Progress, Potential, and Possibilities
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Dr. David Markowitz, PhD - IARPA - High-Risk, High-Payoff Research For National Security Challenges
November 23, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBDr. David A. Markowitz, Ph.D. ( https://www.markowitz.bio/ ) is a Program Manager at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity ( IARPA - https://www.iarpa.gov/ ) which is an organization that invests in high-risk, high-payoff research programs to tackle some of the most difficult challenges of the agencies and disciplines in the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). IARPA’s mission is to push the boundaries of science to develop solutions that empower the U.S. IC to do its work better...
Dr. Michael Hufford, PhD - Advancing Novel Therapeutic Interventions For Unmet Medical Needs
November 15, 2022 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBDr. Michael Hufford, Ph.D. is the Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of LyGenesis ( https://www.lygenesis.com/ ), a clinical-stage cell therapy company that transforms patient’s lymph nodes into bioreactors capable of growing functioning ectopic organs. He also serves as the Interim CEO of Morphoceuticals ( https://www.morphoceuticals.com/ ) a company focused on modifying electric potentials in cells and tissues for a variety of applications in regenerative medicine, from improving a...
Dr. Brett Kagan, Ph.D. - CSO, Cortical Labs - Biological Computing For The Post Silicon Age
November 15, 2022 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBDr. Brett Kagan, Ph.D. is the Chief Scientific Officer at Cortical Labs ( https://corticallabs.com/ ), a biological computing startup putting live neurons into chips to revolutionize computing and help usher in the post-silicon age. Potential applications for the unique organic-digital convergence tools that Cortical Labs is working on are quite broad including: novel ex-vivo models for drug screening in CNS conditions such as epilepsy and dementia; a deeper understanding about how our brain...
Dee Siren - Holistic Well-Being Coaching For Happier, Healthier And More Productive Relationships
November 11, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBDee Siren ( https://mrssiren.com/ ) is a veteran adult entertainment professional who wears many titles within the industry including as a director, producer, sex educator, performer, content creator, and CEO of SirenXXXStudios ( https://sirenxxxstudios.com/ ) . Dee attended the University of Texas in San Antonio, earning a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and a certification in Education and began a career in teaching before segueing into the adult entertainment industry. Dee is also a c...
John Sherman - CIO - U.S. Department of Defense - Driving Innovation & Transformation At The DoD
November 10, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBJohn Sherman is the Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) at the U.S. Department of Defense ( https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/2881098/john-sherman/ ), a role he was sworn in on December 17, 2021. In this role he is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Information Management / Information Technology (IT) and Information Assurance, as well as non-intelligence space systems; critical satellite communications, navigation, and timing programs; spectrum; ...
Beth Bell - Author, Advisor, Entrepreneur - Psychedelic/Spiritual Practices For Healing & Awakening
November 07, 2022 21:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBBeth Bell ( https://bethbell.me/ ) is an author, advisor and an entrepreneur who has been on a fascinating journey of spiritual awakening. Beth started out as a rising sales star turned marketing executive, spending more than 16 years at Bayer Pharmaceuticals leading strategic brand planning and other functions in the female health and contraception space. However, somewhere between C-level meetings and marketplace assessments, Beth began listening more closely to the world around — and with...
Dr. James Revill, Ph.D. - Head of Weapons of Mass Destruction & Space Security Programs, UNIDIR
November 07, 2022 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBDr. James Revill, Ph.D. ( https://unidir.org/staff/james-revill ) is the Head of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Space Security Program, at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). Dr. Revill’s research interests focus on the evolution of the chemical and biological weapons and he has published widely in these areas. He was previously a Research Fellow with the Harvard Sussex Program at the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex and completed research fellows...
Dr. Ahmed Ogwell - Acting Director, Africa CDC - Leading Public Health Innovation Across Africa
November 07, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBDr. Ahmed Ogwell ( https://africacdc.org/people/ahmed-ogwell-ouma/ ) is the Acting Director at the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) – a specialized agency of the African Union (AU). In this capacity, he works with AU Member States and other partners, leading a team of experts in securing Africa’s health through effective preparedness, early detection and rapid response to disease outbreaks and public health emergencies on the continent of Africa. Dr. Ogwell has ...
