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Harith Rajagopalan

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This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Catalyst. To virtually tour Catalyst and claim your space on campus, or host an upcoming event: CLICK HERE---As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, it may seem that type 2 diabetes treatment has come a long way. However, therapeutics and treatment have evolved very little since 1921. Our next guest is a scientist turned entrepreneur who is determined to create innovative breakthroughs that address the root cause of type 2 diabetes. By leveraging his groundbreaking insights of the intestine's role in metabolic disease, his company is developing entirely new treatment approaches to type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.Dr. Harith Rajagopalan, CEO of Fractyl Health, joins us to discuss his vision of a healthier society free from the burdens of metabolic diseases and how you can get involved. Join us as Dr. Rajagopalan shares his journey towards changing the trajectory of metabolic disease risk that will move the health of our communities forward. Let’s go!﻿Episode Highlights:Dr. Rajagopalan’s career change from physician to entrepreneur Fractal Health’s origin story and the company’s passion of tackling the root cause of diabetesWhy gut health is so important for overall healthFractal Health’s long-term goal of reducing the risk of various metabolic diseases About our Guest: Harith Rajagopalan, M.D., Ph.D., is Co-founder and CEO of Fractyl, having started the company while serving as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at General Catalyst Partners. Prior to founding Fractyl, Harith was an academic cardiologist and physician-scientist. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Stanford University and went on to obtain M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. At Johns Hopkins, Harith did groundbreaking and award-winning research on intestinal cancers that was published in top medical journals including Nature and Science. After medical school, Harith trained in internal medicine and clinical cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and completed a research fellowship at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute at Harvard Medical School.Links Supporting This Episode:Fractyl Health website: CLICK HEREDr. Harith Rajagopalan LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREFractyl Health Twitter page: CLICK HEREClubhouse handle: @mikebiselliMike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Catalyst. To virtually tour Catalyst and claim your space on campus, or host an upcoming event: <a href="https://www.catalysthealthtech.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>---As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, it may seem that type 2 diabetes treatment has come a long way. However, therapeutics and treatment have evolved very little since 1921. Our next guest is a scientist turned entrepreneur who is determined to create innovative breakthroughs that address the root cause of type 2 diabetes. By leveraging his groundbreaking insights of the intestine's role in metabolic disease, his company is developing entirely new treatment approaches to type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.Dr. Harith Rajagopalan, CEO of Fractyl Health, joins us to discuss his vision of a healthier society free from the burdens of metabolic diseases and how you can get involved. Join us as Dr. Rajagopalan shares his journey towards changing the trajectory of metabolic disease risk that will move the health of our communities forward. Let’s go! ﻿Episode Highlights:<ul><li>Dr. Rajagopalan’s career change from physician to entrepreneur </li><li>Fractal Health’s origin story and the company’s passion of tackling the root cause of diabetes</li><li>Why gut health is so important for overall health</li><li>Fractal Health’s long-term goal of reducing the risk of various metabolic diseases </li></ul> About our Guest: Harith Rajagopalan, M.D., Ph.D., is Co-founder and CEO of Fractyl, having started the company while serving as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at General Catalyst Partners. Prior to founding Fractyl, Harith was an academic cardiologist and physician-scientist. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Stanford University and went on to obtain M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. At Johns Hopkins, Harith did groundbreaking and award-winning research on intestinal cancers that was published in top medical journals including Nature and Science. After medical school, Harith trained in internal medicine and clinical cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and completed a research fellowship at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute at Harvard Medical School. Links Supporting This Episode:<ul><li>Fractyl Health website: <a href="https://www.fractyl.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></li><li>Dr. Harith Rajagopalan LinkedIn page: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harith-rajagopalan-fractyl/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></li><li>Fractyl Health Twitter page: <a href="https://twitter.com/FractylHealth" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></li><li>Clubhouse handle: @mikebiselli</li><li>Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebiselli" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></li><li>Mike Biselli Twitter page: <a href="https://twitter.com/mikebiselli" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></li><li>Visit our website: <a href="https://www.passionatepioneers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></li><li>Subscribe to newsletter: <a href="https://forms.gle/PLdcj7ujAGEtunsj6" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></li><li>Guest nomination form: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqk_H_a79gCRsBLynkGp7JbdtFRWynTvPVV9ntOdEpExjQIQ/viewform" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></li></ul>

