Guests: James Green, Chairman and CEO, and Dr. William Wilkison, COO, Islet Sciences, Inc., Raleigh
Topics: Islet Sciences and its pipeline of treatments and diagnostics for metabolic disorders including diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Guest: Dr. Pauline Kay Lund, Sarah Graham Kenan professor of cell & molecular physiology, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, UNC School of Medicine Topics: Intestinal stem cells, intestinal epithelium, suppression of cytokine signaling (SOCS), fibrosis in regenerative medicine, microbiome, gut inflammation
Guest: Dr. Ross Tonkens, Director, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Science and Technology Accelerator Program Topics: AHA/ASA Accelerator Program, venture philanthropy, the “valley of death,” cardiology, contract research organizations