HP Vator Splash X – Precision Health – Jim McCarter, Head of Research

October 17, 2018by Reena0

Reena Jadhav, CEO HealthBootcamps, interviews Jim McCarter, Head of Research, from Virta Health

Dr. James McCarter is the Head of Research for San Francisco-based Virta Health, a tech-enabled nationwide medical provider that delivers the first clinically-proven treatment to safely and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes without medications or surgery. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Genetics at Washington University (WU) School of Medicine in St. Louis and an Entrepreneur in Residence at the venture fund BioGenerator. Previously, Dr. McCarter was the Founder, President, and Chief Scientific Officer of Divergence, Inc., a frontrunner in the application of genomics to infectious disease and agriculture. The Company’s numerous discoveries led to products in veterinary therapeutics and diagnostics and agrochemistry. Divergence was acquired by Monsanto where he was an executive in chemistry technology and with the Company’s venture arm, Monsanto Growth Ventures. Dr. McCarter completed his A.B. in biology at Princeton University, his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at WU and his post-doctoral training at the WU Genome Institute, leading an international genome sequencing consortium. He is the founder of WU’s Young Scientist Program and has served on the University’s National Council for the School of Medicine and National Research Advisory Council. He is an author of over 60 scientific publications and patents. Dr. McCarter is a recipient of the Innovation Award from the Academy of Science of St. Louis and a Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.

 

Health Bootcamps

 

Follow Reena on Twitter @reenajadhav Linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/reena or Facebook Reena Jadhav

Never miss her articles, subscribe to our blog alerts here >


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.


Disclaimer


WishingWell, Inc is a non-profit 501 (C) 3 parent of HealCircle, HealthierPodcast, HealCircle, HealerPedia and HealthBootcamps brands. We are on a mission to end chronic disease and create a “New World of Health.” Our foundation status ensures we are not motivated by profit over people. This is why we don’t sell products, get paid for recommendations, or sell ads on our podcast.

HealCircle is a platform for doctors to offer actionable affordable health programs. It is also a community and program for healthier habits. Our community includes doctors, healers and integrative practitioners dedicated to helping you heal naturally. We charge a nominal fee for our Bootcamps in order to cover our costs of running the bootcamps and the doctor’s time.

Please read: We are thrilled you are here but the Programs by HealCircle, content and any products are intended for informational purposes only and not for diagnosis or treatment. You must seek advice from a licensed physician before acting on any information provided on this website. This website is not intended to create a physician-patient relationship between you and HealCircle or its practitioners. Please contact us anytime at help@healcircle.org for any questions or to just connect and share your thoughts!

All rights reserved. Please read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy carefully, by using our Website, you agree that you have read and consented to our Terms of Use. By entering your email address you are also requesting and agreeing to subscribe to our email list. We respect your privacy and do not share or sell your information if you do subscribe.