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Episode 74: Breaking Down Multiple Myeloma’s New Subtypes and Their Impact 16:15

22d ago16:15

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Scientists at TGen have released the results of a more than decade-long study into multiple myeloma. Looking at more than 1100 patients from four different countries, scientists identified new genetic subtypes of the disease, providing insights that could transform how we approach treatment (see related story above).Listen as Jonathan Keats, Ph.D.,…

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Episode 73: The Science of Longevity 24:52

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Aging. It’s something we’d all like to do better. Americans spend an estimated $5 Billion on anti-aging products every year. But at TGen and City of Hope, scientists like TGen distinguished professor Nicholas Schork, Ph.D., are working to unlock the secrets to not just better ‘aging,’ but disease prevention alongside longevity, and are making promi…

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The Whispers by Ashley Audrain 1:12:07

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On this episode of TGE's Current Read, Sam chats to New York Times bestselling author Ashley Audrain, whose #1 bestselling debut, The Push, has not only been translated into a whopping 38 languages since its release, it's also broken countless barriers for millions of mothers across the world. While we’ve been patiently waiting for the limited tele…

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Episode 72: Fowl Play: Viewing the New Strain of Bird Flu Through a Genomic Lens 19:17

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On this month’s TGen Talks, David Engelthaler, Ph.D., professor and director of TGen’s Pathogen and Microbiome Division, discusses the recent surge of bird flu, also known as H5N1.H5N1 has been in the news a lot lately, but what does it all mean? Engelthaler breaks down the science and talks about the effects this particular strain might have on hu…

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Episode 71: Understanding Your Risk with a PRS 20:54

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This month, TGen Talks explores polygenic risk scores with Dr. David Duggan, an associate professor in the Quantitative Medicine and Systems Biology Division at TGen. A polygenic risk score is a number that indicates the combined effect of many genetic variants on a person's risk of developing a certain trait or disease. Each genetic variant adds a…

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in a thousand different ways by Cecelia Ahern 50:02

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In this episode of TGE’s Current Read*, journalist Sam Herbst welcomes Cecelia Ahern bestselling novelist known for romance sensations like PS I Love You and Where Rainbows End (AKA Love, Rosie). Cecelia is arguably one of the most prolific writers of our time, having written a book a year since publishing her debut novel (PS, I Love You) at just 2…

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Love & Fury by Margie Orford 1:11:34

4M ago1:11:34

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Feminist, activist, crime author, novelist and Mother – Margie Orford wears many hats and joins Sam Herbst in studio to chat about her memoir, Love & Fury. This is a book that will cut close to the bone for women everywhere. It's at once a tribute to South Africa's incredible history, the invisible work and labour of mothers, and feminists fighting…

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Episode 70: United Against Brain Cancer 15:35

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Glioblastoma. It’s the most aggressive and least treatable type of brain cancer. Research into treatment has been slow, mostly because of the difficulty in accessing and treating a tumor that exists behind the blood-brain barrier. A new two year fellowship into Glioblastoma Multiforme, or GBM, aims to better drug therapies to fight the cancer while…

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Episode 69 – Beyond the Surface: Inside the Science of Skin Cancer 24:07

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In this episode of TGen Talks, we explore the overlooked yet vital world of skin cancer prevention and treatment. Our skin, the body's largest organ, often takes a back seat in discussions about cancer. Join us as we delve into this crucial topic with our guest, Dr. Aleksandar Sekulic. Dr. Sekulic wears two hats: that of a clinician and a researche…

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TGen Talks Live 21:31

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Cancer continues to be the second most common cause of death in the United States, with a total of nearly 2 million diagnoses every year. In this episode of TGen Talks, recorded in front of a live studio audience, we take a look at how genomic information is leading to better and earlier diagnoses and treatments for all kinds of cancer and how the …

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Episode 67: Tiny particles offer big clues toward predicting Alzheimer’s decades in advance 15:14

8M ago15:14

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Alzheimer’s disease affects an estimated six million Americans. Diagnosing and treating the disease is challenging, and for families taking care of a loved one with Alzheimer’s, it’s even more difficult. Detecting and addressing the disease early on is crucial due to its progressive nature. However, Alzheimer’s symptoms can resemble those of other …

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Mom Rage and the Everyday Crisis of Motherhood by Minna Rubin 1:04:43

8M ago1:04:43

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We have another all-new BONUS episode out today featuring the phenomenal Minna Dubin. Minna is a US-based journalist and author whose essays and articles on motherhood and identity have been featured across all the best known outlets, including the New York Times, The Times, The Philadelphia Enquirer, LitHub, and so much more. Minna is a leading fe…

