FoGCast

FoGCast

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FoGCast episodes

  • Ahead of the curve: FoGCast with Anu Acharya

    In this episode of FoGCast, Lyndsey and Manuel sit down with Anu Acharya — serial entrepreneur, poet, and founder of MapmyGenome — for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of healthcare and the human stories behind scientific innovation.

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    42 min
  • Biology first, AI everything: FoGCast with Adam Cribbs

    In this episode of FoGCast, we sit down with Adam Cribbs, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford and co-founder of Entelo Bio, to explore where biology, machine learning, and medicine truly intersect. From retraining across disciplines to building discovery engines for drug development, Adam shares a refreshingly pragmatic view on AI as a tool, not a replacement, and what it really takes to drive impact in modern science.

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    50 min
  • From maths to molecules: FoGCast with Alvis Brazma

    In this episode of FoGCast, we sit down with Alvis Brazma - mathematician, mountaineer, author, and one of the foundational figures in modern bioinformatics. From growing up behind the Iron Curtain to helping establish functional genomics at EMBL-EBI, Alvis shares a remarkable journey shaped by curiosity, computation, and a lifelong fascination with the information that underpins all living systems.

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    55 min
  • Without hope, you cannot live: FoGCast with Angela Solano

    This week, Lyndsey and Manuel sit down with Angela Solano, a prominent genomics researcher based at the Centre for Clinical Medical Education and Research (CEMIC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We discuss Angela's exciting career, her groundbreaking work on inherited cancer risk in the Argentinian population, and the important of hope in our ever-evolving world.

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    44 min
  • Building a culture of sharing: FoGCast with Heidi Rehm

    In this episode of FoGCast, we sit down with Dr. Heidi Rehm, Chief Genomics Officer at Massachusetts General Hospital and co-director of the Broad Institute’s Center for Mendelian Genomics. From her early fascination with puzzles and biology to leading groundbreaking data-sharing efforts like ClinGen and ClinVar, Heidi discusses the evolution of genomics, the importance of collaboration, and the global push toward more equitable healthcare. We also explore the challenges of public trust, diversity in genetic data, and how genomics is poised to transform primary care.

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    46 min
  • Could genomics be the next cell phone? FoGCast with Catalina Lopez-Correa

    In today's episode of FoGCast, Manuel Corpas and Lyndsey Fletcher chat to Catalina Lopez-Correa (Chief Global Strategy Officer at Genome Canada) about her journey through the world of genomics, her experience as a cancer patient and how she would love to turn genomics into the new cell phone.

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    42 min

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