Innovators

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The Innovators podcast, a product of Harris Search Associates, features interesting conversations with global thought leaders in the areas of higher education and research, engineering, technology, and the health sciences and provides our listeners an opportunity to benefit from lessons learned from the national leaders changing the landscape of innovation and discovery.

  1. NOV 18

    The Governments' Role in Higher Education: A Brief Oral History (with Richard L. McCormick, PhD, President Emeritus, Board of Governors and Professor of History and Education at Rutgers University)

    Federal and state governments play significant roles in both public and private universities. The federal role in research is, at once, old enough to now span three-plus generations and yet recent enough that many people—ironically, those who rely on it most—are unaware of its origins. Recent actions by the federal government to cut billions of dollars from previously-approved research grants to universities, academic medical centers, and independent research institutes came as a shock to many, partly because they had assumed the process to be more or less engrained in law and policy and one of the ways by which research was funded. Richard McCormick—three-time president of major research universities and an historian—offers a clear and compelling account of how the federal role in research began during World War II and evolved over the decades that followed. In today's INNOVATORS, he presents that historical portrait and, in doing so, suggests that recent shifts in federal policy may be less surprising than some have expressed, as they are, at least in part, in keeping with the public's changed and changing broader understanding and appreciation of higher education. This is the second in a year-long series of INNOVATORS podcasts that began with the commentary of Daniel Linzer on the more prominent features of support for scientific and biomedical research. In the next podcast, the federal role of support for research in independent research institutes is examined. INNOVATORS Guest: Richard L. McCormick, PhD, President Emeritus, Board of Governors and Professor of History and Education at Rutgers University

    36 min

  2. SEP 30

    Federal Support for Scientific and Biomedical Research (with Daniel Linzer, PhD, President Emeritus, Research Corporation for Science Advancement)

    Dr. Daniel Linzer retired as President Emeritus of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement in July of this year after eight years of leadership. He joined RCSA from Northwestern University where he was on the faculty as professor of molecular biosciences and served as Provost for a decade following stints as dean and associate dean of arts and sciences. Dr. Linzer earned his doctorate from Princeton and his undergraduate degree from Yale and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During his career, his research and teaching were recognized and awarded by the Searle Scholars Award, the American Cancer Society Faculty Research Award, and the Northwestern Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award. His research on the P53/TP 53 gene was groundbreaking since it is a tumor suppression gene and therefore is fundamental to understanding cancer and a person's predisposition to cancer. His work led to discoveries identifying hormones that influence cellular development.

    41 min

  3. JUL 22

    Innovation in Funding Research (with Kevin Byrne, MBA, President & CEO, The University Financing Foundation)

    Kevin Byrne is the President & CEO of TUFF, recognized for his innovative solutions to capital challenges faced by institutions. He specializes in non-traditional public-private partnerships and real estate financing for university research parks and innovation districts. Kevin holds an MBA with honors from the Wharton School and graduated with honors from Furman University, where he now serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He has served as President of the Association of University Research Parks and is involved in various community and advisory boards, including Young Life Metro Atlanta and the Boy Scouts of America.

    26 min

  4. 10/08/2024

    The State of Biomedical Research (with Claire Pomeroy, MD, MBA, President of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation)

    Dr. Claire Pomeroy is a distinguished physician, educator, and advocate for healthcare reform. With an undergraduate and medical degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Kentucky, Dr. Pomeroy has served on the medical faculties of the University of Kentucky, the University of Minnesota, and UC Davis, where she became the dean of the School of Medicine and is now professor emeritus. Her career has focused on addressing healthcare disparities, advocating for a proactive, preventative healthcare system that ensures equitable care for all populations, especially the underserved. Since June 2013, Dr. Pomeroy has been the president of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, where she provides strategic leadership in promoting medical research and public advocacy. The Lasker Foundation is renowned for its prestigious annual awards that recognize groundbreaking achievements in medical science and public service. Under her leadership, the foundation continues to inspire scientific innovation and discovery worldwide. Her life experiences, including overcoming a difficult childhood in the foster care system, have shaped her deep commitment to healthcare equality and compassion for disadvantaged populations. Dr. Pomeroy's unique blend of scientific expertise, leadership, and advocacy continues to impact the field of medical research and healthcare reform.

