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EP 118: The role of genetics in drug discovery and development with Dr. Matt Nelson
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Summary:
0:00 Introduction
5:45 Lessons learned from 15 years at GSK: How has genetics and drug discovery evolved over time?
8:10 Matt’s seminal 2015 paper: Quantifying the impact of human genetic evidence on the probability of success in drug development
11:40 Which types of genetic evidence are the best drivers of success in clinical trials?
13:30 Matt’s 2023 paper ‘Refining the Impact of Genetic Evidence on Clinical Success’
18:15 Comparing the value of scale in patient-reported data and genotype arrays (e.g. 23andMe) to deep clinical phenotypes and exomes (e.g. UKBiobank)
23:00 The next leaps forward in newborn and population screening
23:50 Targeting genetic subtypes in drug development
26:15 The role of polygenic risk scores in drug development and the early proof of concept studies
28:15 Proactive trial design to exclude participants who might experience safety risks
30:20 Gene editing technologies for rare Mendelian diseases and Verve Therapeutics approach to treating familial hypercholesterolemia
33:40 Looking forward: The role of drug development in preventing disease
35:50 Matt’s transition from GSK to Deerfield and GenScience
38:00 How the role of genetics and genomics in healthcare investment has changed over the past 10 years
39:00 Genscience’s vision to use genomic data for drug discovery and decision-making
43:25 Looking forward: Linking genetic data to electronic health records in the US and Europe
47:50 Closing Remarks
167 episodes
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Summary:
0:00 Introduction
5:45 Lessons learned from 15 years at GSK: How has genetics and drug discovery evolved over time?
8:10 Matt’s seminal 2015 paper: Quantifying the impact of human genetic evidence on the probability of success in drug development
11:40 Which types of genetic evidence are the best drivers of success in clinical trials?
13:30 Matt’s 2023 paper ‘Refining the Impact of Genetic Evidence on Clinical Success’
18:15 Comparing the value of scale in patient-reported data and genotype arrays (e.g. 23andMe) to deep clinical phenotypes and exomes (e.g. UKBiobank)
23:00 The next leaps forward in newborn and population screening
23:50 Targeting genetic subtypes in drug development
26:15 The role of polygenic risk scores in drug development and the early proof of concept studies
28:15 Proactive trial design to exclude participants who might experience safety risks
30:20 Gene editing technologies for rare Mendelian diseases and Verve Therapeutics approach to treating familial hypercholesterolemia
33:40 Looking forward: The role of drug development in preventing disease
35:50 Matt’s transition from GSK to Deerfield and GenScience
38:00 How the role of genetics and genomics in healthcare investment has changed over the past 10 years
39:00 Genscience’s vision to use genomic data for drug discovery and decision-making
43:25 Looking forward: Linking genetic data to electronic health records in the US and Europe
47:50 Closing Remarks
167 episodes
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