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)
