What if curing heart failure means listening to cells we've long overlooked?
In this TEDx talk, physician-scientist and biotech investor at PagsGroup Mey Boukenna takes us deep into the heart—not just as a pump, but as a dynamic immune organ. Combining personal insights with groundbreaking science, she reveals a hidden world of immune cells like macrophages and granulocytes—once thought passive, now emerging as potential keys to revolutionizing the treatment of heart disease.
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Mey Boukenna, M.D., Ph.D., is a biotech investor at PagsGroup, Steve Pagliuca’s family office, where she leads the Biotechnology and Healthcare Portfolio. She transitioned to investments after starting her career in medicine and research at the University of Bern, Switzerland. There, she conducted a few years of clinical training in cardiology. After performing her MD thesis work at Harvard Med...
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