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
Sep 24
EP 258: The mutations hiding in healthy tissues with Inigo Martincorena of the Wellcome Sanger Institute
This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Dr. Inigo Martincorena, Group Leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. They discuss the discovery of widespread cancer-driver mutations in normal tissue, the role of somatic mutations in autoimmune disease, new sequencing te ... Show More
39m 14s
Sep 17
EP 257: Managing hereditary cancer risk and medical uncertainty with Marleah Dean Kruzel of the University of South Florida
This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Dr. Marleah Dean Kruzel, Professor of Communication at the University of South Florida. They discuss her personal path from watching breast cancer move through her family to testing positive for a hereditary mutation herself ... Show More
39m 21s
Sep 10
EP 256: Cutting through the AI hype in drug discovery with Dave Hallett of Recursion
This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Dr. David Hallett, Chief Scientific Officer at Recursion. They discuss the biggest shifts in drug discovery over Dave's three-decade career, where AI is genuinely transforming the field today versus where the hype outruns th ... Show More
40m 59s
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