Mendelspod Podcast
Episodes
Changing the World with Color Changing Flowers
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Keira Havens is the co-founder of Revolution Bioengineering, and this week the company launched a crowd funding campaign (see video below) to produce ...
Cancer Researcher at Mayo Says Illumina Platform Maxing Out, Looks to BGI/Complete
03 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today we bring you a story which you probably wouldn’t have heard at last week’s AGBT conference at Marcos Island. While PacBio and 10X Genomics ...
Returning to Old Biotech Model, OncoMed Boasts of Seven Drugs in Clinical Trials by Mid 2015
24 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For many years, the trend in biotech was for drug development companies to pursue one or maybe two drug candidates, or assets, as they’re called in ...
Cutting through the Hype in Healthcare Innovation with David Shaywitz and Lisa Suennen
20 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s special studio interview, the health tech duo, David Shaywitz and Lisa Suennen, walk us through the changing paradigms around healthcare....
A Call to Consumers to Lead the Shift in Healthcare: Sharon Terry, Genetic Alliance
17 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One of those attending the recent White House gathering where Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative was a woman who has worked tirelessly ...
In Autoimmune Disease, Finding Clarity Beyond the Genome: Stefan Muellner, Protagen
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today we bring you a story which fits nicely in the vein of personalized medicine. But this time with a twist.We talk with the CEO of Protagen, a co...
Myriad Settlements Mark End of an Era: Antoinette Konski on Gene Patents
10 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This past month one of the most successful genetic testing companies, Myriad Genetics, has been settling one gene patent case after another. Also, th...
David Schwartz on the Future of Sequencing
06 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
David Schwartz was focused on long read sequencing and the structural variations of the genome—the big picture—long before the current trend. His...
Not a Stenographer to Power: Luke Timmerman and the New 'Timmerman Report'
03 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Just less than a year ago, the national biotech editor at Xconomy, Luke Timmerman, left his post. Yeah, he just left it. Gone was the regular Mond...
FDA Will Take Time to Digest Comments on LDT Guidance, Says Liz Mansfield
27 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We’re very pleased to have Liz Mansfield of the FDA on the program to finish up our current Special Report on LDTs Series. Liz is part of the team a...
Future of Personalized Medicine at Stake, says Amy Miller of PMC about LDT Regulation
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Miller is the Executive Vice President for the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) and joins us in our Special Report on LDTs Series. Though th...
'A Good Year' with John LaMattina
19 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:John LaMattina, Senior Partner, Pure Tech Ventures Bio and Contact Info Listen (6:27) Comparing drug approvals: 2014 with 1996 Listen (7:10) M...
An Exciting Time for Mass Spec: Paul Beresford, Biodesix
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Paul Beresford, VP of Bus Dev, Biodesix Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:47) VeriStrat - a test for non-small cell lung cancer Listen (4:39) Wha...
Current Version of LDT Draft Guidance Means Much Fewer and Lower Quality Tests for Patients, Says Elaine Lyon of ARUP
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Elaine Lyon, Former President, AMP; Medical Director of Molecular Genetics, ARUP Laboratories Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:37) What is at s...
The Sad State of Biospecimen Science with David Rimm, Yale
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:David Rimm, Professor of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:16) An unsexy science Listen (5:36) A l...
Cancer 2014: The Year in Review with Anna Barker
30 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Anna Barker, Co-Director, Complex Adaptive Systems Center, ASUBio and Contact Info Listen (3:21) Andy's challenge Listen (4:39) The year of immu...
Faces of Leadership in Diagnostics: Surbhi Sarna
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Surbhi Sarna, Founder, CEO, nVision MedicalBio and Contact Info Listen (4:43) Filling a void in female health innovation Listen (4:31) Addressin...
Historic Consensus Reached on Biospecimen Standards: Carolyn Compton, NBDA
16 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Carolyn Compton, Professor of Pathology, ASU Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:54) A historic new consensus Listen (6:33) CAP committed to enfor...
Setting Better Expectations for Genomic Medicine: Geoff Ginsburg, Duke University
09 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Geoffrey Ginsburg, Director, Duke Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine Bio and Contact Info Listen (6:58) Genomic medicine occur...
Test Driving Genomic Medicine: Thomas Quertermous, Stanford
03 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Thomas Quertermous, Director of Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Bio and Contact Info Listen (7:45) Close, b...
The Silicon Valley Fantasy Trip: Sci-fi Author Kim Stanley Robinson Talks Life Science
25 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Kim Stanley Robinson, Sci-Fi Author Bio and Contact Info Listen (3:30) Creating plot when science wants to be boring Listen (3:22) Genetics a...
Faces of Leadership in Diagnostics: Mara Aspinall
20 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Mara Aspinall, Founder, DxInsightsBio and Contact Info Listen (2:43) DxInsights and EPEMED Listen (3:53) Diagnostics 5.0 This is a public episod...
