Tgen Talks

Helios Scholar Mario Mosqueda asked 10 TGen scientists for their best career advice in an insightful discussion on charting a path in science.

Did You Know? There are fellows - and ladies - that work in the lab to learn how to lead a lab. They're called 'postdocs.'

Steve, a four-year pancreatic cancer, survivor shares his story of hope.

Students from the inaugural TGen Bioscience Leadership Academy took over the TGen Talks podcast to discuss what they learned during their two-week, immersive summer experience at TGen.

Single-Cell Sequencing promises to bring more precision to 'precision medicine.' Learn how this new technique could revolutionize diagnosis and treatment from Dr. Jonathan Keats.

James Lowey, TGen's Chief Information Officer, discusses how high-performance computing has revolutionized genomics and how our partnership with Dell has created a powerful platform to transform health.

Dr. Jessica Lang, a mother-to-be, discusses a new treatment discovery for ovarian cancer, the deadliest reproductive cancer.

Dr. Jonathan Keats discusses how multiple myeloma can be multiple cancers from a genetic standpoint. Through his work with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation's CoMMpass Study, Dr. Keats' team has sequenced 1,150 patients from 90 sites worldwide. What does this mean for patients?

Did You Know? Bioscience is as much about computer science as it is about laboratory science! Make yourself smarter in 2 minutes with our latest TGen Talks podcast!

Dr. John Altin explains how a patient's own immune cells can be transformed into cancer-killers through CAR T therapy — and what this means for the future of cancer treatment.

TGen's Center for Rare Childhood Disorders provides genetic testing to give hope and answers to rare disease patients. As part of their summer project, our Helios Scholars at TGen interns, Hannah and Morgan, interviewed one of our families about their years-long journey to a diagnosis.

Arsenic is a poison, commonly associated with murder mysteries, but did you know that it can be an effective cancer-killer? Learn more from disease detective Dr. Harshil Dhruv at TGen.

Glioblastoma is the deadliest cancer. It has been in the news lately because of the recent diagnosis of Senator John McCain and former Vice President Joe Biden's Moonshot Initiative. What is glioblastoma and why is it so hard to treat?

Welcome to TGen Talks! Dr. Jeffrey Trent, former Research Director for the Human Genome Project, and current President of the Translational Genomics Research Institute, talks about how we use genes to discover the causes of serious diseases and develop smarter treatments for them. Everything from Alzheimer's to Zika virus.