The Accelerating Science Podcast by SelectScience®

Join SelectScience® CEO, Kerry Parker, as she speaks to Dr. Anne Wyllie, also known as ‘The Spit Queen’, about her work in the use of saliva for high-quality, low-cost community surveillance of respiratory pathogens. Wyllie is a research scientist in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health at Yale University. During this conversation, we explore the story behind the development of the SalivaDirect PCR protocol which propelled Wyllie’s global mission of affordable, high-quality testing programs for all communities in need. Discover how the American National Basketball Association helped with this mission and why we should be challenging the status quo in clinical testing.

Join SelectScience® CEO, Kerry Parker, as she speaks to Professor Zoltan Takats, Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. In this episode, learn about the future possibilities of intelligent surgery, where AI and robotics assist surgeons with precision surgery and real-time decision-making, leading to improved outcomes for patients.  Hear about the development of the iKnife and the challenges for academics in commercialising tools for the clinical lab. Discover the opportunities of moving from therapeutics to theranostics, which technologies will accelerate clinical research and how the future is a team affair. Join the conversation to hear about Takats’ personal mission to change how cancer care is performed.

Join SelectScience® CEO, Kerry Parker, as she speaks to Dr. Mimi Roy who is working at the cutting edge of developing gene therapies in rare diseases. During this podcast discussion, Roy shares how gene therapies and viral vectors work and why AI and mass spectrometry are accelerating science in this field. Roy also discusses her perspectives on time management, her outlook on teamwork, and how the future of science is a multidisciplinary and human endeavour. After beginning her academic career in India, Roy embarked on a journey that led her to Sydney, Australia, and eventually the United States, where she pursued her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Princeton University then a postdoctoral research position at the Scripps Research Institute. Roy then discovered the world of start-ups and biopharmaceuticals and never looked back.

Join SelectScience® CEO, Kerry Parker, as she speaks to Professor Alexander Makarov, a renowned Russian physicist and engineer. Makarov is best known for his leading role in the development of the Orbitrap mass spectrometry technology, used today by tens of thousands of scientists worldwide in proteomics, drug discovery, cell biology, forensics, and more. As the Director of Global Research in Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Makarov and his team are continuing to drive new innovations in the field.    In this podcast episode, we dive into Makarov’s life story and discover his path to invention. Makarov shares the unique challenges of being a scientist in a technology company, explains how mass spectrometry works and the concept of democratization in scientific advancements. Don't miss this thought-provoking episode, where we uncover the remarkable journey of Professor Alexander Makarov and the impact of his innovations.