Planned Segment

Artificial Wombs and Ectogenesis

Guest: Dr. Alan Flake

Could external gestation systems enable extreme prematurity survival or eventually replace biological pregnancy?

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Protein Design and De Novo Enzyme Engineering

Guest: Dr. David Baker

Can computational protein design create novel enzymes with functions not found in nature for industrial and therapeutic applications?

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Epigenetic Editing and Heritable Gene Regulation

Guest: Dr. Fyodor Urnov

Can we reversibly control gene expression without altering DNA sequence, and what are the therapeutic implications?

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Tissue Engineering and Organ Printing

Guest: Dr. Anthony Atala

Can bioprinting technology create functional replacement organs with vascular networks and cellular complexity?

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Bacterial Therapeutics and Engineered Probiotics

Guest: Dr. Michael Fischbach

Can genetically modified bacteria serve as living therapeutics for drug delivery, metabolic correction, and immune modulation?

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Immune System Reprogramming and CAR-T Cell Engineering

Guest: Dr. Carl June

Can engineered immune cells provide durable cancer cures, and what are the prospects for expanding beyond oncology?