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pharmaceuticals is using to search for treatments for some of humanity's most challenging diseases.

Here's a recent episode.

That's Damien Sanchez, or if you are a jazz fan living in Miami, Damien Jay.

Well, I play all types of music, but yes, my passion lies in the jazz genre.

The history of jazz inspires me to create.

I get very passionate about talking about the history of jazz from its very beginnings until today.

His passion started when he was 12 years old.

I saw a picture in a magazine that changed my life when I was that young.

It was a picture of a young man who was holding every single Woodwind because he could play him all.

And so I wanted to be like that kid.

Damien started with the oboe, then the flute, the alto sax, the clarinet, and even the bassoon.

I also play guitar. I also play piano.

And I also play various percussion instruments, mainly Latin percussion stuff,

because it's part of my project to perform Latin jazz.

But on a day that should have been a musical celebration,

Damien's life took a terrible turn.

Hi, I'm Jordan Gospore, a member of the University of Southern California's Center for Health Journalism.

This is targeting the toughest diseases, a podcast produced by Bloomberg Media Studios and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

In this series, we look at some of humanity's most challenging diseases and how Vertex, a Boston-based biotech company,

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