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Year In Review: My Personal Genomics Journey Redux
Episode 32
In this episode, I’m joined by Kevin Davies, PhD, Director of Professional Media Content Development at Sage Publications and acclaimed author of Edi…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
David Fischel: Surgical Robotics for Superhuman and Remote Operations
Episode 31
Precision medicine isn’t just molecular—it’s anatomical. Even as gene editing advances, many conditions still demand exquisitely targeted surgical ca…
10 months ago
Katherine Stueland: The Diagnostic Odyssey Era Ends with Early Genomics
Episode 30
Katherine Stueland’s early advocacy—raising money for genetic disease research as a child—shaped her belief that genomic insight can change lives. As…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Rahul Gupta: Can Biotech Fix U.S. Healthcare Faster than Policy?
Episode 29
When Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, stepped down in January 2025 as Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, he closed a historic c…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Michael Langer: Biotech Investing in the Data Age
Episode 28
If you work in biotech, the name Langer likely rings a bell. Robert Langer—the MIT legend behind Moderna and dozens of biotech startups—has become sy…
11 months, 1 week ago
Vanessa Almendro-Navarro: Baby KJ and The Promise of Custom Gene Editing
Episode 27
When a rare genetic mutation left baby KJ without any treatment options, scientists and regulators confronted a profound ethical question: should med…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Shana Kelley: Instrumented Tissues for Monitoring Human Body In Real-Time
Episode 26
Shana Kelley, PhD, embraces bold, science-fiction-like challenges, such as developing real-time technologies to monitor immune activity—work that dem…
1 year ago
Mara Aspinall: Taking Diagnostics From Pitch to Patient
Episode 25
Mara Aspinall has long been a leader in precision medicine, championing diagnostics as vital to better treatments and saving lives. She built Genzyme…
1 year, 1 month ago
David Liu: Performing Chemistry on DNA to Unlock Personalized Gene Editing
Episode 24
David R. Liu, PhD, Harvard and Broad Institute professor, invented base and prime editing—gene editing tools now in 20+ clinical trials with early wi…
1 year, 1 month ago
Janice Chen: Unleashing CRISPR’s Clinical and Diagnostic Potential
Episode 23
Janice Chen, PhD, helped transform CRISPR from a lab discovery into a life-saving tool. As co-founder of Mammoth Biosciences with Jennifer Doudna, Tr…
1 year, 2 months ago