Interview with Doctor Ricardo Dolmetsch - Neurological Insights

Welcome to the second episode of Canway Youth Decode Video series! In the Decode Videos we try to translate leading edge science, technology, and deep insights into actionable knowledge for a young audience.

In this episode, Canway Youth engagement vice president Ari Alvidrez interviews Doctor Ricardo Dolmetsch. Dr. Dolmetsch is President and Chief Scientific Officer of gene therapy company uniQure. Prior to uniQure, he was the Global Head of Neuroscience for Novartis.

In his academic career Dr. Dolmetsch was a Professor at Stanford Medical School and a Senior Director at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington. He obtained his bachelor’s degree with honors from Brown University, earned his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Stanford University and conducted his postdoctoral training at Harvard University Medical School and Children’s Hospital Boston.