Author Sonia Arrison, MA, talks about the implications of relatively inexpensive, widely available genome sequencing, which she says is not far off. Filmed at FutureMed, in February, 2012, at Singularity…
Jeremy Bailenson, Director, Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Stanford University, talks about the power of virtual reality technology to effect behavioral change, especially in the challenging area of lifestyle…
Russ Altman, MD, PhD, Professor & Chair, Bioengineering, Stanford University, discusses the therapeutic advantages to be gained from integrating molecular, cellular, EMR and population data to understand how…
David Albert, MD, Founder & Chief Medical Officer, AliveCor, demonstrates the AliveCor ECG, an iPhone accessory that will allow both physicians and patients to capture and transmit clinical…
Ajay Verma, MD, PhD, VP, Neurodegeneration & Translational Neurology, Biogen Idec, talks about the importance of understanding programmed cell death in treating neurodegenerative disease. Filmed at FutureMed, in…
Journalist David Ewing Duncan, discusses his personal experiences with the technologies of personalized medicine, and touches on the implications of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and microbiomics. Filmed at FutureMed,…
Christopher deCharms, MD, Founder & CEO, Omneuron, explains that recent advances allow the “reading” of thoughts directly from the brain via functional MRI and other technologies. Filmed at…
Aubrey de Grey, MA, PhD, Chief Science Officer, SENS Foundation, offers a definition of aging that refocuses the question of whether or not it is an inevitable process.…
Anne Degheest, Managing Director & Founder, HealthTech CAPITAL, offers advice to entrepreneurs developing solutions for medical workflow management and patient engagement. Filmed at FutureMed, in February, 2012, at…
Sheri Fink, MD, PhD, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation, discusses the role that technology can, and should, play in organizing and managing humanitarian aid efforts. Filmed at FutureMed,…