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Episode 66: The Transformational Power of Education 16:32

9M ago16:32

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Paul J. Luna, president and CEO of Helios Education Foundation, sits down with TGen Talks to discuss the transformational power of education, in particular, how internships help prepare students for future success. Helios Education Foundation supports postsecondary attainment for all students, especially low-income and underrepresented communities,…

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KIDS' PICKS! TGE interviews award-winning director of The Smeds & the Smoos, Daniel Snaddon 54:05

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In this BONUS episode of The Great Equalizer / TGE's Current Read, your host Samantha Herbst sits down with award-winning animator Daniel Snaddon. Daniel has worked on several highly acclaimed (and well loved) animations, including Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes, and a host of animations based on the beloved books of children's book author Julia Don…

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Episode 65 Of TGen Talks 19:01

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More than three years after the beginning of the pandemic, humans still spread COVID to one another every day, though with less severe symptoms in most cases. Scientists also know that we can spread COVID to our pets as well, because of the close relationships many of us have with our four-legged friends. While dogs CAN get COVID from humans, they …

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Episode 64: An Insider’s View of TGen 15:47

12M ago15:47

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Today, the world of biomedical science is changing how we think about disease and, certainly, how we treat it ... but did you ever wonder how discovery happens? What does a lab look like? What type of equipment do they use? Who exactly is working inside? How many scientists and staff? And on what projects? On this episode of TGen Talks, Kristen Kau…

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Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth by Claire Horn 51:42

1y ago51:42

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"We are closer than ever to the first pregnancy outside of the human body... but are we ready for the radical future of birth?" Host of TGE's Current Read Sam Herbst chats with author and feminist academic Claire Horn about her book, Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth. Eve is a radical interrogation of the ethics and future of birth, detailing th…

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Episode 63: Unlocking the Secrets of T Cell Therapy Resistance 23:03

1y ago23:03

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For a patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, there are more treatment options than ever and traditional chemotherapies that cause debilitating side effects have been all but completely replaced by immunotherapies, treatments that help a patient's own immune system better fight the disease. But in many patients, a chosen im…

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Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin 38:12

1y ago38:12

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Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023, Cecile Pin's debut novel Wandering Souls (4th Estate) has clearly made its mark on the southeast Asian diaspora, with glowing author endorsements from the likes of Ocean Vuong (On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous), RF Kuang (Yellowface) and Helena Lee (East Side Voices), among many others. Inspired by …

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Episode 62: QIIME in if You’ve Heard This One Before 19:50

1y ago19:50

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The phrase "gut health" has become quite a buzzword in recent years, and researchers like this month's guest will tell you quite candidly that we have a lot to learn about the community of microorganisms that live INSIDE the human body. But one thing seems to be clear. The human being with a "healthy gut" is far better able to fight a cancer diagno…

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Episode 61: Beyond a Summer of Science 14:31

1y ago14:31

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Most of us had a summer job when we were in high school or college, and if we were lucky, we had one that helped us make meaningful decisions about college or a career. At TGen, summer interns in the Helios Scholars at TGen program work alongside researchers on projects that are much more than “just” eight weeks of full-time hours inside a lab. Man…

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Episode 60: Tracking Infection and Immunity Over Time 16:46

1+ y ago16:46

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What if you could take a simple test to find out just how susceptible you are to Covid19, the Flu, or any other virus? What if you could test your exposure and immunity to EVERY virus known to mankind using a single drop of blood? The technology is here, now. And at TGen, researchers are using it to understand the human immune response and predict …

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Episode 59: The Resilience of Maria Fundora and Purple Pansies 17:48

1+ y ago17:48

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This month, our host Karie Dozer sits down for a personal conversation with Maria Fundora, who is neither a scientist nor a clinician. She's a businesswoman from Alpharetta, Georgia, a restauranteur and founder of Purple Pansies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer research. And like most nonprofi…

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Episode 58: Tracing Ancient History with Modern Science 17:24

1+ y ago17:24

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Understanding how infectious diseases spread in the past is important to understanding how they affect populations today. The difficulty lie in piecing together information given that so little is known about how microbes spread historically. Applying academic rigor with scientific assessment, two microbiologists teamed with an archaeologist to loo…

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Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey 31:41

1+ y ago31:41

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On this episode of TGE’s Current Read, Sam touches base with comedy writer Monica Heisey, author of one of Elle Magazine’s most anticipated reads of 2023, Really Good, Actually. This fresh take on break-up comedy fiction chronicles a year in the life of 28-year-old Maggie as she separates from her husband after only 608 days of marriage. Heisey is …

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The Invincible Miss Cust by Penny Haw 40:47

