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The Long Run with Luke Timmerman

The Long Run with Luke Timmerman

Ep202: Becky Pferdehirt on Reimagining Science for the AI Era

Jun 2, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min · 17 segments

Becky Pferdehirt, CEO of Emeryville, CA-based Radial, the life sciences unit of Astera Institute, on reimagining biology to take advantage of advances in AI.

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Speakers: Becky PferdehirtGuestLuke TimmermanHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈35k followers

Top entities: Artificial intelligence×6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology×12 Angelika Amon×5 Wisconsin×5 Genentech×5

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2:57

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