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Gene therapy and precision medicine for hearing loss

Hearing loss affects over 1.5 billion people worldwide, with nearly half of all cases linked to genetic factors. Despite this, diagnosis and treatment options h...

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Podcast recap: Dr. John Lepore on the expanded human proteome and the future of drug discovery

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Dr. John Lepore, physician-scientist and CEO of ProFound Therapeutics. ProFound Therapeutics, ...

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Hearing loss treatment: Gene therapy and AI advances

For decades, treatment for congenital and genetic hearing loss has largely relied on devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants. While these technologie...

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Podcast recap: Dr. Raghib Ali on Our Future Health and large-scale genetic research

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Dr. Raghib Ali, CEO and CMO of Our Future Health (OFH), a UK initiative aimed at recruiting 5 ...

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Advancing the diagnosis of genetic hearing loss

Diagnosing genetic hearing loss hasn’t always been straightforward. With so many different causes and overlapping symptoms, traditional methods have often strug...

Dr. Anthony Bleyer and Prof. Stan Kmoch on genetic kidney disease and rare disease research

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Podcast recap: Anthony Bleyer and Stan Kmoch on hunting rare kidney disease mutations

In the most recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick Short sits down with Dr. Anthony Bleyer, Professor of Medicine at Wake Forest University, and Stan K...

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Podcast recap: Michelle Werner on tRNA therapeutics, basket trials, and innovation in rare disease

In a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick sat down with Michelle Werner, CEO of Alltrna and CEO Partner at Flagship Pioneering. If you’ve been follow...

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Podcast recap: Jocelynn Pearl on systems biology, decentralized science, and innovation in cancer cell therapy

In last week’s episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Jocelynn Pearl, Director of Cancer Cell Therapy at the TAM Center. With a career spanning gen...

Balancing research goals with compliance

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Building compliance into precision medicine recruitment

In precision medicine trials, recruitment and compliance are interdependent workstreams. Every step that brings a patient closer to enrollment, from digital out...

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Clinical trial recruitment: Conversion and compliance

Most clinical trials fail to recruit enough participants on time. In rare disease and genetically stratified studies, the challenge is compounded: the patient p...

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