Drew is currently a student at Harvard Medical School, and graduated from Yale University in 2020. His experience includes Research on Genetics, aging, and Alzheimer's disease at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and he has multiple publications in influential Neuroscience journals such as eNeuro. He was editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of Medicine and Law, and also has an extensive Entrepreneurial background. He founded the 501(c)(3) Non-profit Dose of Justice, which is dedicated to fighting the Opioid Crisis and reducing the stigma surrounding those plagued by Opioid addiction. Most recently, Drew co-founded Mobile Memory, a startup which is leveraging Deep Learning to take a fresh and sustainable approach to early Alzheimer's diagnosis.
Timestamps:
(00:40) Introduction, and Drew's background
(4:25) The conceptual differences between neurodegenerative diseases and other diseases.
(9:35) The Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia - what went so terribly wrong? What can be done to repair the damage?
(22:50) The stigma surrounding opioid addiction, and the damage it causes.
(30:40) Alzheimer's Disease - the problem, the mechanism, and potential angles from which the problem can be attacked.
(39:00, 40:00) Preventative clinical trials for AD, and preclinical AD screening.
(41:40) Mobile Memory - Detecting AD before it manifests using only your voice.
(51:23) Preventative medicine in current medical education. Incentives in healthcare and efficacy of different approaches to medical treatment.
(56:20) Drew's vision for the future of medicine, and what part enterprise will play.
(1:02:30) Outro
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Note: Due to complicating circumstances, I literally had to record this episode in a broom closet. It won't happen again, but I'd like to give your ears an advance warning!
Relevant Links:
https://www.mobilememory.app/
Get in touch and Leave Feedback:
richard.hausman@yale.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-hausman-824035154/
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