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staff
Ugonnah Chilmaza
Ugonnah Chilmaza joined FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, in August 2021, as a senio
r associate focusing on planning and executing events that promote and connect people with the work of FasterCure
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Amanda Wagner Gee
Amanda Wagner Gee is an associate director at FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, wor
king on projects related to health equity and diversity in clinical trials and community-based research infrastru
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FasterCures and Center for Public Health Welcome Breakfast (Invite only)
Kicking off the Forum, special guests, sponsors, and speakers are invited to a private breakfast
at the Army Navy Club. This casual breakfast will provide an opportunity to network and get to know some of the other attendees prior to the day's programming.
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landing page
Advances in Science
About the Advances in Science Webinar Series
FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute's webina
r series “Advances in Science” features esteemed
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Global State of Patient Engagement Networking Roundtables (Invite only)
Patient engagement in medical research continues to grow in scope and complexity in many countri
es, as demonstrated by the many international organizations advancing impactful, patient-centered biomedical R&D initiatives.
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Gaps Amid the Progress: Uncovering Blind Spots that Persist in Patient Centric Research (Invite only)
This workshop brings together thought leaders from the FasterCures community to identify persist
ent gaps preventing full engagement of patients in R&D and post-drug-approval efforts.
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video
Katrin Ericson | LeadersLink Capstone
Established in 2020, FasterCures LeadersLink Program is a capacity-building program to s
upport the personal development of an emerging cadre of leaders of nonprofit organiza
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Melissa Kennedy | LeadersLink Capstone
Established in 2020, FasterCures LeadersLink Program is a capacity-building program to support the
personal development of an emerging cadre of leaders of nonprofit organizations that fund or conduct biomedical
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video
Dec. 7 at 1:00 pm ET | Achieving More Person-Centered Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases
Life expectancy in the US declined by 1.5 years from 2019 to 2020 in the largest 1-year drop since
World War II. While COVID-19 caused 74 percent of the decline, chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and kidney disease take a heavy toll.
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video
Emily Kramer-Golinkoff: LeadersLink Capstone
Established in 2020, FasterCures LeadersLink Program is a capacity-building program to support the
personal development of an emerging cadre of leaders of nonprofit organizations that fund or conduct biomedical
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video
Wen Hwa Lee | LeadersLink Capstone
Established in 2020, FasterCures LeadersLink Program is a capacity-building program to support the
personal development of an emerging cadre of leaders of nonprofit organizations that fund or conduct biomedical
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video
Dec. 7 at 9:30 am ET | Where Are We and Where We Are Headed with Patient Engagement in Research?
In the last decade, patient engagement in medical research emerged as a priority in the biomedical
research ecosystem.
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