Dave Bjork

The Research Evangelist

Science EN ↓ 9 episodes

The Greek meaning of evangelist is "bringing the good news" In this podcast, patient advocate and lung cancer survivor Dave Bjork brings the good news by serving up stories about the good people in life sciences who are doing amazing work in lung cancer research and care. He calls them “brilliant but not famous." But they are all well known and respected in their field among their peers. From academic researchers to lung cancer clinicians, hear about their work but also their personal stories and passions. Life science is full of really good people who care. Hear their stories.

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Dave Bjork

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Meet Professor Sanjay Popat | From The Halls of ASCO 2026 09.07.2026 8:04

I sat down with Professor Sanjay Popat to get his thoughts on the ROSETTA Lung-02 abstract presented at ASCO and what it could mean for clinical practice, future research, and patient care. Send us Fan Mail research evangelist .com

Meet Dr. Yasir Elamin | From The Halls of ASCO 2026 09.07.2026 10:36

I sat down with Dr. Yasir Elamin to get his thoughts on his presentation at ASCO regarding patient reported outcomes and health-related quality of life with Taletrectinib in advanced ROS1 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) from the TRUST-II Study. Send us Fan Mail research evangelist .com

Meet Dr. Nasser H. Hanna | From The Halls of ASCO 2026 07.07.2026 15:31

I sat down with Dr. Nasser H. Hanna to get his thoughts on three lung cancer research abstracts presented at ASCO that he is most excited about, and what they could mean for clinical practice, future research, and patient care. Send us Fan Mail research evangelist .com

Meet Dr. Fawzi Abu Rous, a thoracic medical oncologist at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, Michigan… 25.09.2025 36:29

On today’s episode, meet Dr. Fawzi Abu Rous , a thoracic medical oncologist at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, Michigan . Dr. Abu Rous earned his MD from the University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at Michigan State University and graduated from his Hematology and Oncology Fellowship at Henry Ford Health. Dr. Abu Rous conducts research on lung cancer, specializin...

Meet Dr. Hina Khan, a medical oncologist who specializes in thoracic cancers... 23.05.2025 43:25

On today's episode meet Dr. Hina Khan. Dr. Khan is a medical oncologist who specializes in thoracic cancers and is an Assistant Professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University . She practices at Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals and she is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and oncology. Dr. Khan received her medical degree from the Jawaharlal Neh...

Meet Lori Sakoda, a research scientist in the Division of Research at Kaiser Permanente Northern California... 01.05.2025 37:34

On today's episode meet Lori Sakoda . Lori is a research scientist in the Division of Research at Kaiser Permanente Northern California , and Associate Professor of Health Systems Science at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School Of Medicine . Her research interests currently encompass identifying genetic and environmental determinants of risk in prognoses for cancer, particularly of l...

Meet Dr. Joshua Bauml, the Lung Cancer Disease Area Stronghold Leader at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine... 21.02.2025 37:09

On today's episode meet Dr. Joshua Bauml. Dr. Bauml is the Lung Cancer Disease Area Stronghold Leader at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine... Send us Fan Mail research evangelist .com

Meet Dr. Eric Singhi, the Assistant Professor of both the Department General Oncology Division of Cancer Medicine and the Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston 22.01.2025 39:41

On today’s episode, meet Dr. Eric Singhi . Dr. Singhi is the Assistant Professor of both the Department General Oncology Division of Cancer Medicine and the Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston . He received his medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina . He completed his clinical residency at Vanderb...

Meet Biljana Naumovic, President of U.S. Oncology, Solid Tumor at Johnson & Johnson... 10.12.2024 39:46

On today’s episode, meet Biljana Naumovic . Biljana is the President of U.S. Oncology, Solid Tumor at Johnson & Johnson , where she is spearheading innovative cancer treatments and advocating for equity in healthcare. She is committed to advancing the organization’s solid tumor portfolio and pipeline, spanning prostate, bladder, and lung cancer, as well as multiple novel treatment pathwa...