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Andrew

curing my partner's incurable brain tumor | ai for science VC @ Side Door Ventures, prev biophysics research @columbia, ops@pioneer labs, vc @angellist, 2x founder

Launched 5 months ago

I’m going to cure my girlfriend’s brain tumor.

Launch of an experiment to use AI-Scientists to accelerate research of a "solved" disease.

Feb 5•Andrew Rodriguez

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I Almost Pitched a Drug Trial That Had Already Been Run.

A prolactinoma patient called me with a metformin hypothesis. The trial had already been done. Here's what I learned, and a checklist for the next…

May 15•Andrew Rodriguez

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Why I Ruled Out Immunotherapy for Amy’s Brain Tumor (for now).

An Australian tech founder just used AI to design a cancer vaccine for his dog. Everyone’s asking if I can do the same thing. Here’s why the answer is…

Mar 25•Andrew Rodriguez

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What Claude Found in My Girlfriend’s Brain Tumor

How I used AI to conduct a target-level pharmacology review of an unusual pituitary tumor — and why the good news made the research more urgent, not…

Mar 11•Andrew Rodriguez

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So You Want to Cure Your Own Disease.

A starter guide for patients and their loved ones on using AI to take agency over your health.

Feb 25•Andrew Rodriguez

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