Brett Anderson, MSG, MSW - Journey From Rock Musician To Rethinking Aging, Longevity & Mental Health
November 02, 2022 22:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBBrett Anderson, MSG, MSW - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Anderson_(American_musician) is a Gerontologist and Clinical Social Worker on a mission to rethink aging, longevity & mental health. Ms. Anderson was also the former lead singer of the American Rock group, The Donnas ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Donnas ), where she was the lead vocalist for 20 years, performing throughout the U.S., as well as internationally, and had performances / appearances on major network shows includ...
Dr. Jacob Hanna, MD, PhD - Synthetic Embryo R&D In Regenerative Medicine And Developmental Biology
November 01, 2022 21:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBDr. Jacob Hanna, MD, Ph.D. ( https://hannalabweb.weizmann.ac.il/ ) is a Senior Scientist and Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where his lab, and the interdisciplinary group of scientists within it, are focused on understanding the complexity of early embryonic stem cell biology and early developmental dynamics, as well as advancing human disease modeling. More specifically, Dr. Hanna's lab investigates the detailed process of c...
Dr Mark Shrime, MD - International Chief Medical Officer, Mercy Ships - Prof, Harvard Medical School
October 31, 2022 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBProfessor Dr. Mark G. Shrime, MD, MPH, PhD, FACS ( https://www.markshrime.com/ ) is the International Chief Medical Officer at Mercy Ships ( https://www.mercyships.org/ ) and a Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Shrime previously served as the O’Brien Chair of Global Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, as the founder and Director of the Center for Global Surgery Evaluation at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and as Resear...
Lydie Evrard - Deputy Director General, IAEA - Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security
October 27, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBLydie Evrard (https://www.iaea.org/about/organizational-structure/department-of-nuclear-safety-and-security/deputy-director-general-of-department-of-nuclear-safety-and-security) is Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Ms. Evrard's department focuses on the protection of people, society and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation, whether the cause is an unsafe act or a securi...
Dr. Peter Fedichev, PhD - CEO, Gero - Hacking Complex Diseases & Aging with AI & Digital Biomarkers
October 26, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBDr. Peter Fedichev, Ph.D. is the CEO of Gero ( https://gero.ai/ ), a biotech company focused on hacking complex diseases, including aging, with AI for novel drug discovery, as well as digital biomarkers. Gero’s models originate from the physics of complex dynamic systems, combining the potential of deep neural networks with the physical models to study dynamical processes and understand what drives diseases. Dr. Fedichev has a background in biophysics, bioinformatics and condensed matter phy...
Prof. Dr. Gordan Lauc, Ph.D. - Founder & CEO, Genos; CSO, GlycanAge; Advancing The Glycosciences
October 23, 2022 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBProf. Dr. Gordan Lauc, Ph.D. ( http://www.pharma.unizg.hr/en/about-us/staff/gordan--lauc,450.html ) is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, and Founder and CEO of Genos Ltd. ( https://genos-glyco.com/ ), a research-intensive SME located in Zagreb, Croatia with core of expertise in molecular genetics and glycomics (The comprehensive study the entire complement of sugars, whether free or present in more complex molec...
Dr. Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Ph.D. - Assistant Director for Space Policy - Office of Science & Technology Policy, White House
October 23, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBDr. Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Ph.D. is Assistant Director for Space Policy, Office of Science and Technology Policy, at the White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/) where she focuses on determining civil and commercial space priorities for the President’s science advisor, and her portfolio includes a wide range of disciplines including Orbital Debris, On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM), Earth Observations, Space Weather, and Planetary Protection. Previously, Dr. Uzo-Okoro b...
Dr. Anna Laura Ross Ph.D. - Science Division, World Health Organization - Harnessing The Power Of Science & Innovation For All
October 19, 2022 17:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBDr. Anna Laura Ross, Ph.D. is the Unit Head for Emerging Technologies, Research Prioritization and Support, in the World Health Organization (WHO) Science Division ( https://www.who.int/our-work/science-division ), located in Geneva, as well as the Head of the WHO Science Council Secretariat. Previously at WHO, Dr Ross served as Strategy Technical Manager at Unitaid, their global health initiative that works with partners to bring about innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat major diseas...
Bob Beitcher - President & CEO, Motion Picture and Television Fund - Support For Living & Aging Well
October 18, 2022 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBBob Beitcher is the President and CEO, Motion Picture and Television Fund ( MPTF - https://mptf.com ) a charitable organization that offers assistance and care to those in the motion picture and television industries and their families with limited or no resources, including services such as temporary financial assistance, case management, and residential living. Mr. Beitcher has been the chief executive officer and president at MPTF since July 2011 and serves on the organization’s Board of ...
