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Send us Fan Mail Dr. Wilhelmina Hoffman, MD, is a geriatric physician, who serves Headmaster and CEO of Silviahemmet ( https://www.silviahemmet.se/ ), a non-profit foundation devoted to improving the quality of life for persons affected by dementia and their families. The foundation was inaugurated by H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden on Valentines Day in 1996. Silviahemmet’s philosophy of care includes...

Send us Fan Mail Anna Farberov is General Manager at PepsiCo Labs ( https://labs.pepsico.com/ ), where she focuses on investments and partnerships in the areas of Tech Venturing, Value Chain, Data & Analytics, Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) and Sustainability, and via their investments in the start-up community, works with entrepreneurs to co-develop products and services f...

Send us Fan Mail Donato Tramuto is a healthcare executive, global health activist, and author who is widely recognized for his commitment to social change and transformational leadership in healthcare innovation. Mr. Tramuto is the Founder and Chair of The TramutoPorter Foundation ( https://tramutofoundation.com/ ) which advances young people’s rights to education and healthcare access and combats...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. David K. C. Cooper, MA, PhD, MD, MS, DSc (Med), FRCS, FACS, FACC, FAST, (https://researchers.mgh.harvard.edu/profile/27073950/David-Cooper) is a pioneering heart transplant surgeon and researcher in the field of xenotransplantation, which is defined as any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation or infusion into a human recipient of live cells, tissues, or or...

Send us Fan Mail Susan Bratton ( https://susanbratton.com/ ), is an Intimacy Wellness Expert, Sexual Bio-Hacker, and self-proclaimed "Orgasmanaut", who is a champion and advocate for all those who desire life long intimacy and passion. Susan is co-founder and CEO of two corporations: Personal Life Media, Inc., a publisher of heart-connected lovemaking techniques and bedroom communication...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Marilyn Roossinck Ph. D. (https://plantpath.psu.edu/directory/mjr25) is Professor Emeritus of plant pathology, environmental microbiology and biology at Penn State University. Dr. Roossinck is an expert on viruses, from their evolutionary pressures and mechanisms, to the ecology of viral diseases. She performed some of the first experimental evolution studies on plant viruses...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Kevin Perrott, Ph. D. is Founder and CEO, OpenCures ( https://opencures.org/ ), Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta, Co-Founder and Advisor, Oisin Biotechnologies, President, of Global Healthspan Policy Institute, and Co-Founder and Treasurer, SENS Research Foundation. Kevin is a successful entrepreneur and owner of the largest motorcycle and snowmobile dealership in Cana...

Send us Fan Mail Alistair Fulton ( https://www.semtech.com/company/executive-leadership/alistair-fulton ) is the Vice President and General Manager of Semtech's Wireless and Sensing Products Group. Semtech Corporation is a supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms for consumer, enterprise computing, communications and industrial end-markets. It has 32 location...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Joseph D. Mocanu, Ph. D. ( https://www.vergehc.com/team ) is the Managing Partner of the Verge HealthTech Fund, focusing on early stage healthcare technology companies relevant to emerging markets. Dr. Mocanu started his career as a scientist, developing new cancer therapies during his Ph. D. at the University of Toronto. He co-founded a medical device startup during his studi...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ashani Weeraratna, Ph. D., ( https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/3918/ashani-t-weeraratna ) is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Chair, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Weeraratna is also a recently appointed member (by President Joe Biden), of the National Cancer Advisory Board ( https://deainfo.nci.ni...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Stephani Otte, Ph. D is Science Program Officer, Imaging, at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ( https://chanzuckerberg.com/ ), who leads the organization’s Imaging program and is focused on the creation, dissemination, optimization, and standardization of transformative imaging technologies. Prior to CZI, Dr. Otte was Director of Science at a neuro-technology / microscopy compan...

