How David Fajgenbaum saved his own life — and thousands of others
MAR 25, 202540 MIN
How David Fajgenbaum saved his own life — and thousands of others
MAR 25, 202540 MIN
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<p>David Fajgenbaum had his last rites read to him at 25 years old after a brutal struggle with an inflammatory disease that attacks the vital organs. As a medical student with two weeks left to live, he repurposed a drug and tested it on himself—and saved his own life. Now, he’s repeating the same process for many others through his nonprofit, Every Cure, with the mission of unlocking the full potential of existing drugs to treat every disease possible. David and Adam discuss the building blocks of resilience, explore the disincentives that prevent hidden cures from coming to light, and explain how AI is aiding creative discovery to save lives. </p><br><p><strong>Follow</strong></p><p>Host: Adam Grant (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> |<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> LinkedIn</a> |<a href="https://adamgrant.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Website</a>) </p><p>Guest: David Fajgenbaum (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dfajgenbaum/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfajgenbaum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>) </p><br><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p><a href="https://everycure.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://everycure.org/</a></p><br><p><strong>Subscribe to TED</strong> </p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ted/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @ted</a></p><p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TED" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @TED</a></p><p>TikTok:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXFocVNnRWFvUUcyWm1ib2psTkJ5RlVpOTRWZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuWkZaWEc3YzMwWkxubG9LdEJXMTBONkhOZ0VXSmtIaVFXZng3WmdEWVpUZ25BUFo1dk1jM21nanQxT2UzN25PQTNfLVVlMkw4ZVlwMUFTb05TRGJORHoxT3hoZjdfZFRQeDRBMlFIYkRJSEkwc3hhbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40tedtoks&v=9IFo0WjDvL4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @tedtoks</a></p><p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @ted-conferences</a></p><p>Website:<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/66e1e4bf9a7dcc160e617eef/shows/67572b3b2dd88df13220eb3b/episodes/www.ted.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> ted.com</a></p><p>Podcasts:<a href="https://www.ted.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://ted.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ted.com/podcasts</a></p><br><p>For the full text transcript, visit<a href="http://go.ted.com/BHTranscripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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