Julie Lenzer - Chief Innovation Officer - Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute / BioFabUSA
October 18, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBJulie Lenzer is the Chief Innovation Officer of the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute ( ARMI - https://www.armiusa.org ) and BioFabUSA ( https://www.armiusa.org/biofabusa ). Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), is one of 14 institutes of the Manufacturing USA network and is a member-driven, non-profit organization, whose mission is to make practical the large-scale manufacturing of engineered tissues and tissue-related technologies. BioFabUSA, created by ARMI, wa...
Dr. Jarah Meador, Ph.D. - Director, Open Innovation Programs - U.S. General Services Administration
October 18, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBDr. Jarah Meador, Ph.D. is Director, Open Innovation Programs, (Challenge.Gov - https://www.challenge.gov & CitizenScience.Gov - https://www.citizenscience.gov), at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA - https://www.gsa.gov ). The GSA is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of various federal agencies, supplying products and communications for U.S. government offices, providing transportation and o...
Aram Kradjian - Director, Research & Innovation, Jaguar Land Rover - Reimagining Future Of Mobility
October 11, 2022 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBAram Kradjian is Director, Research & Innovation, at Jaguar Land Rover ( https://www.jaguarlandrover.com/innovation ), where he is focused on heading the global research department, spearheading cutting edge research (collaborating with the tech industry, government, regulators and academia), as well as product design, innovation, and strategy, helping to drive the latest technologies and innovations into their products and services. Aram also serves as a Visiting Professor in Technology Inn...
Dr. Amy Proal, Ph.D - Transforming Diagnosis & Treatment Of Long Covid And Other Complex Chronic Inflammatory Conditions
October 07, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBDr. Amy Proal, Ph.D. serves as President & CEO of the PolyBio Research Foundation (https://polybio.org/), and Chief Scientific Officer of the Long Covid Research Initiative (LCRI - https://lc19.org/). In her work with PolyBio Research Foundation and the LCRI, Dr. Proal conceptualizes and coordinates large-scale collaborative research projects among research teams studying infection-associated chronic conditions such as Long Covid, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)...
Dr Sarita A. Mohanty - CEO - The SCAN Foundation - Improving The Quality Of Health & Life For Older Adults
October 06, 2022 20:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBDr. Sarita A. Mohanty, MD, MPH, MBA (https://www.thescanfoundation.org/about/board-of-directors/sarita-a-mohanty/), serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The SCAN Foundation, one of the largest foundations in the United States focused on improving the quality of health and life for older adults. Its mission is to advance a coordinated and easily navigated system of high-quality services for older adults that preserve dignity and independence. The SCAN Foundation was created ...
Dr Ava Cadell, PhD, EdD - Educator / Therapist - Promoting The Benefits Of Healthy Love And Intimacy
October 06, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBDr. Ava Cadell, Ph.D., Ed.D (https://www.avacadell.com/) is an actress, an accomplished author of ten books, a producer, a therapist and a global speaker on wide range of issues of human sexuality, as well as founder of Loveology University (https://www.loveuniv.com/) and the personal brand "Sexual Empowerment". Dr. Cadell earned a doctorate in human behavior from Newport University (CA) and a doctorate of education in human sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality ...
Prof. Dr. Andrea B. Maier, MD, PhD - Building A Clinically Credible Platform For Longevity Medicine
October 04, 2022 21:00 - 59 minutes - 40.5 MBProfessor Dr. Andrea B. Maier, MD, Ph.D., is the Oon Chiew Seng Professor in Medicine, Healthy Ageing and Dementia Research, and Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Longevity, at the National University Of Singapore, Professor Maier also holds professorship appointments at VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam, Netherlands, and University of Melbourne, Australia, as well as is Director of Medicine and Community Care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia. Professor Maier is also the...
Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker - Leading A Global Movement To End Breast Cancer
October 03, 2022 17:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBAmbassador Nancy G. Brinker (https://nancybrinker.com/) is Founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (https://www.komen.org/) and Co-Founder of the Promise Fund of Florida (https://www.promisefundofflorida.org/). Amb. Brinker is a three-time Ambassador and New York Times best-selling author who is regarded as the leader of the global breast cancer movement. Her journey began with a promise to her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything possible to end the sham...
