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Irina Pelphrey - Vice President of Health and Managed Care - Albertsons Companies - "Food As Medicine" To Nurture Healthy Lifestyles And Create A Culture Of Health
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Dr. Syra Madad - Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program, NYC Health + Hospitals - Preparing For And Preventing The Next Pandemic
05 Dec 2023
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Send us a textDr. Syra Madad, DHSc, MSc, MCP is the Senior Director of the System-wide Special Pathogens Program at NYC Health + Hospitals ( https://w...
Dr. Mohammed Alhamali - Chairman, National Innovation & Regulatory Sandbox, Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia - Accelerating Saudi Arabia's Healthcare Transformation For Saudi Vision 2030
04 Dec 2023
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Send us a textDr. Mohammed Alhamali, is Chairman of the National Innovation & Regulatory Sandbox Committee, And Chief Innovation Officer & Reg...
Karen Zaderej - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President - Axogen Corporation - Revolutionizing The Science Of Nerve Repair
01 Dec 2023
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Send us a textKaren Zaderej is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Axogen Corporation ( https://www.axogeninc.com/ ), a leading compan...
Eric Olson - Founder, Chief Operating Officer, and Chairman - Babson Diagnostics - Re-Imagining Blood Testing To Be More Convenient, Accessible And Patient-Centered
01 Dec 2023
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Send us a textEric Olson is Founder, Chief Operating Officer, and Chairman, of Babson Diagnostics ( https://www.babsondx.com/ ), a company bringing me...
Dr. Steven H. Landers, MD, MPH - President & CEO - Hebrew SeniorLife - Redefining The Experience Of Aging
30 Nov 2023
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Send us a textDr. Steven H. Landers, MD, MPH is President and CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife ( https://www.hebrewseniorlife.org/services/profiles/steven-h-l...
Dr. Mitchell Lee, Ph.D. - Chief Executive Officer, Ora Biomedical - A Million Molecule Challenge For Longevity
29 Nov 2023
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Send us a textDr. Mitchell Lee, Ph.D. is the Chief Executive Officer of Ora Biomedical ( https://orabiomedical.com/ ), a biotech company developing sm...
Ashley Gaines - Vice President, Head of Breast Cancer Franchise, US Oncology Business Unit, AstraZeneca - Transforming The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Breast Cancer
28 Nov 2023
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Send us a textAshley Gaines is Vice President, Head of Breast Cancer Franchise, US Oncology Business Unit, at AstraZeneca ( https://www.astrazeneca-us...
Dr. Alejandro Dorenbaum, M.D. - Chief Medical Officer, Reneo Pharmaceuticals - Developing Novel Therapies For Patients With Rare Genetic Mitochondrial Diseases
27 Nov 2023
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Send us a textDr. Alejandro (Alex) Dorenbaum, M.D., is the Chief Medical Officer of Reneo Pharmaceuticals ( https://reneopharma.com/ ), a clinical-sta...
Dr. Julia Allen - Chief Scientist, Autonomy and ArtificiaI Intelligence, Saab - Creating Smarter Products And Solutions Through Artificial Intelligence
23 Nov 2023
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Send us a textDr. Julia Allen is Chief Scientist, Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence, at Saab ( https://www.saab.com/ ) where her team’s primary f...
Dr. Nigel McCracken, Ph.D. - Chief Operating Officer, Virax Biolabs - T-Cell Testing For Detecting Immune Responses & Diagnosing Viral Diseases
22 Nov 2023
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Send us a textDr. Nigel McCracken, Ph.D. is Chief Operating Officer of Virax Biolabs ( https://www.viraxbiolabs.com/ ), an innovative diagnostics and ...
Dr. Josh Denny, M.D., M.S. - CEO, All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Accelerating Health Research And Medical Breakthroughs, Enabling Individualized Prevention, Treatment And Care
21 Nov 2023
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Send us a textDr. Josh Denny, M.D., M.S., is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program ( h...
Jerry McLaughlin - Chief Executive Officer and Board Member - Life Biosciences, Inc. - Developing Novel Therapies To Extend Healthy Human Lifespan
20 Nov 2023
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Send us a textJerry McLaughlin is Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Life Biosciences, Inc. ( https://www.lifebiosciences.com/ ), a private b...
