Penn Undergraduate Biotech Society (PUBS) Podcast

Jun 25 2024 15 ep. 39 mins 15
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Biotech, business, and breakthroughs. This is your one-stop podcast hosted by students at the University of Pennsylvania that brings on industry leaders, visionary pioneers, cutting-edge researchers, and biotech entrepreneurs from around the globe. Check out our website here: https://groups.wharton.upenn.edu/pubs/home/#

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Approaching sickle cell anemia care from industry and clinical practice with bluebird bio’s Dr. Anjulika Chawla

Jun 25 2024 49 mins  
In this episode, pediatric hematologist-oncologist Dr. Anjulika Chawla sits down with undergraduate Anisa Sharma to discuss her journey combatting sickle cell anemia through both clinical and biotech approaches. While practicing at Brown University, Chawla also leads sickle cell clinical research at bluebird bio, a Cambridge-based biotech developing gene therapies. The company’s

King of the Castle: Dr. Fajgenbaum and his journey

Jun 25 2024 41 mins  
On this episode, Jerry Cai and Dr. Fajgenbaum discuss his personal journey with his health and towards medicine. The conversation also covers the challenges facing rare disease therapeutics, the power of AI in drug discovery, and the current efforts of Castleman Disease Network. Please join us for this exclusive episode and conversation with our very own Dr. David Fajgenbaum. Dr. F

AI in Medicine: Challenges and Solutions

Jun 25 2024 14 mins  
In this episode, Catherine Tang and Dr. Ravi Parikh, the Director of the Human-Algorithm Collaboration Lab at Perelman School of Medicine, discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI in medicine and offer potential policy solutions.

Cancer-killing Viruses with Humane Genomics

Jun 25 2024 31 mins  
In this episode, Risa Garg discusses biotech with Peter Weijmarshausen, CEO of Humane Genomics, a pioneering biotechnology startup dedicated to developing viral therapies for cancer. Peter, originally a physicist and tech startup founder, shares his journey into the biotechnology sector and discusses the interplay between technology and biotech. He also provides insights into the s

The Emergence of Technology in the Insurance-Hospital Relationship

Jun 25 2024 33 mins  
In this episode, Divyash Shah and Mr. David Cronan delve into the complicated web that is insurance-hospital relationships and the role technology plays in addressing the problems the current healthcare system faces. David Cronan is the Vice President of Reimbursement Strategies at the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) but has also spent years leading insurance companies

Analyzing the Adoption and Disadoption of Medical Technologies with Dr. Guy David

Mar 28 2024 38 mins  
Medical technology, like MRI machines and specialized surgical kits, has become such a ubiquitous part of healthcare delivery that one often takes it for granted. However, who makes the decision to phase out older technology and bring in newer devices? Physicians? Payers? What goes into these decisions? In this episode, Neil Tangal and Dr. Guy David will delve into trends in medica

Student Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology with the Toxisense Team

Dec 04 2022 30 mins  
ToxiSense is genetically engineering a greener world by developing bioluminescent plants to detect endotoxin on medical products and drinking water. Biopharmaceutical products and drinking water must be tested for endotoxins, the sickness-causing molecule from bacteria. The current method relies on expensive horseshoe crab blood and is environmentally damaging. ToxiSense geneticall

Integral Molecular and Science in Business with Dr. Ben Doranz

Nov 06 2022 70 mins  
Dr. Ben Doranz co-founded Integral Molecular in 2001. He has led all aspects of the company’s growth since its inception, bringing 5 different technologies from research to market and growing the company into a profitable commercial entity. He is an inventor on over 10 of the company’s patents, the principal investigator on over 30 NIH grants, and an author on over 100 publicat

Kian Sadeghi on Genomes in Our Pockets & Founding a Biotech Startup as a Penn Student

Oct 23 2022 48 mins  
In this episode, Grace Dai and founder of Nucleus Kian Sadeghi (who studied Computational Biology at Penn!) delve into a discussion about the power of thinking forward as an entrepreneur, staying inspired and passionate as a Penn student, using genetic testing to give people more power over their personalized health, and raising money as a biotechnology startup. 

Clean Energy and Chemistry with Dr. Thomas Mallouk

Apr 20 2022 55 mins  
In this special episode, Jerry Cai and Dr. Thomas Mallouk, a renowned Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, explore current approaches to scaling up hydrogen fuel production and long-term storage, desalination approaches to supplement potable water, and Dr. Mallouk's interests in guitars and glassblowing.