Welcome to my website and blog! I’m Larry Rodriguez, a PhD scientist, hiphop head, and award winning stand-up comedian. Check out my publications, learn more about my background and my projects, or check out my methods and resources section to see how I do things!
Psychedelics are getting closer to market, and since I’ve always been interested in drug patents, I figured I’d summarize recent developments and share some thoughts that are not legal and/or investment advice. Cover art from Succession because Thiel is backing Atai, and Kendall Roy backed Vaulter.
I read a paper that is well written and a surprising development in the field of gene/DNA therapeutics, so I wanted to share and summarize it, with a special focus on molecular biology. The title says it all, but you gotta be careful not to jump to conclusions: it’s not the AAV that seems to be the problem, nor is it the miRNA targeting the disease-causing gene. It turns out that the way the construct is designed causes toxic responses in animals. Cover art is a collage of the new constructs tested by Megan S. Keiser et al.
I’ve been thinking a lot about my postdoc experience and figured I’d post advice, thoughts, and answer questions nobody asked. Title inspired by Jeezy’s TM:101 album, blog written à la Jay-Z’s first verse on “A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More”, and cover art from Netflix’s “Squid Game.”
Maybe I’m going through PCR withdrawal? This post is part molecular biology review, part exercise in experimental design*** for optimizing fusion constructs. Cover art inspired by HBO’s Silicon Valley; technically applies to Twist Bioscience?