Christina Tobin - Founder and Chair - Free & Equal Elections Foundation - Opening The Electoral Process For All Candidates
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textChristina Tobin is an activist and leader in the election reform and voters’ rights movements. She is the founder and chair of the Fre...
Dr. Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH - Chief Scientific Officer, U.S., Ferring Pharmaceuticals - President American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) - The Future Of Women's Health, Fertility And Fem-Tech
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDr. Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH, ( https://ferringusa.com/?team=elizabeth-garner-md-mph ) is Chief Scientific Officer, U.S., Ferring Pharm...
Dr. Wade Blair, PhD - Head of Virology & Vaccine Discovery, Vaccines & Immune Therapies, AstraZeneca - Discovering And Developing Novel Anti-Viral Therapeutic Interventions
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDr. Wade Blair, Ph.D. is Head of Virology and Vaccine Discovery, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, at AstraZeneca ( https://www.astrazeneca...
Dr. Rolland Carlson, PhD - CEO, Immunexpress, Inc. - Improving Outcomes For Patients With Sepsis
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDr. Rolland Carlson, PhD, is Chief Executive Officer of Immunexpress, Inc. ( https://immunexpress.com/company-overview/ ), a Seattle-bas...
Saed Nuh Ahmed - Chairman, Medicine Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Health Development - Somaliland - Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance And Pandemic Response
30 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSaed Nuh Ahmed, MPH, B.Pharm. is Chairman of the Medicines Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Health Development (MoHD), of Somaliland ( ...
Dr. Sofiya Milman, MD, MS - Director, Human Longevity Studies, Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
25 Oct 2023
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Send us a textDr. Sofiya Milman, MD, MS ( https://www.einsteinmed.edu/faculty/12865/sofiya-milman/ ) is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Divi...
Pete O’Heeron - CEO, FibroBiologics - Developing & Commercializing Fibroblast Cell-Based Therapies
24 Oct 2023
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Send us a textPete O’Heeron, MSHA, is the CEO of FibroBiologics ( https://fibrobiologics.com/ ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a...
Kaushik Gune - Head of Healthcare (US), Huma - Digital-First Care For Longer, Fuller Lives
20 Oct 2023
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Send us a textKaushik Gune is Head of Healthcare (US) for Huma ( https://www.huma.com/ ), a global digital health technology company that uses AI to a...
Marcie Finney, Cleveland Cord Blood Center, & Dr. Frances Verter, Ph.D., Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation - Innovating, Advocating & Advancing Cord Blood R&D
19 Oct 2023
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Send us a textMarcie Finney is the Executive Director of the Cleveland Cord Blood Center ( https://clevelandcordblood.org/about-us/leadership/ ) where...
Dr. Carl Dieffenbach - Director, Division of AIDS, NIAID, U.S. National Institutes of Health - Creating An “AIDS-Free Generation" And Ending The Epidemic
12 Oct 2023
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Send us a textDr. Carl Dieffenbach ( https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/carl-w-dieffenbach-phd ) is the Director of the Division of AIDS at the National ...
Leslie Orne - President & CEO - Trinity Life Sciences - Strategic Innovation For Pharmaceutical Commercialization, Access, Coverage And Pricing
06 Oct 2023
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Send us a textLeslie Orne ( https://trinitylifesciences.com/our-experts/leslie-sandberg-orne/ ) is President & Chief Executive Officer of Trinity ...
Dr. Malin Grape, Ph.D. - Ambassador on Antimicrobial Resistance, Ministry for Health and Social Affairs, Sweden - Strengthening Global Efforts Against Antimicrobial Resistance
06 Oct 2023
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Send us a textDr. Malin Grape, Ph.D. is Ambassador on Antimicrobial Resistance, at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of Sweden ( https://www.g...
Dr. Alex Colville, Ph.D. - Co-Founder and General Partner - age1 - Venture Investing To Catalyze The Next Generation Of Founder-Led, Longevity Biotech Companies
03 Oct 2023
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Send us a textDr. Alex Colville, Ph.D. is Co-Founder and General Partner of age1 ( https://age1.com/ ), a venture capital firm focused on catalyzing t...
Linda Burger - Director, Office of Research and Technology Applications - U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) - Advancing Breakthroughs At The Intersection Of National Security And Economic Development
28 Sep 2023
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Send us a textLinda Burger is Director of the Office of Research and Technology Applications ( https://www.nsa.gov/Research/Technology-Transfer-Progra...
