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Penn Undergraduate Biotech Society (PUBS) Podcast

Penn Undergraduate Biotech Society
Biotechnology
Engineering Ethics
Biomedical Engineering
Cancer Therapeutics
Breast Cancer
Brain Cancer
Computer Science
Bioengineering
Genome Editing
Crispr-Cas9
Synthetic Biology
Virology
Columbia University
Cornell University
Igem
Social Equity
Neuroscience
Penn Medicine
Diabetic Retinopathy
Translational Genomics

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: groups.wharton.upenn.edu/pubs/home/#

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Latest Episodes

In this episode, Adarsh Ramamurthy talks with Bruce Levine PhD, Professor in Cancer Gene Therapy at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In this unique sit down, Dr. Levine discusses his path into research, emerging tren... more

In this episode, Abby Joseph sits down with Dr. Terry Bray. Dr Brady serves as Executive Director of Licensing for Physical Sciences & Engineering at the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI). With over 30 years spanning academia and industry, Dr. Bray br... more

In this episode, Mary Zawalick sits down with Dr. Jonathan Steckbeck to discuss how he entered the biotechnology industry and created his company, Peptilogics. Peptilogics has gained popularity recently for their development of a peptide therapy for ... more

Today, undergradute Abby Joseph sit down with Dr. Tomas Isakowitz from the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) which helps researchers at Penn move their discoveries out of the lab and into the real world through startups, licensing, and entrepreneurshi... more

In this episode, postdoctoral researcher Dr. Mallory Evanoff sits down with University of Pennsylvania student Mary Zawalick to discuss her current research with CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology at the University of California, San Diego. She disc... more

In this episode, we invite Dr David Schlesinger to speak with Lara Mizne about his experience as co-founder and CEO of Mendelics, the largest genomics lab in Latin America, exploring how it functions on a day-to-day basis, its growth over the past de... more

In this episode, the CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Mr. Kevin Mahoney, sits down with undergraduate Divyash Shah to discuss his unique position in controlling one of the largest health systems nationally. While discussing the re... more

In this episode, Neil Tangal and Dr. Christoph Thaiss, Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania, sit and discuss the idea of the microbiome as a switchboard for the human body. Dr. Thaiss talks about his work exploring gu... more

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Dr. Mallory Evanoff
Postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
Episode: CRISPR-Cas9 and its implications: a conversation with Dr. Mallory Evanoff
Dr. Sampath Kumar Rangasamy
Research associate professor of neurology at TGen
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
Episode: Translational Genomics Research for Diabetic Retinopathy with Dr. Sampath Rangasamy
Rupsa Basu
Lead Scientist at Humane Genomics, with a background in virology and vaccinology; passionate about combining science and entrepreneurship.
Humane Genomics
Episode: Women in Biotech: Discussion with Entrepreneur and Scientist Rupsa Basu
Dr. Brit Shields
Senior lecturer teaching Ethics and Bioengineering classes, leads the Engineering Ethics Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: The Importance of Ethics Education in College Science Classrooms with Dr. Brit Shields

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Abby
Host of the PUBS Podcast, actively involved in discussions on biotech entrepreneurship and innovation.

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CRISPR-Cas9 and its implications: a conversation with Dr. Mallory Evanoff
Q: What advice do you have for young people who want to get into research?
Dr. Evanoff advises exploring different research areas and using connections from class to find mentorship and research opportunities.
CRISPR-Cas9 and its implications: a conversation with Dr. Mallory Evanoff
Q: What challenges have you faced throughout your educational path?
Dr. Evanoff faced challenges during her PhD due to the COVID-19 pandemic which limited access to laboratories, but she turned it into an opportunity for self-reflection and idea generation.
CRISPR-Cas9 and its implications: a conversation with Dr. Mallory Evanoff
Q: Can you talk about your process of how you sort of decided on doing base editing for your PhD research?
Dr. Evanoff decided to pursue base editing by identifying a university with diverse research opportunities, allowing her to pivot her interests during the PhD program.
Translational Genomics Research for Diabetic Retinopathy with Dr. Sampath Rangasamy
Q: Have you ever experienced significant challenges getting proposals through to clinical trials?
Dr. Rangasamy highlights the complexities and costs associated with clinical trials, noting that the challenge often lies in identifying the right drug to test based on preclinical findings.
Translational Genomics Research for Diabetic Retinopathy with Dr. Sampath Rangasamy
Q: What led you to do that? Why do you think that improving the research itself and how it's been conducted and tested on different models would ultimately help this field?
Dr. Rangasamy comments on the limitations of current animal models and the need for better models for studying disease pathogenesis in humans.

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