genetic pron disease is always
genetic pron disease is always
genetic pron disease is always
fatal we can't say when it will strike
fatal we can't say when it will strike
fatal we can't say when it will strike
only that it'll be some point in
only that it'll be some point in
only that it'll be some point in
adulthood and once it does you die in
adulthood and once it does you die in
adulthood and once it does you die in
months I lost my mom to genetic preon
months I lost my mom to genetic preon
months I lost my mom to genetic preon
disease in 2010 I learned that I carry
disease in 2010 I learned that I carry
disease in 2010 I learned that I carry
her mutation in 2011 my husband and I
her mutation in 2011 my husband and I
her mutation in 2011 my husband and I
changed careers to devote Our Lives to
changed careers to devote Our Lives to
changed careers to devote Our Lives to
developing a therapy in time I'm trained
developing a therapy in time I'm trained
developing a therapy in time I'm trained
as a lawyer he's trained as a
as a lawyer he's trained as a
as a lawyer he's trained as a
transportation engineer we are not
transportation engineer we are not
transportation engineer we are not
biomedical people
biomedical people
biomedical people
but we know that for us this limbo isn't
but we know that for us this limbo isn't
but we know that for us this limbo isn't
life and we go back to school to get our
life and we go back to school to get our
life and we go back to school to get our
phds in biological and biomedical
phds in biological and biomedical
phds in biological and biomedical
sciences and today we're leading this
sciences and today we're leading this
sciences and today we're leading this
lab of 12 people at the broad Institute
lab of 12 people at the broad Institute
lab of 12 people at the broad Institute
in Cambridge Massachusetts devoted to
in Cambridge Massachusetts devoted to
in Cambridge Massachusetts devoted to
developing a therapy for preon disease
developing a therapy for preon disease
developing a therapy for preon disease
in our lifetimes on the one hand I got
in our lifetimes on the one hand I got
in our lifetimes on the one hand I got
dealt a bad card
dealt a bad card
dealt a bad card
and don't get me wrong I really don't
and don't get me wrong I really don't
and don't get me wrong I really don't
want to die young at the same time
want to die young at the same time
want to die young at the same time
this bad card has launched me on a quest
this bad card has launched me on a quest
this bad card has launched me on a quest
with a team and The Wonder of this exact
with a team and The Wonder of this exact
with a team and The Wonder of this exact
life is that I am constantly getting to
life is that I am constantly getting to
life is that I am constantly getting to
meet people's best selves including
meet people's best selves including
meet people's best selves including
versions of Eric and me that I wouldn't
versions of Eric and me that I wouldn't
versions of Eric and me that I wouldn't
have encountered any other way