Dr. Ruth Tal-Singer, Ph.D. & Dr. Scott M. White, M.D. - ENA Respiratory - Transforming The Treatment & Prevention Of Respiratory Viral Infections Via Innate Immune Modulation
27 Sep 2023
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Send us a textENA Respiratory ( https://enarespiratory.com/ ) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innate immune modulators for the p...
Dr. Marco Quarta, Ph.D. - Co-Founder and CEO - Rubedo Life Sciences; Discovering And Developing Medicines To Keep You Biologically Young
22 Sep 2023
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Send us a textDr. Marco Quarta, Ph.D. is Co-Founder and CEO of Rubedo Life Sciences ( https://www.rubedolife.com/ ), a biopharmaceutical company devel...
Dr. Peter M. Fleischut, MD - Group Senior Vice President And Chief Information & Transformation Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital - Leveraging Technology For Innovative, Patient-Centered Clinical Care
21 Sep 2023
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Send us a textDr. Peter M. Fleischut, M.D., is Group Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Transformation Officer at NewYork-Presbyterian ( ...
Dr. George R. Dodge - CEO & Co-Founder - Mechano-Therapeutics LLC - Revolutionizing Musculoskeletal Health Through Microcapsule Drug Delivery
20 Sep 2023
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Send us a textDr. George R. Dodge, Ph.D. is CEO & Co-Founder of Mechano-Therapeutics LLC ( https://mechano-therapeutics.com/ ), a biotechnology co...
Dr. Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D. - Medical Director, NeuroGrow Brain Fitness Center - Multidisciplinary Brain Fitness Programs For CNS Disorders And Healthy Aging
13 Sep 2023
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Send us a textDr. Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D. ( https://neurogrow.com/about-us/dr-majid-fotuhi-md-phd/ ) is the Medical Director of NeuroGrow Brain Fitn...
Benson Kanyembo - Law Enforcement Advisor, Conservation South Luangwa - CSL, Zambia - Working On The Frontline Of Wildlife Conservation And Human-Wildlife Coexistence
13 Sep 2023
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Send us a textMr. Benson Kanyembo is Law Enforcement Advisor, Conservation South Luangwa ( https://cslzambia.org/ ), an organization which works in pa...
Dr. Greg Ombach, Ph.D. - Head of Disruptive R&T and Senior Vice President, Airbus - Shaping A Decarbonised, Connected And Autonomous Future For Aerospace
11 Sep 2023
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Send us a textDr. Grzegorz (Greg) Ombach, Ph.D. ( https://councils.forbes.com/profile/Greg-Ombach-Head-Disruptive-R-T-Senior-Vice-President-Airbus/b60...
Dr. Lesley Ogilvie, Ph.D. - Director, Global AMR R&D Hub Secretariat - Combating The Silent Pandemic Of Antimicrobial Resistance
30 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. Lesley Ogilvie, Ph.D. is Director, Global AMR R&D Hub Secretariat ( https://globalamrhub.org/about/global-amr-rd-hub-secretariat...
Advitya Gemawat - Machine Learning Research Engineer - Responsible AI - Microsoft - Operationalizing Enterprise-Grade Responsible AI Tools
25 Aug 2023
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Send us a textAdvitya Gemawat ( https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/agemawat/ ) is a Machine Learning Research Engineer who currently work...
Dr. Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D.- Director, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH - Advancing The Science Of Translation To Improve Human Health
23 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D., ( https://ncats.nih.gov/director/bio ) is the Director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sci...
Dr. Reshmi Ghosh, Ph.D. - Applied Scientist - Microsoft AI Development Acceleration Program (MAIDAP) - Developing High-Impact Generative AI/Machine Learning Solutions
22 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. Reshmi Ghosh, Ph.D. ( https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/reshmighosh/ ) is an Applied Scientist as part of Microsoft’...
Dr. Jamie Jonker, Ph.D. - CSO and VP of Sustainability & Scientific Affairs, National Milk Producers Federation - Assuring Adequate Supplies Of Wholesome And Nutritious Dairy Products At Affordable Prices
17 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. Jamie Jonker, Ph.D. ( https://www.nmpf.org/team/jamie-jonker/ ) is the National Milk Producers Federation’s Chief Science Officer ...