Delivering New Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes with Dr. Harith Rajagopalan

Harith Rajagopalan is a medical doctor, entrepreneur and co-founder of Fractyl, a biotechnology company based in Lexington, Massachusetts. Fractyl's stated mission is to solve the global epidemic of type 2 diabetes, a disease that stands in the way of a long and healthy life for so many people.  Dr. Rajagopalan’s work focuses on a better understanding of the root cause of the disease and how diet-related damage to the inner surface of the small intestine leads to insulin resistance. The company has developed a clinical procedure to rejuvenate the duodenal surface, which helps patients reverse or even halt the progression of their diabetes.  In this in-depth interview, recorded at TEDMED, Dr. Rajagopalan explains how the minimally invasive treatment works and how it could give hope to millions of patients who view diabetes as a progressive condition.  He shares his evolving understanding of dietary practices, such as fat consumption and fasting - and explains why birthday cake should play a role in our lives.FlexBeam red light therapyRecharge Health is offering LLAMA listeners an $80.00 discount on the purchase of FlexBeam, the wearable red light therapy device which targets key parts of the body to improve sleep, treat injuries and sooth aches and pains associated with aging.  Use code LLAMA at checkout- DoNotAgeDoNotAge.org is offering listeners to LLAMA a 10% discount on its range of products – NAD boosters, Sirtuin activators, senolytics and more.  Any health queries can be answered by emailing the team at hello@donotage.orgUse the code LLAMA at checkout. -Support the showThe Live Long and Master Aging (LLAMA) podcast, a HealthSpan Media LLC production, shares ideas but does not offer medical advice. If you have health concerns of any kind, or you are considering adopting a new diet or exercise regime, you should consult your doctor.

Harith Rajagopalan is a medical doctor, entrepreneur and co-founder of Fractyl, a biotechnology company based in Lexington, Massachusetts. Fractyl's stated mission is to solve the global epidemic of type 2 diabetes, a disease that stands in the way of a long and healthy life for so many people. Dr. Rajagopalan’s work focuses on a better understanding of the root cause of the disease and how diet-related damage to the inner surface of the small intestine leads to insulin resistance. The company has developed a clinical procedure to rejuvenate the duodenal surface, which helps patients reverse or even halt the progression of their diabetes. In this in-depth interview, recorded at TEDMED, Dr. Rajagopalan explains how the minimally invasive treatment works and how it could give hope to millions of patients who view diabetes as a progressive condition. He shares his evolving understanding of dietary practices, such as fat consumption and fasting - and explains why birthday cake should play a role in our lives.<a href="https://tinyurl.com/bd7a7nsd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FlexBeam red light therapy</a> <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bd7a7nsd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Recharge Health</a> is offering LLAMA listeners an $80.00 discount on the purchase of FlexBeam, the wearable red light therapy device which targets key parts of the body to improve sleep, treat injuries and sooth aches and pains associated with aging.   <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bd7a7nsd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Use code LLAMA at checkout</a> - <a href="https://donotage.org/ref/LLAMA/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DoNotAge DoNotAge.org</a> is offering listeners to LLAMA a 10% discount on its range of products – NAD boosters, Sirtuin activators, senolytics and more.  Any health queries can be answered by emailing the team at hello@donotage.org <a href="https://donotage.org/ref/LLAMA/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Use the code LLAMA at checkout</a>.  -<a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=K2D52DAP957MA" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>The Live Long and Master Aging (LLAMA) podcast, a HealthSpan Media LLC production, shares ideas but does not offer medical advice. If you have health concerns of any kind, or you are considering adopting a new diet or exercise regime, you should consult your doctor.

Harith Rajagopalan - solving the global epidemic of type 2 diabetes