Plenary Session
Plenary Session
Vinay Prasad, MD MPH
Dr Prasad currently serves as the Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Resesarch (CBER) at the US FDA. The audio on this platform were posted before my FDA employment and do not necessarily represent the views of the FDA or the United States. This site will be inactive during my federal service. A podcast on medicine, oncology, & health policy. Host: Vinay Prasad, MD MPH from University of California San Francisco. Tweet your feedback to @Plenary_Session or e-mail [email protected]
Longevity Episode 2 - Nutrition science
Longevity Episode 2 - Nutrition science by Plenary Session
May 20
36 min
Longevity Lecture series Introduction and Lecture 1
Longevity Lecture series Introduction and Lecture 1 by Plenary Session
May 12
29 min
CABINET - trial - Cabozantinib for NET
Back to basics as I break down a trial
Feb 20, 2025
19 min
Why the NIH is a broken funding system
I discuss the recent reduction in indirect funds for NIH grants and lay out why the NIH is a broken funding system.
Feb 19, 2025
31 min
Elon's 6 Engineers/ Unelected/ RFK Jr/ MMR vaccines/ DEI/ USAID and NIH funding complaints
I'm talking about USAID and Elon's team of six engineers; the Bobby Kennedy Jr hearings, particularly concerning Samoa; MMR vaccines; DEI; and NIH funding complaints.
Feb 19, 2025
22 min
Trump is breaking media brains / NIH cuts indirect payments and scientists freak out
I discuss the intense media coverage of Trump and the recent decision to cap indirect costs of NIH grants at 15%.
Feb 19, 2025
27 min
RFK Jr takes office/ CDC layoffs/ Varmus criticizes Jay's proposal for Academic Freedom
I discuss RFK Jr.'s confirmation as the US Secretary of Health and Human Services; recent layoffs at the CDC and NIH; and some comments by Harold Varmus in criticism of Jay Bhattacharya.
Feb 19, 2025
27 min
CIA says lab leak, Fauci's pardon, NIH's meetings, RFK Jr's hearing & more!
I discuss the CIA admitting that COVID was a lab leak; Fauci's pardon; NIH meetings; RFK Jr's Senate confirmation hearing; and more.
Feb 19, 2025
38 min
Trump's Big Health Care Changes: NIH study sections, MMWR gag order, WHO withdrawal & more!
I discuss Trump's big health care changes: NIH study sections, the MMWR gag order, the US withdrawal from WHO, and more!
Feb 1, 2025
29 min
The ENTIRE healthcare system is broken, not just health insurance companies
The entire healthcare system is broken, it's not just health insurance companies.
Jan 27, 2025
18 min
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