In this episode, we welcome Jake Rubens, a seasoned genomic science entrepreneur and co-founder of Quotient Therapeutics. Tune in to hear Jake discuss the potential of somatic genomics (genes that are present in any cell in the body except for germline cells) in therapeutic development. As the founder of several companies, including Tessera and Sana Therapeu ... Show More
Aug 6
EP 251: Cracking the delivery barrier in genetic medicine with Jagesh Shah of Mirai Bio
This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Dr. Jagesh Shah, Chief Scientific Officer at Mirai Bio. They discuss why delivery is a central bottleneck holding back nucleic acid medicines, how Mirai's lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform is built to reach tissues like adip ... Show More
38m 37s
Jul 30
EP 250: Redefining rare disease realities with Sharon Terry of the Genetic Alliance [Re-run]
This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Sharon Terry, President & CEO of Genetic Alliance. They discuss how Sharon established a layperson-led biobank, her long-term work on rare diseases and patient advocacy, and her program to bring genetic technology to patient ... Show More
41m 59s
Jul 23
EP 249: Building the world's most detailed genetic map of inflammatory bowel disease with Carl Anderson of the Wellcome Sanger Institute
This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Dr. Carl Anderson, Senior Group Leader and Head of the Human Genetics Programme at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, where he leads the Genomics of Inflammation and Immunity Group. They discuss IBDVerse, the single-cell atlas C ... Show More
41m 55s
May 2022
The DNA sequencing revolution
Fast and portable genome testing is unlocking the secrets to ourselves and the environment we live in.It's impact could lead us to fundamentally remake our approach to medicine, agriculture, the environment, conservation and our selves.In this episode we hear from Dr Lara Urban, ... Show More
18m 48s
Dec 2023
Gate Unveiling with Jordi Mata-Fink
<p>Jordi Mata-Fink, PhD, cofounder of Gate Bioscience, joins Vineeta Agarwala and Ben Portney of a16z Bio + Health.</p><p>In this episode, Jordi discusses how he and his cofounders are working to commercialize a novel class of therapeutics, termed 'molecular gates.' His company, ... Show More
27m 18s
Jul 2025
The AI Pioneer Developing New Kinds of Medicine
Jakob Uszkoreit is the CEO and co-founder of Inceptive, a biotech start-up. He’s also a co-author of “Attention is All You Need,” the paper that created transformer models. Today, transformers power chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. They’ve also led to breakthroughs in everything ... Show More
47 m
Mar 2022
229 - What's Your Problem? - Jacob Goldstein
<p>In this episode, <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/host/jacob-goldstein/">Jacob Goldstein</a>, the longtime host of NPR’s <em>Planet Money</em>, talks about his new podcast about technology and business called <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-your-problem/id1 ... Show More
48m 34s
Jul 2017
Genomics, Machine Learning, and the Future of Big Data in Medicine | Eric Schadt
<p>In Episode 15 of <a href="https://www.hiddenforces.io">Hidden Forces</a>, host Demetri Kofinas speaks with Dr. Eric Schadt. Eric Schadt is founder and CEO of Sema4, as well as Dean of Precision Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. During the course of his 2 ... Show More
1h 4m
Feb 2025
#139 Justin Coombs, COO at AusHealth on Revolutionising Healthcare Through Innovation
What if the next big medical breakthrough was already sitting in a lab, waiting to be discovered?In this episode of Creating Synergy, we sit down with Justin Coombs, Chief Operating Officer at AusHealth, to dive into the groundbreaking advancements shaping the future of medicine. ... Show More
1h 45m