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Episode # 2 - Jonathan Thon - See something that no one ever sees

Episode # 2 - Jonathan Thon - See something that no one ever sees

Jonathan is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His lab is studying the molecular mechanisms and the biogenesis of platelets from progenitor cells and stem cells.  Now him and his team have been developing new technologies to bring their research to real world clinical applications. He’s co-founded the  start up biotech Platelet Biogenesis.  They’re developing a new technology to making platelets, which will help to solve the limited availability of this precious resource to clinics around the world.

Episode # 1 - Peter Tontonoz - Plan to succeed

Episode # 1 - Peter Tontonoz - Plan to succeed

Metabolic regulation has been the holy grail of fat related diseases, like diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.  At the forefront of that fight are talented research scientists like our guest, Dr. Peter Tontonoz.  Its a lot of work to lead this team of talented intellectuals. So how does he do it. We'll explore his strategies in this radio podcast interview.