Raising Health

Unleashing CAR T with Carl June

Jorge Conde, Carl June, Kris Tatiossian, and Olivia Webb

Posted September 12, 2023

Carl June, MD, an immunologist and oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Jorge Conde, general partner at a16z Bio + Health.

Together, Carl and Jorge talked about Carl’s pioneering work in CAR T therapy—including the terrifying moment where he thought he had accelerated one of his patient’s deaths, how he started working in human immunology, and his take on where cancer treatment is headed next.

Editors’ note: This episode was originally released on June 1, 2023, and rereleased on April 2, 2024.