Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA: at the helm of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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The president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation discusses her goals. The foundation was created in 1972 to improve the health of all Americans and is the largest philanthropic foundation devoted exclusively to health. Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey is a geriatrician who was a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania prior to her appointment at the foundation.

Strategy & planning, Planning, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Aims and objectives, Lavizzo-Mourey, Risa

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Robert Langer, ScD - engineering medicine

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Professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Dr. Robert Langer holds more than 500 issued or pending patents and has received numerous awards, including the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research in 2005. He discusses his work and his latest development on controlled drug delivery systems.

Professional Organizations, Medical Associations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Medical societies, Langer, Robert

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Jeffrey Sachs: ending extreme poverty, improving the human condition

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Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Economist, Director, UN Millennium Project speaks about his Millennium project as a global plan to meet targets to eradicate poverty and improve the human conditions.

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Economists, Sachs, Jeffrey, United Nations. Millennium Campaign

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