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Educational TalkEducational TalkStanford professor James Spudich recounts 40 years of research that started with amoeba proteins and ended at the FDA: his work led to Mavacamten, a breakthrough drug for genetic heart disease. A rare chance to see how basic science becomes life-saving medicine.
Academic lecture
Medical research
Stanford speaker
Basic science
Tips
🏆Spudich is a Nobel-caliber scientist
đź’Šlearn how Mavacamten was invented
🎓open to the public, no science background needed
From amoeboid myosin to unique targeted medicines
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Educational TalkEducational TalkStanford professor James Spudich recounts 40 years of research that started with amoeba proteins and ended at the FDA: his work led to Mavacamten, a breakthrough drug for genetic heart disease. A rare chance to see how basic science becomes life-saving medicine.
Academic lecture
Medical research
Stanford speaker
Basic science
Tips
🏆Spudich is a Nobel-caliber scientist
đź’Šlearn how Mavacamten was invented
🎓open to the public, no science background needed
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