The Daunting Task of Managing Biospecimens at the World's Largest CRO: Diane Farhi, Quintiles
18 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Diane C. Farhi,, MD, Senior Medical Director, Quintiles Laboratories Bio and Contact Info Listen (6:37) Tracking clinical samples around the ...
Janet Woodcock, FDA, on Biomarker Development and the Future of Clinical Trials
13 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Janet, Woodcock, MD, Director, CDER, FDA Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:41) No agency charged with better translational outcomes This is a pub...
Biosampling Basics with Scott Jewell, Van Andel Institute
11 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Scott Jewell, Senior Scientific Investigator and Director of Program for Biospecimen Science, Van Andel Institute Bio and Contact Info Listen...
Faces of Leadership in Diagnostics: Bonnie Anderson, Veracyte
03 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Bonnie Anderson, CEO, Veracyte Bio and Contact Info Listen (5:58) What is the secret to your success? Listen (4:30) Building the case for rei...
Biotech’s Gentleman Lawyer: Alan Mendelson
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Alan Mendelson, Partner, Latham & WatkinsBio and Contact InfoAlan Mendelson, a partner at Latham & Watkins, is the first service provider--as ...
The Open Secret about the HER2 Assay with Jim Vaught
28 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Jim Vaught, Editor-in-Chief, Biopreservation and Biobanking Journal Bio and Contact Info Listen (6:50) The importance of better biosamples on...
What a Physicist Can Tell Us about Cancer
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Paul Davies, Principal Investigator, Center for the Convergence of Physical Science and Cancer Biology, ASU Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:05...
'Moving Target Science:' Jonathan Brody on Pancreatic Cancer
21 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Jonathan Brody, Assoc Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Bio and Contact Info Listen (8:17) BRCA testing being used for pancrea...
The Progress of Clinical Genomics in Sweden with Ulf Gyllensten
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Ulf Gyllensten, Professor, Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Uppsala University, Sweden Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:24) Wh...
Proteins Are Where It's At: Chip Petricoin, George Mason University
15 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Emanuel "Chip" Petricoin, Co-Director, CAPMM, George Mason University Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:00) Beyond the genome Listen (5:30) Cha...
After a Decade on the Sidelines, Gene Myers Back into Sequencing, Excited about Long Reads
09 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Gene Myers , Founding Director, Systems Biology Center, Max Planck Institute Bio and Contact Info Listen (6:10) What have you been up to since...
The Story of Aubrey de Grey and How the Study of Aging Became Mainstream
07 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Aubrey de Grey, CoFounder, CSO, SENS Research FoundationBio and Contact InfoChapters: (Advance the marker)0:35 First Rejuvenation Biotechnolo...
#ScienceHack with Connor Dickie, Synbiota
03 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Connor Dickie, CEO, Synbiota Bio and Contact Info Listen (5:13) Has open science really taken off in the life sciences? Listen (4:58) #Science...
What Translational Gap? Michael Pishvaian on Advances in Tumor Profiling
01 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Michael Pishvaian, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University; CMO, Perthera Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:08) Untapped potential This is a...
A Dangerous Book? Science Historian Nathaniel Comfort Discusses “A Troublesome Inheritance”
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Comfort, Nathaniel, PhD, Author, Professor, History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Bio and Contact Info Listen ...
Eric Schadt on Long Read Sequencing and Clinical Genomics
23 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Eric Schadt, Professor & Chair Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Director Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology Bio and Contact Inf...
George Church at 60
18 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:George Church, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School Bio and Contact Info Listen (6:11) Church's Law Listen (6:45) Colbert, Der ...
Major Sequencing Projects Should Be Done with Long Reads, Says Dan Geraghty
16 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Dan Geraghty, Researcher, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; CEO, Scisco Genetics Bio and Contact Info Listen (4:43) Unable so far to find causal ...
Test Driving Illumina's X Ten with Shawn Baker, AllSeq
12 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Shawn Baker, CSO, AllSeq Bio and Contact Info Listen (5:27) Taking the X Ten for a test drive Listen (6:56) What is the latest price for a wh...
Short Read Sequencing Not Up to the Task of Characterizing Transcriptome Says Mike Snyder of Stanford
10 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Mike Snyder, Director, Center for Genomics & Personalized Medicine, Stanford Bio and Contact Info Listen (5:44) Current method for figuring ou...
U.K. Life Science Update with Eliot Forster, MedCity
08 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Eliot Forster, Executive Chair, MedCity Bio and Contact Info Listen (2:54) Cashing in on illustrious life science tradition Listen (2:56) Cul...
Paperwork, Not Algorithms the Biggest Challenge for Large Bioinformatics Projects, Says David Haussler, UCSC
28 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:David Haussler, Director, Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, UCSC Bio and Contact Info Listen (8:08) Paperwork not algorithms th...
Big Pharma Does Some Farming: Pearl Huang, GSK
19 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest:Pearl Huang, VP, Global Head of DPAc, GSK Bio and Contact Info Listen (6:28) What is the Discovery Fast Track Challenge? Listen (4:25) How do...