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Dr. Doron Behar, MD, PhD - Founder & CEO, Igentify - Making Medical Genomics More Accessible And Actionable
April 09, 2024 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBDr. Doron Behar, MD, PhD is Founder & CEO of an end-to-end genetic platform company, Igentify ( https://www.igentify.com/ ), that provides a suite of digital tools designed to scale the provision of genomic medical services to more people worldwide, making it more accessible and actionable for clinicians, laboratories, and patients. Dr. Behar received his degrees from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. As an MD, he has dual specialization in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Me...
Dr. Ira Spector, PhD - CEO, Co-Founder, SFA Therapeutics - Novel Microbiome Derived Immunomodulating Drugs
April 08, 2024 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBDr. Ira Spector, PhD is CEO and a Co-Founder of SFA Therapeutics ( https://sfatherapeutics.com/ ), a microbiome-derived biopharma company focused on new advancements in the treatment inflammatory diseases. Dr. Spector is an experienced drug developer, with over 30 years of experience. He has helped develop 34 approved drugs, including Enbrel, Effexor, Protonix, Prevenar-13, Mylotarg at Wyeth/Pfizer, where he was Vice President of Clinical Operations and Vice-Chief of Development. At Allergan...
Dr. Ariel Dowling - Senior Director And Head, Sensing & Measurement, Data Sciences Institute, Takeda Pharmaceutical - Harnessing The Power Of Data, Digital & Technology To Bring Medicines To Patients Faster
April 02, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBDr. Ariel Dowling is a Senior Director and Head of the Sensing and Measurement group within the Data Sciences Institute at Takeda Pharmaceuticals ( https://www.takeda.com/our-impact/our-stories/integrating-data-sciences-into-clinical-development/ ). In this role, her group oversees the assessment, validation, and deployment of digital devices and endpoints across the organization. Dr. Dowling was previously a Senior Clinical Data Scientist at Biogen Inc. where she managed the wearable sensor...
Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, MD - Program Manager, Resilient Systems Mission Office, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) - Radically Different Approaches Towards Preventative Healthcare
March 28, 2024 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBDr. Darshak Sanghavi, MD ( https://arpa-h.gov/about/people/darshak-sanghavi ) is Program Manager, Resilient Systems Mission Office, at ARPA-H where he heads up the HEalthcare Rewards to Achieve Improved OutcomES ( HEROES - https://arpa-h.gov/research-and-funding/programs/heroes ) program which aims to trial and validate radically different approaches to creating preventative care incentives in the health market, one example being offering direct payments to individual “health accelerators” –...
Dr. William Karesh, DVM - Executive Vice President for Health and Policy, EcoHealth Alliance - "One Health" For People, Wildlife And Ecosystems
March 27, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBDr. William Karesh, DVM ( https://www.ecohealthalliance.org/personnel/dr-william-karesh ) is an internationally recognized expert on infectious diseases, wildlife conservation, and the environment. He is the Executive Vice President for Health and Policy for EcoHealth Alliance. Dr. Karesh also serves as the Co-Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) Wildlife Health Specialist Group, Chair of the World Animal Health Organization’s Wor...
Gladys H. Morales - Global Head of Innovation, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Innovation Investing In Rural People For Global Food Security, Nutrition And Economic Development
March 22, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBGladys H. Morales is Senior Officer, Global Head of Innovation in the International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD - https://www.ifad.org/en/w/gladys-morales ), where she leads the design and implementation of innovation initiatives and partnerships aiming to support testing, learning and scaling up of innovative solutions that impact poor rural people directly. She is also currently the Regional Ambassador in Italy of the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC). Prior to joining...
Dr. James Murphy, PhD - Director, Research and Science, British American Tobacco (BAT) - Building A Smokeless World
March 19, 2024 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBDr. James Murphy, PhD is Director, Research and Science, at British American Tobacco ( BAT - https://www.bat.com/DOCNLKSF.html ) where he plays a central role in leading the organization’s extensive research and development programs, which supports the company’s commitment to reducing the health impact of its business by offering consumers a range of alternative tobacco and nicotine products with a reduced risk profile. In this role, Dr Murphy leads the global Research and Science team, ensu...
