Mendelspod Podcast

Feb 06 2025 469 ep. 28 mins 106

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Offering a front row seat to the Century of Biology, veteran podcast host Theral Timpson interviews the who's who in genomics and genomic medicine.

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Early Detection for Lung Cancer with Susan Tousi, DELFI Diagnostics

Feb 06 2025 5 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.mendelspod.comLung cancer is the most deadly of all the cancers worldwide. Very few of those who should be— are getting screened. There is enormous medical need here, and early cancer detection through advanced liquid biopsy could be a tremendous part of the answer.Today, as part of our series on the future of gene

Big RNA with Brenday Frey of Deep Genomics

Jan 30 2025 6 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.mendelspod.comIn our first conversation with Deep Genomics, Theral sits down with Brendan Frey, the company's founder and Chief Innovation Officer, to explore the power of AI in RNA biology and drug discovery. Frey, a pioneer in deep learning who trained in the lab of AI luminary Geoffrey Hinton, shares how his perso

Genome Informatics in the Age of AI With Ben Busby, DNAnexus

Jan 23 2025 31 mins

In this Mendelspod episode, Theral explores the state of genome informatics with Ben Busby, principal scientist at DNAnexus.Busby reflects on his journey into the field, which was influenced by key projects and experiences during his time at the NCBI and his genomics hackathons. He outlines the current genome informatics landscape, emphasizing DNAnexus' role in fostering collaborat

AI & the Future of Genetic Testing: Ezra Cohen, CMO of Tempus

Jan 16 2025 5 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.mendelspod.comAs 2025 begins, we are launching a new series The New Genetic Testing. To do that we’re welcoming today Dr. Ezra Cohen, Chief Medical Officer at Tempus to offer a behind-the-scenes look at how the company is transforming healthcare through cutting-edge AI. With its recent successful IPO, Tempus has fi

PredxBio and the Promise of Spatially Intelligent Biology

Jan 10 2025 5 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.mendelspod.comThis week we welcome the innovative minds behind PredixBio, a new and groundbreaking company at the forefront of spatial biology. CEO Dusty Majumdar and co-founder Chakra Chennubhotla join us to discuss their mission to revolutionize cancer therapeutics through spatially intelligent biology. Founded in

Surprise: Our Most Popular Show of 2024 Was on Genomic AI

Dec 19 2024 28 mins

This year in a series co-produced with GenomeWeb we had an exclusive look into Illumina’s work in genomic AI with Kyle Farh, the VP and Distinguished Scientist leading the Illumina Artificial Intelligence Lab. "We lack a way of training genomic AI as readily as you would for natural language processing,” says Farh. "There are vast amounts of data, but there are no labels, no su

New Startup Launches Epigenetic Screening: Mohamad Takwa, CEO, Epigenica

Dec 05 2024 4 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.mendelspod.comIn this episode of Mendelspod, Theral sits down with Dr. Mohamad Takwa, co-founder and CEO of Epigenica, a Swedish startup revolutionizing epigenetic research. Epigenica is positioning itself at the forefront of this new and rapidly growing field with a mission to empower researchers through large-scale

AI Powered Multiomics: Joachim Schmid on Data Analysis at Illumina

Nov 21 2024 23 mins

Coming from the field of digital pathology, Joachim Schmid has a unique perspective on the evolution of multi-omics. Schmid was recently appointed as Vice President of Multiomics Data Solutions at Illumina.In this episode, Theral dives into the burgeoning field of multi-omics—integrating data from various omic layers such as genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics—and the mas

Renowned GI Oncologist Discusses MRD Testing and the Future of Cancer Detection

Nov 14 2024 34 mins

Dr. Mark Lewis is a well known GI oncologist at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gifted with a passionate communication style, he has over 93,000 Twitter followers. Next month, he will live-tweet his upcoming colonoscopy. In this episode, Dr. Lewis joins Theral in our ongoing series on minimal residual disease (MRD) testing, a revolutionary blood test that is helping d

Precision Medicine Then and Now: We Talk with the Retiring President of the Personalized Medicine Coalition, Ed Abrahams

Nov 12 2024 28 mins

When Bill Clinton announced the sequencing of the human genome in 2000, the New York Times ran the following headline on the front page: "Genetic Code of Human Life is Cracked By Scientists.”We’re still living up to that headline.Ed Abrahams has led the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) for twenty years. Before his retirement in December, we asked him to join us to reflect