Dr. Doris A. Taylor, Ph.D. - CEO, Organamet Bio Inc. - Personalized Bio-Engineered Human Hearts For All
September 29, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBDr. Doris A. Taylor, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer of Organamet Bio Inc. (https://organametbio.com/) an early phase start-up committed to saving lives and reducing the cost of healthcare for those with heart disease. Organamet has a goal is to make personalized bio-engineered human hearts, available to all who need them, within 5 years, increasing availability and access to hearts, decreasing or eliminating need for immunosuppression, reducing total lifetime transplant costs, and improvin...
Dan Harary - Beverly Hills / Hollywood - Author, Entertainment Industry Publicist, Drummer, Comic
September 28, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBDan Harary (https://www.danhararyauthor.com/) is an author, entertainment industry publicist, drummer and former stand-up comic. While best known for his 50 years of work in Hollywood as an entertainment industry publicist and owner of the boutique Asbury PR Agency (https://asburypr.com/) in Beverly Hills, Dan is also the author of four books: Flirting With Fame - A Hollywood Publicist Recalls 50 Years of Celebrity Close Encounters, After They Came, Inside The Cutting Room: A Backstage Look ...
Dr. Andrew Hebbeler, Ph.D. - Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) - The White House
September 21, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBDr. Andrew Hebbeler, Ph.D., is Principal Assistant Director for Health and Life Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy at The White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ostps-teams/health-and-life-sciences/), and has extensive foreign affairs, national security, global health, and science and technology (S&T) policy experience. Most recently, Dr. Hebbeler was Senior Director and Lead Scientist for Global Biological Policy and Programs at the non-profit Nuclear Threat Initiative ...
Bill Taranto - President, GHI Fund, Merck - Corporate Venturing For Integrated Healthcare Solutions
September 20, 2022 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBBill Taranto is President of the Global Health Innovation Fund at Merck (https://www.merckghifund.com/taranto.html) and founding partner since inception in 2010. Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI) is a corporate venture capital group utilizing a healthcare ecosystem strategy, investing globally in platform companies with proven technologies or business models where Merck's expertise can accelerate revenue growth and enhance value creation to ultimately develop integrated healthc...
Lisa R. Sanders - Director of Science and Technology, SOF AT&L, U.S. Special Operations Command
September 19, 2022 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBLisa R. Sanders is the Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (SOF AT&L), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM - https://www.socom.mil/), located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, where she is responsible for all research and development funded activities (https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Pages/eSOF_cap_of_interest.aspx) Ms. Sanders has over 30 years of civilian Federal service. She entered Federal Service as an Electronics En...
Dr. Greg Lieberman, Ph.D. - Neuroscientist - Optimizing Human-System Performance, Army Research Lab
September 15, 2022 22:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBDr. Greg Lieberman, Ph.D. (https://www.arl.army.mil/arl25/meet-arl.php?gregory_lieberman) is a Neuroscientist, and Lead, Optimizing Human-System Performance, at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL). DEVCOM ARL, as an integral part of the Army Futures Command, is the Army’s foundational research laboratory focused on operationalizing science to ensure overmatch in any future conflict. DEVCOM ARL shapes future concepts with scientific res...
Dr. Brad Stanfield, MD - Extend Healthspan - Healthspan-Centric Medicine For A Real World Setting
September 10, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBDr. Brad Stanfield, MD (https://drstanfield.com/) is a general medical practitioner from Auckland, New Zealand, as well as the host of the rapidly growing Extend Healthspan channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpcvPcHJVOkO9Qp79BOagTg) on YouTube. Dr. Stanfield graduated in 2015 from the University of Auckland, New Zealand with his MD, worked in hospital medicine for several years, including a role as an orthopedic registrar, before moving into general community practice focusing on heal...
Angel Eduardo - Promoting A Common Culture Of Fairness, Understanding And Humanity - Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR)
September 10, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBAngel Eduardo (http://angeleduardo.com/) is a writer, musician, photographer, and designer based in New York City, who serves an Advisory Board member, FAIR in the Arts Fellow, and Director of Messaging & Editorial for the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR - https://www.fairforall.org/), where he helps shape the organization's pro-human approach to our often contentious and divided discourse. He is also a contributor to the Center for Inquiry’s blog, where he writes on science, c...