Innovating Healthcare Faster for All - Dr. Omid Veiseh Ph.D. & Dr. Paul Wotton Ph.D. - Rice Biotech Launchpad, Rice University
March 16, 2024 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDr. Omid Veiseh, Ph.D. ( https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/omid-veiseh ) is Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research and Director of the Biotech Launch Pad at Rice University ( https://biotechlaunchpad.rice.edu/ ), where he leads a research program aimed at engineering next-generation treatments for a wide range of human diseases by leveraging the latest techniques in synthetic biology, immuno-engineering, and materials science to develop inno...
Dr. Thomas Karr, PhD - Fmr. Assistant Director, Directed Energy, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense - Advancing Applications Of Directed Energy Technologies For Defense, National Security And Space Exploration
March 16, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBDr. Thomas Karr, PhD ( https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/1808202/dr-thomas-j-karr/ ) is the Former Assistant Director, Directed Energy in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Research and Engineering), U.S. DoD. His responsibilities covered all Directed Energy research and development in the Department of Defense. Dr. Karr has four decades of experience in the application of science to national security. Prior to joining OUSD(R&E) he was a DARPA program mana...
Dr. William Kapp, MD - CEO, Fountain Life - Preventative, Predictive, Personalized Healthcare
March 15, 2024 01:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBDr. William Kapp, MD is Chief Executive Officer of Fountain Life ( https://fountainlife.com/about/ ), a company focused on transforming the current healthcare system into one that is both proactive and data-driven, enabling enhanced longevity and catching and treating illnesses earlier than ever before, focusing on the detection and reversal of asymptomatic diseases and advancing an entirely new healthcare paradigm. Dr. Kapp received his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Georgia an...
Dr. Melanie Egorin, Ph.D. - Assistant Secretary for Legislation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Healthcare Policy And Legislative Expertise To Increase Patient Access And Improve The Health Of All
March 14, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBDr. Melanie Egorin, Ph.D. ( https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/melanie-egorin.html ) is Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL), at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Egorin has a unique roll at HHS at the intersection of the executive and legislative branches of government, with responsibility for interacting with Congress and responding to various congressional oversight requests as it pertains to HHS role across its 12 operating divisions, which are responsibl...
Ronald Tong - Deputy Executive Director, Office for Space Technology and Industry, Singapore - Developing Singapore's Space Ecosystem, Fueling Technological Growth And Sustainable Future
March 11, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBRonald Tong is Senior Vice President of the Singapore Economic Development Board ( EDB - https://www.edb.gov.sg/ ) and Deputy Executive Director of the Office of Space Technology & Industry ( OSTIn - https://www.space.gov.sg/ ), Singapore’s national space office, where he leads teams of mission-driven Space champions to 1) develop and carry out Singapore’s national space strategy, 2) grow a vibrant and thriving Space industry and ecosystem, 3) promote research & development in Space technolo...
Dr. Calvin Roberts, MD - Program Manager, Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts (THEA), Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) - Transplanting Whole Human Eyes To Restore Vision In Patients Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired
March 08, 2024 21:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBDr. Calvin Roberts, M.D. is Program Manager at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) where manages for the Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts ( THEA - https://arpa-h.gov/research-and-funding/programs/thea ) program, which aims to transplant whole human eyes to restore vision in patients who are blind or visually impaired by reconnecting the nerves, muscles and blood vessels of whole donor eyes to the brain. Dr. Roberts joined ARPA-H in September 2023 from Lighthouse ...
Dr. Kartik Sunagar, PhD - Associate Professor & Group Leader, Evolutionary Venomics Lab, CES, Indian Institute of Science - Venomics - Studying The Evolutionary Biology, Genomics And Molecular Mechanisms Of Venoms For Applications In Human Health
March 06, 2024 17:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBDr. Kartik Sunagar, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Group Leader of the Evolutionary Venomics Lab ( https://www.venomicslab.com/members ) at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISC), where his team investigates venomous animals and their venoms as model systems to address basic but broad questions in evolutionary biology and genetics. Dr. Sunagar is an evolutionary geneticist, and a major focus of his research has been on innovating pan-India efficacious ...
