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The Pulse Podcast takes a deep dive into biotech stories, features key biotech figures, and inspires the next generation of biotech leaders. The Pulse is presented by the Harvard Biotech Club.
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- Todd Golub: Pioneering Cancer Genomics and Collaborative Science · 1 h 8 minDr Todd Golub is Director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and a founding core member of the institute. He is also a member of the faculty of the Dana-Farber Cancer…
- Carl Novina: From Academic Discovery to Company Creation · 1 h 24 minDr. Carl Novina is a physician-scientist, biotech founder, and Science Partner at Flagship Pioneering. Before joining Flagship, he spent nearly two decades as a principal…
- Tasuku Kitada: Building a Biotech Strand by Strand · 50 minDr. Tasuku Kitada is the co-founder, President, Head of R&D, and a board director at Strand Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing programmable mRNA…
- Ryan Flynn: The Wonderful World of GlycoRNA · 1 h 1 minRyan Flynn is pioneering a brand new field of biology. His seminal report of glycosylated RNA (glycoRNA) in 2021 reimagined the way we think about the cell surface and intercell…
- Chuan He: Philosophies on the Wall Between Academia and Industry · 41 minChuan He is a world-renowned epigeneticist, a Wolf Prize laureate, and a recent inductee of the National Academy of Sciences. Chuan’s lab at the University of Chicago has spun…
- Mark Namchuk: The Art of the Argument Between Science and Business at Every Level · 59 minMark Namchuk is the Executive Director of Therapeutics Translation at Harvard Medical School. Before he joined Harvard, Mark had a 24-year research and development career in the…
- Vicki Sato: Building Modern Biotech Through the Pull and Push · 1 h 19 minDr Vicki Sato is a pioneering biotech leader who helped shape the modern biotech industry. She currently serves on the board or in the advisory role for several biotech…
- James Collins: Doing Good Science with an Underdog Spirit · 1 h 11 minJames Collins is the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science and Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT. Jim serves as a director at the MIT Jameel Clinic, a…
- Tim Harris: a Journey through 50 years of Biotechnology · 1 h 14 minTim Harris is a molecular biologist, biochemist and geneticist. He is also a science and business leader with over 40 years of experience in a range of molecular research areas…
- Stephanie Oestreich: Leadership across biotech and orchestras · 43 minStephanie Oestreich is Managing Director of the Myeloma Investment Fund (MIF), a venture philanthropy fund focused on therapies and technologies for multiple myeloma. She is the…
- Luke Timmerman: Daring to Traverse Biotech and Mountains · 1 h 7 minLuke Timmerman is a biotech journalist, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. As an award-winning journalist, Luke has been covering biotech since 2001. He is the founder and…
- Bill Sellers: A Nonlinear Journey in Advancing Cancer Therapeutics Across Academia and Industry · 54 minDr. Bill Sellers is a physician scientist and a leading cancer researcher who has held major roles across academia and industry, including Core member of the Broad Institute and…
- Melissa McCracken: A Scientist’s Journey into Biotech VC · 48 minMelissa McCracken is a partner at Nextech Invest, a leading oncology-focused venture capital firm. She is a board member for multiple private and public biotech companies…
- Soufiane Aboulhouda: A story of startups and serendipity · 58 minSoufiane (Souf) is a synthetic biologist by training from Harvard Medical School. During his PhD, he founded Nucleate, a non-profit biotech organization that represents the…
- John Maraganore: The Importance of Being Unreasonable · 55 minDr. John Maraganore, founding CEO of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and co-founder of City Therapeutics, discusses his journey from a Greek immigrant household to pioneering RNA…
- George Church: Embracing Outliers in Science and in Life · 1 h 1 minDr. George Church, is a genetics professor at Harvard Medical School and the Wyss Institute. George is a pioneer in synthetic biology and personalized genomics. In 2017, Time…
- Chris Bahl: From Protein Geek to Biotech CEO · 43 minChris Bahl is the Co-founder and CEO of AI Proteins. He also established the Boston Protein Design and Modeling Club (BPDMC), where he serves as Co-organizer. After completing…
- Peter Kolchinsky: Create Your Own Luck by Doing Things Outside of Class · 1 h 49 minPeter Kolchinsky: Scientist, investor, author, founder of No Patient Left Behind, and co-founder of RA Capital Management. Peter is a virologist by training from Harvard…
- Madalyn Won: Making the Jump from Academia into Consulting · 32 minMaddie is a parasitologist by training from Harvard University. After her PhD graduation, she joined McKinsey as an associate. In this episode, Maddie shared her journey from the…
- Emily Gaudiano: From Lab Bench to Biotech Venture Capital · 41 min · Temporada 2025 Episódio 1* Emily Gaudiano reflects on her PhD in Arlene Sharpe Lab at Harvard Medical School and shares the pivotal moments that influenced her career. * With experience in recruiting…







