Before the First Symptom: A Fireside Chat with Ronit Freeman

Before the First Symptom: A Fireside Chat with Ronit Freeman — Thursday, Nov. 5, 4–5:30 p.m., Innovate Carolina Junction. Ronit Freeman, associate professor of applied physical sciences and pharmacoengineering and lead principal investigator of the ARPA-H-funded IMPEDE consortium, talks with Tommy Sowers about the team’s four-year plan to detect and treat Alzheimer’s and pulmonary fibrosis earlier. Topics include “undruggable” proteins, building a multi-institution team on a tight timeline, working with ARPA-H and moving research toward a venture. Open to faculty, researchers, students, entrepreneurs, industry partners and the public