Send us Fan Mail Keren Haruvi is President of Sandoz US and Head of their North America business ( https://www.novartis.us/about-us/our-leadership/us-country-leadership/keren-haruvi ). Sandoz is a division of the Novartis Group and a global leader in generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars and was established in 2003, when Novartis united all of its generics businesses under the name Sandoz – a si...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Joel Mozer is the Director of Science, Technology, and Research, United States Space Force ( https://www.spaceforce.mil/ ). With a PhD in Physics, and MS in Atmospheric Science, from University of Arizona, Dr. Mozer serves as the principal scientific advisor to the Commander and is the senior authority for all science and technology matters for an organization of approximately...

Send us Fan Mail Xenobots are living micro-robots, built from cells, designed and programmed by a computer (an evolutionary algorithm) and have been demonstrated to date in the laboratory to move towards a target, pick up a payload, heal themselves after being cut, and reproduce via a process called kinematic self-replication. In addition to all of their future potential that has been mentioned in...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Charlotte Yeh, MD Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, Inc. (https://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/aarp-services/), where she works with the independent carriers that make health-related products and services available to AARP members, to identify programs and initiatives that will lead to enhanced care for older adults. AARP (formerly called the American Association of Retired Pers...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Amy Throckmorton, Ph. D. ( https://drexel.edu/biomed/faculty/core/ThrockmortonAmy/ ) is Associate Professor and Director of the BioCirc Research Laboratory, in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, at Drexel University. The BioCirc Research Laboratory seeks to improve the treatment strategies and therapeutic options for pediatric and adult patients...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Tohru Minamino is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine ( https://juntendo-cvbm.com/en/about.html ). He also serves as Director of the Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Hospital. He received his MD from the Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine in 1989 and his PhD from...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Clarice D. Aiello ( https://samueli.ucla.edu/people/clarice-aiello/ ), is Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering. Dr. Aiello is also leader of the new Quantum Biology Tech (QuBiT) Lab, a new center dedicated to interdisciplinary research on the possible quantum underpinnings of biological processes, within the UCLA C...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Dean Radin, MS, PhD ( https://noetic.org/profile/dean-radin/ ), is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS) and Associated Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). He is also Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board for the neurogenetics biotech startup, Cognigenics ( https://www.cogni...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Hamed Faridi, Ph. D. is the founder of Faridi Strategy Group LLC and serves as the Executive Director of the McCormick Science Institute ( https://www.mccormickscienceinstitute.com/ ). Hamed is renowned as an innovative food industry leader, business executive, strategist, and board director. He is a visionary leader who conceives and implements innovative approaches - often u...

Send us Fan Mail Ms. Fanny Sie is the One Roche Head of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health, at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. ( https://www.roche.com/ ), a multinational healthcare company that operates in both the Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics segments, and in 2021 was the world’s largest pharma company by revenue. With her BS and MS from the University of Toronto, Ms. Sie is very focused on...

Send us Fan Mail Ms. Nashira Layade is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Business Services, at Realogy Holdings Corp. ( https://www.realogy.com/ ), and she leads Realogy’s technology infrastructure, security, operations, and support strategies. Realogy Holdings Corp. is an American publicly owned real estate and relocation services company which owns and franchises several rea...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Kim Nazel (also known by his stage names "Arabian Prince" or "Professor X") is a rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, founding member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap group N.W.A., as well as burgeoning, technologist, venture capitalist, startup mentor, and business advisor. Mr. Nazel has wide ranging interests in Animation, 3D FX, Music and Co...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ken Paller, Ph. D. ( hhttps://psychology.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/core/profiles/ken-paller.html ) is Professor of Psychology and James Padilla Chair in Arts & Sciences, Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Program and the Training Program in the Neuroscience of Human Cognition, Fellow of the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center, and Fellow of th...

Send us Fan Mail The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC - https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/hrc/pages/aboutcouncil.aspx) is a United Nations ( https://www.un.org/en/ ) body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council investigates allegations of breaches of human rights in United Nations member states, and addresses thematic human rights issues such as...