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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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35:48

Paul Keable - CSO, Ashley Madison - Technology,...

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2025/07/16

Send us a text Paul Keable is Chief Strategy Officer at Ashley Madison ( https://www.ashleymadison.com/ ) - the global online dating and social networking platform, specifically catering to individuals in committed relationships seeking discreet connections. As Chief Strategy Officer, Paul oversees the strategic direction of Ashley Madison, emphasizing discretion, authenticity, and innovation within the dating industry. Under his leadership, the platform has implemented initiatives such as u...

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52:05

William Ho - CEO, IN8bio - Next Generation Cell...

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2025/07/14

Send us a text William Ho is a Co-Founder, and has served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of IN8bio ( https://in8bio.com/ ), a biotech company with a mission of developing next-generation therapies for treating cancer, with a focus on gamma-delta T cells, since its inception. Mr. Ho has worked in the biotechnology industry for nearly 24 years. Prior to the founding of IN8bio, from 2014 to 2017, Mr. Ho was the Founder and Managing Partner at AlephPoi...

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76:51

Dr. Thomas Ehmer, Ph.D. - Merck KGaA Darmstadt,...

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2025/07/10

Send us a text Dr. Thomas Ehmer, Ph.D. ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/tehmer/ ) is a seasoned technology strategist with over two decades of experience in IT innovation, business development, and R&D within the pharmaceutical industry, and co-founder of the Quantum Interest Group, at Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany ( https://www.emdgroup.com/en ). Dr. Ehmer currently is in the Sector Data Office - AI Governance and Innovation Incubator at Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany, where he ...

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38:43

Josh Haimson - CEO, Inductive Bio - Democratizing AI...

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2025/07/08

Send us a text Josh Haimson is Co-Founder and CEO of Inductive Bio ( https://www.inductive.bio/about ), a technology company focused on democratizing artificial intelligence (AI) models to transform small molecule drug discovery, eliminating Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicology (ADMET) bottlenecks with state-of-the-art AI models and generative chemistry, powered by a unique pre-competitive data consortium. Josh has spent his career focused on the intersection of mac...

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58:23

Dr. Shai Melcer, Ph.D. - Head, National...

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2025/07/07

Send us a text Dr. Shai Melcer, Ph.D. is Head of the National Bioconvergence Program ( https://bioconvergence.org.il/ ) at the Israel Innovation Authority ( https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/ ). In this role, Dr. Melcer, who brings 15 years of experience and entrepreneurship in the bio-medical ecosystem, leads the implementation of the bioconvergence goals for TELEM – the National Infrastructure Forum for Research and Development ( https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/programs/telem-the-natio...

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46:41

Dr. Robert Schwab, MD - Penn Medicine - CAR-T In...

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2025/07/03

Send us a text Dr. Robert Schwab, MD is a Resident Physician, Research Specialist, and Hematology-Oncology Fellow at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System ( https://www3.pennmedicine.org/departments-and-centers/department-of-medicine/divisions/hematology-and-oncology/education-and-training/hematology-oncology-fellowship/fellows ). Dr. Schwab’s work to date has focused on leukemia and bone marrow transplantation, and previously, he worked as a research specialist in Dr. Carl...

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44:10

Dr. Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D. - CEO, PDS Biotech -...

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2025/07/02

Send us a text Dr. Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D. has served as a director, president and CEO of PDS Biotech ( https://pdsbiotech.com/ ) since its inception in 2005, a biotech company focused on transforming how the immune system targets and fights disease by developing a new generation of targeted cancer treatments. Dr. Bedu-Addo is a veteran biotech executive with experience successfully starting and growing biotechnology organizations. He has been responsible for the development and implementatio...

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54:46

Daniel Schmitt - President & CEO, Actuate...

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2025/07/02

Send us a text Daniel Schmitt is President & Chief Executive Officer of Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. ( https://actuatetherapeutics.com/ ), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of high-impact, difficult-to-treat cancers through the inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK-3β). Mr. Schmitt brings over 30 years of successful industry experience in operations management, new product development, and business development, having ...

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Fiona Cauley & Dr. David Lynch - Division of...

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2025/07/01

Send us a text Fiona Cauley ( https://www.fionacauley.com ) is a Nashville-based comedy superstar who uses her comedy for a greater purpose – to raise awareness about her rare, genetic disease, Friedreich's Ataxia (FA), that progressively damages the nervous system, causing loss of muscle control over time, and is found in approximately one in 50,000 people worldwide (5,000 individuals in the United States and 15,000 worldwide). Diagnosed at just 18 with this degenerative neurological...

