Rewriting the Rules of Medicine with Dr. Ben Ebert



When it comes to breakthroughs in medical research, the future is closer than you think. Willy was joined by one of the most influential voices in oncology, Dr. Ben Ebert, President and CEO of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

They explored Dana-Farber’s strategy for navigating threats to medical funding and research, competition and collaboration in the medical field, how Dana-Farber attracts world-class talent, cutting-edge new technologies (including blood biopsies), the transformative potential of AI in early detection and accelerating breakthroughs, Dr. Ebert’s hope for the next five years, and so much more.

Key Points In The Webcast:
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Willy welcomes Dr. Ben Ebert
02:25 Dr. Ebert’s early education and juggling skills
04:05 Being a math major and giving back
05:34 Dr. Ebert’s architect aspiration and his mother
07:38 Balancing parenthood, career, and athletics
08:50 What is the Pan-Mass Challenge?
11:47 Fundraising through other channels
14:38 Other sources of funding for Dana-Farber
19:33 Will Boston be affected by the Harvard funding cut?
22:40 The importance of collaboration in medicine
25:56 The work qualifications in Dana-Farber
29:49 How Dana-Farber prioritizes cancers to tackle
34:55 The current state of immunotherapy
39:44 Do patients need medicine after immunotherapy?
41:13 Is cancer inherited or due to lifestyle?
43:54 Advice on early cancer detection
46:46 Breast cancer awareness and lower mortality levels
49:02 The future of AI in cancer detection
53:59 An optimistic outlook on cancer research

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