Dr. Scott O'Neill (PhD, FAA, FAAAS) - Founder, World Mosquito Program; Protecting Communities Around The World From Mosquito-Borne Diseases
07 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. Scott O'Neill (PhD, FAA, FAAAS) is Founder of the World Mosquito Program ( https://www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/en/work/about-u...
Dr. Joshua Tewksbury, Ph.D. - Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) - Generating Knowledge About Tropical Ecosystems And Their Importance To Human Welfare
04 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. Joshua Tewksbury, Ph.D. is the Ira Rubinoff Director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ( STRI https://www.si.edu/about/...
Dr. Subha Madhavan, Ph.D. - Vice President & Head of AI/ML, Quantitative & Digital Sciences, Global Biometrics & Data Management, Pfizer - Leveraging Data And Artificial Intelligence To Get Transformative Medicines to Patients Faster
01 Aug 2023
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Send us a textDr. Subha Madhavan, Ph.D. is Vice President & Head of AI/ML, Quantitative & Digital Sciences, Global Biometrics & Data Manag...
Bill Taranto - President, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund - Episode #2 - Tips For Surviving In A Period Of "Down Rounds"
24 Jul 2023
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Send us a textBill Taranto is President of both the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund ( MGHIF - https://www.merckghifund.com/ ), and Merck Global He...
Dr. Michael Roberts, Ph.D. - Chief Science Officer, International Space Station National Laboratory - Science in Space to Benefit Life on Earth
24 Jul 2023
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Send us a textDr. Michael Roberts, Ph.D. is Chief Science Officer of the International Space Station National Laboratory ( https://www.issnationallab....
Dr. Ross Uhrich, DMD, MBA - Program Manager, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) - Novel Innovations for Tissue Regeneration in Osteoarthritis (NITRO)
21 Jul 2023
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Send us a textDr. Ross Uhrich, DMD, MBA, is Program Manager, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health ( ARPA-H - https://arpa-h.gov/people/ross-uh...
Sanford Browne - President of Research & Innovation (R&I), L’Oréal - North American Zone - Cutting-Edge Science And Technology For A Sustainable, Inclusive, Personalized Beauty Future
21 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSanford Browne is President of Research & Innovation (R&I) at L’Oréal's North American Zone ( https://www.loreal.com/en/...
Dr. Thomas Metz, Ph.D. - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Hunting for The Other 99% Of The Universe’s Chemicals
20 Jul 2023
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Send us a textDr. Thomas Metz, Ph.D. ( https://www.pnnl.gov/people/thomas-o-metz ) is Senior Scientist, Laboratory Fellow and Principal Investigator, ...
Jermonica Boardley & Joseph Scrocco - Harmguard FX - Novel Harm Reduction Strategies For The Opioid Epidemic
19 Jul 2023
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Send us a textJermonica Boardley is President and CEO of SIVAD Diagnostic Medical Group LLC ( https://sivadppe.com/ ), a minority-owned company dedica...
Dr. Pierre A. Fischer, Ph.D. - Roche - Digital Transformation To Build A Sustainable Data Culture
18 Jul 2023
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Send us a textDr. Pierre A. Fischer is a Technology Leader who serves as Product Line Lead - Data Storage Technologies at Roche ( https://www.roche.co...
Liz Scott, Co-Executive Director, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer
13 Jul 2023
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Dr. Khalid Salaita, PhD - Emory University - Developing Novel DNA-Based Mechano-Technologies For Human Health
11 Jul 2023
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Send us a textDr. Khalid Salaita, Ph.D. ( https://www.salaitalab.com/salaita ) is a Professor of Chemistry at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (US...
Dr. Behnaam Aazhang, Ph.D. - Director, Rice Neuroengineering Initiative (NEI), Rice University - Restoring And Extending The Capabilities Of The Human Brain
06 Jul 2023
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Send us a textDr. Behnaam Aazhang, Ph.D. ( https://aaz.rice.edu/ ) is the J.S. Abercrombie Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Directo...
Dr. Robert Floyd, Ph.D. - Executive Secretary, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization - Working To End Nuclear Tests Worldwide
05 Jul 2023
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Send us a textDr. Robert Floyd, Ph.D. is Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization ( CTBTO - https://www.ctbto.org...
