The Pulse Podcast
Episodes
Chuan He: Philosophies on the Wall Between Academia and Industry
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chuan He is a world-renowned epigeneticist, a Wolf Prize laureate, and a recent inductee of the National Academy of Sciences. Chuan’s lab at the Uni...
Mark Namchuk: The Art of the Argument Between Science and Business at Every Level
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Namchuk is the Executive Director of Therapeutics Translation at Harvard Medical School. Before he joined Harvard, Mark had a 24-year research an...
Vicki Sato: Building Modern Biotech Through the Pull and Push
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Vicki Sato is a pioneering biotech leader who helped shape the modern biotech industry. She currently serves on the board or in the advisory role f...
James Collins: Doing Good Science with an Underdog Spirit
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James Collins is the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science and Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT. Jim serves as a director at th...
Tim Harris: a Journey through 50 years of Biotechnology
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Harris is a molecular biologist, biochemist and geneticist. He is also a science and business leader with over 40 years of experience in a range o...
Tim Harris: a Journey through 50 years of Biotechnology
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Harris is a molecular biologist, biochemist and geneticist. He is also a science and business leader with over 40 years of experience in a range o...
Stephanie Oestreich: Leadership across biotech and orchestras
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Oestreich is Managing Director of the Myeloma Investment Fund (MIF), a venture philanthropy fund focused on therapies and technologies for m...
Luke Timmerman: Daring to Traverse Biotech and Mountains
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Timmerman is a biotech journalist, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. As an award-winning journalist, Luke has been covering biotech since...
Bill Sellers: A Nonlinear Journey in Advancing Cancer Therapeutics Across Academia and Industry
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bill Sellers is a physician scientist and a leading cancer researcher who has held major roles across academia and industry, including Core member...
Melissa McCracken: A Scientist’s Journey into Biotech VC
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa McCracken is a partner at Nextech Invest, a leading oncology-focused venture capital firm. She is a board member for multiple private and publ...
Soufiane Aboulhouda: A story of startups and serendipity
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Soufiane (Souf) is a synthetic biologist by training from Harvard Medical School. During his PhD, he founded Nucleate, a non-profit biotech organizati...
John Maraganore: The Importance of Being Unreasonable
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Maraganore, founding CEO of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and co-founder of City Therapeutics, discusses his journey from a Greek immigrant househo...
George Church: Embracing Outliers in Science and in Life
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. George Church, is a genetics professor at Harvard Medical School and the Wyss Institute. George is a pioneer in synthetic biology and personalized...
Chris Bahl: From Protein Geek to Biotech CEO
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Bahl is the Co-founder and CEO of AI Proteins. He also established the Boston Protein Design and Modeling Club (BPDMC), where he serves as Co-or...
Peter Kolchinsky: Create Your Own Luck by Doing Things Outside of Class
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Kolchinsky: Scientist, investor, author, founder of No Patient Left Behind, and co-founder of RA Capital Management.Peter is a virologist by tra...
Madalyn Won: Making the Jump from Academia into Consulting
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maddie is a parasitologist by training from Harvard University. After her PhD graduation, she joined McKinsey as an associate. In this episode, Maddie...
Emily Gaudiano: From Lab Bench to Biotech Venture Capital
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
* Emily Gaudiano reflects on her PhD in Arlene Sharpe Lab at Harvard Medical School and shares the pivotal moments that influenced her career.* With e...