Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Christopher Buck, Ph. D. ( https://cbuck.substack.com/ ) is Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, And Head, Tumor Virus Molecular Biology Section, Center for Cancer Research, at the U.S. National Cancer Institute ( https://ccr.cancer.gov/staff-directory/christopher-b-buck ). Dr. Buck’s lab focuses on the virion proteins of a family of viruses called polyomaviru...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Frederic Bertley, Ph. D. ( https://www.fredericbertley.com/ ) is President & CEO: Center of Science and Industry ( COSI - https://cosi.org/ ), as well as interim CEO or the National Veterans Memorial and Museum ( NVMM - https://nationalvmm.org/ ). Dr. Bertley is a renowned, civic-minded leader, strategist, innovator, scientist, educator, and communicator. In his role at CO...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Aaron Hartman, MD is a board-certified physician, clinical researcher, and founder of Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine ( https://richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/ ).  Trained in conventional family medicine, Dr. Hartman earned his MD from the Medical College of Virginia and served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force, where he led medical clinics in both the United Sta...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Chris Oswald, DC, CNS, is Head of Medical Affairs for Pure Encapsulations ( https://www.pureencapsulations.com/ ), part of Nestlé Health Science family. He is a chiropractor, certified nutrition specialist and certified functional medicine practitioner and has been treating patients since 2007.  At Pure Encapsulations, Dr. Oswald leads medical education, scientific strategy, a...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Sheryl Genco, Ph. D. ( https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/contributors/q-t/dr-sheryl-genco ) is Chief Technology Officer of the Advanced Technology Group at Ericsson, one of the world’s largest and oldest telecommunications infrastructure companies that is involved in building the equipment, software, and services that make mobile networks work. Dr. Genco has over 30 years of ex...

Send us Fan Mail Lieutenant Colonel Erin Maurer is the CBRN Defense Lead, J3 Force Protection Directorate, at NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum, The Netherlands ( https://jfcbs.nato.int/ ), a position she has held since July 2024. LTC Maurer enlisted in the United States Army Reserves in 2004, and upon graduating from Penn State University in 2008, commissioned as a Second Lieutenant through the R...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Ph. D. is one of the world’s leading stewards of ancient heritage and the Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities ( https://egymonuments.gov.eg/en ), where he leads the organization responsible for Egypt’s monuments, museums, and archaeological sites—from the Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings to newly discovered sites that continue...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ellen de Brabander, Ph. D. is Executive Vice President, Research, Development and Regulatory Affairs at Elanco Animal Health ( https://www.elanco.com/us/leadership/executive-committee/ellen-de-brabander ), one of the world’s largest animal pharmaceutical companys that develops, manufactures, and sells medicines, vaccines, and other health-care products for both pets (companion...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Natalie Yivgi-Ohana, Ph. D. is Co-Founder and CEO of Minovia Therapeutics ( https://minoviatx.com/ ), a biotech company dedicated to rapidly advance life-changing therapies that address the unmet need of serious and complex mitochondrial diseases, and are the first clinical-stage company to develop a mitochondrial transplantation approach to treat a broad range of indications...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Tom Frieden, MD, MPH ( https://drtomfrieden.net/ ) is the Founder and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives ( https://resolvetosavelives.org/ ), a global health organization that accelerates action against the world’s deadliest health threats. The organization has partnered with countries around the world to support implementation of programs that will prevent more than 9 million death...

Send us Fan Mail Joel Latham is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director of Incannex Healthcare Inc. ( https://incannex.com/ ) a science-led combination medicines company leading the way in developing cannabinoid-based medicines and psychedelic-based regimens for people living with challenging chronic conditions. Incannex Healthcare’s science-driven programs are exploring the therapeut...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. James Mackay, Ph. D. is President, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Crystalys Therapeutics Inc. ( https://crystalystx.com/ ), a development stage pharmaceutical company addressing the significant unmet medical needs of people living with gout and dedicated to developing new therapeutics and helping improve the lives of patients. Dr. Mackay has over 40 years of develop...

