In this episode, we speak with Steve Jackson about his successful career in DNA repair and his entrepreneurial adventures translating research findings into biotech companies

• He remembers his early passion for innovation and for dark heavy rock
• He was even turned down by the University of Cambridge when he first applied
• Steve reminisces about the serendipity that led him into the DNA repair field 
• How important it is to create a collaborative, cooperative and fun lab environment
• “The highs become higher… and the lows become higher”
• Steve speaks openly about the importance of honesty and trust and how he establishes his key lab values
• He tells us how he chose the names for his biotech companies and what drove him to become an entrepreneur
• A hot tip from Steve: “Never be afraid to ask for advice”
• Steve thinks it might be good not to have TOO much money in the lab
• Another hot tip “The enemy of the best is the good”
• Steve’s work has led to the treatment of tens of thousands of patients

He mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companies

• University of Cambridge
• Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
• Gurdon Institute
• Jean Beggs
• Robert Tjian
• Ron Lasky
• Sir John Gurdon
• KuDOS Pharmaceuticals
• Mission Therapeutics
• Adrestia Therapeutics

To find out more about Steve visit his website and look for him in the bar at meetings

• https://www.stevejacksonlab.org/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Jackson_(scientist)

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Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler

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