Dialogues In Longevity With Dr. Aubrey de Grey, President & CSO, Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation & Dr. Michael Rose, Director, Network for Experimental Research on Evolution and Professor, UC Irvine - The Past, Present & Future Of Longevity Biotech
March 02, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBDialogues In Longevity - A discussion with Dr. Aubrey de Grey & Dr. Michael Rose about the past, present and future of longevity biotechnology Host - Ira S. Pastor Special thanks to longevity advocate Eric Schulke (https://ruliaderic.wordpress.com/) for helping to organize and coordinate the episode - Dr. Aubrey de Grey, Ph.D., is President & Chief Science Officer of the Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation ( https://www.levf.org/ ), an organization focused on proactively identifying a...
Professor Nadeem Sarwar - Corporate VP, Co-Founder & Head, Transformational Prevention Unit, Novo Nordisk - Increasing Obesity-Free Life Years So People Live Healthier And Longer Lives
March 01, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBProfessor Nadeem Sarwar is Corporate Vice President, Co-Founder and Head, Transformational Prevention Unit, Novo Nordisk ( https://www.novonordisk.com/partnering-and-open-innovation/transformational-prevention-unit.html ), Co-Chair UK Dementia Mission (a UK Government Ministerial appointment) and Honorary Professor, University of Edinburgh Medical School. Professor Sarwar joined Novo Nordisk in June 2023 as Corporate Vice President, Co-Founder and Head of Novo Nordisk’s new Transformational ...
Dr. Robert Kristovich, Ph.D. - Director, Joint Science & Technology Office, Defense Threat Reduction Agency - Science, Technology And Capability Development To Counter Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Emerging Threats
February 27, 2024 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBDr. Robert Kristovich, Ph.D. is Director of the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO), at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency ( DTRA - https://www.dtra.mil/ ), an integral component of the United States Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP). As Director of DTRA JSTO, Dr. Kristovich leads an office of 200 professionals including eight divisions of scientists, researchers and administrative staff. He manages the execution of over US$505 million focused on transforming science and...
Susan Ferensic - Assistant Director, Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD), FBI - Science And Technology To Mitigate Threats From Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear And Explosive Weapons
February 27, 2024 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBSusan Ferensic is Assistant Director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD) at FBI Headquarters where her unit leads the FBI’s efforts to mitigate threats from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive weapons. The FBI or Federal Bureau of Investigation is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency (https://www.fbi.gov/). Ms. Ferensic most recently served as the special agent in charge o...
Ambassador Dr. Bonnie Jenkins, Ph.D. - Under Secretary for Arms Control & International Security, U.S. Department of State - Science, Technology And Innovation To Address International Security And Sustainable Development
February 26, 2024 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBAmbassador Dr. Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, ( https://www.state.gov/biographies/bonnie-denise-jenkins/ ) has served as the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security since July 22, 2021. As Under Secretary, Ambassador Jenkins leads three bureaus: the Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability Bureau; the International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau; and the Political-Military Affairs Bureau. In addition, as of May 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken named Under Secretary Jenki...
Michele Herndon and Dr. F. Sessions Cole - Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation - Improving Access To Diagnosis, Research and Care For All With Undiagnosed And Ultra-Rare Diseases
February 23, 2024 22:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBThe Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation ( https://udnf.org/ ) is a patient-led nonprofit organization founded in 2023 committed to improving access to diagnosis, research, and care for all with undiagnosed and ultra-rare diseases, with a focus on fostering collaboration among patients, clinicians, and scientists to enhance the quality of life of undiagnosed and ultra-rare disease patients and their families. Michele Herndon, MSN, RN, is the Program Director of the UDNF’s Patient Navigati...
Dr. Ha Hong, Ph.D. - Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Medtronic Endoscopy - Implementing Responsible AI In Medical Devices To Make Diagnoses And Treatment More Precise, Efficient And Personalized
February 14, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBDr. Ha Hong, Ph.D. ( http://hahong.org/ ), is Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Medtronic Endoscopy ( https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/clinical-solutions/gastrointestinal-health.html ) where he oversees AI R&D and strategy, emphasizing building responsible AI solutions for patient care, and has a track record of inventing and delivering breakthrough technologies in the medical device field ( https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/products/gastrointestinal-artificial-intellig...
