Health 2049: Chandra Ghose, PhD., Chief Scientific Officer of Emily’s Entourage

Jason Helgerson co-hosts the Health 2049 podcast with Bisi Williams of the Massive Change Network.

How can we navigate the looming threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and shape the future of healthcare by 2049? Dr. Chandra Ghose, Chief Scientific Officer at Emily's Entourage, delves into the complexities of AMR, highlighting the critical need for global collaboration and innovative funding models. Drawing inspiration from the rapid response to the COVID pandemic, Dr. Ghose explores the economic challenges hindering antibiotic development and envisions a future where technology, particularly artificial intelligence, plays a pivotal role in personalized antibiotic solutions. 

Chandra Ghose serves as the Chief Scientific Officer of Emily’s Entourage, a non-profit organization that funds research and drug development for individuals in the final 10% of the cystic fibrosis (CF) community that do not benefit from currently available therapies.

Before joining EE, Chandra founded Bioharmony Therapeutics, an early-stage biotech startup specializing in developing novel antimicrobials to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections. In advance of that, she worked at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, an affiliate of Rockefeller University, where she focused her research on developing life-saving vaccines. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital. 

Chandra holds a PhD in microbiology from New York University School of Medicine and a bachelor’s degree from Saint Louis University in biology and theology. She is a Health Innovators Fellow at the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network, and a Trustee at the Trinity School in New York. An avid volunteer and entrepreneur, Chandra is involved in a number of causes close to her heart, including Beyond Pads, a non-profit she founded that provides menstrual products to children living in shelters. 

Born in Kolkata, India, Chandra now resides in New York City with her husband, daughter, and their pandemic puppy, Jaws.