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Podcast recap: Sharon Terry on patient-led research, biobanking, and the future of rare disease advocacy

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, host Patrick Short sat down with Sharon Terry, the CEO of Genetic Alliance, to discuss her extraordinary journey ...

Overcoming barriers to genetic hearing loss treatment

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Overcoming barriers to gene therapy for genetic hearing loss

Despite the huge potential of new technologies to enable precision approaches to diagnosing, managing, and treating genetic hearing loss, significant barriers a...

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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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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Key takeaways from an important conversation about IRD research

On October 18th, 2024 20/20 Onsite, Sano Genetics, and Clinical Enrollment announced the launch of a new partnership to offer a comprehensive solution for ident...

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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...

Innovation and regulation in gene and cell therapy

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Gene therapy regulation: FDA-accelerated approval & orphan drug designation

As of March 2023, 3,900 gene therapy trials were noted as ongoing, completed, or approved across 46 different countries. An analysis of the second quarter of 20...

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Areas for patient-centric innovation in cell and gene therapy research

There are strong indications that patient acceptance of cell and gene therapies increases significantly following the provision of clear, easy-to-understand inf...

Gene and cell therapy: How innovation is changing rare disease treatment

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Cell and gene therapy: How innovation is changing rare disease treatment

Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) are reshaping what it means to treat disease. Instead of managing symptoms over a lifetime, these approaches aim to address disea...

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