Saving Our Bacon: Katie Summers, PhD
Katie and her lab at the USDA research ways to grow healthier pigs by studying an unlikely material.
Building Better Vaccines: Iaso Therapeutics
Learning how Iaso Therapeutics is developing a new vaccine platform to protect us from new and existing disease threats.
Creating a Company Around Genetically Engineered Probiotics: ZBiotics & Zack Abbott, PhD
Zack’s journey to creating a company and the world’s first genetically engineered probiotic.
Raising Money with David Esposito, Part 2
Lessons on how the ONL team pitched our story to investors.
Raising Money with David Esposito, Part 1
Key lessons for fundraising from the CEO of ONL Therapeutics.
Biological Jenga: Autophagy and Cell Death
How is a game with wood blocks related to cell biology? It turns out that the cellular process of autophagy has some things in common with the popular building game.
Oxygen, HIF, and Innate Immunity
Learning about the various roles the oxygen-sensing HIF proteins have in our innate immune system.
Danger Signals, Cell Damage, and Sterile Inflammation
The body’s immune system senses more than just pathogens. It’s also looking for danger signals that can come from injuries and environmental sources. These signals trigger sterile inflammation.