551: Applying Insights from Human Genetics to Create New Cancer Therapies - Dr. Tim Behrens




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Summary: Dr. Tim Behrens is Senior Vice President of Human Genetics at Maze Therapeutics and Adjunct Professor of Medicine in Rheumatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He applies insights from human genetics to develop new drugs, including a drug that activates the immune system in new ways to fight cancer. Tim is an outdoors enthusiast, so he loves canoeing, fishing, and going on wilderness trips. He also enjoys playing guitar, hanging out with his wife and two children, and playing fetch with his dogs.