Steven McCarroll is revolutionizing the understanding of mental illness by using genetics, biology, and engineering to study the human brain, and is renowned for his groundbreaking discovery of a gene variation that contributes to the development of schizophrenia.
Martha “Meg” Gaines is an attorney and a leading voice in patient advocacy who is renowned for founding the Center for Patient Partnerships at the University of Wisconsin to help patients with life-threatening illnesses navigate the healthcare system.
Mark Tyndall is a public health physician and a leading expert on drug policy and harm reduction who is renowned for his instrumental role in establishing INSITE, North America’s first legally sanctioned supervised injection facility, to save lives and prevent the spread of diseases.
John Amory is a physician and a leading expert in male reproductive health and contraception, renowned for his pioneering research on non-hormonal birth control pills and new treatments for male infertility.
Leila Fadel is a distinguished American journalist and a co-host of NPR’s Morning Edition who is renowned for her powerful and insightful international reporting on major events in the Middle East, including the Arab Spring and the Iraq War, for which she earned a George R. Polk Award.
Oncologist Leonard Sender is a pioneer in the treatment of cancer in adolescents and young adults (AYA), who is renowned for his work in addressing the unique medical and emotional challenges faced by cancer patients between the ages of 15 and 39.
William Frist is renowned for combining his career as a heart and lung transplant surgeon with a distinguished public service career as a U.S. Senate Majority Leader, where he was instrumental in creating the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Betty Diamond is known for her groundbreaking work on the link between antibodies and brain disorders like autism and PTSD in people with autoimmune diseases.
Sophie Andrews is a passionate leader and a longtime advocate in the UK’s charity sector who is best known for her role as the founding CEO of The Silver Line, a national helpline that provided a vital lifeline for millions of isolated senior citizens.
James Soka Moses is renowned for his courageous work during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, where he managed one of Monrovia’s largest treatment units and later provided care to thousands of survivors.