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Good Trouble for Good Medicine May 10, 2021

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The COVID crisis has laid bare the inequities faced by certain populations in our health care system. It has become increasingly clear that the drug development process for a whole host of diseases often leaves these same populations behind through their absence or underrepresentation in clinical trials. This episode evaluates the problem and looks for ways to improve the process so that medicines and vaccines work for everyone who takes them. Hosted by Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath with interviews from Gerren Wilson, Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, and RADM Richardae Araojo, Pharm.D., MS

I am BIO Uncut with Jennifer Holmgren Apr 29, 2021

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This is the I am BIO uncut series, where we bring you a full interview from Monday's episode complete and unfiltered. In this uncut episode, we share the conversation we had with Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech, the company using carbon recycling to turn it into ethanol and other important tools and materials. Check out the full episode here: https://iambio.simplecast.com/episodes/solving-an-unfashionable-problem

Solving an Unfashionable Problem Apr 26, 2021

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The fashion industry is notoriously wasteful. As the climate crisis becomes more of everyone’s problem, scientists and designers are combining efforts to make fashion more sustainable. From using greenhouse gasses to create new materials to developing totally biodegradable clothing and accessories, big fashion houses are trying to produce sustainable materials and make fashion look good and feel great.

This episode features conversations with:

Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech

Alejandra Espinosa, head of content at Luxiders Magazine

Bridgett Artise, sustainable fashion designer and professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology

Doris de Guzman, biotech journalist

Emilie Burfeind, creator of Sneature and teacher at the University of Art and Design at Offenbach at the Institute for Material Design

I am BIO Uncut with Dr. Reed Tuckson Apr 15, 2021

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This is the I Am BIO uncut series, where we bring you a full interview from Monday's episode complete and unfiltered. In this uncut episode, we share the conversation we had with Dr. Reed Tuckson, founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID-19. Check out the full episode Voices of Vaccine Hesitancy here: https://iambio.simplecast.com/episodes/voices-of-vaccine-hesitancy

Voices of Vaccine Hesitancy Apr 12, 2021

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Dr. Reed Tuckson is the founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID-19. Learn more here: https://blackcoalitionagainstcovid.org/

Learn more about the vaccines: https://www.covidvaccinefacts.org/

I Am BIO Will Be Right Back! Mar 17, 2021

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The I AM BIO podcast has gone on a brief hiatus while we reimagine the format, dream up interesting topics, and dive deep with riveting guests. Listen for a sneak preview into the new season.

BIO Blocks President’s Rule To Ration Drugs In Medicare Jan 18, 2021

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Trailing in the polls this fall, President Trump dusted off the 2016 campaign playbook and went after the drug companies again. But channeling anger at the companies the whole world is depending on to end the pandemic was always dicey politics. Post-election, the Trump administration hastily issued a final rule setting Medicare Part B reimbursement rates at the lowest levels charged by counties in the developed world, which ration medicines and leave the sick untreated. BIO took the administration to court, and we won when a federal court issued an injunction blocking the rule.

COVID X-FACTOR (Redux) Jan 11, 2021

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The diversity of our adaptive immune system is why people are reacting so differently to the novel coronavirus. No two people present the virus the exact same way to their immune systems. We’ve evolved in this way as humans to ensure no virus can eradicate our species. Hosted by Jim Greenwood.

Can We Pass This COVID Test? Jan 04, 2021

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Millions of travelers ignored public health warnings and packed into airports over the holidays to see their loved ones. As a result, U.S. hospitals are bracing for the deadliest COVID surge yet this month. Meanwhile, Sherlock Biosciences, which has already made history once with CRISPR, seeks to do so again with an inexpensive, accurate home test that could be a global game-changer.

First Dose (Redux) Dec 28, 2020

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One day before 16-year-old Izzy Thorpe-Wall takes her first dose of Vertex’s stunning Cystic Fibrosis breakthrough, Thorpe and her mother, Clare, open up about their emotional journey and one brave girl’s determination to stay healthy long enough to meet this day of her dreams. Hosted by Jim Greenwood.

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