Walter Isaacson & Dr. Alexi Nazem discuss Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR, & how life sciences as the next frontier of technology will re-shape the human species
The sequencing of DNA has given us a new look within the human body. And now, with the ability to edit our DNA, we’ve entered a new world of medical miracles and moral questions.
Walter Isaacson, bestselling author and biographer of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs joins us in conversation with Dr. Alexi Nazem, Founder & CEO of Nomad Health. Join us to hear how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and colleagues developed an invention that will transform the human race: CRISPR, an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA. With life sciences as the next frontier of technology, how will we shape the future of the human species?
“He’s done it again. The Code Breaker is another Walter Isaacson must-read. This time he has a heroine who will be for the ages; a worldwide cast of remarkable, fiercely competitive scientists; and a string of discoveries that will change our lives far more than the iPhone did. The tale is gripping. The implications mind-blowing.”
Alexi Nazem, MD, MBA, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nomad Health, the first online marketplace for freelance clinical jobs. In addition to leading Nomad, he is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell in New York. Alexi trained in internal medicine at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston after receiving an MD from Yale and an MBA from Harvard. He also holds a BS in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale.
Nomad Health is the first digital marketplace for healthcare jobs, efficiently connecting quality clinicians with rewarding career opportunities and taking the busywork out of finding clinical work. They are a well-funded Series C startup backed by First Round Capital, RRE Ventures, .406 Ventures, Polaris Partners, Icon Ventures, and Kevin Ryan (founder of MongoDB, Zola, Gilt, and DoubleClick).
