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Building better data ecosystems for rare and ultra-rare conditions

In rare and ultra-rare diseases, data availability is one of the most significant constraints in research and drug development. With thousands of rare condition...
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Podcast recap: Leeland Ekstrom on large-scale genomics, real-world data, and the future of precision medicine

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick Short chatted with Leeland Ekstrom, CEO and co-founder of Nashville Biosciences (NashBio), a for-profit s...
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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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Podcast recap: Dr. Hilary Martin on genetic complexity in neurodevelopmental disorders

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, host Patrick Short is joined by Dr. Hilary Martin, Group Leader in Human Genetics at the Wellcome Sanger Institut...
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Podcast recap: Dr. Jim Wilson on the genetics of isolated communities

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick speaks with Dr. Jim Wilson, Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Edinburgh, about his work st...
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Podcast recap: Eric Fauman on leveraging genetic data for drug discovery at Pfizer

In a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, host Patrick Short sits down with Eric Fauman, Executive Director and Head of Computational Biology in Pfizer's Int...
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Podcast recap: Q3 insights with Dr. Veera Rajagopal

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick welcomes back Dr. Veera Rajagopal, a drug discovery scientist at Regeneron, for his quarterly discussion ...
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Genetic risk factors and precision medicine in chronic kidney disease

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a genetically heterogeneous condition, with over 60 genetic diseases known or suspected to affect the kidneys across both monoge...
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Podcast recap: How genomics is rewriting the taxonomy of disease with Dr. Lon Cardon

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, host Patrick Short welcomes Dr. Lon Cardon, CEO of the Jackson Laboratory, to discuss his career journey, the ris...
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Longevity research trends: The epigenetic clock & microbiome

As the global population ages, understanding the genetic, biological, social, and environmental factors influencing longevity has become a central area of resea...
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