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42:48

Dr. Forrest Ringold, MD - Surgical Association of...

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2025/06/27

Send us a text Dr. Forrest Ringold, MD of Surgical Association of Mobile ( https://sampadocs.com/about-us/dr-forrest-ringold/ ), is a leading expert in bariatric and robotic surgery and is renowned for his expertise in transforming lives through weight loss surgery and innovative abdominal treatments. With an advanced understanding of both traditional laparoscopic techniques and cutting-edge robotic technology, Dr. Ringold specializes in a wide range of surgical procedures aimed at improving...

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43:19

Sarah Mastrorocco - VP & GM of Instacart Health -...

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2025/06/27

Send us a text Sarah Mastrorocco is Vice President and General Manager of Health at Instacart ( https://www.instacart.com/company/health ), the leading grocery technology company in North America, partnering with more than 1,800 retailers, covering nearly 100,000 stores, and serving over 7,000 consumer packaged goods brands. An innovative leader with extensive expertise in business development and strategy, Sarah spearheaded the creation of Instacart Health and continues to oversee the initi...

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53:22

Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Ph.D. - Advancing The Global...

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2025/06/26

Send us a text Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Ph.D. is an internationally known subject matter expert and leader in the field of hydrogen and fuel cells with three decades of experience in government, industry, and academia. Dr. Satyapal has had diverse roles including as a researcher, a visiting assistant professor, as Chief Engineer and Director for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office ( https://www.energy.gov/eere/person/sunita-satyapal ), and as a manage...

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71:44

Aarti Holla-Maini - Director, United Nations Office...

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2025/06/26

Send us a text Aarti Holla-Maini is Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ( UNOOSA - https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/de/aboutus/director.html ) in Vienna, part of the UN organization ( https://www.un.org/ ) that works to promote international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of space, and in the utilization of space science and technology for sustainable economic and social development. Ms. Holla-Maini brings to this position over 25 years of professional e...

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53:26

Colonel Dr. Tanja Roy - Commander, U.S. Army Medical...

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2025/06/24

Send us a text Colonel Dr. Tanja Roy is Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense ( https://usamricd.health.mil/ ), a subsidiary of United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) and is the leading science and technology laboratory of the Department of Defense for the development, testing, and evaluation of medical chemical warfare countermeasures, including therapies and materials to treat casualties of chemical warfare agents, as well as biochem...

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Paurvi Bhatt, MPH - Interim CEO - Rosalynn Carter...

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2025/06/06

Send us a text 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. Paurvi is also the Founder and CEO of ThirdEyeFocus, a consultancy for private companies & nonprofits focused on the care economy. Paurvi is a global healthcare executive known for creating strategies that optimize public, privat...

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60:15

Dr. Mark Jacobs - Director, Pacific Technical...

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2025/06/05

Send us a text 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. Jacobs was previously the WHO Representative to Lao People’s Democratic Republic from November 2018 to August 2021. From May to October 2018, Dr Jacobs was Acting Director of Programme Management for WHO in the Western Pacific Region. He was a...

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51:11

Dr. Samir Khleif, MD - CEO, Georgiamune Inc. -...

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2025/05/13

Send us a text 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 system to fight diseases. Dr. Khleif is a pioneer in the field of immunotherapy. He is a medical oncologist, immunologist, innovator, and entrepreneur, as well as a transformational executive in health care and biomedical research....

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65:52

Dr. Sui Huang, MD, PhD - Professor, Institute for...

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2025/05/13

Send us a text 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 stable cellular states, such as different cell types, and how these states transition into different lineages in both healthy and diseased conditions. Dr. Huang is a molecular and cell biologist with a strong background in theoretical b...

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37:19

Mark McDonough - CEO, Cyrex Labs - Early Detection &...

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2025/05/09

Send us a text 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 detection and monitoring of today’s complex autoimmune conditions and develops innovative arrays through continuous collaboration with leading experts in medical research and clinical practice. Mark is a global technology business executive with 30...

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59:13

Dr. Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH - Director, Center...

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2025/05/08

Send us a text 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), Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, a professor in the Technological Leadership Institute, College of Science and Engineering, and an adjunct professor in the Medi...

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