Cures and Community - Jeremiah Sims

About this episode

Jeremiah Sims discusses his research on outsmarting viruses and his efforts in community building and music.

Jeremiah Sims is trying to stop the next pandemic. As an MD/PhD trainee with a deep passion for public health, his research with David Baker focuses on outsmarting viruses. But there's more to Jeremy than lab work. When he's not creating new antivirals, he's making music and building up Black communities. In this episode, hear how Jeremy faced down racism in school, found his path into medical research, and enriched his life—and the lives of others—both inside and outside the lab. // Produced by the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Music by Kevin MacLeod and Jeremiah Sims.

People in this episode

Host: David Baker

Guest: Jeremiah Sims

Topics covered

• public health
• pandemic prevention
• medical research
• community building
• music
• racism

Keywords

• pandemic
• antivirals
• public health
• racism
• medical research
• community
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington School of Medicine

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