode 17 - The pandemic and future testing strategies with Sally Cutler and Malcolm Robinson
In Episode 17, we are joined by expert in Medical Microbiology and Bacteria Zoonoses at the University of East London, Professor Sally Cutler, who discusses the pandemic and the most recent strains of COVID-19; future testing strategies and other emerging viral threats. In LabLife, Malcolm...
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Episode 16 - In conversation with Chief Executive David Wells and Lorna Cleverly on animal health
In Episode 16, IBMS chief executive David Wells joined us for a wide-ranging conversation covering his work establishing the '29 pathology networks and leading the laboratory response during the pandemic as Head of Pathology at NHS England, to promoting the profession as chief executive. We also...
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Episode 15 - Digital pathology and travelling with Darren Treanor and Sue Alexander
In Episode 15, we are joined by Digital Pathology expert Professor Darren Treanor to explore this field at the forefront of healthcare. Darren discussed how digital pathological applications, such as virtual microscopy, have made it easier for scientists to share data and improved diagnostics....
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Episode 14 - Cell lines, haematology and the Great British Bake Off with Yan Tsou & Chris Lee
In our special festive episode of IBMS pod, we were joined by Yan Tsou - Quality control scientist at the Francis Crick Institute and Great British Bakeoff star. Yan told us about her work on cell lines in the Crick's cell services team, her research into latent TB and her journey on the Great...
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Episode 13 - Comedy, haematology and andrology with Dave Spikey & Sheryl Homa
In Episode 13, we heard the fascinating career story of Biomedical Scientist in Haematology turned famous comic and actor Dave Spikey. Dave is best known for his stand-up comedy tours, starring in sitcom Phoenix Nights alongside Peter Kay and Paddy McGuinness, presenting Bullseye, Chain Letters…
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Episode 12 - Genomic Medicine & Public Engagement with Deborah Lakeland and Charlotte Felton
Episode 12 marks one year of the IBMS Pod. We were joined by expert in Genomic Medicine Deborah Lakeland. In LabLife, our guest was trainee in critical care science Charlotte Felton. As we enter a new era of personalised medicine, how can biomedical scientists integrate the necessary genomic…
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Episode 11 - Mental health and education with Azuma Kalu, Martin Khechara and Steven Schnabel
As Covid restrictions are lifted and services return to normal, we're revisiting the issue of workplace pressure, mental health and wellbeing across healthcare laboratories. In September's episode, IBMS fellow and Specialist Scientific Lead in clinical chemistry Azuma Kalu joined us. The pandemic...
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Episode 10 - Special on Sustainability in the lab with Martin Farley & Sheri Scott
IBMSpod Episode 10 – Sustainability in the lab with Martin Farley and Sheri Scott With COP26 in Glasgow only a few months away, it’s increasingly important to address sustainability and environmental impacts of our laboratories. In August’s episode Sustainability Labs Advisor for UCL and King’s,...
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Episode 9 - Cardiology and making music with Dr Rameen Shakur and Francis Yongblah
Following the release of a breakthrough paper paving the way for personalised treatments and precision in cardiovascular medicine, we are joined by its lead author, Dr Rameen Shakur, a clinical scientist in cardiology and IBMS Fellow. Rameen spoke to us about the recent sudden cardiac arrest of...
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Episode 8 - Microbiology & overseas aid with Zonya Jeffrey and Akinola and Olubukola Adewunmi
As the profession gets ready to celebrate Biomedical Science Day, June's episode showcases the excellent achievements and inspiring work of three outstanding Biomedical Scientists. Manchester-based Zonya Jeffrey is a senior Biomedical Scientist in Microbiology and a national member of IBMS…
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Episode 7 - Facemasks & lockdown lifting with Helene-Mari van der Westhuizen & Zoe Andrews
Public health and infectious disease expert at Oxford University Helene-Mari van der Westhuizen joins us from a quarantine hotel to discuss the use of facemasks as lockdown lifts. In LabLife, Guernsey-based Healthcare assistant Zoe Andrews spoke to us about the pandemic and end of lockdown in...
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Episode 6 - Education in the Pandemic with Ian Davies & Salford Students
In April's IBMSPod, we caught up with Biomedical Science Course Leader and Senior Lecturer at Staffordshire University Ian Davies. In an episode focusing on Biomedical Science education, we ask how has the pandemic affected the next generation of Biomedical Scientists? As an academic Biomedical...
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Episode 5 - Wellbeing, histopathology and microbiology with Dr Jo Horne & Cherie Beckett
How can biomedical scientists manage worry, anxiety and stress and boost mental wellbeing in the midst of the pandemic? What mental health support has been put in place and how do we ensure these services are maintained and expanded post-pandemic? Dr Jo Horne is a consultant Biomedical Scientist…
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Episode 4 - Toxicology and mental health with Nigel Brown & Jayanta Brahma
In February’s edition of IBMS POD, we delve into the fascinating specialism of Toxicology. Nigel Brown is a consultant clinical toxicologist whose career spans four decades. He gives us an insight into his role, which includes undertaking routine drug screening to confirm a doctors’ hypothesis...
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Episode 3 - The new IBMS President Elect with Debra Padgett & Kip Heath
In the next outing of IBMS POD, we caught up with Debra Padgett – the IBMS’s new president-elect and infection sciences operational manager in North Cumbria. In the midst of a winter lockdown where a new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant is challenging Biomedical Scientists more than ever,...
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Episode 2 - The media and the pandemic with Dr Sarah Pitt & Umar Siddiqui
In the second instalment of the all-new IBMSpod, leading virologist and Fellow Dr Sarah Pitt chats to Rob & Jordan about her experience appearing on national TV highlighting the work of Biomedical Scientists throughout the pandemic. Later, she explains the science behind the new COVID-19…
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Episode 1 - Dermatopathology with Dr Guy Orchard & Emma Victory
In Episode 1 of the all-new IBMSpod Rob and Jordan chat to AH Biomedical Scientist of the Year Dr Guy Orchard. In a wide-ranging conversation, Guy discussed how a trip to the local delicatessen inspired him to develop two new pathology products patented for clinical use. Guy also talked about his...
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Podcast V9 - In conversation with IBMS President Allan Wilson
The IBMS Biopod is a monthly podcast for members. Each episode features experts from the field discussing their work and talking about the latest developments. This month's guest is IBMS President Allan Wilson. *Please note: this interview was done through Zoom and a couple of small portions of…
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Podcast V7 Generation XYZ
IBMS Deputy Chief Executive discusses her popular 'Generation XYZ' and the differences in the generations and what makes them tick
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The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the leading professional body for scientists, support staff and students in the field of biomedical science.Our new podcast, IBMSPOD explores the contemporary field of Biomedical Science through a series of thought-provoking interviews with leading experts from across the profession.Each episode will feature a in-depth interview with our special Biomedical Scientist guest. The conversation will range from current affairs to the intricacies of diagnostic laboratory work, research & innovation, teaching, writing, to involvement with the IBMS, media work; as well as motivations & passions for the profession.Hosted by editor of the IBMS's monthly magazine 'The Biomedical Scientist' Rob Dabrowski.
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