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Meet Glafabra's CEO & Co-Founder, Chris Hopkins
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Meet the person leading this: Chris Hopkins, CEO & Co-Founder.
Chris is a geneticist, biochemist, and entrepreneur who's spent his career at the intersection of science and company-building. He guided the acquisition of Knudra Transgenics by InVivo Biosystems, raised over $5M in venture capital and $7M in non-dilutive SBIR funding, licensed CRISPR technology in 2014 — shortly after it was inve...more
Why Do All Daughters of an Affected Father Inherit Fabry Disease? — DECODE No. 11
(Answer to the question last time on August 6: Fabry disease is X-linked — the GLA gene sits on the X chromosome, so the pattern plays out differently for men and women.)
Here's the quirk that surprises people. A father with Fabry disease passes the condition to every single one of his daughters — but to none of his sons.
Why does it break down exactly that way? Drop your guess in the comments bel...more
What's New in Glafabra's Testing the Waters Campaign
One month into Testing the Waters. Here's what's changing for month two.
More real faces. Starting this Tuesday, we're introducing you to the people building Glafabra — one team member at a time, starting with our CEO.
DECODE keeps going, but simpler: no more separate answer-comment days later. Each new riddle now opens with last time's answer, right in the post.
And more of Glafabra's actual stor...more
