Dr. Standish is a neuroscientist and physician living and working in Seattle WA. She holds faculty appointments at the University of Washington School of Medicine in the Radiology Department as well as at Bastyr University.

As a physician she specializes in naturopathic oncology and conducts clinical research on the effectiveness of integrative oncology care. She uses functional magnetic imaging of the brain as a tool in her consciousness science research. Dr. Standish is working towards the first U.S. clinical study of ayahuasca.