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
Episodes
645 episodes
Paurvi Bhatt, MPH - Interim CEO - Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers - Improving Strength, Health And Resilience Of Family Caregivers
Paurvi Bhatt is the Interim CEO of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers ( https://rosalynncarter.org/ ), an organization that drives transformative systems change to improve the strength, health, and resilience of family caregivers....
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Dr. Mark Jacobs - Director, Pacific Technical Support; World Health Organization Representative, South Pacific, WHO - Improving Health And Resilience Across The South Pacific
Dr. Mark Jacobs is the Director of Pacific Technical Support and WHO Representative to the South Pacific. He was appointed in this position in August 2021. Prior to this, he has held a series of senior public health leadership roles.Dr....
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1:00:15
Dr. Samir Khleif, MD - CEO, Georgiamune Inc. - Reprogramming Immune Responses
Dr. Samir Khleif, MD is CEO of Georgiamune ( https://www.georgiamune.com/team ), a private, science and discovery clinical stage immunotherapeutic biotechnology company focused on reprogramming immune signaling pathways to redirect the immune s...
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Dr. Sui Huang, MD, PhD - Professor, Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) - Complex Systems Approaches For Biomedical Research
Dr. Sui Huang, MD, PhD is a Professor at the Institute for Systems Biology ( ISB - https://isbscience.org/people/sui-huang-md-phd/?tab=biography ) where his lab is focused on studying how gene regulatory networks control gene activity to create...
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1:05:52
Mark McDonough - CEO, Cyrex Labs - Early Detection & Monitoring Of Complex Immune Conditions
Mark McDonough is the CEO of Cyrex Labs ( https://www.cyrexlabs.com/ ), a clinical immunology laboratory specializing in functional immunology and autoimmunity testing. Cyrex offers multi-tissue antibody testing for the early detec...
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Dr. Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH - Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) - University of Minnesota - Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness And Response
Dr. Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH ( https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/michael-t-osterholm-phd-mph ) is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP...
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Dr. Manfred Stapff, MD, PhD - Founder, Candid Advisory - Real-World Evidence Unveiled
Dr. Manfred Stapff, MD, PhD is a physician and pharmaceutical industry leader with over 30 years of experience in internal medicine, clinical research, and drug development, who has worked across a range of therapeutic areas including NASH, CV,...
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Muffy Walker - Alzheimer’s Caregiving - Empathy Through Fiction & Patient Advocacy
Muffy Walker ( https://www.muffywalker.com/ ) is a psychiatric nurse with 45 years of experience, the founder of the International Bipolar Foundation, ( https://ibpf.org/ - an organization focused on raising awareness and reducing stigma around...
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Dr. Michelle I. Cardel, PhD, MS, RD - Chief Nutrition Officer, WeightWatchers - Evidence-Based Nutrition And Behavior Change Science
Dr. Michelle I. Cardel, PhD, MS, RD is Chief Nutrition Officer of WeightWatchers ( https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/science-center/team/michelle-cardel?srsltid=AfmBOooheyN06Ngdf86tF274AuTsCjebrDKN1ccjFWOsyMk8hZPs_IRw ), where she oversees the ...
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Neil Steinberg, Executive Producer/Director And Mark Jonathan Harris, Producer - Aging in America: Survive or Thrive
Neil Steinberg and Mark Jonathan Harris are both acclaimed filmmakers and through a partnership with Generation Entertainment, The John A. Hartford Foundation ( https://www.johnahartford.org/resources/view/new-pbs-documentary-film-release-and-s...
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Marc Elia - Chairman, Invivyd - Medicines For Serious Infectious Diseases
Marc Elia is the Founder of M28 Capital ( https://www.m28capital.com/ ), a healthcare sector investment fund, as well as Chairman of the Board of Invivyd ( https://www.invivyd.com/ ), a biopharmaceutical company devoted to delivering protection...
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1:03:38
Dr. Bobby Reddy, MD - Pi Health - Developing Medicines Faster For Diverse Populations
Dr. Bobby Reddy, MD is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Pi Health ( https://www.pihealth.ai/ ), a health technology and clinical research company committed to empowering life sciences companies to develop medicines faster and reach...
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Dr. Mirza Rahman, MD, MPH - President, American College of Preventive Medicine - The Power Of Prevention
Dr. Mirza Rahman, MD, MPH serves as the President of the American College of Preventive Medicine ( ACPM - https://www.acpm.org/about-acpm/governance/executive-officers/mirza-rahman/ ), a professional community, founded in 1954 as a professional...
