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Cal Strode

Cal Strode is a communications consultant specializing in health, science, and innovation, with experience in these sectors across the UK, Canada, and U.S. Previously, he was the Manager, Communications at CCRM. Before that, he worked with the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC) and UK Research & Innovation’s (UKRI) 3DBioNet network. He also has five years of public health communications experience, delivering national campaigns with measurable impact in the fields of mental and sexual health. With an interest in how effective communications can catalyze change, his undergraduate thesis on the topic won the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) award, which led to him presenting his findings at EUPRERA’s congress in Brussels. Outside of work, he enjoys surfing and open-water swimming. Follow him on X @CalStrode.

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World AIDS Day: exploring HIV cure research and gene therapies

Author: Cal Strode, 12/01/21

To mark World AIDS Day, I caught up with the International AIDS Society (IAS) 2021 HIV Cure and Gene Therapy Forum’s opening session, which focused on the intersection between HIV cure research and rapidly advancing gene-based therapies. The session sought to address two increasingly urgent questions: How can advances in gene therapy from other fields […]

Engineering a future-proof stem cell policy

Author: Cal Strode, 11/24/21

In a field as fast-paced as regenerative medicine, it’s vital that policy isn’t always playing catch-up. I caught up with Amy Zarzeczny’s presentation at the 2021 Till & McCulloch Meetings to find out how policy can stay ahead — or at least keep pace with — emerging regenerative medicine technologies. In her presentation “Regenerative medicine […]