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Real conversations with leading R&D experts.

We sit down with the scientists, operators, and executives shaping the future of clinical research — and ask them what actually works, what doesn't, and what the industry still gets wrong.

Insights from leaders at top biopharma sponsors and world-class research institutions

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Compass Pathways
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Alto
Actinogen
Biviw
IGC Pharma
Vistagen

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Precision Medicine Got Kidney Disease Wrong — Until Now
Ep. 56
Episode 56

Precision Medicine Got Kidney Disease Wrong — Until Now

with Jason Coloma · CEO, Maze Therapeutics

Jason Coloma, CEO of Maze Therapeutics, explains how his team moved beyond statistical genetic associations to uncover the true mechanism behind APOL1-mediated kidney disease — a condition that disproportionately affects Black communities — and why the genetics-driven platform that worked in oncology is only now being applied seriously to nephrology.

Apr 1, 2026·36 min
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Precision Medicine Got Kidney Disease Wrong — Until Now
56

Precision Medicine Got Kidney Disease Wrong — Until Now

with Jason Coloma

36 min

Why Dr. Ken Sharlin Believes Most Neurological Diseases Are Reversible
55

Why Dr. Ken Sharlin Believes Most Neurological Diseases Are Reversible

with Dr. Ken Sharlin

38 min

Why Serotonin Isn't Outdated, Our Thinking Is
54

Why Serotonin Isn't Outdated, Our Thinking Is

with Dr. Jacob Jacobsen

40 min

Who Really Protects Patients in Clinical Trials? With Dr. Lara Shirikjian
53

Who Really Protects Patients in Clinical Trials? With Dr. Lara Shirikjian

with Dr. Lara Shirikjian

42 min

Turning Pain Into Progress: How Sonia Prashar Built a Mission Around Mental Health
52

Turning Pain Into Progress: How Sonia Prashar Built a Mission Around Mental Health

with Sonia Prashar

8 min read

The Synapse Secret: How One Molecule Normalized Brain Activity in Fragile X Patients
51

The Synapse Secret: How One Molecule Normalized Brain Activity in Fragile X Patients

with Dr. Craig Erickson

9 min read

Why Traditional Schizophrenia Treatments Miss 50% of Patient Needs
50

Why Traditional Schizophrenia Treatments Miss 50% of Patient Needs

with Dr. Laxminarayan Bhat

38 min

The 20-Year Industry Secret: Redefining Neurodegenerative Treatment
49

The 20-Year Industry Secret: Redefining Neurodegenerative Treatment

with Dr. Gabriel Vargas

53 min

One Mechanism, Three Conditions: A New Direction in Neurological Treatment
48

One Mechanism, Three Conditions: A New Direction in Neurological Treatment

with Cuong Do

46 min

Why Clinical Trial Speed Kills Success — And What Top Sponsors Do Instead
47

Why Clinical Trial Speed Kills Success — And What Top Sponsors Do Instead

with Dr. Steve Brannan

62 min

Innovation and Hope in Alzheimer's Care with Ram Mukunda
46

Innovation and Hope in Alzheimer's Care with Ram Mukunda

with Ram Mukunda

40 min

Challenges & Opportunities in Neuro Drug Development
45

Challenges & Opportunities in Neuro Drug Development

with Matthew Leoni

44 min

Why a Daily Pill May Be Five Times Better Than Alzheimer's Antibodies
44

Why a Daily Pill May Be Five Times Better Than Alzheimer's Antibodies

with Steven Gourlay

49 min

Nose to Brain: The New Class of Mental Health Drugs That Bypass the Bloodstream Entirely
43

Nose to Brain: The New Class of Mental Health Drugs That Bypass the Bloodstream Entirely

with Shawn Singh

47 min

Keep It Simple: Srini Rao on the Engineering Mindset Behind Psychedelic Drug Development
42

Keep It Simple: Srini Rao on the Engineering Mindset Behind Psychedelic Drug Development

with Srinivas Rao

50 min

Why Beckley Psytech Is Developing the Next Generation of Psychedelics
41

Why Beckley Psytech Is Developing the Next Generation of Psychedelics

with Cosmo Feilding-Mellen

42 min

Patient-Informed Clinical Trial Development with Victoria DiBiaso
40

Patient-Informed Clinical Trial Development with Victoria DiBiaso

with Victoria DiBiaso

34 min