Progress in molecular biology and the latest strategies for tackling genetic disease. Our guest is David Thomas, professor and chair, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University; Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D Guest: David Thomas We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes . Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the ...
Aug 28, 2010•1 hr•Ep. 65
Five scientists, George Farr, Mark Griswold, Dave Brodbeck , Vincent Racaniello and David Thomas, discuss their hopes and aspirations for biotechnology in a post-genomics era. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: George Farr, Ph.D. , Mark Griswold , Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D , Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D , and David Thomas We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes . Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Wi...
Jul 24, 2010•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 64
Nobel Laureate Dr. Mario Capecchi teaches us how to use a mouse to dissect the human genome and understand disease. Our guest is Mario Capecchi, Ph.D. , distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology at the University of Utah and investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Mario Capecchi, Ph.D. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes . Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Als...
Jul 03, 2010•50 min•Ep. 63
Dr. Alexander McPherson explains X-ray crystallography, a technique that will produce a true atomic anatomy of the human body. Books referenced in this episode: Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules , COLD SPRING HARBOR LABS. Introduction to Macromolecular Crystallography , WILEY BLACKWELL. Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: George Farr, Ph.D. Guest: Dr. Alexander McPherson Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great them...
Jun 26, 2010•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 62
Tackling problems of the heart with biotechnology. Our guest is Julian Stelzer, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Julian E. Stelzer, PhD We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes . Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast....
Jun 15, 2010•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 61
Primate face recognition, new cure for HVC, genetic base change, neanderthals and humans, and more. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D , Andre Nantel, Ph.D , Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D , and George Farr, Ph.D. Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast....
May 22, 2010•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 60
A first hand account of the Apollo Missions from the floor of Mission Control from Michael Vucelic, former Apollo system manager for NASA and Rockwell. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Michael Vucelic Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast....
May 11, 2010•2 hr 40 min•Ep. 59
Feeding the world with indoor vertical farming. Our guest is Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D. , Professor of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY. Host of This Week in Virology; Host of This Week in Parasitism. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Guest: Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D. Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for th...
Apr 17, 2010•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 58
How prion proteins can act in non-mendelian inheritance, or evolution without DNA. Our guests are Susan Lindquist, Ph.D. , professor of biology at MIT and investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Simon Alberti , group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, and Randal Halfmann, a grad student in Dr. Lindquist's lab at MIT Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: George Farr, Ph.D. Guests: Dr. Susan Lindquist and Simon Alberti For a free audiobook, visit Audibl...
Apr 02, 2010•58 min•Ep. 57
A look into RNA viruses and more with Dr. Karla Kirkegaard , professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Guest: Dr. Karla Kirkegaard Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast....
Mar 19, 2010•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 56
Dr. Rahul Sarpeshkar, Ph.D. , associate professor, of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, talks about how to improve electronic systems using biologically inspired design. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Justin Sanchez, Ph.D and Rahul Sarpeshkar, Ph.D. Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast....
Feb 26, 2010•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 55
The Personal Genome Project: making personal genome sequencing more affordable, accessible, and useful. Our guest is Dr. George Church , Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Center for Computational Genetics. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Leo Laporte Guest: Dr. George Church Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for...
Feb 24, 2010•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 54
Project Genome 10k, and how sequencing ten thousand vertebrate genomes will tell us about our past, present, and future. Our guest is Dr. David Haussler , professor of biomolecular engineering, University of California at Santa Cruz, director of the Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering, and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Dr. David Haussler Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.c...
Jan 26, 2010•53 min•Ep. 53
Bio-inspired and biomedical electronics, circuit modeling of biology, and more. Our guest is Rahul Sarpeshkar, Ph.D. , associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of Ultra Low Power Bioelectronics: Fundamentals, Biomedical Applications, and Bio-inspired Systems Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Justin Sanchez, Ph.D , Mark Griswold , and Rahul Sarpeshkar, Ph.D. Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For ...
Dec 25, 2009•51 min•Ep. 52
How to build an MRI, and how it works. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Mark Griswold Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Transcripts to the shows are available on the FiB Extras blog thanks [email protected] , PodsinPrint Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast....
Dec 19, 2009•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 51
Marc and some the FiB regulars cover important stories in the biotechnology realm. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: George Farr, Ph.D. , Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D , Justin Sanchez, Ph.D , and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Transcripts to the shows are available on the FiB Extras blog thanks [email protected] , PodsinPrint Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to...
Dec 09, 2009•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 50
Dr. Justin Sanchez , Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, walks us through the technology of brain machine interfaces. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Dr. Kiki Sanford Guest: Justin Sanchez, Ph.D Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Transcripts to the shows are available on the FiB Extras blog thanks [email protected] , PodsinP...
Nov 17, 2009•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 49
Dr. Delong discusses the use of metagenomics to understand microbial life in the Pacific Ocean. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Andre Nantel, Ph.D Guest: Edward Delong, Ph.D. Show notes Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Transcripts to the shows are available on the FiB Extras blog thanks [email protected] , PodsinPrint Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth ...
Nov 03, 2009•51 min•Ep. 48
Dr. Oliver Smithies discusses the present and future of genetic engineering Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Andre Nantel, Ph.D and Dr. Oliver Smithies Show notes For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Transcripts to the shows are available on the FiB Extras blog provided by PodsinPrint Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast....
Sep 29, 2009•55 min•Ep. 47
An interview with Dr. Terrence Sejnowski about theoretical and computational biology and neurobiology. Show notes Audible pick: This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession , Abridged, By Daniel J. Levitin, Narrated by Edward Herrman. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech . Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D Guest: Terrence Sejnowski Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Transcripts to the shows are now available on the FiB Extras blog thanks tom.p...
Sep 08, 2009•56 min•Ep. 46
