Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show
Interviews and Discussions With Fascinating People Who are Creating A Better Tomorrow For All Of Us - Host - Ira S. Pastor
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711 episodes
Ariel Garten - Co-Founder, MUSE by InterAxon - Non-Invasive Neurotechnology To Advance Human Health
Ariel Garten is a neuroscientist, innovator, and entrepreneur whose driving purpose is to empower and help others overcome mental obstacles in order to live healthy, happy lives and reach their maximum potential, by harnessing real-time brain d...
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Dr. Fred Grossman - President and Chief Medical Officer, Coya Therapeutics - Multi-Modality Treg Therapies For Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Fred Grossman, D.O., FAPA is President and Chief Medical Officer of Coya Therapeutics ( https://coyatherapeutics.com/ ), a clinical-stage company focused on developing multi-modality, Regulatory T Cell (Treg) therapies for neurodegenerative...
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Douglas Leech - CEO, Ascension Recovery Services - Fully Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centers
Douglas Leech is Founder and CEO of Ascension Recovery Services ( https://www.ascensionrs.com/ ), an organization focused on developing and managing comprehensive, fully integrated behavioral health systems, treating Substance Use Disorders and...
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Yael Elish - CEO/Founder, StuffThatWorks - OpenStuff / Patient-Powered AI Health Search
Yael Elish is CEO and Founder of StuffThatWorks (https://www.stuffthatworks.health/open-stuff), a company that offers an online platform where people suffering from chronic diseases can share information to learn which treatments work best for ...
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Joel Krikston - Managing Director Venture Investments, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund / Co-Founder, MSD Idea Studios - Investments To Improve Patients' Lives
Joel Krikston is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in venture investments and strategic innovation within the healthcare sector.Joel currently serves as Managing Director Venture Investments Merck Global Health Innovation F...
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Dr. Théau Peronnin, Ph.D. - CEO, Alice & Bob - Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
Dr. Théau Peronnin, Ph.D. is a physicist by training and a visionary leader in the field of quantum computing. After earning his master’s degree from École Polytechnique in Paris and completing his PhD in quantum physics at École N...
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Xaque Gruber - Director / Writer, Sallywood - Rewriting the Script on Age and Art
Xaque Gruber ( https://www.xaquegruber.com/ ) is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and artist.Xaque is the writer and director of the hit independent film Sallywood ( https://sallywoodmovie.com/ ) — a touching, funny and deeply insight...
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Karen Mayer Cunningham - Founder & CEO, Special Education Academy - Transforming Special Education
Karen Mayer Cunningham is a nationally recognized leader in special education advocacy and the Founder and CEO of the Special Education Academy ( https://specialeducationacademy.com/ ), an organization dedicated to empowering parents to navigat...
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Edward You - EHY Consulting LLC - fmr. Supervisory Special Agent, FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate - Safeguarding Science, Innovation And The Bioeconomy
Edward You is recently coming off an amazing career at the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) where most recently he served in roles as Supervisory Special Agent, National Counterintelligence Task Force, Counterintelligence Division, as...
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Christian Maugee - PhD Candidate, University Of Florida - From Patient To Genetics Research Pioneer
Christian Maugee is a PhD Candidate at the University of Florida, in Genetics and Genomics ( http://www.vulpelab.net/graduate-and-undergrad-students.html ), where his research explores how gene expression differs in the hearts of individuals wi...
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Kenneth Russell DeGraff - Fellow, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School - Policy, People And The Planet's Future
Kenneth Russell DeGraff ( https://www.russelldegraff.com/ ) is a Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School ( https://shorensteincenter.org/person/k-russell-degraff/ ), where he focuses on the chall...
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Dr. Douglas G. Adler, MD - Director, Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, AdventHealth Porter - Leading The Transluminal Medicine Revolution
Dr. Douglas G. Adler, MD, F.A.C.G., A.G.A.F., F.A.S.G.E. ( https://douglasgadler.com/ ) is Director of the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, AdventHealth Porter in Denver, Colorado ( https://www.adventhealth.com/find-doctor/doctor/doug...
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Dr. Michael McCullar, PhD - CEO, RegCell - Restoring Self Tolerance To The Immune System
Dr. Michael McCullar, PhD is Chief Executive Officer of RegCell ( https://regcellbio.com/ ), a biotechnology company has developed a best-in-class proprietary platform that allows the generation of epigenetically reprogrammed antigen-spec...
