Ep211: Ardem Patapoutian on Touch, Pain & New Discoveries in Neuroscience

Tim Shannon is a general partner at Canaan Partners, and a founding executive at a pair of targeted protein degrader companies -- Arvinas and Halda Therapeutics.

Arden Patapoutian, professor of neuroscience at Scripps Research and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, on new discoveries in neuroscience related to our sense of touch, pain, and more.

Cameron Turtle, CEO of Waltham, Mass.-based Spyre Therapeutics, on developing long-lasting antibodies for immune disorders.

Mathai Mammen, CEO of Cambridge, Mass.-based Parabilis Medicine, on developing alpha helical peptide molecules against hard targets of disease.

Gary Nabel, CEO of Weston, Mass.-based ModeX Therapeutics, on developing a vaccine for Epstein-Barr Virus.

Jason Coloma, CEO of South San Francisco-based Maze Therapeutics, on developing small molecule drugs based on human genetics for kidney diseases.

Lyn Baranowski, CEO of Boston-based Avalyn Pharma, on developing inhalable medicines for severe lung diseases.

Heather Turner, CEO of New York-based LB Pharma, on developing a new schizophrenia drug designed to better cross the blood-brain barrier, be dosed once daily, and make it easier for patients to take long term.

Troy Wilson, CEO of San Diego-based Kura Oncology, on his career in biotech and developing targeted cancer drugs.

Sri Kosuri, co-founder and CEO of Emeryville, Calif.-based Octant Bio, on small molecules designed to correct protein misfolding and mistrafficking at the root of many diseases.