In 1984, Marc Koska was aimlessly traveling the world when he stumbled upon a newspaper article predicting the spread of HIV through the re-use of medical syringes. For Marc, the article was a game changer, igniting his interest in global public health and catalyzing his invention of the Auto Disable syringe that breaks following use.
Sigrid Fry-Revere is a leading voice in organ donation reform, best known as the first Westerner to study and document Iran’s compensated kidney donation system.
Dr. Peggy Battin is a highly influential philosopher and bioethicist who has written extensively on end-of-life ethics, including her concept of the “least worst death,” a topic that became intensely personal when she supported her quadriplegic husband’s choice to end his life.
Howard Rose is a pioneer in using Virtual Reality (VR) for health, known for his work developing VR games for therapeutic pain management and mental health, and continues to create immersive digital experiences to improve patient care.
Dr. Resa Lewiss is a global leader in Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) and also hosts The Visible Voices podcast.
Rupa Marya and the global band Rupa & The April Fishes combine medical practice with social justice activism to address the root causes of disease and the health impacts of colonialism.
Elizabeth Kenny transformed her two-year struggle within the American healthcare system, which included time in a psychiatric ward, into the powerful, touring one-woman show Sick, and now works on its film adaptation and other new scripts exploring mental health and storytelling.
Dr. Brian Primack’s career focuses on leveraging his diverse background in medicine and humanities to research the positive and negative effects of media, technology, and tobacco on public health, pioneering media literacy education.
Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan is a leading economist and public health expert who founded the One Health Trust and works globally to treat antibiotic resistance as a critical problem of managing a shared resource for global health.
Dominick Farinacci uses his international music career to drive community development, advocate for patient wellness, and promote veteran resilience through his social impact production, Modern Warrior LIVE.