Alumni stories
Alumni share career advice with the next generation of Biomedical Sciences students
Biomedical Sciences alumni returned to Oxford on Thursday 18 June to share candid career reflections with final-year students, offering advice on navigating uncertainty, making career changes and applying a scientific mindset beyond the lab. The event marked a new step in strengthening the Biomedical Sciences alumni community, connecting graduates across cohorts with current students preparing for life after Oxford. As only around a third of the students present had firm post-graduation plans, the panel offered timely insight into the range of paths open to them.
The last 10 strokes
Crossing the line in first place is something all rowers imagine, but few get to experience it. For Annie, this was not just a moment, but a sensation that she pursued for years and that she was only able to fully comprehend when it finally happened.
Annie Anezakis is a third-year Graduate-Entry Medicine (Pembroke) originally from Melbourne, Australia, who returned to the University of Oxford after completing a Msc in pharmacology and her first Boat Race experience in 2022.
On her fourth attempt and after years of hard work and belief, Annie was part of the winning women’s team at the 2026 Boat Race.
Share your career pathway or story with your community
We are always looking for inspirational stories that represent the diverse and broad pathways our alumni take after their time in Oxford. We believe these can help our current and future students open up to the myriad of opportunities they can explore.
Would you like to share your career pathway or story with us? Contact us at alumni@smbms.ox.ac.uk
DR MARCHELLE FARRELL
A prizewinning debut book reflects on black identity within an idyllic English village garden.
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DR MASUD HUSAIN (NEW, 1981)
ALUMNI STORIES: 'Not everyone who seems "lazy" is lazy' Masud Husain (New, 1981), gives us an insight into the biology behind 'laziness'
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DR ZOE DE TOLEDO (ST CATHERINE'S, 2010)
Olympic silver medal-winning cox shares her extraordinary experiences of coxing at the highest levels.
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DR KATIE MYINT (JESUS, 2009)
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I took up running when I was suffering with depression' Katie Myint (Jesus, 2009) talks about mental health, studying medicine at Oxford and the joy of a Sunday fry-up.
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DR JASON ARORA (ST JOHN'S,2005)
ALUMNI STORIES: 'We need to change out healthcare systems to improve outcomes' Jason Arora (St John's, 2005) on studying medicine at Oxford, and working for a new system for value-based healthcare.
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DR DESIRÉE COX (PEMBROKE, 1987)
Stem cell regenerative medicine expert, and artist Dr Desirée Cox describes her pioneering work to establish a regulatory framework for stem cell research.
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DR BEN GOLDACRE (MAGDALEN, 1992)
Author and champion of evidence-based medicine Dr Ben Goldacre dissects what is wrong with modern medicine
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