Dr. Aubrey de Grey, Ph.D. - President & Chief Science Officer, Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation - Accelerating Effective Treatments To Prevent And Reverse Human Age-Related Disease
03 Jul 2023
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Send us a textDr. Aubrey de Grey, Ph.D., is President & Chief Science Officer of the Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation ( https://www.levf...
Dr. Brad Ringeisen, Ph.D. - Executive Director, Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) - Advancing Genome Research For A Better World
29 Jun 2023
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Send us a textDr. Brad Ringeisen, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Innovative Genomics Institute ( https://innovativegenomics.org/people/brad-ri...
Dr. Angeli Möller, Ph.D - Head, Data and Integrations Generating Insights Group (DIGI), Roche - Bringing Together Data & Technology To Enable Innovation For Patients
28 Jun 2023
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Send us a textDr. Angeli Möller, Ph.D, is Head of the Data and Integrations Generating Insights Group (DIGI) at Roche ( https://www.roche.com/ ), whi...
David Zuniga, Senior Director, In-Space Solutions, Axiom Space - Developing Low Earth Orbit Economy On The World's First Commercial Space Station
27 Jun 2023
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Send us a textDavid Zuniga is Senior Director of In-Space Solutions at Axiom Space ( https://www.axiomspace.com/ ), a space infrastructure developer h...
Dr. Brandon Berry, Ph.D. - University of Washington - Exploring Mitochondrial Bioenergetics, Optogenetics, Human Health And Aging
13 Jun 2023
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Dr. David Carmouche, MD - Senior Vice President, Omnichannel Care, Walmart - Making Healthcare More Accessible, Convenient and Affordable For All
08 Jun 2023
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Send us a textDr. David Carmouche, MD is Senior Vice President of Omnichannel Care at Walmart, where he leads the fleet of Walmart Health centers, Wal...
Dr. Mark Bailey, Ph.D. - Department Chair, Cyber Intelligence & Data Science; Co-Director, Data Science Intelligence Center, National Intelligence University
08 Jun 2023
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Send us a textDr. Mark Bailey, Ph.D. is the Department Chair of Cyber Intelligence and Data Science (CIDS) at the Oettinger School of Science and Tech...
Dr. Rita Baranwal, Ph.D. - Senior Vice President, Energy Systems, Westinghouse Electric Company - Shaping Tomorrow's Energy With Safe, Clean And Reliable Nuclear Technology
02 Jun 2023
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Dr. Michael Ott, Ph.D. - SVP and Chief R&D Officer - The Clorox Company - Sustainable Innovation For Healthier Lives And A Cleaner World
02 Jun 2023
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Dr. Elica Kyoseva, Ph.D. - Quantum for Bio Program Director - Wellcome Leap - Quantum Computing And Drug Discovery
01 Jun 2023
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Emilio Alonso-Mendoza - CEO - Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
27 May 2023
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Dr. Anders Nordström, MD - Ambassador for Global Health, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden - Building Healthier And More Resilient Societies
22 May 2023
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Dr. Leroy Hood, MD, Ph.D. - Co-Founder, Institute of Systems Biology (ISB); CEO, Phenome Health
18 May 2023
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Dr. Emre Ozcan & Walid Mehanna - Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany - Tech As A Force For Good In Health
15 May 2023
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Dr. Devi SenGupta, MD, MPhil - Curing HIV - Executive Director of Clinical Development, Gilead Sciences
12 May 2023
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Helmuth Martin Reisner - Director, Defense Resolve Department, Ministry Of Defense, Republic Of Estonia
11 May 2023
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Dr. Antonio Tataranni, MD - Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Life Sciences, PepsiCo
09 May 2023
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John Bencich - CEO, Achieve Life Sciences - Addressing The Epidemic Of Smoking & Nicotine Addiction
05 May 2023
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Dr. Kathryn Huff, Ph.D. - Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
05 May 2023
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Dr. Erwin Gianchandani, Ph.D. - Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, U.S. National Science Foundation
05 May 2023
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Send us a textDr. Erwin Gianchandani, Ph.D. is Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, U.S. National Science Foundation, leadi...
