bio/acc Podcast
Episodes
RNA Therapeutics Could Cure Cancer and End All Rare Diseases -- with Professor Jeff Coller
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Jeff Coller, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, about how decades of foundational RNA bi...
The Truth About Germline Editing Babies -- with Bioethicist John Quain
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with John Quain, bioethics fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine and lead bioethicist at Manhattan Genomics. We talk about th...
Germline Editing Could Cost Less Than IVF — Cathy Tie
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, biotech founder Cathy Tie unpacks the realities of building in regulated industries and the promise of gene editing done right. From ...
Longevity Escape Velocity May Be Closer Than We Think — Aubrey de Grey and Benji Leibowitz
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Aubrey de Grey, one of the leading voices in longevity science, and Benji Leibowitz, founder of Pump Science, to expl...
Is the Longevity Field Overhyped? Charles Brenner—NAD Metabolomics Pioneer and Aging Realist
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Charles Brenner, a leading biochemist and outspoken critic of hype in the longevity field. We discuss why many aging studie...
The Future of Biotech Won’t Be Funded by VCs — YC Founder James Sinka
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to James Sinka, a YC 3-time founder who believes that biotech on-chain will be the next revolution in funding for academic pro...
Germline Editing Could Cost Less Than IVF — Cathy Tie
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, biotech founder Cathy Tie unpacks the realities of building in regulated industries and the promise of gene editing done right. From ...
YC Biotech Founder Wants to End All Rare Disease - Ethan Perlstein (Ep. 11)
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Ethan Perlstein, a YC biotech founder who wants to make better drugs and financial incentives for curing rare diseases. We ...
The Ethics of Human Germline Editing with Francoise Baylis
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Professor Francoise Baylis, a renowned Canadian bioethicist whose work lies at the intersection of applied ethics, healt...
George Church -- The Godfather of Synthetic Biology, CRISPR, and De-Extinction (Ep. 10)
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with George Church—pioneer of human genome sequencing, co-inventor of CRISPR, and founder of over 50 biotech startups—on ...
The Mind-Bending Science of Staying Alive -- Carl Zimmer on Aging, AGI, and Brain Organoids (Ep. 9)
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with award-winning NYT science writer Carl Zimmer (“Life’s Edge”, “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh”) on the verbs of b...
Jamie Metzl - Will Humanity Survive Gene Editing and AI? (Ep. 8)
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Jamie Metzl — geopolitical futurist, former WHO advisor, and author of Superconvergence — about the future of gene ed...
Aubrey de Grey on Immortality, Longevity Research, and How to Live for 200 Years (Ep. 7)
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Aubrey de Grey, a leading researcher in the longevity space and co-founder of the SENS Research Foundation, known for...
Robert Langer: Founding Moderna and Publishing Over 1500 Research Papers (Ep. 6)
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Robert Langer, co-founder of Moderna and PI of the world’s largest biomedical engineering lab at MIT. We talk about...
The Man Who Used Gene Editing On Babies - He Jiankui (Ep. 5)
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Dr. He Jiankui, a gene editing pioneer who used CRISPR/Cas technology to edit the infamous twin babies Lulu and Nana. We ...
Immune-Based Therapies with Dr. Victor Nizet (Ep. 4)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Victor Nizet, Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Basic Research at UC San Diego details some of the innovative approaches being used in hi...
Antimicrobial Resistance with Dr. Carl Nathan (Ep. 3)
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nathan, a leading expert in microbiology and immunology, summarizes one of the most pressing problems in medicine: antimicrobial resistance. We di...
Vaccines with Dr. Stanley Plotkin, "Godfather of Vaccines" (Ep. 2)
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Stanley Plotkin is often hailed as the ‘Godfather of Vaccines.’ His pioneering work has not only led to the development of the rubella vaccine...
Antimicrobial Stewardship with Dr. Alberto Giubilini (Ep. 1)
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alberto Giubilini, a philosopher and leading expert in bioethics, introduces one of the most pressing issues in public health: antibiotic overuse....