September 13, 2012 - 8:00am - 2:00pm | The Ronald Reagan Building - Pavilion
Washington Post Live gathered top policy makers and those at the forefront of cutting-edge health research to discuss the latest in medical innovation, how to cultivate scientific literacy in the U.S., and the policies needed to foster U.S. leadership in the medical field.
Video highlights
Cordova on innovation and entrepreneurship
France Cordova, Outgoing President of Purdue University, Incoming Chair of the Smithsonian, says, “Real innovation is much broader than entrepreneurship.”
Meryl Comer on scientists as rockstars
Meryl Comer, President of the Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative, on her program which aims to increase the celebrity status of scientists.
Discussion with Francis Collins
Collins, director of NIH, spoke at Washington Post Live’s medical innovation forum.
Panel discussion: On the edge of change
Robert Egge, Dennis Selkoe, and Margaret Anderson discussed upcoming medical innovations and breakthroughs on this panel at Washington Post Live’s Medical Innovation Summit.
Highlights from the forum
Francis Collins discusses medical innovation, breakthrough cancer research, and lack of funding.
Highlights from the forum on medical innovation, featuring speakers including as NIH Director Francis Collins, Rep. John Dingell, Mark Shriver, and many more.
Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Founder, US Against Alzheimer’s Network
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, National Health Council
Outgoing President of Purdue University, Incoming Chair of the Smithsonian
Vice President and Managing Director of U.S. Programs for Save the Children
Vincent and Stella Coates Professor of Neurologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School
Vice President of Public Policy, Alzheimer’s Association
Representative, D - Michigan
Founder, US Against Alzheimer’s Network
Executive Director, FasterCurves/ The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions
President, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative
President and CEO, Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron
Deputy Commisioner for Medical Products and Tobacco, US Food and Drug Administration
Editor, Washington Post Live
