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On The Bioinformatics CRO Podcast, we sit down with scientists to discuss interesting topics across biomedical research and to explore what made them who they are today.

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Dr. Adam Woolfe, computational biologist and bioinformatics R&D leader at Bio-Rad, discusses building bioinformatics tools for scientific instruments and new approaches to antibody discovery.

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Beth Cimini, leader of the Cimini Lab within the Imaging Platform at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, discusses her work at the intersection of microscopy, computational biology, open source software, and scientific community building.

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Dr. Ben Langmead, professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins, director of the Langmead Lab, and founder and principal of InOrder Labs, tells us about his work building tools and resources for life scientists and his current focus on pangenomics.

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Elliott Margulies, Director of Bioinformatics at BillionToOne, discusses the application of molecular diagnostics to clinical testing.

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Deniz Kavi, CEO of Tamarind Bio, discusses building a company and how to make great software for life scientists.

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Dr. Zahra Jawad, founder and CEO of Creasallis, discusses antibody engineering and innovation to improve antibody penetration of solid tumours.

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Jason Mellad, co-founder and CEO of OtoImmune, discusses his vision for leveraging personalised, precision immunology to better understand immune and autoimmune conditions.

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Dr. Eric Green, CMO at Illumina and former Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, discusses the history of the Human Genome Project, his time at the NHGRI, and his new role at Illumina.

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Jenny Yang, co-founder and CEO of Outpost Bio, discusses her work at the intersection of biology, machine learning, and precision medicine.

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Dr. Manuel Corpas, founder of Cambridge Precision Medicine and originator of ClawBio, discusses his experience as a genomicist, entrepreneur and educator working at the intersection of genomics, AI, and health data science.

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John Connolly, CSO at the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, discusses immuno-oncology and PICI's approach to funding groundbreaking cancer immunotherapy research.

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Dr. Diane Shao, an attending neurologist at Boston Children's Hospital and instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, discusses her work as a physician scientist focusing on genetic causes of childhood neurodevelopmental conditions.

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Yang Li, an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, discusses applying computational genomics to the intersection of genetics, gene regulation, and disease, as well as the impact of new AI tools.

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Dr. Sun-Gou Ji, statistical geneticist and VP of Computational Genomics at BridgeBio, discusses his career in genetics and genomics and BridgeBio's approach to target validation and novel target discovery.

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Dr. Ewelina Kurtys, a neuroscientist at FinalSpark, discusses her experience bridging AI, neurotech, and business development in industry, and FinalSpark's mission to build a remotely accessible platform using living neural networks as a biocomputing substrate.

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Christopher Woelk, an External Innovation Partner at Astellas, discusses his background in multi-omics and AI/ML and what he looks for in his current search & evaluation role embedded within therapeutic oncology research.

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Chris Yohn, leader of CompBio Bridge, discusses his current experience with computational biology contracting and consulting, what companies are doing with computational biology right now, and how to most effectively bridge the gap between data science and the wet lab.

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Dr. Phillip Meade, a leadership and culture advisor at Gallaher Edge, discusses his experience evaluating organizational culture and how to diagnose culture problems and build lasting habits for high-performance organizations.

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Nataraj Pagadala, founder, president, and CEO of LigronBio, discusses his company's goal of using molecular glues to target traditionally undruggable proteins as a route to new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.

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Sophia George, professor in the Division of Gynecological Oncology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, discusses her research at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center investigating the genetics and biology of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and working at the intersection of genomics, health equity, and cancer.

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Christiaan Engstrom, founder and CEO of BLPN, discusses his experience building a space for authentic, non-transactional business networking in the life sciences.

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Dr. Joanne Hackett, VP of Health Systems Services at IQVIA and Chair of the Board at eLife, discusses her hopes for the future of healthcare.

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David Scieszka, founder and CEO of Vertical Longevity Pharmaceuticals, tells us about VeLo's pioneering senolytic vaccine approach to clearing senescent cells and his quest for longer, healthier lives for everyone.

