Vinay Prasad

Mentioned in 8 analyzed podcast episodes across 7 shows

Appears On

BioSpace Biotech Hangout Armstrong & Getty On Demand This Week in Virology All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg The Joe Rogan Experience DarkHorse Podcast

Episode Appearances

BioSpace · May 13, 2026

Makary’s out at FDA, Sanofi’s priority voucher issues, top exec pay

“Departed end of April after one-year leave from UCSF; departure announced only six weeks prior”

FDA Commissioner leadership transition and removalRegulatory uncertainty and HHS agency turnoverCommissioner's National Priority Review voucher program

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Biotech Hangout · May 8, 2026

Episode 182 - May 8, 2026

“Made controversial decisions rejecting Replimune and Atara; published guidelines on single-arm studies contradicting later actions”

Biotech Secondary Capital Raises and Market SaturationFDA Regulatory Uncertainty and Commissioner McCary LeadershipM&A Activity in Biotech and Venture Capital Returns

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Armstrong & Getty On Demand · Apr 15, 2026

What Yall Got This Robot Dog In Here For?

“Criticized for blocking experimental cancer treatments based on cost-benefit analysis; leaving FDA position end of month”

Humanoid and quadruped robot deployment for securityRemote surveillance operations and overseas operatorsAI transcription in healthcare settings (AI Scribe)

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This Week in Virology · Feb 1, 2026

TWiV 1293: The enemy of your parasite is your friend

“FDA vaccine chief; circulated memo about pediatric COVID deaths before agency analysis completed”

HPV Vaccination Herd Immunity EffectsCervical Cancer Prevention and ScreeningPlant Virus-Vector-Predator Interactions

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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jan 15, 2026

Can We Trust the FDA? Marty Makary on Science, Power & Patients

FDA drug approval reformVaccine schedule modificationsFood pyramid restructuring

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The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 17, 2025

#2427 - Bret Weinstein

“Issued memo acknowledging at least 10 vaccine-caused child deaths; mixed record on ivermectin”

Evolutionary biology and developmental mechanismsVariable number tandem repeats (VNTRs) as genomic information storageAdaptive radiation and explorer modes in evolution

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DarkHorse Podcast · Dec 11, 2025

Science: The Rebel Reboot | The 304th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

“Released memo acknowledging COVID vaccine-related child deaths; now demonized as anti-scientific despite institutional position”

mRNA vaccine myocarditis mechanisms and immune system pathologyTrust collapse in scientific institutions and peer review corruptionAtlantic magazine's rhetorical strategies in health communication

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DarkHorse Podcast · Dec 6, 2025

Hep B or not Hep B: The 303rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

“Trump administration appointee involved in vaccine policy reform efforts”

Hepatitis B vaccine policy change and risk stratificationInformed consent and parental autonomy in medical decision-makingPharmaceutical liability immunity and childhood vaccine schedules

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