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Podcast recap: Huma Qamar on pioneering gene therapy for retinal disease

In a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Dr. Huma Qamar, Chief Medical Officer at Ocugen, shares her extraordinary journey from a small town in Pakistan to ...
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Podcast recap: Frank Gentile on harnessing autophagy to treat neurodegenerative diseases

In a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, we talked to Frank Gentile, Chief Executive Officer of Casma Therapeutics, to explore how autophagy could be a valu...
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Smarter trials with AI: For engineers and data teams

Technological advances and biomedical breakthroughs have triggered a paradigm shift in precision medicine. Clinical research is currently at a turning point at ...
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Personalized medicine for DMD: Genetics to treatment

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle degeneration, leading to loss of function and premature d...
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Podcast recap: Andres Moreno-Estrada on mapping Latin America's genetic legacy and its future

On a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick was joined by Andres Moreno-Estrada, population geneticist and head of the Human Evolutionary Genomics Lab ...
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Insights from the GBA1 conference: A call for precision and inclusion

We recently attended the GBA1 conference in Montreal, which brought together researchers, clinicians, biotech leaders, and patient advocates to discuss cutting-...
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How precision medicine is advancing myasthenia gravis treatment

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic neuromuscular disorder (NMD) that is characterized by muscle fatigue and weakness. It is considered a rare disease, affectin...
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Podcast recap: Frank Gleeson on targeting muscle regeneration to tackle Duchenne muscular dystrophy

On a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Frank Gleeson, co-founder and CEO of Satellos Bioscience, a Canadian biotech pioneering a regene...
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Podcast recap: Tim Spector on twin research, microbiome breakthroughs, and why diet is the key to personalized health

On a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London and co-founder of Zoe. T...
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Biomarker testing logistics in precision trials: Introducing KitLink

Biomarker testing is foundational to precision medicine. It determines eligibility for targeted therapies and immunotherapies, informs treatment selection, and ...
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