Dr. Aya Osman - a podcast by Nancy Padilla

Whether it’s walking down the runway or running an assay in the lab, Dr. Aya Osman lets her creativity thrive in her work. As a student in the UK, Aya followed her scientific curiosities through college and earned in biochemistry, all the while pursuing a modeling career. Ultimately she chose a career related to science, working in public health policy in England. However, she couldn’t quench her desire to do research and gave up her stable government job to begin her PhD at the University of Surrey studying the influences of the gut microbiome on brain development. She has since moved to New York City and, while continuing to model as a hobby, she has been working as a postdoctoral researcher studying the gut-brain axis. Additionally, Aya has found purpose in communicating science, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and wants to use her platform to spread truth and equity in science.

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