{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65736d39d32e730012c98919/66100228da0a0800160f4fcc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dried Blood COVID Dx, Cryo-Shocked Tumor Cell Delivery Vehicles, Verve Halts Trial, Iambic Starts Trial, and Diagonal Therapeutics Launches","description":"<p><strong>Episode 16 (April 5, 2024): </strong>This week, the <em>GEN </em>editors discussed deep proteome profiling of home-sampled dried blood spots to assess the effects of SARS-CoV-2 in mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic, rapid liquid nitrogen treatment for converting tumor cells into carriers for gene editing tools that target cancer in vivo, Verve Therapeutics’ pausing of a clinical trial due to a serious adverse event, Iambic Therapeutics’ advancement of its first AI-designed candidate into the clinic, and the launch of Diagonal Therapeutics to find agonist antibodies for heteromeric receptor complexes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Featuring Uduak Thomas (Senior Editor, <em>GEN</em>), Alex Philippidis (Senior Business Editor, <em>GEN</em>), Jonathan Grinstein, PhD, (Senior Editor, <em>GEN</em>), and moderated by Corinna Singleman, PhD, (Managing Editor, <em>GEN</em> and <em>IPM</em>)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Listed below are key references to the <em>GEN</em> stories, media, and other items discussed in this episode of <em>Touching Base</em>:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://webinars.liebertpub.com/e/the-state-of-omics-2024\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The State of Omics 2024 Registration</a></p><p> <em>GEN</em>&nbsp;Summit</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/coronavirus/covid-19-infections-detected-in-dried-blood-spots-via-at-home-proteomic-profiling/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 Infections Detected in Dried Blood Spots via At-Home Proteomic Profiling</a></p><p>By <em>GEN</em>, April 2, 2024.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/news/crispr-cas9-targets-lung-cancer-using-cryo-shocked-tumor-cells/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CRISPR-Cas9 Targets Lung Cancer Using Cryo-Shocked Tumor Cells</a></p><p>By <em>GEN</em>, March 31, 2024.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/artificial-intelligence/iambic-rhythm-ai-drug-developer-enters-the-clinic-targeting-her2-cancers/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iambic Rhythm: AI Drug Developer Enters the Clinic, Targeting HER2 Cancers</a></p><p>By Alex Philipidis, <em>GEN</em>, April 3, 2024.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/drug-discovery/archimedes-box-diagonal-therapeutics-raises-128-million-to-discover-agonist-antibodies/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Archimedes' Box: Diagonal Therapeutics Raises $128 Million to Discover Agonist Antibodies</a></p><p>By Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD, <em>GEN Edge</em>, April 3, 2024.</p>","author_name":"Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)"}