September 2, 202501:35:25

Ep. 303: “Organoid Models of Cancer” Featuring Dr. Alice Soragni

Guest:

Dr. Alice Soragni is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. She talks about her work on patient-derived organoids and how they can be adapted for drug screening. She also discusses how she transitioned from structural biology to research on protein aggregation and rare diseases, and the current social media landscape for scientists. (45:20)

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