Jul 27 2016

GMOs

Guest: Dr. Fred Gould, Distinguished University Professor of Entomology; William Neal Reynolds Professor of Agriculture; Co-director, Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center, North Carolina State University
Topics: 2016 NAS report on GMOs in agriculture, Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects (Dr. Gould co-chaired the authoring committee), gene drive technology, NC State GES

Dr. Fred Gould

National Academies Press site for the GMOs report (free PDF download available)

NCSU press release about the NAS report

Genetically Engineered Crops Are Safe, Analysis Finds NY Times article about the NAS report

NCSU Genetic Engineering and Society Center

NCSU Genetic Engineering and Society February 2016 workshop on gene drives

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Jul 20 2016

CAR-T cell cancer immunotherapy

Guests: Dr. Jonathan Serody, Elizabeth Thomas Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology, UNC School of Medicine, Associate Director for Translational Research, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; Dr. Barbara Savoldo, Professor, Immunology, Virology, and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, UNC School of Medicine, member, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Topic: CAR-T cell cancer immunotherapy

The Serody Lab

UNC Lineberger clinical profile: Jonathan S. Serody, MD

UNC Lineberger profile: Barbara Savoldo, MD, PHD

UNC Lineberger profile: Gianpietro Dotti, MD

News release, March 2015: New UNC Lineberger faculty recruited to launch T-cell cancer therapy trials

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Dr. Barbara Savoldo

Dr. Jon Serody

Jul 6 2016

The Mind Club

Guest: Dr. Kurt Gray, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, UNC-Chapel Hill, Mind Perception and Morality Lab, co-author, The Mind Club: Who Thinks, What Feels, and Why It Matters

Topics: The Mind Club (by chapter), mind perception, co-author Daniel Wegner, free will, cryptominds, vulnerable feelers vs. thinking doers