Biotech 2050 Podcast

46. Fighting cancer with protein degradation, Adam Crystal, CMO, Stew Fisher, CSO, C4 Therapeutics


Listen Later

Adam Crystal, M.D., Ph.D. joined C4 Therapeutics in February 2019 as our Chief Medical Officer. Previously, Adam was at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, most recently as Senior Director, where he led several early clinical development programs. Before transitioning to industry, Adam was a medical oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital where he researched resistance mechanisms to targeted therapies. Adam was also a laboratory-based researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital where his work on resistance mechanisms to targeted therapies was recognized with the American Society of Clinical Oncology Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award and was also published in Science. He trained at Massachusetts General Hospital in internal medicine, and in medical oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Adam holds an M.D., as well as a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Stew Fisher, Ph.D. joined C4 Therapeutics in May 2016 and has served as our Chief Scientific Officer since May 2018. Between May 2016 and May 2018, Stew served as our Senior Director of Discovery Sciences. Prior to joining C4 Therapeutics, Stew held senior leadership roles at the Broad Institute, including Director of Quantitative of Biochemistry and Enzymology, where he developed and implemented biochemical plans for therapeutic projects. He previously spent fifteen years at AstraZeneca in roles of increasing responsibility across target validation, drug discovery and clinical candidate support, including Executive Director of Infection Bioscience. Stew started his career at Hoffmann-La Roche as a Research Scientist after completing an NIH Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Stew holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology, and a B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Vermont.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Biotech 2050 PodcastBy Biotech 2050

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

60 ratings


More shows like Biotech 2050 Podcast

View all
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch by Harry Stebbings

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

531 Listeners

a16z Podcast by Andreessen Horowitz

a16z Podcast

1,081 Listeners

The Bio Report by Levine Media Group

The Bio Report

40 Listeners

Y Combinator Startup Podcast by Y Combinator

Y Combinator Startup Podcast

232 Listeners

The Long Run with Luke Timmerman by Timmerman Report

The Long Run with Luke Timmerman

124 Listeners

The Readout Loud by STAT

The Readout Loud

324 Listeners

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg by All-In Podcast, LLC

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

9,830 Listeners

Business Of Biotech by Ben Comer

Business Of Biotech

86 Listeners

BioCentury This Week by BioCentury

BioCentury This Week

34 Listeners

Raising Health by Andreessen Horowitz, a16z Bio + Health

Raising Health

146 Listeners

Biotech Hangout by Daphne Zohar, Josh Schimmer, Brad Loncar, Tim Opler & more

Biotech Hangout

19 Listeners

The Biotech Startups Podcast by Excedr

The Biotech Startups Podcast

23 Listeners

Beyond Biotech - the podcast from Labiotech by Labiotech

Beyond Biotech - the podcast from Labiotech

3 Listeners

The Top Line by Fierce Life Sciences

The Top Line

15 Listeners

The BioCentury Show by BioCentury

The BioCentury Show

11 Listeners