Send us Fan Mail Peter Basica ( https://peterbasica.com/ ) is the Founder and Chairman of 360 Smarter Care ( https://360smartercare.com/ ), an independent, AI-driven healthcare company redefining how self-funded employers manage healthcare costs and population health. Under his leadership, 360 Smarter Care applies advanced behavioral science, proprietary artificial intelligence, and deep human emp...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Steven Quay, MD, Ph. D. ( https://drquay.com/ ) is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Atossa Therapeutics ( https://atossatherapeutics.com/ ), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Dr. Quay is certified in Anatomic Pathology with the American Board of Pathology, completed both an internshi...

Send us Fan Mail Lewis Bender is CEO and Founder of Intensity Therapeutics ( https://intensitytherapeutics.com/ ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company whose mission is to help patients live longer, higher quality lives by discovering, developing, and commercializing first-in-class cancer drugs that attenuate tumors with minimal side effects, while training the patient’s own immune system to fig...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jonathan Jenkins, Psy. D., CMPC, is a clinical psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant known for his work with elite athletes, including members of the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox.  Dr. Jenkins also serves as Assistant Director of Psychology Training at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts General Hospital ( https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/22...

Send us Fan Mail Marcel Ishimwe is a pharmacist and public health advocate based in Kigali, Rwanda who is also the Founder and CEO of AMR Initiative Rwanda ( https://amrinitiativerwanda.org/ ), an organization dedicated to tackling antimicrobial resistance through awareness, stewardship, and community-driven solutions. With a BS in Pharmacy from Unversity of Rwanda, certificates in organizational...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Casey Perley, Ph. D. is Executive Director of the Army Applications Laboratory ( https://aal.mil/ ) where she leads the mission to reshape how the U.S. Army works with industry to provide the best tech in the world to the best Army in the world. Her vision is for AAL to work from problem inception to sustainment hand in glove with stakeholders across the Army and the Departmen...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Tara Williams, Ph. D. is the owner and founder of Innovative Collegiate Consultants, Inc. ( https://innovativecollegiateconsultants.com/ ), a consultancy that provides educational assistance and guides neurodivergent students to build academic confidence and independence through advocacy and personalized executive functioning support in their coursework and daily lives. Dr. Wi...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Marie-Angélique Sene, Ph. D. is Head of Advanced Vaccine Bioprocessing at the Institut Pasteur de Dakar ( https://institutpasteurdakar.sn/ ), one of the most strategically important vaccine manufacturing and research centers in the world—particularly as Africa works to build long-term, sovereign capacity to develop and produce its own vaccines, and she leads their laboratory r...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. James Giordano, Ph. D. is the Director of the Center for Disruptive Technologies and Future Warfare in the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University ( https://inss.ndu.edu/Centers/Center-for-Disruptive-Technology-and-Future-Warfare/ ). He is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry, and Senior Scholar Emeritus of the...

Send us Fan Mail Sami Tellatin is Head of Water & Climate Solutions at Kilimo ( https://kilimo.com/en/ ), an organization that  connects companies with farmers in the same watershed to implement water-positive practices, generate measurable water savings, and secure resources for both communities and companies.  Kilimo’s operations already span 7 countries, helping steward water resources acro...

Send us Fan Mail January 2026 marks National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the United States ( https://www.state.gov/national-human-trafficking-prevention-month/ ) and the 100th anniversary of the 1926 Slavery Convention that intended to abolish slavery worldwide. But, the highest number of people ever recorded are currently trapped in modern slavery. Dr. Xanthe Scharff, Ph. D....

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Andrew Holman, MD is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Inmedix ( https://inmedix.com/ ), a medical diagnostics company pioneering the field of stress biology through its FDA-cleared CloudHRV® platform. Inmedix brings cloud-based clinical diagnostics and immuno-autonomics to medicine to improve outcomes in autoimmune diseases and beyond. Dr. Holman is the founding rhe...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Marco de Baar, Ph. D. is a full professor and Chair of Plasma Fusion Operation and Control at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Eindhoven University of Technology ( TU/e - https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/marco-de-baar ).  In addition to his work at TU/e, Dr. de Baar is also head of fusion research at the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research ( DIFFER -...