Episode 140 - Life inside the lab and driving equity in health research with Dr Paida Katsande

The second you start speaking to Dr Paida Katsande, it’s near impossible not to feel more calm, more hopeful, and reassured about the good of humanity. Her sunshine energy is unmistakable, but coupled with the realities of life experience and a clear mission to establish equity in public health, dismantle stigma and improve health outcomes? It’s all the more powerful.

A former postdoctoral researcher in type 1 diabetes, Dr Paida is committed to her work, but also committed to sharing her research in a way that everyone in every community can access and understand, pushing for greater communication in health both in the UK and her native Zimbabwe.

This chat bounced from light and laughter to poignant and raw and back again, offering the full scope of human experience which Dr Paida unapologetically brings to her work in order to connect science with the human experience.

She lifts the lid on the latest in diabetes research, the link between the circadian rhythm and immunity, collaboration, the realities of a lab day, and how she protects her own health from the challenges of spending your days immersed in complex, life-threatening conditions.

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