Dr Uwe Schoenbeck, PhD - CSO/SVP, Pfizer - Leading Collaborative Innovation For Unmet Medical Needs
September 01, 2022 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBDr. Uwe Schoenbeck, Ph.D., (https://www.pfizer.com/research/science_and_technology/meet_our_scientists/uwe_schoenbeck) is Chief Scientific Officer, Emerging Science & Innovation (ES&I) and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Research and Development & Medical (WRDM) at Pfizer. Part of Worldwide Research, Development & Medical, ES&I is charged with enhancing Pfizer’s pipeline through translation of external emerging science into breakthrough therapies for patients and through dedicated outreach ...
Dr. Cecilia A. Conrad, Ph.D. - Leveraging Investments In Solutions To The World’s Biggest Problems
September 01, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBDr. Cecilia A. Conrad, Ph.D. (https://www.macfound.org/about/people/cecilia-a-conrad) is CEO of Lever for Change, a nonprofit affiliate of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (where she also serves as a Senior Advisor) which leverages investments in solutions to the world’s biggest problems — from racial and gender equity to climate change. Dr. Conrad was formerly a Managing Director at the Foundation, where she led the MacArthur Fellows program and steered the cross-Foundation...
Tomas Diagne - African Chelonian Institute - Conservation of Turtle, Tortoise And Terrapin In Africa
September 01, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBMr. Tomas Diagne is the Director of the African Chelonian Institute (https://africanchelonian.org/), an organization with a mission to promote the long-term conservation of turtle, tortoise and terrapin populations, across the African continent, through research, education, and grassroots collaboration. Mr. Diagne is an African freshwater turtle and tortoise expert who has been working to save threatened and endangered turtle species in Senegal for the past 20 years. He began rescuing endang...
Dr. Jana Dickter, MD - City of Hope - Managing Complex Infections In Difficult to Treat Cases
September 01, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBDr. Jana Dickter, MD (https://www.cityofhope.org/jana-dickter) is associate clinical professor in the department of medicine, division of infectious diseases, at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is board-certified in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and the American Academy of HIV Medicine. Dr. Dickter earned her undergraduate degree in cognitive sciences from the University of California, San Diego. She went on to receive her medical doctorate from Rush Medical College i...
Dr Asha M George, DrPH - Building Defenses Against Bio-Terrorism And (Re)Emerging Infectious Disease
September 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBDr. Asha M. George, DrPH (https://biodefensecommission.org/teams/asha-m-george-drph/) is Executive Director, Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, which was established in 2014 to assess gaps in and provide recommendations to improve U.S. biodefense. The Panel determines where the United States is falling short of addressing biological attacks and emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. Dr. George is a public health security professional whose research and programmatic emphasis has been ...
Dr Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS - NYU Langone - Managing Complex Transplant Cases Globally
September 01, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBDr. Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS, (https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1467404137/robert-montgomery) is the Director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, and Chair and a Professor in their Department of Surgery, where he oversees a diverse team of medical and surgical specialists who provide a wide variety of surgery and transplantation services including bone marrow, heart, kidney, liver, lung, and facial transplantation. Dr. Montgomery received his Doctor of Medicine with Honor fro...
General Stan McChrystal - Innovative Leadership Solutions For Challenging And Dynamic Environments
September 01, 2022 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBGeneral Stan McChrystal, is Founder and CEO of the McChrystal Group (https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/people/stan-mcchrystal/) an advisory firm focused on delivering innovative leadership solutions to businesses globally in order to help them transform and succeed in challenging, dynamic environments. A retired four-star general, Stan is the former commander of US and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) Afghanistan and the former commander of the nation’s premier military counter-...
Ambassador John E. Lange - Senior Fellow, Global Health Diplomacy, United Nations Foundation
August 26, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBAmbassador John E. Lange (https://unfoundation.org/who-we-are/our-people/john-e-lange/) is Senior Fellow, Global Health Diplomacy, at the United Nations Foundation, a charitable organization headquartered in Washington, DC, that supports the United Nations and its activities. Ambassador Lange has extensive leadership experience in global health issues and longstanding involvement in United Nations affairs, focusing on issues related to global health security and the work of the World Health ...
Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D. - Modulating Autophagy To Promote Healthspan - Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
August 24, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBDr. Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D. (https://www.einsteinmed.edu/faculty/8784/ana-maria-cuervo/) is Co-Director of the Einstein Institute for Aging Research, and a member of the Einstein Liver Research Center and Cancer Center. She serves as a Professor in the Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology, and the Department of Medicine (Hepatology), and has the Robert and Renée Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases. Dr. Cuervo studied medicine and pursued a Ph.D. in bioch...
Dr. Katherine High, MD - Gene Therapy Pioneer - President, Therapeutics, Asklepios BioPharmaceutical
August 11, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBDr. Katherine High, MD, is President, Therapeutics, at Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (AskBio - https://www.askbio.com/), where she is also member of the AskBio Board of Directors, and has responsibility for driving the strategic direction and execution of pre-clinical and clinical programs of the company. AskBio is a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, set up as a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines that cure genetic d...
Dr. Bruce Levine, PhD - Transforming Lives With Personalized Cancer Therapies - University Of Pennsylvania
August 04, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBDr. Bruce Levine, Ph.D. (https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g5455356/p3504) is the Barbara and Edward Netter Professor in Cancer Gene Therapy, and the Founding Director of the Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility (CVPF) in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Levine received a B.A. (Biology) from University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Immunology and Infectious...
Dr. Srinivas Rao - CSO, atai Life Sciences - Transforming The Treatment Of Mental Health Disorders
August 04, 2022 23:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBDr. Srinivas Rao, MD, Ph.D. is the Chief Scientific Officer at atai Life Sciences (https://www.atai.life/), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the treatment of mental health disorders. With offices in New York, London and Berlin, atai's business model combines funding, technology, scientific and regulatory expertise with a focus on psychedelic therapeutic moieties, and other drugs, with differentiated safety profiles and therapeutic potential. Dr. Rao also serves ...
Dr. Steve Iley, MD - Jaguar Land Rover - Improving Health & Wellbeing Of Workforces And Customers
August 04, 2022 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBDr. Steve Iley, MD (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-steve-iley/?originalSubdomain=uk) is the Chief Medical Officer and Global Head of Occupational Health and Safety, at Jaguar Land Rover (https://www.jaguarlandrover.com/). With his medical degree from the University of Bristol, and training in emergency medicine in Australia, Dr. Iley is an experienced Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer having worked at senior and board level both in the UK and internationally, having practiced around...
The Honorable Secretary Dr. Donna Shalala, Ph.D. - Public Servant, Scholar, Teacher, Administrator
August 04, 2022 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBThe Honorable Secretary Dr. Donna Shalala, Ph.D. (https://people.miami.edu/profile/[email protected]), currently serves as Professor Emerita, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Miami, where she previously served as President from 2001 to 2015, where during her tenure as President, she advanced the university into the top tier of U.S. research universities. With more than 40 years as an accomplished scholar, teacher, and administrator, Secretary Shalala personifies out...
Keith Camhi - Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator - Innovative Solutions For Older Adults
August 04, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBKeith Camhi is Managing Director, Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator (https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/longevity), a program, run in partnership with Pivotal Ventures (https://www.pivotalventures.org/), an investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates, focusing on innovative solutions to address the unmet needs of older adults and their caregivers. The longevity accelerator core program themes include: Caregiver Support, Care Coordination, Aging in Place, Fin...
Dr. Nicole Ehrhart, VMD, MS - Innovative Translational Lifespan & Healthspan R&D - Colorado State
July 28, 2022 14:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBDr. Nicole Ehrhart, VMD, MS (http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/DirectorySearch/Search/MemberProfile/cvmbs/1013/Ehrhart/Nicole) is the director of the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging at Colorado State University (https://www.research.colostate.edu/healthyagingcenter/about/), where she leads an interdisciplinary research effort to identify basic and translational mechanisms that promote healthy aging. Dr. Ehrhart holds the Ross M. Wilkins M.D. Limb Preservation Foundation Univer...
Dr. Amber Salzman, PhD - CEO & Director, Epic Bio - Editing The Epigenome To Treat Complex Diseases
July 28, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBDr. Amber Salzman, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Epic Bio (https://epic-bio.com/), a fascinating therapeutic epigenome editing startup, developing therapies to modulate gene expression at the level of the epigenome, which just recently emerged from stealth mode with a $55 million funding round. Dr. Salzman has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceuticals industry. Before joining Epic Bio, Dr. Salzman served as the president and CEO of Ohana Biosciences, pioneeri...