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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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64:41

Dr. Amir Baniassadi, Ph.D. - Marcus Institute for...

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2025/02/07

Send us a text Dr. Amir Baniassadi, Ph.D. is an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Assistant Scientist in Marcus Institute for Aging Research ( https://www.marcusinstituteforaging.org/who-we-are/profiles/amir-baniassadi-phd ) where he works on environmental impacts on health and well-being of older populations. Dr. Baniassadi works on the impacts of ambient air temperature and air quality (both indoors and outdoors) on outcomes related to the health and well-being ...

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65:46

Dr. Erica Goldman, Ph.D. - Director Of Day One And...

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2025/02/07

Send us a text Dr. Erica Goldman, Ph.D. is Director of Policy Entrepreneurship ( https://fas.org/expert/erica-goldman/ ) and the Day One Program (https://fas.org/day-one-project/ ), at the Federation of American Scientists ( FAS - https://fas.org/ ) FAS is an organization formed at the end of World War II, made up of scientists across diverse disciplines, who joined together to advance science policy and counter scientific misinformation, and which currently works to minimize the risks of si...

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59:07

Yael Elish - CEO & Founder, StuffThatWorks -...

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2025/02/06

Send us a text Yael Elish is CEO and Founder of StuffThatWorks ( https://www.stuffthatworks.health/ ), a company that offers an online platform where people suffering from chronic diseases can share information to learn which treatments work best for their specific condition, based on the experience of their peers combined with a smart, AI-based crowdsourcing system. A passionate entrepreneur with expertise in crowdsourcing and consumer-facing products, Yael was on the Waze founding team, wh...

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58:55

Dr. Georges Benjamin MD - Executive Director -...

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2025/02/06

Send us a text Dr. Georges Benjamin, MD is Executive Director of the American Public Health Association ( APHA - https://apha.org/about-apha/executive-board-and-staff/apha-staff/georges-c-benjamin-md ), the professional membership and advocacy organization for public health professionals in the United States. APHA is the largest professional organization of public health professionals in the United States. Dr. Benjamin is known as one of the nation’s most influential physician leaders becaus...

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64:59

Dr. Thomas Chen, MD, Ph.D. - CEO/CSO, NeOnc...

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2025/02/05

Send us a text Dr. Thomas Chen, MD, Ph.D. is Founder, CEO & CSO, and Board Director, of NeOnc Technologies ( https://neonc.com/ ), a developer of a proprietary, patented platform technology that can potentially transport pharma-based therapeutics directly to the brain without the normal boundary restrictions imposed by the body’s Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB), providing patients with potentially more effective treatments. NeOnc is developing a portfolio of treatments for brain cancer and oth...

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63:20

Vasily Popov - Artist, Poet, Innovator - Art And The...

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2025/02/04

Send us a text Vasily Popov ( https://entities-meta.com/index_en.html ) is a contemporary artist, not afraid to go beyond the boundaries of traditional art, using new technologies and formats to express his ideas, combining the talents of a poet, artist, and innovator in the field of art and technology. Mr. Popov's many achievements include: - As a Poet: authoring five books of poetry, testifying to his deep creative potential and love for words; - As an Artist: creating more than 30...

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46:01

Dr. Hernan A. Bazan, MD - CEO And Co-Founder, South...

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2025/02/03

Send us a text Dr. Hernan A. Bazan MD, FACS, CEO & Co-Founder of South Rampart Pharma, Inc. ( https://southrampartpharma.com/about-us/hernan-bazan/ ), a clinical stage biopharma company developing safer, non-opioid therapies for acute and chronic pain, where he spearheads the company’s scientific, clinical and technology development efforts, as well as it’s fundraising. As an academic vascular surgeon, Dr. Bazan is the John Ochsner Endowed Professor of Surgery in Innovation ( https...

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61:17

Dr. Christopher Stubbs, Ph.D. - Professor of Physics...

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2025/01/28

Send us a textDr. Christopher Stubbs, Ph.D. is the Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and has recently served as the Dean of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, at Harvard University ( https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/people/istopher-stubbs ).Dr. Stubbs is an experimental physicist working at the interface between particle physics, cosmology and gravitation. His interests include experimental tests of the foundations of gravitational physics, searches for dark mat...

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62:50

Steve Rader - Program Manager - Center of Excellence...

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2025/01/27

Send us a textSteve Rader ( https://www.nasa.gov/people/steve-rader /) serves as the Program Manager of NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation ( CoECI - https://www.nasa.gov/coeci/ ) and the NASA Tournament Lab ( NTL - https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-tournament-lab/ ), which are working to infuse challenge and crowdsourcing innovation approaches at NASA and across the federal government. CoECI focuses on the study and use of curated, crowdsourcing communities that utilize ...

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43:39

Patty Keating - Executive Director -...

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2025/01/22

Send us a textPatty Keating is Executive Director of the HypoPARAthyroidism Association ( HPA - https://www.hypopara.org/ ), an advocacy organization that works to improve the lives of people impacted by hypoPARAthyroidism through education, support, research, and advocacy.Patty comes to HPA as a post-surgical hypoPARAthyroidism patient since 2015. She spent over 30 years in leadership roles within the hair salon business overseeing up to 400 locations prior to taking on the executive directo...