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1:07:48
Dr. Anastasia Liapis, Ph.D. - Global Head of Innovation & New Business Creation, HP Health Solutions - Re-Imagining Health-Tech In Diagnostics And Precision Medicine Of The Future
Dr. Anastasia Liapis, Ph.D. is Global Head of Innovation & New Business Creation, HP Health Solutions ( https://www.izb-online.de/en/companies/hp-health-solutions-germany-gmbh/ ), a division of HP ( https://www.hp.com/us-en/home.html ) , th...
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Dr. Arthur C. Evans Jr. - Chief Executive Officer, American Psychological Association - Taking Psychology To The Next Level
Dr. Arthur C. Evans Jr. is Chief Executive Officer of the American Psychological Association ( https://www.apa.org/about/apa/senior-staff/evans-bio ), the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United St...
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Dr. Peter Ordentlich, Ph.D. - CSO & Founder, Syndax Pharmaceuticals - Reimagining Cancer Treatment
Dr. Peter Ordentlich, Ph.D. is Chief Scientific Officer and Founder, Syndax Pharmaceuticals ( https://syndax.com/team/peter-ordentlich-ph-d/ ), a company with a mission to obtain regulatory approval and commercialize drugs that extend and impro...
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Prof. Dr. Islam Abou El-Magd, Ph.D. - President, National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences, Egypt - Remote Sensing & Space Sciences For Sustainable Development
Prof. Dr. Islam Abou El-Magd, Ph.D. is the President of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Egypt ( https://www.narss.sci.eg/professor/47 ), which focuses on applied research using earth observation and geo-informatics...
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Professor Dr. Mark Kendall - CEO & Founder, WearOptimo - Next Generation Wearable Biometrics
Professor Dr. Mark Kendall (BE PhD FRSA FTSE FNAI) is CEO & Founder of WearOptimo ( https://wearoptimo.com/prof-mark-kendall/ ), a private Australian health-tech company developing the next generation of wearable technology, redefining how ...
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Dr. Kilian Kelly, Ph.D. - CEO, Cynata Therapeutics - iPSC-Derived, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapies
Dr. Kilian Kelly, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Cynata Therapeutics ( https://cynata.com/ ), a stem cell and regenerative medicine company that is known for its proprietary Cymerus platform, for the scalable and cons...
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1:02:28
Dr. Blythe Adamson, PhD, MPH - Head of Outcomes Research & Evidence Generation, Flatiron Health - Bridging Health Economics & Oncology: EHR To Innovate & Reshape Cancer Research
Dr. Blythe Adamson, PhD, MPH ( https://www.blytheadamson.com/ ) is Head of Outcomes Research and Evidence Generation at Flatiron Health ( https://flatiron.com/ ), where her work has been focused on developing deep learning language models for e...
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Dr. Martin Brenner, DVM, Ph.D. - CEO And CSO, iBio Inc. - Next Generation Cardiometabolic & Obesity Medicines
Dr. Martin Brenner, DVM, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of iBio ( https://ibioinc.com/team/martin-brenner-dvm-ph-d/ ), a biotech company developing the next generation of cardiometabolic and obesity medicines to p...
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Dr. Ilke Demir, Ph.D. - Deep Fake Detection, Deterrence & Defense
Dr. Ilke Demir, Ph.D ( https://ilkedemir.weebly.com/ ) works at the intersection of computer vision and machine learning and her research focuses on generative models for digitizing the real world, deep fake detection and generation techniques,...
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Dr. Jessica Sacher, Ph.D. - Co-Founder, Phage Directory / Staff Scientist, Stanford University School of Medicine - Unlocking The Potential Of Phage Therapy
Dr. Jessica Sacher, Ph.D. is Co-Founder of Phage Directory ( https://phage.directory/ ), a global network of phage researchers from more than 80 countries, where she directs its phage-sourcing and community-building efforts, including coordinat...
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1:11:25
Dr. Sean Tucker, Ph.D. - Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Vaxart Inc. - Oral Pill Vaccines For Global Health
Dr. Sean Tucker, Ph.D. is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Vaxart Inc. ( https://vaxart.com/ ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a range of oral recombinant pill vaccines based on their innovative Vector-Adjuvant-Ant...
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Dr. Susan J. Kressly, MD, FAAP - President, American Academy of Pediatrics - Optimal Health And Well-Being For All Children
Dr. Susan J. Kressly, MD, FAAP, is the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics ( https://www.aap.org/en/about-the-aap/aap-leadership/susan-kressly-md-faap/ ), an organization of 67,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, me...
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