Dr. Drew Weissman, MD, PhD - 2023 Nobel Laureate in Medicine; Director, Penn Institute for RNA Innovation - Advancing The Development Of Targeted mRNA And Nanomedicine Therapeutics
February 13, 2024 21:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBDr. Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., ( https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g275/p20322 ) is a 2023 Nobel Laureate in Medicine ( https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2023/summary/ ), Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research and Director of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation ( https://rnainnovation.med.upenn.edu/ ). He is also a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director of Vaccine Research in the Infectious Diseases Division at the Perelman School of Medicine at...
Dr. David Grier, Ph.D. - Professor of Physics; Director, Center for Soft Matter Research, NYU - Discovering Nature's Fundamental Organizing Principles
February 09, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBDr. David Grier, Ph.D. is Professor of Physics and Director of the Center for Soft Matter Research, at NYU ( https://as.nyu.edu/features/meet-faculty-of-as/david-grier.html ). Dr. Grier’s research focuses on experimental soft condensed matter physics—an interdisciplinary field that includes physics, chemistry, biology, and nanotechnology, ultimately aiming to understand how objects interacting in simple ways manage to organize into sophisticated hierarchies of both structure and function. Af...
J. Craig Venter, PhD - Founder, Chairman, and CEO, J. Craig Venter Institute - Genomics Pioneer Unlocking The Secrets Of The Ocean's Microbiome
February 06, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBJ. Craig Venter, PhD, ( https://www.jcvi.org/about/j-craig-venter ) is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his numerous invaluable contributions to genomic research. Dr. Venter is founder, chairman, and CEO of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit, research organization with approximately 120 scientists and staff dedicated to human, microbial, synthetic, and environmental genomic research, and the exploration of social and ethical issues in geno...
Brigadier General (Res.) Uri Oron - Israeli Space Agency (ISA) - Director - Spearheading Israel's Civilian Space Program
January 27, 2024 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBBrigadier General (Res.) Uri Oron is Israeli Space Agency (ISA) Director ( https://www.space.gov.il/en ). ISA is a national agency operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology ( https://www.gov.il/he/departments/ministry_of_science_and_technology/govil-landing-page ), and they are responsible for initiating, leading and coordinating all activities of the civilian space program in Israel. Director Oron earned a bachelor’s from Auburn University at Montgom...
Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young - Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics & USDA Chief Scientist - Cultivating Scientific Innovation In Food, Agriculture And Natural Resources
January 25, 2024 15:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBDr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Ph.D. ( https://www.ree.usda.gov/biographies ) serves as the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (REE), and Chief Scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The REE mission area is comprised of more than 8,500 employees with a $4 billion budget across its five component organizations including the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Economic Research Service (ERS), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), National I...
Ian Watson - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense, U.S. Department Of Defense - Innovating Chemical And Biological Defense Capabilities To Adapt to Emerging Threats
January 24, 2024 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBMr. Ian Watson currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense (DASD/CBD) at the U.S. Department of Defense ( https://www.acq.osd.mil/ncbdp/leadership/bio-Watson.html ). In this capacity he is the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs (NCB) and conducts Department level research, development, and acquisition (RDA) activities from concept and requirements developmen...
Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D. - Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown; Former U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director - Clinical Care, Research & Training Of Future Infectious Disease Physicians
January 24, 2024 18:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBDr. Anthony S. Fauci is Distinguished University Professor in the Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine, in the Division of Infectious Diseases ( https://medicine.georgetown.edu/divisions/infectiousdiseases/ ), an academic division that provides clinical care, conducts research and trains future physicians in infectious diseases. He also holds an additional appointment in the university’s McCourt School of Public Policy. Dr. Fauci served as U.S. National Institute...
Craig Thompson - CEO, Cerevance - Advancing Novel, Precision Neuroscience Therapeutics
January 23, 2024 18:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBCraig Thompson is the Chief Executive Officer of Cerevance ( https://www.cerevance.com/about ), a private, clinical-stage drug discovery and development company focused on developing novel therapeutics for central nervous system (CNS) diseases using the company’s proprietary Nuclear Enriched Transcript Sort sequencing (NETSseq) technology, a machine learning platform that helps measure precise levels at which thousands of genes are expressed in any cell type in any region of the brain, and t...
Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar - Pro-Provost (Health), Dean, UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCL - Ensuring Preparedness For Future Global Health Crises
January 22, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBProfessor Ibrahim Abubakar, FMedSci is Pro-Provost (Health), Dean, Faculty of Population Health Sciences and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University College London ( UCL - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/tb/people/professor-ibrahim-abubakar ). He was previously director of the UCL Institute for Global Health until July 2021. Prof. Abubakar was appointed National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator in 2017 and elected Fellow Academy of Medical Sciences in ...
Dr. Jerome Adams, MD MPH, FASA - The 20th Surgeon General Of The U.S. / Presidential Fellow, Purdue University - Public Health, Science Literacy And Equity In Healthcare
January 10, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBDr. Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, FASA ( https://www.purdue.edu/provost/health/adams.html ) is Presidential Fellow, Executive Director of Purdue's Health Equity Initiatives, and Distinguished Professor of Practice in the Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Public Health, at Purdue University. As the 20th U.S. Surgeon General and a prior member of the President’s Coronavirus task force, Dr. Adams has been at the forefront of America’s most pressing health challenges. A regular communicator via tv, ...
COL Tina Schoenberger - Director, U.S. Army Nuclear & Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency - Counterproliferation, Biosecurity And Enhancing Survivability In A WMD Contaminated Environment
December 22, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBCOL Tina Schoenberger is Director of the U.S. Army Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency ( USANCA - https://www.usanca.army.mil/ ); a U.S. Army HQ field operating agency of both nuclear and CWMD military and civilian professionals, headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. USANCA is operationally and technically responsive to the Army’s Total Force and the Joint Force commander, and they are responsible for delivering key nuclear, CWMD, and chemical, biological, radiologic...
Dr. Jomana Musmar, MS, PhD - Designated Federal Officer and Executive Director of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB)
December 20, 2023 21:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBDr. Jomana Musmar, MS, PhD, is the Designated Federal Officer and Executive Director of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria ( https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/paccarb/membership/designated-federal-officer-jomana-musmar/index.html ), and Senior Public Health Advisor within the Office of Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Policy ( https://www.hhs.gov/oidp/index.html ), at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Presidential ...
Dr. Vijeth Iyengar, Ph.D. - Director of Global Aging, AARP - Cutting-Edge Research Driving Thought Leadership On Global Aging Issues
December 19, 2023 19:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBA cognitive neuroscientist by training, Dr. Vijeth Iyengar ( https://www.aarpinternational.org/about-us/staff/vijeth-iyengar ) is Director of Global Aging at AARP where he leads cutting-edge research, drives thought leadership on global aging issues, and cultivates relationships and strategic alliances to promote the enterprises vision for the global 50+ population. Prior to joining AARP, Dr. Iyengar served in a variety of roles in the U.S. Federal Government including as Brain Health Lead ...
Dr. Susanne Rafelski, Ph.D. - Deputy Director, Scientific Programs, Allen Institute for Cell Science - Understanding Human Cells Holistically And Dynamically To Predict And Understand Health And Disease
December 15, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBDr. Susanne Rafelski, Ph.D. is Deputy Director, Scientific Programs at the Allen Institute for Cell Science ( https://alleninstitute.org/division/cell-science/ ) and was named to this position in December, 2020. Dr. Rafelski began imaging live cells and visualizing intracellular dynamics in 3D when she was only 17 and hasn't been able to stop since. Her life-long scientific goal is to decipher the patterns and rules that transform the overwhelming complexity found inside cells into functioni...
Major General (Retired) Dr. Aamer Ikram, Ph.D. - Chair, Advisory Board TEPHINET - Member Board IANPHI / Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance - Ex-CEO National Institutes of Health Pakistan - Biosecurity, Biosafety And Biosurveillance Leadership For Global Health
December 14, 2023 23:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBMajor General (ret) Dr. Aamer Ikram is currently the Director of the Pakistan Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP), as well as Chairperson of the Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network ( TEPHINET - https://www.tephinet.org/aamer-ikram ) Advisory Board; a global network of Field Epidemiology Training Programs spanning more than 80 programs actively training field epidemiologists in more than 200 countries and territories. Dr. Ikram rece...
