Leanna Standish, ND, PhD. From neuroscience to naturopathy. Interview by Bonnie Horrigan

Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, is the principal investigator for the Bastyr University AIDS Research Center and codirector of the Bastyr Research Institute. She also serves as director of research at Bastyr University and as a staff physician at the University Health Clinic. She is a licensed naturopathic physician and will soon complete her training as an acupuncturist. Dr Standish received her doctoral degree in biopsychology from the University of Massachusetts. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychopharmacology at the Yerbes Primate Research Center, co-directed Smith College's neuroscience program, and served for 2 years as a visiting scientist/senior fellow in the University of Washington's Department of Physiology and Biophysics. Alternative Therapies interviewed Dr Standish at her office at Bastyr University in Seattle, Wash.