A Conversation with the STAT Madness Crowd Favorite

Wednesday, April 20, at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT

Each year, universities and research institutions across the country compete in STAT’s bracket-style tournament, STAT Madness, to be crowned the top biomedical innovation or discovery of the year.

Over five weeks, STAT readers voted for their favorites until a winner was selected from the initial field of 64 entries. Hear a researcher from the winning team discuss their work, its potential impact, and what’s next in their field.

• Taku Kambayashi, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
• Gideon Gil, Managing Editor, STAT (moderator)
• Wendi Yajnik, Ph.D., global head of Academic Partnerships and External Innovation, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (sponsor speaker)