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Podcast: It Happened To Me: A Rare Disease and Medical Challenges Podcast
Episode: #48 Sudden Cardiac Death with The Dressmaker’s Mirror’s Dr. Susan Liebman
Description: In this episode of It Happened To Me, we are honored to speak with Dr. Susan W. Liebman, a trailblazing molecular geneticist whose work has revolutionized our understanding of protein misfolding diseases such as ALS and Alzheimer’s. Dr. Liebman has spent her career using yeast as a model organism to uncover the mechanisms behind these diseases, advancing the field of molecular genetics. With over 100 publications in leading journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and more than $13 million in research funding, her contributions to the field are substantial. Susan began her scientific journey as one of MIT’s early femal...