1+ y ago40:47

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The Invincible Miss Cust details how English Aristocrat Aleen Cust overcame a myriad of obstacles in the late 1800s and early 1900s to become Britain and Ireland's first woman veterinary surgeon, paving the way for aspiring female vets who have sought to follow in her footsteps. As a lover of animals and the outdoors who grew up on a dairy farm, au…

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Episode 57: Yun Rose Li, M.D., Ph.D. 18:09

1+ y ago18:09

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When treating cancer patients, physicians are often faced with tough choices. Treatment options like radiation can often come with unpleasant, for some, unbearable side-effects. Doctors walk a fine line between stopping the growth of cancer cells and giving cancer cells the very thing they need to grow and spread. City of Hope and TGen physician-sc…

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Episode 56: TGen Talks Live, Part II 17:49

1+ y ago17:49

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In part two of TGen Talks Live, we continue our conversation on precision aging with Drs. Matthew Huentelman and Nicholas Schork.Aging encompasses a variety aspects—both physical and mental—a fact made evident by the topics covered and the research presented. Where Huentelman’s work covers the brain and the more cognitive aspects of aging, Schork’s…

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TGen Talks Live (part 1) 19:12

1+ y ago19:12

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TGen offers listeners a deeper dive into a particular biomedical-related topic or program through its monthly podcast TGen Talks. Each free-flowing episode allows a TGen scientist to connect with a broader audience by explaining the finer details involved in their research at a listener-friendly level.December’s episode escapes the sound booth for …

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Episode 54: Precision Aging 16:07

2y ago16:07

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Humans have been searching for the fountain of youth (a mythical endless supply of waters that purport to keep us young forever) for thousands of years—but there’s no such thing in the world of science. At TGen, scientists are working toward a virtual fountain of youth, and they call it precision aging. On this month’s TGen Talks, Matthew Huentelma…

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Episode 53: Vidium: A Dog’s Best Friend 15:34

2y ago15:34

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Cancer is the number one worry of pet parents, and it's no wonder. More than half of all dogs older than 10 will be diagnosed with cancer. Cancer is hard to treat in many dogs, and is often diagnosed when it's too late to treat. Americans spent more than $120 billion on their pets just last year. One TGen subsidiary is putting its science to work f…

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Charlene: In Search of a Princess by Arlene Prinsloo 45:36

2y ago45:36

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In this episode of TGE’s Current Read, Sam sits down with veteran lifestyle journalist Arlene Prinsloo to chat about her new book, Charlene: In Search of a Princess. This unauthorised biography chronicles the life, to date, of Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco. Prinsloo unpacks the home-grown princess’s early childhood in the suburbs …

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Episode 52: Number One Worldwide 14:22

2y ago14:22

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With COVID infections and deaths on the decline worldwide, many researchers are turning their attention back to a familiar foe. Tuberculosis (TB) was the number one infectious disease killer before the emergence of COVID-19, and it is number one again today. Although most Americans are not at risk of contracting TB, it continues to be a danger worl…

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Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph 43:00

2y ago43:00

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In this episode of TGE’s Current Read, veteran broadcaster and bestselling author Joanne Joseph joins Samanatha Herbst (co-host and founder of parenting podcast The Great Equalizer) to chat about her debut novel, Children of Sugarcane. Set against the backdrop of 19th Century India and the British-owned sugarcane plantations of Natal, Children of S…

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Episode 51: In Search of Outbreaks 15:41

2y ago15:41

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For Crystal Hepp, PhD, the newest member of the TGen North team, understanding how different pathogens move over time and space and through different populations is all in a day’s work. Recently, that work has centered heavily on RNA viruses, and given that the translational aspects of her work aligned seamlessly with the TGen North team and its mi…

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The Retreat by Sarah Pearse 31:57

2y ago31:57

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Bestselling thriller author Sarah Pearse hit it out of the park with the wildfire success of her first novel, The Sanitorium. The debut landed on several bestseller lists, including the New York Times, and was selected as a Reese’s Book Club pick. In this episode of Current Read, Sarah joins Sam Herbst to chat about getting a call from Reese Wither…

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Mad Bad Love by Sara-Jayne Makwala King 49:15

2y ago49:15

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Sara-Jayne Makwala King knew that she had a second book in her, but she did not expect the follow up to her memoir, Killing Karoline, to be about loving someone in active addiction. The Cape Talk presenter chats to Samantha Herbst about her second memoir, Mad Bad Love, and how a book initially meant to be about mental health morphed into so much mo…

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Episode 50: The World of Pathogens 17:18