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52:07

H.E. Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky, Ph.D. - Chairman, Egypt...

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2025/01/21

Send us a textH.E. Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky, Ph.D. is Chairman of the Egypt Healthcare Authority ( EHA - https://eha.gov.eg/en/about-eha/ ) and a prominent figure esteemed for his visionary leadership and expertise across clinical and managerial domains. As the Chairman of the EHA since 2020, Dr. El-Sobky has founded the guiding principles of the organization and led transformative measures to enhance healthcare services and accessibility nationwide. Dr. El-Sobky’s contributions extend gl...

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73:50

Dr. Heather Ikemire, Ph.D. - Executive Director,...

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2025/01/17

Send us a textDr. Heather Ikemire, Ph.D. is Executive Director of Lifetime Arts ( https://lifetimearts.org/ ), a national service organization focused on accelerating the impact of creative aging nationwide and leading this national, multi-sector movement to establish creative aging as an essential driver of older adult health and well-being.The vision of Lifetime Arts is to imagine a world without ageism and social isolation, where creative aging is embraced as a fundamental human right.Dr. ...

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52:32

Dr. Ian Simon, Ph.D. - Director, Office of Long COVID...

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2025/01/16

Send us a textDr. Ian Simon, Ph.D. is the Director for the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice ( https://www.hhs.gov/longcovid/index.html ), in the Office of Science and Medicine, in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.The Office of Science and Medicine harnesses the power of collaboration, scientific analysis, data-driven innovation, and emerging technologies for advancing initiatives across the Department, including n...

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Dr. Nikolay Kukushkin, Ph.D. - Center for Neural...

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2025/01/16

Send us a textDr. Nikolay Kukushkin, Ph.D. ( https://www.nikolaykukushkin.com/ ) is Clinical Associate Professor of Life Science and a research fellow at the Center for Neural Science, at NYU ( https://liberalstudies.nyu.edu/about/faculty-listing/nikolay-kukushkin.html ). Dr. Kukushkin studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms of memory formation and his research has been exploring that memory is not just confined to neuronal circuits, but rather exists in all types of cells in huma...

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Eli Mohamad & Kai Micah Mills - CryoDAO And HydraDAO...

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2025/01/14

Send us a textEli Mohamad is a prominent figure in the biotech, space, and AI industries who has co-founded several successful startups and has a real passion for groundbreaking ventures that focus on the development of futuristic technologies.Currently as a Core Team Member at CryoDAO ( https://www.cryodao.org/ ), a decentralized organization focused on sourcing and funding research in cryopreservation, Eli continues to work at the forefront of innovative technologies and applies his extensi...

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62:13

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, MD - Founding Director, BU Center...

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2025/01/10

Send us a textDr. Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD is a board-certified infectious diseases physician who is the Founding Director of BU Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases ( https://www.bu.edu/ceid/about-the-center/team/nahid-bhadelia-md-mald/ ) as well an Associate Professor at the BU School of Medicine. She served the Senior Policy Advisor for Global COVID-19 Response for the White House COVID-19 Response Team in 2022-2023, where she coordinated the interagency programs for global COVID-19 vacc...

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Dr. Debra Whitman, Ph.D. - Chief Public Policy...

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2025/01/10

Send us a textDr. Debra Whitman, Ph.D. is Executive Vice President and Chief Public Policy Officer, at AARP ( https://www.aarp.org/ ) where she leads policy development, analysis and research, as well as global thought leadership supporting and advancing the interests of individuals age 50-plus and their families. She oversees AARP’s Public Policy Institute, AARP Research, Office of Policy Development and Integration, Thought Leadership, and AARP International.Dr. Whitman is an authority on a...

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Dr. Marcia McNutt, Ph.D. - President, National...

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2025/01/08

Send us a textDr. Marcia McNutt, Ph.D. is President of the National Academy of Sciences ( https://www.nasonline.org/directory-entry/marcia-mcnutt-6apamq/ ), where she also chairs the National Research Council, the operating arm of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and serves a key role in advising our nation on various important issues pertaining to science, technology, and health.From 2013 to 2016, Dr. McNutt served as editor-in-chief of the Science journals.&nbs...

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Dr. Nina Siragusa Ph.D. - Strategy, Business, and...

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2024/12/23

Send us a textDr. Nina Siragusa, Ph.D., MBA, is the Strategy, Business, and Data & Digital Lead within the global R&D organization of Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. In this role, she leads strategic projects, manages business operations, and drives digital transformation.Previously, she served as Chief of Staff to Dr. Laura Matz, Chief Science and Technology Officer at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. As part of the Science and Technology Office Leadership Team, she was res...

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59:42

Dr. Jackie Kunzler, Ph.D. - Senior Vice President,...

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2024/12/16

Send us a textDr. Jackie Kunzler, Ph.D. is Senior Vice President and Global Head of Research and Development (R&D), and member of the Executive Management Committee, of Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies ( https://www.terumobct.com/ ), where she focuses on innovation and development leading the way for unlocking the potential of blood and cell collections in varied sectors, including blood banking, plasma-based therapies and cell and gene therapies.Dr. Kunzler joined Terumo from Baxter He...

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