Let's Talk Chemistry- a science podcast by ChemTalk
Episode 60: Dr. Jonathan Sessler on Cancer Therapy and Texaphyrins
September 22, 202528 min · 4,368 words
Show notes
Dr. Jonathan Sessler, Professor of Chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, is no stranger to taking an active role in directing his own path. Being a three-time Hodgkin's Lymphoma cancer survivor, Dr. Sessler’s battle with cancer inspired him to research porphyrins, a class of pigments which are essential for biological processes like oxygen transport.
Highlighted moments
he kept asking me when I was in grad school, you're doing all this research on blood pigments. How are you going to cure cancer with that? You have cancer. How are you going to cure cancer with that?
“So the texaphrins didn't make it. But Darren Magdo has actually just texted me and will come in for the eclipse, I hope. He spent two years looking for backup compounds and found a way to make this a huge success.”
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