2y ago17:18

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This episode of TGen Talks takes the listener along I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff, where our host, Karie Dozer, sits down with David Engelthaler, Ph.D., professor and director of TGen’s Pathogen and Microbiome Division, more commonly known as TGen North. Whereas TGen uses genomics to solve complex problems such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease, t…

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The Price of Mercy by Sean Davison 31:40

2y ago31:40

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On this episode of Current Read, Sam Herbst interviews Prof. Sean Davison, one of the more controversial characters she's ever sat opposite. By South African law, Sean is a convicted murderer three times over but – many would argue – a murderer unworthy of the title, especially when considering motivation and intent. As of June 2022, Davison comple…

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Toxic Positivity by Whitney Goodman 33:32

2y ago33:32

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In this episode of Current Read, TGE hosts Sam Herbst and Charlene Armstrong chat to US-based family and marriage therapist Whitney Goodman. Whitney is the mastermind behind hugely popular Instagram account @sitwithwhit, as well as a columnist for Psychology Today. She’s been featured on and in dozens of big name stations and publications including…

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Episode 49: Nonalcoholic Liver Disease 14:36

2y ago14:36

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Dr. Johanna DiStefano joins TGen Talks to discuss nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, a condition that causes excess amount of fat in one’s liver cells. As evidenced by its name (which could use an update, according to our guest) NAFLD covers a wide-range of liver conditions with the “alcohol” portion somewhat misleading, as it’s not always…

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The Shining Girls with Lauren Beukes 30:40

2+ y ago30:40

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In this episode of TGE's Current Reads, Sam Herbst is joined by award-winning and internationally best-selling author Lauren Beukes. Most of us would know her for her novels – Moxyland, Zoo City, The Shining Girls, Broken Monsters and, most recently, Afterland, though Lauren also keeps herself busy as a comics writer, a screenwriter, a journalist a…

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Episode 48: Celebrating 20 Years of Precision Medicine 18:30

2+ y ago18:30

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of TGen's founding on what at the time was a relatively unknown idea outside the circles of academia and scientific research, precision medicine. The concept of using a person's own genome to diagnose and treat disease at an individual level, to move beyond the one-size-fits-all treatment plans that had dominate…

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TGE KIDS' PICKS! It's Up to Us by Christopher Lloyd 40:42

2+ y ago40:42

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‘Children have a unique curiosity for Nature and for this amazing planet we call home.” – HRH The Prince of Wales On this episode of TGE’s Current Read we chat to UK-based author, lecturer, non-fiction storyteller and father of two Christopher Lloyd about his latest children’s book, It’s Up to Us. It's Up to Us forms part of The Prince of Wales’ Te…

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Episode 47: Math Meets Cancer 17:59

2+ y ago17:59

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Applied mathematics dramatically advanced the field of finance in the 1970’s, where its application allowed for the modeling of financial markets by mathematicians highly skilled in quantitative analytics. Today, these highly sought-after mathematicians are making a name for themselves in the field of applied science as their skills are increasingl…

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Episode 36: New Tech STARTS Here 14:13

2+ y ago14:13

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TGen’s Scientific Technology Assessment Research Team (START) supports the research faculty by bringing new technology into the labs to help answer today’s most pressing research questions. When the current tools for measuring DNA or proteins or cellular structure aren't sufficient, START scouts the technology landscape for companies that are devel…

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Episode 45 - Dr. Michael Berens 17:50

2+ y ago17:50

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Episode 45 - Dr. Michael Berens by TGenPar TGen

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TGE BOOK CLUB! Call Me Mummy by Tina Baker 1:04:09

2+ y ago1:04:09

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This was a double whammy of firsts for TGE's Current Read. Our first unofficially-official online book club discussing Tina Baker's dark psychological thriller Call Me Mummy featuring none other than the author herself! Join Sam from The Great Equalizer podcast and a few friends that read along as part of a #buddyread for this title. We delve deep …

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Episode 44: Are We There Yet? COVID, Omicron and the Year Ahead 18:11

3y ago18:11

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For our final episode of TGen Talks in 2021, our host, Karie Dozer, sat down with TGen North Director, Dr. David Engelthaler, who has led TGen’s research into COVID since day one. Dr. Engelthaler shares his thoughts on Omicron … what we know, what’s left to learn, and why it’s spreading so fast. While it may be a bit early to predict how Omicron wi…

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Episode 43: The Genomics of Brain Tumors 17:48

3y ago17:48

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Genomic analysis of a cancer tumor is fairly common these days. Researchers sequence and compare a patient’s non-cancerous DNA with their tumor DNA to identify changes that may allow a patient to receive medicine that specifically targets those changes. But what happens when the tumor comes back? Has the tumor changed? And if so, how? These were qu…

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