Changing the GI Screening Landscape with Erica Barnell, MD, PhD

Oncology Overdrive

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Erica Barnell, MD, PhD, about Geneoscopy’s non-invasive screening and early detection technology, helping improve patient compliance for gastrointestinal health and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 • About Barnell 1:07 • The interview 2:05 • Tell me about how you got into this space and co-founded your unique company. 2:30 • How did you find the time to co-find a company on top of completing your PhD program? 4:24 • Barnell on starting Geneoscopy with her brother and working with family. 5:06 • What were the steps you took to make the idea of Geneoscopy happen? 6:08 • Describe the process and technology Geneoscopy is using for early colorectal cancer screening. 7:33 • What makes your non-invasive screening tests different from others? 9:29 • Do you have any advice on how to execute a timeline for physicians and scientists who may have ideas like yours? 11:08 • Jain and Barnell on the advantages of partnering with your network and connections to navigate the challenges of standing up entrepreneurial ventures. 13:36 • How can physicians find resources outside of their network to help them successfully build a company and execute their ideas? 15:20 • Tell me more about what Geneoscopy is looking at outside of cancer. 17:40 • Is this technology something that patients can order directly, and are you thinking of expanding this globally in the future? 19:25 • What do you envision for Geneoscopy ten years down the line? 20:37 • Have you received feedback from other physicians? 21:39 • Jain and Barnell on the positive results of patient compliance with non-invasive screening tests. 23:09 • What’s next for you? Along with growing Geneoscopy, is there anything else that you are working on and passionate about? 24:54 • Can you talk about how Geneoscopy has focused on equitable access in this space? 27:15 • If someone could only listen to the last two minutes of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 29:45 • How to contact Barnell 30:20 • Thanks for listening 31:02

Erica Barnell, MD, PhD, is the chief science officer and co-founder of Geneoscopy, a life sciences company focused on transforming gastrointestinal health by empowering patients and providers with innovative tests that help detect, prevent and monitor disease, including colorectal cancer.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at [e-mail]. Follow Healio on X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X, formerly known as Twitter: @ShikhaJainMD. Barnell can be reached on X, formerly known as Twitter, @EricaBarnell, or via Geneoscopy’s LinkedIn and Facebook and website, geneoscopy.com. Disclosures: Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures. Barnell is the CSO and cofounder of Geneoscopy.