Discovery

31. Turning the Tumor Microenvironment Against Cancer with MGB's Alexander Cryer, Ph.D. 12/12/2025

    In Episode 118, Host Erin Harris talks to Alexander Cryer, Ph.D., Instructor in Medicine at Mass General Brigham, about a proof-of-concept strategy that reprograms tumor cells with mRNA lipid nanoparticles to overactivate the cGAS-STING pathway, forcing cancer cells to produce and export large amounts of the innate immune agonist cGAMP to stimulate surrounding immune cells and drive anti-tumor immunity.

32. Rethinking Large Animal Models in Gene Therapy with Novartis' Ralf Schmid, Ph.D. 7/15/2025

    On this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast, Host Erin Harris talks to Ralf Schmid, Ph.D., Associate Director of Preclinical Research at Novartis Biomedical Research, about the evolving use of large animal models in gene therapy development.

33. Pioneering Next-Gen TCR Therapies In Solid Tumors With Neogene Therapeutics' Carsten Linnemann, Ph.D. 10/9/2024

    Carsten Linnemann, Ph.D., CEO of Neogene Therapeutics and Head of Oncology Cell Therapy Clinical Development, AstraZeneca joins Cell & Gene: The Podcast’s Erin Harris to discuss T-cell receptor (TCR) therapies for solid cancers.

34. The Future of Rare Diseases with The Jackson Laboratory's Rare Disease Translational Center's Cat Lutz 2/27/2024

    Rare Disease Day is February 29, 2024, and in honor of this important day, Cell & Gene: The Podcast Host Erin Harris sits down with Jackson Laboratory’s (JAX) Rare Disease Translational Center (RDTC)'s VP, Cat Lutz.

35. Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Diseases with Opus Genetics' Dr. George Magrath 7/1/2025

    In this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast, George Magrath, CEO of Opus Genetics, shares with Host, Erin Harris, how the company is advancing gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), with a focus on LCA5, a rare and severe form of childhood blindness.

36. Globalization's Impact on Patient Access with ARM's COO, Rita Johnson-Greene 11/20/2024

    Rita Johnson-Greene, COO at Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) joined Cell & Gene: The Podcast Host, Erin Harris, on-site during the 2024 Meeting on the Mesa to record their discussion. Johnson-Greene shared information about the Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) in Europe and its potential impact on cell and gene therapies, how globalization impacts patient access, an update on ARM's Grow Internship Program, as well as a few key takeaways from the event that sector professionals can anticipate impacting the CGTs in the next 12 months and beyond.

37. Tackling 'The Delivery Problem' Of Gene Editing-Based Medicines 7/18/2024

    Lucas Harrington, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Mammoth Biosciences, joins Erin Harris to shed light on the biotech's proprietary ultracompact CRISPR systems to develop potential long-term curative therapies for patients with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. They discuss why in vivo delivery continues to be a bottleneck against the clinical advancement of gene-editing-based medicines and what ultracompact CRISPR systems are designed to do.

38. Advancing Early Detection in Rare Cancers with Catriona Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D. 4/7/2026

    On episode 126 of Cell & Gene: The Podcast, Host Erin Harris welcomes Catriona Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D, Director of the UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute and Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine.

39. Identifying Drug Development Opportunities For DMD With CureDuchenne 8/1/2024

    Debra Miller, CEO and Founder and Dr. Michael Kelly, Chief Scientific Officer at CureDuchenne talk to Host Erin Harris about the FDA approval for the expansion to the label indication for ELEVIDYS from Sarepta Therapeutics as well as how CureDuchenne works with various biotechs developing gene therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

40. The Future of Adenovector-Based Therapies with Precigen's Helen Sabzevari, Ph.D. 1/29/2025

    Helen Sabzevari, Ph.D., President and CEO of Precigen, joins Host, Erin Harris to discuss how the company utilizes gorilla adenovirus vectors.