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Dr. Brian Grierson, Ph.D. - Director of Fusion Energy Technologies, General Atomics - Bringing the Power of the Stars to Earth
Dr. Brian A. Grierson, Ph.D. is a leading physicist and engineer in magnetic fusion energy and is currently Director of Fusion Energy Technologies at General Atomics ( https://www.ga.com/ ) in San Diego. In this role, he leads the technical vis...
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Dr. Aliza Apple, Ph.D. - VP, Catalyze360 AI/ML and Global Head, Lilly TuneLab, Eli Lilly - Accelerating Promising Biotech Innovation
Dr. Aliza Apple, Ph.D. is a Vice President of Catalyze360 AI ( https://www.lilly.com/science/partners/catalyze-360 ) and Global Head of Lilly TuneLab ( https://tunelab.lilly.com/ ) at Eli Lilly where she leads the strategy, build and launch of ...
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Dr. Leonard Petrucelli, PhD - Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic - Strategies For Complicated Neurodegenerative Disorders
Dr. Leonard Petrucelli, PhD ( https://www.mayo.edu/research/faculty/petrucelli-leonard-ph-d/bio-00027816 ), is a leading translational neuroscientist and Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic — Jacksonville, where he leads ...
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Dr. Robert Allen, PhD - Chief Scientific Officer, Invivyd - Protection From Serious Viral Infectious Diseases
Dr. Robert Allen, PhD is Chief Scientific Officer of Invivyd ( https://www.invivyd.com/ ), a biopharmaceutical company devoted to delivering protection from serious viral infectious diseases, beginning with SARS-CoV-2, by deploying a proprietar...
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Dr. Mark Lloyd Davies - Global Head, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Group, Johnson & Johnson - Strategic Public-Private Partnerships To Transform Lives
Dr. Mark Lloyd Davies, Ph.D. is the Global Head for the Strategic Partnerships and Resource Group at Johnson & Johnson ( https://www.jnj.com/ ) where he leads a global team that forges novel strategic public-private partnerships to secure c...
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Wade Demmer - VP, R&D, Medtronic - The Future Of Pacemaker Technologies
Wade Demmer is Vice President of Research & Development at Medtronic where he is responsible for the development of new generations of pacemakers ( https://www.medtronic.com/en-us/l/patients/treatments-therapies/pacemakers.html ). With exte...
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Professor Eyal Zimlichman, MD - Chief Transformation, Innovation and AI Officer, Sheba Medical Center - Disruptive Innovation To Redesign Healthcare
Professor Eyal Zimlichman, MD is an internal medicine physician, a health care executive and a researcher focused on assessing and improving health care quality and value, patient engagement and patient safety.Professor Zimlichman is cu...
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Dr. Brigitte Robertson, MD - CMO, Adial Pharmaceuticals - Combating Alcohol Use Disorder
Dr. Brigitte Robertson, MD ( https://www.adial.com/team/brigette-roberston-md/ ) is Chief Medical Officer of Adial Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharma company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of addiction and related di...
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Bilu Huang - CSO, Fuzhuang Therapeutics - Conquering Aging Via The Telomere DNA And Ribosomal DNA Co-Regulation Model For Cell Senescence (TRCS)
Bilu Huang ( https://biluhuang.com/ ) is a visionary scientist dedicated to finding solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity. His interdisciplinary work spans multiple fields, including biological aging, dinosaur extinc...
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Dr. Karen Knudsen - CEO, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy - Turning All Cancers Into Curable Diseases
Dr. Karen Knudsen, MBA, PhD, is the Chief Executive Officer of The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy ( PICI - https://www.parkerici.org/ ), a 501c3 nonprofit organization driving the next generation of cancer treatment by accelerating t...
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1:07:20
Ayah Hamdan - Head of Health, Plug and Play Tech Center - Solving Pressing Challenges In Healthcare
Ayah Hamdan is the Head of Health, at Plug and Play Tech Center ( https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/ ), where she spearheads strategies that bring together startups, corporations, and investors to solve some of the most pressing challenges ...
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Dr. Stephanie Psaki, Ph.D. - CSIS / Brown University - Global Health And National Security
Dr. Stephanie Psaki, Ph.D. is a public health leader with expertise at the intersection of national security, global health, and equity who is currently both a Senior Advisor, Global Health Policy Center, Center for Strategic and International ...
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