Sips for Science: Where Wine Meets Cancer Research

In this episode of Forbeck on the Forefront, we dive into a fascinating discussion between Jason Kwon of AbbVie Pharmaceutical, sommelier Colton Schara of Left Bank Distributors. As a preview to the Foundation’s upcoming April 9 wine dinner titled Sips for Science, we unpack a rich exchange exploring the compelling parallel between winemaking and cancer research, specifically how the environment in which ideas are experienced, whether in a thoughtfully designed wine glass or an intimate scientific forum, fundamentally shapes the outcome. Along the way, we discuss wide-ranging connections to Darwin, the Manhattan Project, and precision medicine. It's an engaging, accessible listen that makes a genuinely thought-provoking case for why setting and structure matter as much in science as they do at the dinner table, and leaves you curious about what might emerge when the right people are put in the right room together.