Podcasts

Samarth Kulkarni, PhD, CEO of CRISPR Therapeutics, joins the show to chronical his journey to CRISPR Therapeutics and to break down the ins-and-outs of the technology.

Recurring guest Vincent Rajkumar, MD, Mayo Clinic, provides his input on the complexities of randomized controlled trials.

Chadi shifts gears this week to sit down with a renowned business leader: Sameer Saab, founder and CEO of the experience management solution company Explorance. The Great Resignation, surveys given to healthcare workers, burnout, immigrant struggles, transparency and flexibility with employees, balancing personal lives with business lives as the leader of a company, lessons in leadership, business values, and a whole host of other topics are covered in this wide-ranging and inspiring interview.

Rana McKay, MD, genitourinary oncologist at UC San Diego, joins the show to recap the clinically relevant research presented at the ASCO GU meeting.

Continuing the ketogenic discussion, Chadi hosts Nick Norwitz, PhD, Harvard Medical School, and welcomes back Dave Feldman, senior software engineer and entrepreneur, to discuss their recently authored paper “Elevated LDL Cholesterol with a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet: Evidence for a ‘Lean Mass Hyper-Responder’ Phenotype.” The trio discuss the inspiration for the paper, the methodology and survey questions,

Sanam Loghavi, MD, hematopathologist and molecular pathologist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Center, provides a clear picture of pathology as a specialty in this informative episode.

Chadi hosts a very renowned, high-profile guest – one of the leading vaccine experts in the world and the man co-credited with developing the rotavirus vaccine: Paul Offit, MD, Director of the Vaccine Education Center and Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Tara Haella, independent science/health journalist, joins the show to discuss her reporting on vaccine hesitancy long before the pandemic (the “trenches of the mommy wars”), how this previous work aligns with today’s COVID vaccine hesitancy, and how cognitive bias plays a substantial part in our individual feelings toward vaccines.