    40 min

  5. 09/03/2024

    Opioids in America: A Crisis Without End (with Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, Vice President for Research; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health San Antonio)

    In this episode of INNOVATORS, Dr. Jennifer Potter's talk offers an in-depth analysis of the enduring and deadly opioid crisis in America, exploring the factors that have sustained this epidemic for decades and assessing recent developments in overdose trends to understand their implications for the future. Originally from Canada, Dr. Potter earned her undergraduate degree from Queen's University, followed by a Master of Public Health from Emory University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, where she worked until joining the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. At UT Health San Antonio, Dr. Potter rose through the academic ranks to Full Professor and was appointed Vice President for Research in 2021.

    32 min

  6. 10/17/2023

    The Successful Start of a New Medical School: A Conversation with Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD (Founding Dean and CEO; Professor, Health Systems Science at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine)

    In recent years, a number of new medical schools – both allopathic and osteopathic – have launched and still more are in preparation.   In 2017 Kaiser Permanente announced the appointment of Dr. Mark A. Schuster of Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital as the founding dean of the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. A renowned figure in pediatric, adolescent, and family health; family leave; obesity prevention; sexual and gender minority health; bullying; and quality of health care, Schuster pledged to build the new school "from the ground up" on evidence-based best practices. Three years later, the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine welcomed its inaugural class.   In this INNOVATORS, Dr. Schuster answers the why, how, and so what of launching a new medical school. INNOVATORS is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates.  *The views and opinions shared by the guests on INNOVATORS do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*

    27 min

  7. 07/05/2023

    Data Science and the Study of Alzheimer's (with Christopher Gaiteri, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Empire Innovation Scholar, SUNY Upstate Medical University)

    Christopher Gaiteri, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Empire Innovation Scholar at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. Gaiteri earned his undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University and his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. He joined Rush University as assistant professor of neurological sciences and computational neuroscientist after serving as Research Scientist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and Senior Scientist at Sage Bionetworks. In today's podcast, Dr. Gaiteri responds to the following questions: 1. What were the origins to your approach and how does it differ from the more traditional way of framing research about the onset and development of Alzheimer's disease? 2.  Statistical techniques such as factor analysis and canonical correlation were used in research to take a large number of measures of variables and allow those statistical techniques to sort out which of those variables covaried and which patterns emerged that could suggest relationships to be looked at more closely. In your approach using "big data" do you have a particular notion of which variables you select ought to covary? In other words, do you have a "pre-theory" that guides your selection of variables? 3.  Alzheimer's is nearly always associated with the aging process, perhaps implicitly arguing that the aging process alone is a causal agent for the onset and progression of the disease. More recently and not without some controversy, some researchers have suggested that aging itself should be considered a disease. From your perspective, does the question of age influence your view on how to go about framing analyses of data bearing on the inception and development of Alzheimer's? 4.  In your career to date, how has the leadership of organizations in which you have worked influenced you and your research? Are there characteristics of persons who hold leadership roles that you single out as especially important to your work? INNOVATORS is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates.  *The views and opinions shared by the guests on INNOVATORS do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*

    27 min

  8. 01/17/2023

    The Development and Evolution of Data Science: Potential and Leadership (with Philip E. Bourne, Ph.D., Founding Stephenson Dean, School of Data Science and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia)

    Dr. Philip Bourne, founding Stephenson Dean of the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia, established in 2019 with a gift of $120 million. Dr. Bourne's career encompasses work at Columbia University, the University of California at San Diego, and the National Institutes of Health and includes motorcycle jaunts throughout western Virginia and beyond. We spoke with him at his office in Charlottesville about the following (abridged version of) questions:   1.  Why a separate school of data science?   2.  What gives data science its coherence as a professional field and an academic discipline? Does that include tackling a set of "grand challenges" such as we see in, for example, engineering?   3.  Your school is described as one "without walls," suggesting perhaps a virtual format for learning. How will students, including working professionals you identify as persons you seek to serve, learn in the school?   4.  Is there any reason to expect student enrollment and degree completion in data science to be any different in terms of representation of persons of color? Will students be taught by a diverse data science faculty? If so, why?   5.  What do you see as the other key attributes, experiences, and expertise of someone who can lead successfully an academic leadership position in data science?   INNOVATORS is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates.    *The views and opinions shared by the guests on INNOVATORS do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*

    38 min
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The Innovators podcast, a product of Harris Search Associates, features interesting conversations with global thought leaders in the areas of higher education and research, engineering, technology, and the health sciences and provides our listeners an opportunity to benefit from lessons learned from the national leaders changing the landscape of innovation and discovery.

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