Prof Tshilidzi Marwala - Rector, United Nations University; Under-Secretary-General, United Nations - Collaborative Research And Education To Resolve Pressing Global Problems And Transform The World
December 14, 2023 11:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBProf. Tshilidzi Marwala is the Rector of the United Nations University ( https://unu.edu/about/staff/tshilidzi-marwala ) and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. The United Nations University (UNU) is the think tank and academic arm of the United Nations. Headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, with diplomatic status as a UN institution, its mission is to help resolve global issues related to human development and welfare through collaborative research and education ( United Nation...
Gloria Caulfield - VP of Strategic Alliances, Tavistock Development; President, Lake Nona Institute - Building Wellbeing Ecosystems Of The Future At The Intersections Of Health, Wellness, Medical and Scientific Innovation
December 13, 2023 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBAs Vice President of Strategic Alliances for Tavistock Development Company ( https://www.tavistock.com/ ), Gloria Caulfield oversees the health and medical partnerships, as well as business development, for Tavistock's visionary Lake Nona community ( https://www.lakenona.com/ ). In her role, Gloria is instrumental in managing corporate partnerships and identifying strategic intersections with stakeholders in the Lake Nona community. These efforts focus on advancing research, technology and i...
Dr. Jamie Justice, Ph.D., - Executive Vice President, Health, XPRIZE Foundation - A 7-year, $101 Million Global Competition To Revolutionize The Way We Approach Human Aging
December 11, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBDr. Jamie Justice, Ph.D. ( https://www.xprize.org/about/people/jamie-justice-ph-d ) is the Executive Vice President of the Health Domain at XPRIZE Foundation, where she leads international networks to drive innovative solutions to improve human health and aging that is affordable and accessible to all. She also serves as Adjunct Professor in Internal Medicine Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, and Sticht Center on Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention at Wake Forest University...
Irina Pelphrey - Vice President of Health and Managed Care - Albertsons Companies - "Food As Medicine" To Nurture Healthy Lifestyles And Create A Culture Of Health
December 08, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBDisclaimer: The views, information and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of their employers. Irina Pelphrey is the Vice President of Health and Managed Care at Albertsons Companies, Inc. ( https://www.albertsons.com/ ), a national grocer, second-largest supermarket chain in North America, represented by store banners such as Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Shaw’s, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Tom Thumb and more. O...
Dr. Syra Madad - Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program, NYC Health + Hospitals - Preparing For And Preventing The Next Pandemic
December 05, 2023 18:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBDr. Syra Madad, DHSc, MSc, MCP is the Senior Director of the System-wide Special Pathogens Program at NYC Health + Hospitals ( https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/institute-for-disease-and-disaster-management/the-team/ ). Her work focuses on the preparedness for, response to and recovery from infectious disease outbreaks with an emphasis on healthcare and public health biopreparedness. Dr. Madad built NYC Health + Hospitals special pathogens program from the ground up, maintaining readines...
Dr. Mohammed Alhamali - Chairman, National Innovation & Regulatory Sandbox, Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia - Accelerating Saudi Arabia's Healthcare Transformation For Saudi Vision 2030
December 04, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBDr. Mohammed Alhamali, is Chairman of the National Innovation & Regulatory Sandbox Committee, And Chief Innovation Officer & Regulatory Sandbox, SEHA Virtual Hospital & Enablement Centre, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia (https://www.moh.gov.sa/). Dr. Alhamali is also Cofounder / General Manager of the Society of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and has served as a Strategy Consultant for Health Sector Transformation Program (HSTP) and Director of Research & Development at the Model of ...
Karen Zaderej - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President - Axogen Corporation - Revolutionizing The Science Of Nerve Repair
December 01, 2023 21:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBKaren Zaderej is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Axogen Corporation ( https://www.axogeninc.com/ ), a leading company focused specifically on the science, development and commercialization of technologies for peripheral nerve regeneration and repair, with a primary goal of restoring peripheral nerve function and quality of life to patients with physical damage or discontinuity, providing innovative, clinically proven and economically effective repair solutions for surgeon...