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Caspar Barnes, founder and CEO of AminoChain, tell us about his mission to make biospecimen sourcing transparent, ethical, and efficient.

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Manos Metzakopian, co-founder and CEO of CellCodex, joins us to discuss CellCodex's mission to provide high-quality, scalable cellular perturbation data, ready to train advanced AI models for biology.

Our host, Grant Belgard, is also a co-founder and the CTO of CellCodex.

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Dr. Eva-Maria Hempe, who leads NVIDIA's healthcare and life sciences business across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, joins us to discuss her work at NVIDIA, the gaps that AI can fill in healthcare research, and the future of drug discovery.

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Jeff Bizzaro, founder and long-time president of bioinformatics.org, discusses the importance of open source tools and open access in the life sciences.

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Afshin Beheshti, director of the University of Pittsburgh's new Center for Space Biomedicine, discusses the importance of space biomedicine to understanding human health both in space and on earth.

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Kenny Workman, co-founder and CTO of LatchBio, discusses his experience building a cloud platform for modern biology and how Latch has grown since our 2022 episode with his co-founder Alfredo Andere.

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Don Alexander, founder and president of GeneCoda, discusses the current climate in hiring for life sciences, trends in remote and hybrid work, and the impact of AI on expectations for candidates.

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Dr. Elizabeth Ruzzo, founder and CEO of Adyn, discusses precision medicine for personalized birth control and her commitment to using pioneering endogenomics to make scientific discovery more inclusive.

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Max Marchione, Co-Founder of Superpower, discusses his experience founding a health tech company, making concierge medicine accessible to all, and the future of healthcare.

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Wolfgang Brysch, Co-Founder and CSO of MetrioPharm and iüLabs, discusses longevity, inflammation, and his dual path of research into natural and pharmaceutical remedies.

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Scott Fahrenkrug, founder of Forjazul, discusses his path toward seaweed research, the importance of genetic knowledge for agriculture, and how Kappaphycus alvarezii can help move us into the future.

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Nick Wisniewski, Vice President of Bioinformatics and Data Sciences at Stemson Therapeutics, discusses his journey into cell therapy research, the rise of powerful artificial intelligence tools for biomedical research, and the future of AI in the biotechnology industry.

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Tony Altar, President and COO of Splice Therapeutics, returns to The Bioinformatics CRO Podcast to discuss the present and future of neuropharmacology, skateboarding, and how to make the most of your health and career.

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Mo Jain, Founder and CEO of Sapient, discusses the importance of small molecule biomarkers and his approach to biomarker discovery research.

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Evan Floden, CEO and Co-founder of Seqera Labs, discusses Nextflow, the push for reproducibility in scientific workflows, and his experience as a scientist with a start-up.

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Linnea Fletcher, Biotechnology Department chair at Austin Community College and Director of the InnovATEBIO National Biotechnology Education Center, discusses training technicians to tackle real world challenges in the biotechnology industry.

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Yuri Deigin, co-founder of YouthBio Therapeutics, discusses developing rejuvenation gene therapies based on partial reprogramming and his role reinvigorating investigations into the origins of SARS-CoV-2.

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Adam Freund, founder and CEO of Arda Therapeutics, discusses how targeted killing of pathogenic cells could be used to treat chronic disease and aging. 

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Alfredo Andere, co-founder and CEO of Latch Bio, discusses the unique challenges facing young entrepreneurs and the future of cloud computing in biology. 

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Alfredo Andere, co-founder and CEO of Latch Bio, discusses the unique challenges facing young entrepreneurs and the future of cloud computing in biology. 

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Joshua Hare, Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami and co-founder of Longeveron, discusses the regenerative and reparative potential of MSCs and how cell therapies will revolutionize medicine.

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Alex Shalek, Associate Professor of Chemistry at MIT, discusses new methods and technologies in systems biology that have enabled advances in the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer. 

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Jamie Smyth, Associate Professor at Virginia Tech, discusses intercellular communication in the heart and how viral infection of cardiac cells can result in heart disease. 

