Call Me On Your Immunome: Mapping the Human Immune System

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Education, Health & Fitness, Science

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🗓️ 23 October 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In this episode, Dr. Jessica Steier and Dr. Sarah Scheinman are joined by the leaders of the Human Immunome Project to explore groundbreaking research in immunology. The scientists discuss the project's mission to comprehensively map and understand the human immune system, emphasizing the importance of studying diverse populations through longitudinal research. They delve into the complexities of immune system dynamics, modern immunotherapy advances, and the development of predictive models for precision medicine. The conversation highlights how this ambitious collaborative effort integrates existing data while pioneering new methodologies, offering listeners insight into the future of personalized healthcare through innovative immune system research. All our sources from this episode are available at: https://www.unbiasedscipod.com/episodes/ Interested in advertising with us? Please reach out to [email protected], with “Unbiased Science” in the subject line. PLEASE NOTE: The discussion and information provided in this podcast are for general educational, scientific, and informational purposes only and are not intended as, and should not be treated as, medical or other professional advice for any particular individual or individuals. Every person and medical issue is different, and diagnosis and treatment requires consideration of specific facts often unique to the individual. As such, the information contained in this podcast should not be used as a substitute for consultation with and/or treatment by a doctor or other medical professional. If you are experiencing any medical issue or have any medical concern, you should consult with a doctor or other medical professional. Further, due to the inherent limitations of a podcast such as this as well as ongoing scientific developments, we do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information or analysis provided in this podcast, although, of course we always endeavor to provide comprehensive information and analysis. In no event may Unbiased Science or any of the participants in this podcast be held liable to the listener or anyone else for any decision allegedly made or action allegedly taken or not taken allegedly in reliance on the discussion or information in this podcast or for any damages allegedly resulting from such reliance. The information provided herein do not represent the views of our employers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.2	Music Welcome to Unbiased Science, where we bring scientific method to the madness.
0:57.6	We're your host, Dr. Jess Steyer, and Dr. Sarah Scheinman.
1:02.1	So today is kind of an interesting episode.
1:05.1	We're going to dive into the world of MedTech.
1:09.2	And this was all spurred by the social media post that we did back in May.
1:14.7	The tagline of that post, which I'll share to our show notes, is can AI really mimic the immune system?
1:22.0	And now, the inspiration for this post was this article, which I'll also link to our show notes, which described this
1:29.0	incredible project, the human immunome project. So I'm going to read just a little excerpt from
1:35.4	that, from our social media post. And then we're going to introduce two very special guests
1:40.7	who can actually help dig into this topic. So here was the caption. Fun fact,
1:46.2	we have explored and understand more about oceans, 5% than human immune system function,
1:53.6	less than 1%. However, the scientists at the Human Immune Project, HIP, are looking to change
2:00.4	that by taking on a massive project.
2:02.8	They aim to capture the diversity of immune systems that are out there. This way, doctors,
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