Eric Olson - Founder, Chief Operating Officer, and Chairman - Babson Diagnostics - Re-Imagining Blood Testing To Be More Convenient, Accessible And Patient-Centered
December 01, 2023 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBEric Olson is Founder, Chief Operating Officer, and Chairman, of Babson Diagnostics ( https://www.babsondx.com/ ), a company bringing medically-accurate blood testing to the retail pharmacy setting, and empowering people to take charge of their health, by reimagining the entire blood testing process from ordering, collection, handling, analyzing, and reporting of results, making it less invasive and more convenient, accessible, and patient-centered. Eric is a 20-year veteran of the diagnosti...
Dr. Steven H. Landers, MD, MPH - President & CEO - Hebrew SeniorLife - Redefining The Experience Of Aging
November 30, 2023 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBDr. Steven H. Landers, MD, MPH is President and CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife ( https://www.hebrewseniorlife.org/services/profiles/steven-h-landers-md-mph ), a nonprofit Harvard Medical School affiliate offering senior living communities and senior health care services for older adults in the Boston metropolitan area. They also conduct aging research that is improving the way we grow older, and education for the next generation of health care providers and caregivers. Dr. Landers is a practicing ...
Dr. Mitchell Lee, Ph.D. - Chief Executive Officer, Ora Biomedical - A Million Molecule Challenge For Longevity
November 29, 2023 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBDr. Mitchell Lee, Ph.D. is the Chief Executive Officer of Ora Biomedical ( https://orabiomedical.com/ ), a biotech company developing small molecule therapeutics that extend lifespan and delay chronic illness by targeting the underlying molecular mechanisms of aging. Dr. Lee’s research interests are focused on identifying healthy aging therapeutics, understanding the connections between aging and age-related disease, and investigating how natural genetic variation modifies disease and therap...
Ashley Gaines - Vice President, Head of Breast Cancer Franchise, US Oncology Business Unit, AstraZeneca - Transforming The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Breast Cancer
November 28, 2023 21:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBAshley Gaines is Vice President, Head of Breast Cancer Franchise, US Oncology Business Unit, at AstraZeneca ( https://www.astrazeneca-us.com/az-in-us/ashley-gaines.html ) where she is responsible for overseeing commercialization in the US for ENHERTU, TRUQAP and future breast cancer assets and indications. Ashley joined AstraZeneca in 2014 and has led commercial teams across various US and Global franchises, including Infectious Disease, Women’s Cancers, Lung Cancer and Hematologic Cancers. ...
Dr. Alejandro Dorenbaum, M.D. - Chief Medical Officer, Reneo Pharmaceuticals - Developing Novel Therapies For Patients With Rare Genetic Mitochondrial Diseases
November 27, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBDr. Alejandro (Alex) Dorenbaum, M.D., is the Chief Medical Officer of Reneo Pharmaceuticals ( https://reneopharma.com/ ), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for patients with rare genetic diseases, including mitochondrial diseases, with significant unmet medical needs. Previously, Dr. Dorenbaum was Chief Medical Officer at Allakos, where he achieved proof-of-concept in clinical trials for novel therapeutic antibodies targeting inflammatory cells. ...
Dr. Julia Allen - Chief Scientist, Autonomy and ArtificiaI Intelligence, Saab - Creating Smarter Products And Solutions Through Artificial Intelligence
November 23, 2023 01:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBDr. Julia Allen is Chief Scientist, Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence, at Saab ( https://www.saab.com/ ) where her team’s primary focus is developing AI technologies to support the organization’s customers across all U.S. Department of Defense branches, helping government research and development leaders take on their hardest challenges. Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions from military defense in all domains to civil security. Previously, Dr ...
Dr. Nigel McCracken, Ph.D. - Chief Operating Officer, Virax Biolabs - T-Cell Testing For Detecting Immune Responses & Diagnosing Viral Diseases
November 22, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBDr. Nigel McCracken, Ph.D. is Chief Operating Officer of Virax Biolabs ( https://www.viraxbiolabs.com/ ), an innovative diagnostics and detection biotech company developing a game-changing T-Cell immunology technology platform to provide early diagnosis for post viral syndromes, and indications associated with chronic inflammation and T cell exhaustion, to enable early treatment interventions. Dr. McCracken brings over 25 years of research & development experience in drug development, within...