Ivan Kairatov has spent years at the intersection of structural biology and biopharma, translating difficult, dynamic molecules into practical insights that can power new therapeutics. In this conversation, he unpacks a “molecular film” of a self-splicing ribozyme—captured almost frame by frame—and
If bacteria aren’t the whole story of the tumor microenvironment, what crucial signals are being missed from fungi that quietly occupy the same space yet account for only a sliver of the sequencing reads but a disproportionate share of immune cues and clinical outcomes? That challenge has gained
In a world where patients often wait nearly a year for life-saving drugs to gain approval, a groundbreaking initiative by the FDA is slashing that timeline to mere weeks, promising a dramatic shift in biopharma. The Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) pilot program is not just speeding
Could a single seed pull double duty against inflammation, oxidative stress, microbes, and metabolic drift without the side-effect ledger that shadows many prescriptions, and could it do so in a way that complements rather than competes with standard care? That is the provocation driving a surge of
In a world where a stroke strikes someone every 40 seconds, the fear of a second, potentially fatal event looms large for millions of survivors, creating an urgent need for better solutions. Picture a patient, just recovered from an initial stroke, grappling with the uncertainty of whether their
In a world where Alzheimer’s disease continues to challenge medical science with its relentless progression and devastating impact on millions of lives, the search for effective treatments remains a top priority for researchers and pharmaceutical companies alike. Recent developments have sparked
