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What Is Immunosequencing, According to Chad Robins?

On What Fuels You, Chad Robins says he and his brother Harlan coined the term immunosequencing for the work that became Adaptive Biotechnologies. They took advances in next-generation sequencing hardware and built chemistry and informatics on top, in order to profile a person's immune system. Harlan had been in academic science, with little contact with people who start companies, and he called Chad because the discovery needed to be a business. Chad describes himself as the one who asked how the science could become a company. The name is theirs. The method is sequencing used to read the immune system, not a general DNA test.

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What Fuels You

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  1. Who Is Chad Robins of Adaptive Biotechnologies?On What Fuels You, Chad Robins is introduced as the CEO and co-founder of Adaptive Biotechnologies, the company he started with his brother Harlan in 2009.
  2. What Does Adaptative Biotechnologies DoIt facilitates groundbreaking research in cancer and other immune-mediated diseases.
  3. What Fuels Chad RobinsRelationships.
  4. What Was Chad's Childhood LikeChad's mom always made breakfast and his dad would always leave by 5am so that he could be home in the evenings to spend time with his kids.
  5. Would Chad Robins's Childhood Friends Have Pictured Him as a CEO?Yes. On What Fuels You, Chad Robins says a lot of the classmates he still knows would have called him the one who was going to be a CEO.
  6. Who Influenced Chad When He Was YoungerHis parents, especially his dad's ability to connect with people and what they had to say.
  7. What Education of Great Value in His HomeIt was of huge value. His mom was a lifelong educator and made it clear that education very important.
  8. How Does Chad Robins Define a Successful Person?On What Fuels You, Chad Robins says his parents were clear from early on that money was never what made a person good or successful.
  9. Why Did Chad Robins Choose Cornell for His Undergraduate Degree?On What Fuels You, Chad Robins says he applied to Cornell early decision because the campus was beautiful and he loved the outdoors.
  10. How Did Chad's Experiences in Hedgefunds, Investment Banking, and the Real Estate Industry Prepare Him to Be a CEOChad believes having the hardcore experiences of those fields were critical.
  11. What Skills End Up Differentiating Professionals Over TimeSoftskills - working with people, connecting, presenting, etc.
  12. What Is Chad's PassionCompany culture.
  13. Does Chad See a Common Thread in Successful Company CultureEvery culture is different. It is top down and bottom up. CEOs set the feel for a company and company values help put words to priorities.
  14. How Does Immunosequencing WorkThe immune system's job is to scan for anything foreign, react to it, kill it, and remember it.
  15. How Does Chad Robins Say Adaptive's Immunosequencing Platform Can Be Used?On What Fuels You, Chad Robins says the platform profiles which immune receptors are in a sample and how many copies of each are there at that moment.
  16. What Are Some Other Facets of Adaptive TechnologiesThey were recently granted clearance from the FDA for their first diagnostic product, clonoSEQ, which measures immune system responses to therapies and…
  17. How Can Patients Access Adaptive Biotechnologies' clonoSEQ Test?On What Fuels You, Chad Robins says clonoSEQ is already on the market.
  18. How Does Chad Spend His Time Today vs. 2009Today he spends much of his time on people.
  19. What Should You Spend Money on as the CEOChad Robbins breaks the job down into 3 categories: money, people, and strategy.
  20. What Kind of Teammate Thrives at Adaptive Technologies?Common attributes such as debating openly and communicating ideas as well as the ability to be kind.
  21. What Are Some Time Management Hacks for a CEOChad's assistant is incredibly helpful. One of his strengths is the ability to process a lot of information while synthesizing it and compartmentalizing it.
  22. How Does Chad DecompressExercising, hiking, and spending time with his wife.
  23. What Fuels Chad in His Personal LifeHe's currently reading the book "What School Should Be" and has become more involved in education, particularly his daughter's schooling.

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