Jul 7

How nearly dying helped me discover my own cure (and many more) | David Fajgenbaum

Physician-scientist David Fajgenbaum was dying from a rare disease that didn't have a cure — until he discovered a lifesaving drug that wasn't originally intended for his condition. In an astonishing talk, he shares how his near-death experience led him to cofound the nonprofit E ... Show More

19m 5s

Jun 30

How to support parents of children with autism | Quentin Mezetin

In this powerful and personal talk, Quentin Mezetin shares his journey raising two sons with autism—and the challenges of parenting in a world that often treats neurological differences as deficits. As he reflects on his family’s experience, he points to a powerful statistic from ... Show More

24m 3s

Jun 23

The Data Center Next Door with Dr. Jacoby Wilson | from TED Tech

Imagine if one day, your quiet neighborhood came alive with a steady hum… and it never went away? All throughout the United States, data centers are popping up next door and in your backyards. These buildings guzzle millions of water, cause noise pollution, and are raising homeow ... Show More

27m 22s

Sep 2023

The world's rarest diseases — and how they impact everyone | Anna Greka

Physician-scientist Anna Greka investigates the world's rarest genetic diseases, decoding the secrets of our cells through "molecular detective work." She explains how her team is using new, advanced technology to solve decades-old medical mysteries — and shows how this work coul ... Show More

12m 39s

Mar 2021

Solving Medical Mysteries in the World of Rare Disease

In this conversation, Stanford Professor Euan Ashley—geneticist, cardiologist, author of the new book, The Genome Odyssey, and first co-chair of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network—talks with Bio Eats World host Hanne Winarsky about one of the first places that genomic sequencing be ... Show More

38m 40s

Oct 2023

Tackling rare immune disease

APDS is a rare inherited immune condition that has been reported in less than 300 people worldwide. So how could studying it help improve outcomes for the millions of people who live with autoimmune disease? Today, we meet A/Prof Elissa Deenick, a researcher who is taking a deep ... Show More

24 m

Jan 2022

Biomolecular tales of our ancestors

Microbiologist Alisa Kazarina describes how cutting edge research at the crossroads of archaeology and microbiology can trace humanity's physical development while providing insight on how to treat contemporary diseases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ... Show More

7m 18s

Jun 2023

A world of information in a single cell

Imagine being able to explore the fascinating world of individual cells and their genomic makeup, to unravel the mysteries hidden within our cells and to uncover the intricate mechanisms that cause disease. Today we meet Professor Joseph Powell, a cellular genomic scientist worki ... Show More

18m 51s

Jan 2022

Starting a company to fight rare disease

Mapping the human genome led to big advances in diagnosing rare disease. But diagnosis is only the first step in dealing with an illness. So what do you do if your child is found to have a condition that has no treatment? We hear from Michelle Teng, a mother who co-founded a biot ... Show More

17m 28s

Oct 2021

Erika Augustine, MD, MS on pivoting research for rare disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Dr. Erika Augustine, MD, MS, shares about research challenges during the pandemic and how remote patient monitoring continues to evolve to provide patient access and safety. Dr. Augustine is associate chief science officer and director of the clinical trials unit at Kennedy Krieg ... Show More

19m 19s

Sep 2020

A Conversation With a Covid-19 Vaccine Scientist

What does it feel like working on something that could save the world? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with Hanneke Schuitemaker, PhD, the Global Head of Vaccine Discovery and Translational Medicine at Janssen Pharmaceutica. She reflects on her work leadin ... Show More

15m 53s

Oct 2019

The medical potential of AI and metabolites | Leila Pirhaji

Many diseases are driven by metabolites -- small molecules in your body like fat, glucose and cholesterol -- but we don’t know exactly what they are or how they work. Biotech entrepreneur and TED Fellow Leila Pirhaji shares her plan to build an AI-based network to characterize me ... Show More

5m 16s

The world's rarest diseases — and how th...