BioChat, a Podcast by ABclonal Technology

BioChat #28: Think Globally, Act Locally

Join BioChat as we speak to medical and biotech executive Dr. Gerardo Jiménez-Sánchez, MD, PhD, about his incredible adventures in studying the principles of human genetics and genomics and his quest to improve accessibility to genetic analysis to the greater population. Dr. Jiménez shares his journey of pursuing medicine in Mexico, working on various projects including the great Human Genome Project in the United States, and establishing a top tier genomics center in his home country as well as his numerous contributions to science and the business of science. 

 

You can learn more about INMEGEN here.

 

 

Please feel free to visit us at www.abclonal.com and read our blog posts here, including an introduction to what we're hoping to accomplish with BioChat! You can also find all the ways to subscribe to our podcast via our BioChat page, which includes Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

BioChat #27: Battling Leukemia

Tune in for a special BioChat where we talk to Xunlei Kang, MD, PhD, from the University of Missouri School of Medicine as we recognize Blood Cancer Awareness Month with a discussion about the direction of research into acute myeloid leukemia and hematopoiesis. Dr. Kang talks about his journey from China to the United States, breakthroughs made by his laboratory into AML research, and how ABclonal has helped his group publish some of his newest discoveries.

 

You can learn more about how you can participate in Blood Cancer Awareness Month! You can also read one of the most recent leukemia studies from Dr. Kang's lab here.  

 

Please feel free to visit us at www.abclonal.com and read our blog posts here, including an introduction to what we're hoping to accomplish with BioChat! You can also find all the ways to subscribe to our podcast via our BioChat page, which includes Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

BioChat #26: Follow Your Gut

Joining BioChat is Ting Fu, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin to discuss her long time research into inflammatory bowel diseases and colon cancer.  Ting talks about her fortuitous path with helpful mentors and collaborators to pursue her research interests, the challenges of setting up a new lab during the height of the pandemic, and of course, her research of the roles of bile acids and its nuclear receptor, FXR, in gastrointestinal homeostasis.

 

You can check out Ting's lab at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

 

Please feel free to visit us at www.abclonal.com and read our blog posts here, including an introduction to what we're hoping to accomplish with BioChat! You can also find all the ways to subscribe to our podcast via our BioChat page, which includes Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

BioChat #25: Vetting Your Data

BioChat welcomes Kin's long time friend and data scientist, Karl Jablonowski, PhD, to talk about the importance of vetting data to remove bias and agenda from scientific interpretations. We discuss the usage and manipulation of large datasets, properly presenting data and calculation methodology, and accountability in data analysis. Plus some bonus talk about nutrition and saving our children!

 

Please feel free to visit us at www.abclonal.com and read our blog posts here, including an introduction to what we're hoping to accomplish with BioChat! You can also find all the ways to subscribe to our podcast via our BioChat page, which includes Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

BioChat #24: Genetics, Evolution, and Malaria

BioChat welcomes Ellen Leffler, PhD, to discuss a very unique career path that just went with the flow! Ellen talks about her various interestes that eventually led to genetics research, balancing life and family while doing cutting edge computational biology, and her research focus on human genetics and primate evolution in the context of malaria susceptibility.

 

You can check out Ellen's laboratory at the University of Utah.

 

Please feel free to visit us at www.abclonal.com and read our blog posts here, including an introduction to what we're hoping to accomplish with BioChat! You can also find all the ways to subscribe to our podcast via our BioChat page, which includes Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

BioChat #23: Genetic and Multiomic Analysis On Your Benchtop

BioChat invites Sam Bettis, Associate Director for Field Applications for Element Biosciences, to speak to us about his broad expertise through his winding career path, the impact and innovation possible through next-generation sequencing, and the advantages and benefits of the Element platform in facilitating rapid discovery.

 

Element Biosciences delivers high-quality, affordable benchtop sequencing to help innovate genetic and multiomic analysis for the research market. You can learn about their state-of-the-art sequencing platforms at ElementBiosciences.com!

 

Please feel free to visit us at www.abclonal.com and read our blog posts here, including an introduction to what we're hoping to accomplish with BioChat! You can also find all the ways to subscribe to our podcast via our BioChat page, which includes Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

BioChat #22: Our Four-Legged Friends

Team ABclonal gets together to talk about our small mammalian (and reptilian, and other classes of animals even) friends who make our lives more full and fun! Join us as we describe the quirks of working remotely with our faithful animal companions by our side, and the silly things that they do to distract us periodically when things get a bit stressful.

 

Please feel free to visit us at www.abclonal.com, read our blog posts here, including an introduction to what we're hoping to accomplish with BioChat, and check out our Doctor Beaker page for fun activities! You can also find all the ways to subscribe to our podcast via our BioChat page, which includes Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

BioChat #21: Passion For STEM

We invited Trista Smith, an experienced robotics engineer now working with Argonne National Laboratory, to speak with us about her experiences getting into STEM fields as a woman of color, her efforts in generating interest in STEM education and training workers in our new technological society, and the programs she will spearhead with Argonne and the community going forward. 

 

Please feel free to visit us at www.abclonal.com, read our blog posts here, including an introduction to what we're hoping to accomplish with BioChat, and check out our Doctor Beaker page for fun activities! You can also find all the ways to subscribe to our podcast via our BioChat page, which includes Apple Podcasts and Spotify.