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Amar Gajjar, world-renowned neuro-oncologist and chair of the Department of Pediatric Medicine at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, discusses emerging treatments for pediatric brain tumors such as medulloblastoma.

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Jill Reckless, CEO and co-founder of RxCelerate, and Jon Heal, Head of In Silico Designs at RxCelerate, discuss the virtual biotech industry, outsourcing drug development, and using bioinformatics for target optimization. 

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Adam Siepel, Professor of quantitative biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, discusses the applications of evolutionary genomics in anthropology, infectious disease, and cancer. 

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Erich Jarvis, Professor at The Rockefeller University and investigator at HHMI, explains how studying the neural and genetic mechanisms of vocal learning in songbirds gives insights into the development of spoken language in humans.

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Mauro Calabrese, Associate Professor at UNC Chapel Hill and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Pharmacology, discusses the future of RNA-based therapeutics and the role of lncRNA in gene transcription.

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Damian Kao, COO of Basepaws, discusses the challenges B2C science and the future of consumer genomics in cats, from microbiome to epigenetic testing.

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Nicholas Heaton, Assistant Professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke University School of Medicine, talks about influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and potential future pandemics.

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Becca Chodroff Foran, Head of R&D at Wisdom Panel, describes the recent advances in pet genomics and how we can use genetic data from dogs to guide research on human health.

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Stacy Horner, associate professor of molecular genetic and microbiology at Duke University Medical School, compares hepatitis C and dengue virus to SARS-CoV-2 and suggests policy changes to make academia more inclusive.

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Jason Arnold, Technical Director of the Microbiome Core Facility at UNC Chapel Hill, describes methods of improving the scientific rigor of microbiota research and his experiences as a snake breeder.

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Bettina Hein, CEO and founder of juli, is a serial tech entrepreneur, using artificial intelligence to help people manage symptoms of chronic illness.

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Bharath Ramsundar, founder and CEO of Deep Forest Sciences, described many applications of artificial intelligence in biotech, society, and the military.

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Saroja Voruganti, Associate Professor at UNC Chapel Hill, shares her passion for nutrition as she discusses the fields of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics.

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Jon Chee, co-founder and CEO of Excedr, shares his experience founding a life sciences equipment leasing company before the latest biotech boom.

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Ian Carroll, assistant professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, describes the relationship between the intestinal microbiota and eating disorders.

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Mark Kotter, co-founder and CEO of Bit Bio, discusses the uses of reprogrammed human cells in research and drug development.

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Matthias Gromeier, professor of neurosurgery at Duke University, describes how his breakthrough therapeutic combines poliovirus and rhinovirus to eliminate brain cancers.

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Carolyn Coyne, professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University, discusses how pathogens can subvert cellular barriers in the placenta and gut to cause disease.

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Bryan Cullen, director of Duke University’s Center for Virology, describes how viruses use microRNAs, epigenetics, and epitranscriptomics to regulate their biology.

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Micah Luftig, associate professor and vice-chair of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University, explains how Epstein-Barr virus can induce tumorigenesis and how is father inspired him to become a virologist.

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Jim Ray, head of MD Anderson's Neurodegeneration Consortium, explains new perspectives in Alzheimer's disease research and shares his experience in biotech, pharma, and academia.

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Fernando Martinez, senior scientist at Fountain Therapeutics, uses AI and phenotypic screening to discover drugs that reduce the signs of aging.

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Jeremy Kamil, associate professor of microbiology at LSU Health Shreveport, discusses the genetics of SARS-CoV-2, variants, and vaccines with guest host Razib Khan.

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Adam Robertson, CSO of Hemispherian, talks about developing cancer therapeutics in an Oslo-based startup.

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Brett Abrahams, Executive VP of R&D at Magnolia Neurosciences, discusses his work on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and other brain disorders.

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We spoke with Noor Siddiqui about how Orchid is using polygenic risk scores for common diseases for preimplantation screening.

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Matthew Holt, neuroscience professor at VIB-KU Leuven, explains the role of glial cells in neurodegenerative diseases and discusses boxing and motorbike racing.