Dr. S. Indu Rupassara, Ph.D. - FruitVaccine - Fruit-Based Vaccines Against Globally Problematic Infectious Diseases
02 May 2023
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Colonel Christopher Grice - Acting Director, Joint Science and Technology Office, U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency
02 May 2023
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Utilizing ArtificiaI Intelligence For Efficient Exploration Of The Virosphere - Dr. Mang Shi, Ph.D., Professor, Sun Yat-sen University & Mr. Keegan Li, Director, Alibaba Cloud
28 Apr 2023
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Send us a textDr. Mang Shi, Ph.D. is a Professor at Sun Yat-sen University ( https://www.sysu.edu.cn/sysuen/ ) in Guangzhou, China, where his research...
Dr. Pablo Garcia Tello, Ph.D. - Section Head, New Projects And Initiatives - EU Office, CERN
27 Apr 2023
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Dr. Kyriacos Koupparis, PhD - Head of the Hunger Monitoring Unit, United Nations World Food Program
27 Apr 2023
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Dr. Peter Singer, OC, FRSC - Special Advisor to the Director General - World Health Organization - Grand Challenges in Global Health
21 Apr 2023
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Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong - U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator & Special Representative for Health Diplomacy
21 Apr 2023
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Send us a textAmbassador Dr. John N. Nkengasong, Ph.D. ( https://www.state.gov/biographies/john-n-nkengasong/ ), is U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and S...
Dr. Chris Altman, Pharm.D. - The Evolution Of Pharmacy For Healthcare Of Tomorrow - Director, Immunization and Clinical Programs, Rite-Aid Corporation
20 Apr 2023
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Dr. Charles Tahan, Ph.D. - Director, National Quantum Coordination Office - OSTP, The White House
18 Apr 2023
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Send us a textDr. Charles Tahan, Ph.D. is the Assistant Director for Quantum Information Science (QIS) and the Director of the National Quantum Coordi...
Dr. Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH - CEO, Center for Contemporary Sciences - Using Science To Do Good For Humans, Animals And The Planet
17 Apr 2023
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Send us a textDr. Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH ( https://ayshaakhtar.com/ ) is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Center for Contemporary Sciences ( https://conte...
Dr. Paul-Peter Tak, MD, PhD - Candel Therapeutics - Developing Novel Viral Immunotherapies To Improve Cancer Outcomes
17 Apr 2023
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Dr. Andrew McMahon & Lewis Kleinberg - UKRO - Pushing The Boundaries Of Research To Build A Synthetic Kidney
15 Apr 2023
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Send us a textThe University Kidney Research Organization ( UKRO - https://ukrocharity.org/ ) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit charity, co-founded pro...
H.E. Salem Humaid Al Marri - Director General, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center - Dubai, UAE
14 Apr 2023
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Send us a textH.E. Salem Humaid Al Marri, is Director General, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC), in Dubai, UAE, which is an advanced scientifi...
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12 Apr 2023
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Ilana Golant - Founder & CEO - Food Allergy Fund - Improving Lives Of All Living With Food Allergies
11 Apr 2023
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05 Apr 2023
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04 Apr 2023
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03 Apr 2023
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Dr. Heather Whitley, Ph.D - High Energy Density Science - Weapons & Complex Integration Directorate - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
31 Mar 2023
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Dr. John-Arne Røttingen, MD, PhD - Ambassador for Global Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
27 Mar 2023
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Dr. Annie Kritcher, Ph.D. - National Ignition Facility - LLNL - Tapping The Power Of The Stars
27 Mar 2023
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Dr. Michael Nestor, PhD - U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Cross-Sectoral Initiatives For A Healthy, Vibrant U.S. Research Enterprise
22 Mar 2023
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Studying Our Ocean's History To Understanding Its Future - Dr. Emily Osborne Ph.D. - Research Scientist - Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division - NOAA/AOML
20 Mar 2023
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20 Mar 2023
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Hon. Dr. Aminata Touré, PhD - Presidential Candidate, 2024, Republic of Senegal; Former Prime Minister
18 Mar 2023
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15 Mar 2023
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Send us a textDr. Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of Earthna (https://www.earthna.qa/about-us), a sustainability center est...
Dr. Keith Sumption, Ph.D. - Chief Veterinary Officer - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - UN
14 Mar 2023
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Send us a textDr. Keith Sumption, Ph.D. is Chief Veterinary Officer and Leader of the Animal Health Program at the Food and Agriculture Organization o...