Category Archives: Biological Sciences

Dr. Per Borghammer, Photo credits: Claus Sjoedin

Parkinson’s Disease: Bridging the Enteric and Central Nervous System

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Per Borghammer, Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center at Aarhus University in Denmark. Ira Pastor comments: On past shows, we have touched on the topic of systems biology, a field of study […]

Dr Alice Parker, Professor of Viterbi School of Engineering

Building a Synthetic Brain: Dr. Alice C. Parker’s Work

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Alice C. Parker, Dean’s Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California. They talk of Dr Parker’s work to build a synthetic brain. Ira Pastor comments: On the last several shows we have spent time […]

Juan José Gómez Camacho Ambassador of Mexico to Canada

Importance of Health Diplomacy to Optimise Global Health

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Ambassador Juan José Gómez Camacho, Mexico’s current Ambassador to Canada, and for the last 3 years, Mexico’s Permanent Representative of the United Nations in New York City. Ira Pastor comments: Today, we are going to talk about a fascinating series of topics related to […]

Dr. Kelly Drew, Credit: University of Alaska

Human Hibernation Via Biotech

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Professor Dr. Kelly Drew from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF).  Ira Pastor comments: Today we are going to move into a fascinating area of biology that has potential applications across various domains of human […]

Dr. Denis Faustman, Credit: Massachusetts General Hospital

Vaccine For Diabetes, Auto-Immune Diseases and Cancer?

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Denise Faustman, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and Director of the Immunobiology Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ira Pastor comments: Over the last several shows we have spent time on different hierarchical levels regarding the biological architecture of the life and […]

Prof. Dr. Deborah Gumucio, Credit: University of Michigan

Exploring the Beginning of Life with Dr. Gumucio

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Prof. Dr. Deborah Gumucio, Professor Emerita, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Medical School. Ira Pastor comments: On today’s show we are going to delve into the area of ontogenesis. Ontogenesis is the development of an individual organism, or anatomical or behavioral feature, […]

Dr. Luis Garza, Credit: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Limb Regeneration, Wound Healing, and Skin Biology

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Luis Garza, MD-PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  Ira Pastor comments: On the last several shows we have spent time on different hierarchical levels of the biologic architecture of the life, disease and aging processes. We’ve spent some […]

Ambassador Dr. Fernando Llorca Castro, credit: Embajada de Costa Rica en DC

Costa Rica Wants You To Live Longer!

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Ambassador Dr. Fernando Llorca Castro, ambassador of Costa Rica to the United States. Ira Pastor comments: On the last several shows we’ve been spending a lot of time talking with experts and visionaries from university laboratories, bio-pharma companies, and government research institutions, all working […]

Ben Zion, Credit: Ben Zion for President

Political Transhumanism

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Johannon Ben Zion, Founder and Chair of the Arizona Transhumanist Party, as well as the U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidate in the 2020 election. Disclaimer: ideaXme does not endorse any particular candidate or political party. Ira Pastor comments: Today we’re going to get into […]

Robin Farmanfarmaian Credit: DLD Germany

Robin Farmanfarmaian’s Mission: Empower Healthcare Consumers

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Robin Farmanfarmaian, medical futurist, bestselling author, professional speaker, and CEO and Co-Founder of ArO. Ira Pastor comments: In 2019, we are spending over $7 trillion around the globe on healthcare. $1 trillion goes to pharmaceutical products, $350 billion to medical devices, $200 billion new […]