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Melissa Stevens
Melissa Stevens is executive vice president of philanthropy at the Milken Institute, leading its
work with individual and family philanthropists and foundations seeking to deploy resources to make a transformative, sustainable impact.
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Kelsey Barcomb, PhD
Kelsey Barcomb, PhD, is a senior associate with MI Philanthropy’s Science Philanthropy Accelerato
r for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), and serves as a program manager at Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD2).
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Ayodola Anise
Ayodola Anise is the senior director of operations working across FasterCures, Center for Public
Health, Center for the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change.
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Heather Haines
Heather Haines is director of convening and engagement at the Milken Institute Center for Strateg
ic Philanthropy. She joined the Institute from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, where she oversaw global events.
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Caitlyn Barrett, PhD
Caitlyn Barrett, PhD, is an director for MI Philanthropy.
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Ilana Moreno
Ilana Moreno is a Senior Associate with Feeding Change at the Milken Institute.
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Holly Freishtat
Holly Freishtat is the senior director of Feeding Change at the Milken Institute.
report
Giving Smarter: Philanthropic Opportunities to Advance Bipolar Disorder Research
People of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds endure the intense shifts in mood and energy level
s bipolar disorder (BD) causes.
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Achieving Health Equity: A Multi-Stakeholder Action Plan to Address Diversity across the Clinical Trials Enterprise and the Biomedical Research Ecosystem
Clinical trials have been used for decades as the primary way by which researchers determine if a n
ew treatment is safe and effective for human use.
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COVID-19 Silver Linings for Biomedical Innovation: Implementation Roadmap
While the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many of the fault lines in the biomedical i
nnovation ecosystem that have slowed progress for decades, we have also shown ourselves capable of innovating in ways we perhaps did not think possible.
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Scaling Comprehensive Dementia-Care Models
Despite scientific progress over the past 25 years, dementia remains one of the toughest health-car
e challenges.
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Neurotechnology: A Giving Smarter Guide
When most people think about advances in medicine, drug development is the first thing that comes t
o mind. However, technology and devices are proving to be valuable options for treating intractable illnesses.
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