Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show

Mar 27 2025 621 ep. 49 mins 20

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Interviews and Discussions With Fascinating People Who are Creating A Better Tomorrow For All Of Us - Host - Ira S. Pastor

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Dr. Susan J. Kressly, MD, FAAP - President, American Academy of Pediatrics - Optimal Health And Well-Being For All Children

Mar 27 2025 66 mins

Send us a text 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, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Kressly is board cert

Taylor Justice - Co-Founder & President, Unite Us - Integrated Social Care Solutions For Whole-Person Care

Mar 27 2025 47 mins

Send us a text Taylor Justice is the Co-Founder & President of Unite Us ( https://uniteus.com/team/taylor-justice/ ), a technology company with a mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities by integrating all the social determinants of health. The Unite Us goal is to unlock the potential of every community by strategically partnering with gove

Dr. Marianne Holm, MD, Ph.D. - VP, Infectious Diseases, Novo Nordisk Foundation - Decreasing The Burden And Threat Of Infectious Diseases

Mar 26 2025 45 mins

Send us a text Dr. Marianne Holm, MD, Ph.D. is Vice President of the Infectious Diseases Program area, at the Novo Nordisk Foundation ( https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/ ) where she is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of new strategic initiatives and research programs, and developing partnerships that contribute to the global visibility and impact of the

Dr. Laura Aguilar, MD, Ph.D. - Chief Medical Officer - Diakonos Oncology - Immunotherapy For Difficult-To-Treat Indications

Mar 25 2025 60 mins

Send us a text Dr. Laura Aguilar, MD, Ph.D. is Chief Medical Officer at Diakonos Oncology ( https://www.diakonosoncology.com/ ), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company dedicated to revolutionizing cancer immunotherapy and focusing on difficult-to-treat indications, including glioblastoma. Dr. Aguilar, a physician-scientist and biotech entrepreneur, has over 20 years of experience

Dr. Chethan Sathya, MD, MSc, Director, Center for Gun Violence Prevention, Northwell Health & Rowena Patrick, SVP, Ad Council - Preventing Youth Gun Violence

Mar 21 2025 44 mins

Send us a text Agree to Agree (https://agreetoagree.org/) is an Ad Council ( https://www.adcouncil.org/ ) initiative focused on finding common ground to reduce the impact of gun violence on children and teens across all communities in the U.S. This new campaign launched in early 2025 and is focused on reaching distinct audiences, including parents and those with children in their l

Dr. Alycia Halladay, Ph.D. - Chief Science Officer, Autism Science Foundation - Evidence-Based Autism Research

Mar 20 2025 58 mins

Send us a text Dr. Alycia Halladay, Ph.D. is Chief Science Officer of the Autism Science Foundation ( https://autismsciencefoundation.org/teams/dr-alycia-halladay/ ), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people with autism and their families by funding scientific research to understand the causes of autism and to develop better treatments, to enable individuals with aut

Dr. Catharine Young, Ph.D. - Science, Policy And Advocacy For Impactful And Sustainable Health Ecosystems

Mar 16 2025 54 mins

Send us a text Dr. Catharine Young, Ph.D. recently served as Assistant Director of Cancer Moonshot Policy and International Engagement at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy ( https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ ) where she served at OSTP to advance the Cancer Moonshot ( https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/moonshot-cancer-initiative ), with a mission to

Dr. Courtney Millar, Ph.D. - Marcus Institute For Aging Research / Harvard Medical School - Molecular Nutrition In Health & Well-Being

Mar 15 2025 50 mins

Send us a text Dr. Courtney Millar, Ph.D. ( https://www.marcusinstituteforaging.org/who-we-are/profiles/courtney-millar-phd ) is an Assistant Scientist at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, and Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Millar is a research scientist devoted to improving hea

Dr. Rose Loughlin, Ph.D. - Executive Vice President, Research, Moderna - The Future Of mRNA Medicines

Mar 13 2025 36 mins

Send us a text Dr. Rose Loughlin, Ph.D. is Executive Vice President, Research at Moderna ( https://www.modernatx.com/en-US ), a biotech company harnessing the power of mRNA technology to develop a new class of medicine for a range of unmet medical needs. Dr. Loughlin leads the company’s platform science and therapeutics research organization, focusing on pioneering scientific adv

Dr. Noel Gahamanyi, Ph.D. - Rwanda Biomedical Centre - One Health To Curb AMR & Zoonoses

Mar 12 2025 51 mins

Send us a text Dr. Noel Gahamanyi, Ph.D. ( https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HWW6M_wAAAAJ&hl=en ) is Division Manager, National Reference Laboratory at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC). Rwanda Biomedical Centre ( RBC - https://rbc.gov.rw/ ) is the nation's central health implementation agency which strives to improve the health of the Rwandan population by providing h