STAT Virtual Event | Tomorrow’s Trailblazers in Science

Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET.

Each year, STAT chooses a new class of Wunderkinds, showcasing stars of science and medicine who are in the midst of launching their careers. Join for a conversation with past all-star Wunderkinds to see where they are now, how their journeys have unfolded, and hear their most inspiring and innovative ideas.

Sponsor Introduction

• Lauren Averett Byers, M.D., professor of thoracic/head & neck medical oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Koichi Takahashi, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Featured Speakers

• Nicole M. Gaudelli, Ph.D., entrepreneur in residence (EIR) at GV (formerly Google Ventures) — Wunderkinds Class of ’18
  • Inventor of the Adenine Base Editor, a gene-editing tool that has the potential to help treat various genetic diseases. Previously the vice president of gene editing at Beam Therapeutics.

• Kellie Jurado, Ph.D., presidential assistant professor of microbiology, University of Pennsylvania — Wunderkinds Class of ’18
  • Researches immune system development and response to viral infections during early life.

• Bianca Jones Marlin, Ph.D., Herbert and Florence Irving assistant professor of cell research, Columbia University’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute; Department of Psychology & Department of Neuroscience; HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar — Wunderkinds Class of ’17
  • Investigates the biology of how trauma and stress can be inherited from generation to generation.

• Siddhartha Roy, Ph.D., assistant professor, Rutgers University — Wunderkinds Class of ’21
  • Helped sound the alarm over the Flint Water Crisis and now runs a lab dedicated to ensuring safe and accessible drinking water for all.

• Nicholas St. Fleur, general assignment reporter, associate editorial director of events, STAT (moderator)

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