Ep. 32: Unleashing the Power of Immune Cells with Andrew Gray, PhD of Karma Biotech
In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Andrew Gray, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO at Karma Biotechnologies, about the power of immune cells to defeat cancer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:05 - Introduction, 00:00:21 - Karma Biotech's Mission, 00:02:11 - Challenges in Cell Engineering, 00:04:19 - Andrew's Background and Inspiration, 00:08:28 - Oncology and Karma's Approach, 00:14:03 - Promising Results in Microtumor Models, 00:14:59 - Moving to Mouse Models and IND Studies, 00:15:57 - Selective Partnerships and Gene Editing, 00:17:04 - Preparing Tumors for Immunotherapies, Guest Bio: Dr. Andrew Gray is an immune engineer and co-founder of Karma Biotechnologies, a Los Angeles startup on a mission to break cancer’s immune defenses from the inside out. Andrew has dedicated his career to understanding immune tolerance, particularly how cancer hijacks this natural process to protect itself from being cleared by the patient’s immune system. He received his PhD in Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology from USC in 2011. Since then, he’s founded and advised multiple biotech startups, and helps assess novel technologies for several venture funds. Originally from the UK, Andrew came to the US with nothing but a place at UC Berkeley and a rucksack… which the airline lost. In their spare time Andrew and his wife love showing California’s natural wonders to their energetic three-year-old daughter and mellow baby son. Guest Links: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewgrayphd/ Karma Biotechnologies Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarmaBiotech Karma Biotechnologies Website: https://karmabiotech.com/ About VibeCast VibeCast is our weekly informational podcast and content series exploring the hottest topics in drug development and Web3 with some of the dynamic people that make up the Vibe community. VibeCast is a collection of long-form and short-form video content intended to help our community learn about the current opportunities and challenges in biotech fundraising and community engagement innovation. Guests include biotech founders, regulatory experts, drug development executives, blockchain technologists, web3 community builders, patient community advocates, and many other Vibe Bio community members seeking to accelerate the development of breakthrough treatments. Follow Vibe Bio's Socials: https://twitter.com/VibeBio https://www.linkedin.com/company/vibe-bio/ https://www.instagram.com/vibebiotechnology/ https://www.tiktok.com/@vibebio https://www.facebook.com/VibeBiotechnology/ Disclaimer: VibeCast is intended to be used for educational and entertainment purposes, and no information or opinions shared constitute advice or services. While guests are invited to listen, listeners acknowledge they are not being provided professional advice from the podcast or the guests. The podcast is for private non-commercial use and the statements of our guests reflect their personal views only and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any agency, organization, or company that they work for or are affiliated with.
