Mike Snyder

Professor of Genetics, Stanford University · 1 appearance on the record.

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A pioneer in precision health, multi-omics, and wearable continuous health monitoring, he co-invented RNA-Seq and protein microarrays. He has co-founded numerous biotechnology startups and authored Genomics & Personalized Medicine: What Everyone Needs to Know.

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2 predictions · 2 assertions · 1 opinion · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 4 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved, 2 are not yet assessed, and 1 names no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Mike argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported

Snyder: Wearable monitoring study caught heart issues and early cancer in 100-person cohort

“And as a study we've been running on a hundred people, we've actually Caught at least two cases of heart issues early because we were following them closely. In one case, right from simple wearable device. We also caught a pre-cancer and a case of early lympho…”

Mike Snyder Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:48 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better

What they said5 Episodes1

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Opinion

Mike Snyder: Current medical practice is Byzantine and crude

“I think the way we do medicine now is totally Byzantine. It's just really ridiculous how crude we are at what we do.”

Mike Snyder Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:29 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better

Prediction Open · timeframe Mar 2028

Snyder: Genome sequencing will be standard healthcare within 10 years

“You know, I think 10 years from now, everybody's gonna raise their hands, right? That's gonna just part of healthcare”

Mike Snyder Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:40 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Mike Snyder: Smartwatch and pulse oximeter baseline data detected my Lyme disease early

“I'll tell you a personal example, which is that I actually caught my Lyme disease early, and one reason I could do that is because I knew what my baseline measurements were. I had all the data. I knew from my smartwatch, from a simple pulse ox, because my bloo…”

Mike Snyder Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:23 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better

Prediction Open · timeframe Mar 2023

Snyder: Cancer will affect over 40% of Americans and rate will rise

“40% of Americans will get cancer, and that number is only going to go up.”

Mike Snyder Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:35 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better