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Lucia and Jimmy, co-founders of Osmind, discuss psychedelic therapies for mental illness, the future of the Bay Area, and public benefit corporations.

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Our regular host, Grant Belgard, founder of The Bioinformatics CRO, talks about his career working remotely and how he expects technology to change the biotech industry.

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We talk with Ambika Bumb, science and technology advisor to the department of state’s crisis management and strategy team, about nanotechnology, the pandemic, and biotech start-ups.

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We talk with Lucas Steuber, clinical product and marketing director at Cognixion, about using a brain-computer interface and augmented reality to help people with speech disabilities communicate.

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We talk with Trevor Martin, co-founder and CEO of Mammoth Biosciences, about using CRISPR technology to detect SARS-CoV-2, his experience as a new CEO, and science education.

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Dan Geschwind, professor and associate vice chancellor at UCLA, shares his path to neuroscience, thoughts on precision medicine, and why one should use unbiased methods to prioritize hypotheses.

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In our first panel discussion, three COVID experts share their thoughts on emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 and the growing selective pressures for immune escape.

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Delian Asparouhov, co-founder of Varda Space Industries and principal at Founders Fund, talks about space manufacturing, economic bubbles, and tech investing.

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We chat with Vay Cao, founder of Free the PhD, about her journey from neuroscience to an MSL-like role and how PhDs can leverage their experiences to get that first job outside academia.

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We talk with Mark DePristo, founder and CEO of BigHat Biosciences, about building better antibody therapeutics using machine learning, overcoming the fear of failure, and the pros and cons of working in academia, for large companies like Google, and at a biotech start up. 

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We talk with Shaan Gandhi, Director at Northpond Ventures, about the intersections of science, medicine, and business and how his training as an internist has colored his experience in venture capital. (Recorded on January 18, 2021)

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We talk with Peter Joyce, co-founder and CEO of Grey Wolf Therapeutics, about novel cancer therapies, running a virtual biotech company, and encouraging a new generation of well-rounded scientists. (Recorded on December 16, 2020)

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We talk with Adam Marblestone about his work with moonshot science and technology projects, exciting advances in nanotechnology and AI, and his PhD work using expansion microscopy to map neural connections. (Recorded on December 18, 2020)

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We speak with C. Anthony Altar, PhD, president and COO of Splice Therapeutics, about his successful career in neuropharmacology and his role in pioneering the sport of skateboarding in the 1960's. (Recorded on November 19, 2020)

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We chat with Quin Wills, co-founder of Ochre Bio, about growing a biotech startup internationally, how genomics can increase the success of liver transplants, and his treehouse community in Costa Rica. (Recorded on November 10, 2020)

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In our latest podcast, Grant talks with Jason Stein, assistant professor of genetics at UNC, about the latest omics techniques used to study schizophrenia, the role of academia and industry in drug discovery, and Jason's unusual path to bioinformatics. (Recorded on November 5, 2020)

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In this episode, Grant sits down with Ben Logsdon, director of computational biology at Cajal Neuroscience, to discuss new perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease research, incentives in academia, teamwork, and societal resiliency. (Recorded on Oct 1, 2020)

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In this episode, Grant sits down with Chris Ponting, chair of medical bioinformatics at the University of Edinburgh. They talk about myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and potential parallels to COVID-19 “long-haulers”, CRISPR, and ecological disaster. (Recorded on Sept 25, 2020)

The Bioinformatics CRO is a fully distributed contract research company that serves the computational biology needs of biotechnology companies, with a focus on genomics.

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In the first episode of The Bioinformatics CRO Podcast, our founder and CEO Grant Belgard sits down with Razib Khan, geneticist, science communicator and director of science at the Insitome Institute, to discuss consumer genomics, SARS-CoV-2, and academia.

The Bioinformatics CRO is a fully distributed contract research company that serves the computational biology needs of biotechnology companies, with a focus on genomics.

https://www.bioinformaticscro.com/