Podcast appearances and mentions of James M Olson

This episode is another very personal one. My son eight year old son William was diagnosed with medulloblastoma nearly a year ago. He's since on embarked on an incredible journey of brain surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy – and recently rang the bell completing his treatment right before Thanksgiving.His response to this adversity has been nothing short of amazing and awe-inspiring. His smile and laughter has never ceased, his poise and strength are well-beyond his years, and I've chronicled his story on LinkedIn – where you'll see his incredible strength and optimism on display. Along the way, I've met some incredible people and world changers. One of those world changers is Dr. Jim Olson from Seattle Children's. James M. Olson, MD, PhD, is program director for the Invent at Seattle Children's Postdoctoral Scholars Program, a principal investigator in the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders Research, and a professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He co-founded three biotechnology companies and has mentored more than 30 graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows. He chaired a national phase III clinical trial for high-risk medulloblastoma patients that led to a 20% improvement in five-year survival for Group 3 patients. Dr. Olson is the principal investigator on multiple projects that focus on developing effective new therapies for pediatric brain tumors; methods that allow surgeons to better visualize the border of brain cancer and normal brain, and the discovery of immunotherapeutics for several cancers. Dr. Olson's game changing research in immunotherapy could potentially revolutionize the standard of care as we know it – and has the potential to replace radiation and chemotherapy. In lab trials, this treatment completely eliminated cancer in 90% of brain tumors that are otherwise universally fatal in children. Mice that received the treatment were alive and disease-free, while the untreated mice died within 18 days.In this podcast, we discuss his research, next steps for funding and clinical trials – and what this could mean for families moving forward. Please enjoy this conversation and donate to Dr. Olson's groundbreaking immunotherapy trial here.

In part two of our discussion with James M. Olson, former chief of Counterintelligence at the CIA we discuss his time in Vienna, lived experiences as a CIA officer, and the present and future of espionage.James' book. Rotaract Talks is a project by Rotaract Sweden.Please remember to like, subscribe, and share this podcast with your friends and fellow Rotaract and Rotary members. If you want to support the podcast, please consider doing so on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rotaracttalksMusic credit: Blues Sting by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4943-blues-stingLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rotaracttalks)

In part one of our interview with former CIA chief of counterintelligence, James M. Olson, we discuss aspects of the career as a CIA officer and his path into the CIA as well as the role he played in some of the most decisive moments in the cold war. Rotaract Talks is a project by Rotaract Sweden.Please remember to like, subscribe, and share this podcast with your friends and fellow Rotaract and Rotary members. If you want to support the podcast, please consider doing so on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rotaracttalksJack's book can be found on amazon or anywhere books are sold.https://www.amazon.com/Under-Influence-Putting-Peer-Pressure/dp/0691193088Music credit: Blues Sting by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4943-blues-stingLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rotaracttalks)

Stephen Kinzer explains the twisted life of Sidney Gottlieb, a CIA operative who tortured and poisoned for a supposed greater good. Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence James M. Olson on what it takes to catch a spy. Sonia Purnell tells the story of Virginia Hall, a highly unlikely but most dangerous Allied spy in WWII.

Stephen Kinzer explains the twisted life of Sidney Gottlieb, a CIA operative who tortured and poisoned for a supposed greater good. Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence James M. Olson on what it takes to catch a spy. Sonia Purnell tells the story of Virginia Hall, a highly unlikely but most dangerous Allied spy in WWII.

James M. Olson, former Chief of CIA Counterintelligence, on what it takes to spy on your enemy's spies. Robert K. Wittman spent a career chasing art thieves.

An-Dinh Nguyen interviews James M. Olson of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Presage Biosciences and Blaze Bioscience on July 18, 2014. Dr. Olson will be a plenary keynote speaker at the Leaders in Biobanking Congress and Cancer Diagnosis at the Crossroads: Precision Medicine Driving Change event, September 15-17 in Seattle, WA. Topics include the scorpion venom-derived molecular imaging agent Tumor Paint and its potential applications for cancer treatment, optide therapeutics, drug research and development breakthroughs in pediatric brain tumors through PDX models and more.