Breaking the Blood Brain Barrier: The Quest to Cure Neurodegeneration

Thanks to modern medicine, we are living longer lives than ever before. But our longer lives have led to an increase in age-related degenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s and ALS – neurological degenerative disorders that have proven very difficult to treat because of one of the strongest security systems in the human body: The Blood Brain Barrier. This episode looks at how an idea as old as the Trojan Horse could be used to finally break down that barrier for good.

Featuring:

• Ryan Watts is the founder and CEO of Denali Therapeutics
• Mike Yee is Jefferies’ managing director and senior biotech analyst
• Rachita Sumbria is an associate professor at the Chapman University School of Pharmacy