DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIANS AND Michael S. Brown, M.D. Sir Richard Roberts, Ph.D. Winner, 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Winner, 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine MEDICAL SCIENTISTS MENTORING Winner, 1988 Presidential National Medal of Science A globally prominent biochemist and molecular biologist, DELEGATES HAVE INCLUDED... Dr. Brown received the world’s most prestigious medical Dr. Roberts was awarded the Nobel Prize for his prize for his work describing the regulation of the groundbreaking contribution to discovering RNA splicing. cholesterol metabolism. His work laid the foundation for Dr. Roberts is dedicating his future research to GMO crops the class of drugs now called statins taken daily by more than 20 million and food sources, and demonstrating the effect they have on humanity. — GRANDg MASTERS — people worldwide. Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D. Mario Capecchi, Ph.D. Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H Winner, 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Academy Science Director The Surgeon General of the United States (acting, 2013-2014) Winner, 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine A world-renowned pioneer in biochemistry, Dr. Murad’s Winner, 2001 National Medal of Science Rear Admiral Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H., was the United award-winning research demonstrated that nitroglycerin Winner, 2001 Lasker Award States’ leading spokesperson on matters of public health, and related drugs help patients with heart conditions by Winner, 2003 Wolf Prize in Medicine overseeing the operations of the U.S. Public Health Service releasing nitric oxide into the body, thus relaxing smooth Mario Capecchi, Ph.D., a biophysicist, is a Distinguished Commissioned Corps, which consists of approximately muscles by elevating intracellular cyclic GMP, leading to vasodilation and Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. 6,700 uniformed health officers who serve in locations around the world to increased blood flow. He is best known for his groundbreaking work in gene targeting in mouse promote, protect, and advance the health and safety of our nation. embryo-derived stem cells. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D., M.B.A. Medicine, along with Martin Evans and Oliver Smithies, for their work Jack Szostak, Ph.D. Dean for Medical Education at Georgetown University in finding ways to manipulate the mammalian genome by inserting new Winner, 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine genes into cells. This research led to the breeding of “knock-out mice” Dr. Mitchell is dean of one of America’s most prestigious and “knock-in mice,” animals with a single gene removed or inserted. Dr. Dr. Szostak is one of the great pioneers in genetic research. medical schools, Georgetown University. He is responsible Capecchi’s knock-out mice allow scientists complete freedom regarding A Harvard University professor of Genetics and the for the medical school administration, curriculum, and how to manipulate the DNA sequences in the genome of living mice. His Alexander Rich Distinguished Investigator at Massachusetts student affairs. research interests include analysis of early mouse development, neural General Hospital, he is credited with construction of the world’s first artificial yeast chromosome. Currently, Dr. Szostak’s lab focuses development in mammals, gene therapy, and production of murine models J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. of human genetic diseases. on the challenges of understanding the origin of life on Earth, and the construction of artificial cellular life in the laboratory. Winner, 2009 Presidential National Medal of Science Leland Hartwell, Ph.D. Decoded the Human Genome George M. Whitesides, Ph.D. Dr. Venter is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of Winner, 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Winner, 1998 Presidential National Medal of Science the 21st century for decoding the human genome and thus Dr. Hartwell led a research team at the Department of Harvard University Professor of Chemistry changing the future of medicine. Dr. Venter leads the J. Craig Genetics, University of Washington using cell biology and Venter Institute, which is dedicated to human, microbial, plant, synthetic, genetics to investigate how yeast cells divide. He previously A giant in the field of chemistry and a prolific author of and environmental genomic research, and to the exploration of social and served as the President and Director of the Fred Hutchinson more than 950 scientific articles, Dr. Whitesides is best ethical issues in genomics. Dr. Venter is now focusing on commercializing Cancer Research Center. He is a member of the National Academy of known for his work in the areas of NMR spectroscopy, genomic-driven solutions to address global needs such as new sources of Sciences and received the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine organometallic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, soft lithography, energy, new food and nutritional products, and next-generation vaccines. for discoveries of protein molecules that control the division (duplication) microfabrication, microfluidics, and nanotechnology. He has received of cells. Other honors include the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical dozens of awards, including the Priestley Medal, which is the highest Research, the Gairdner Foundation International Award, the Alfred P. Sloan honor bestowed by the American Chemical Society. Award for cancer research, and the Genetics Society Medal of Honor.

Te National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Harvard Square, 1 Mifin Place, Suite 400, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 307-7425 [email protected] www.FutureDocs.com Pardis Sabeti, Ph.D. Florent Groberg, U.S. Army Captain (ret.) Eric Chen Associate Professor, Harvard School of Public Health Recipient of the Medal of Honor Grand Prize Winner, 2014 Intel Science Talent Search Institute Member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT Competition Captain Groberg is the embodiment of a true American hero. Dr. Sabeti is a computational geneticist whose lab develops Grand Prize Winner, 2013 Google Science Fair As the 10th living American to receive the Medal of Honor, Grand Prize Winner, 2013 Siemens Competition powerful methods and tools for advancing genome biology the nation’s highest award bestowed for bravery during war, Eric Chen is the master of science fairs, winning all three and medicine. She has created some of the most widely- Captain Groberg shares his story of a 2012 mission that major science prizes for his research on new drugs designed used algorithms to mine our genome for instances of resulted in him personally stopping a suicide bomber while to fight dangerous strains of the influenza virus. Eric’s intelligence, love for human adaptation and created powerful molecular tools to elucidate their sustaining the loss of over 45% of his left calf muscle with significant nerve computer modeling and biological studies, and amazing heart are evident to underlying biology. In 2014, she was named a TIME magazine “Person of damage, a blown eardrum, and a mild traumatic brain injury. the Year” as one of the Ebola fighters, and in 2015 was one of TIME’s 100 each person he meets. Not only is he an incredibly relatable role model, he Most Influential People. Dr. Sabeti completed her undergraduate degree at Bohdan Pomahac, M.D. is a pioneer in the directionality of the future of effective medical treatments. MIT, her graduate work at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and her Harvard Medical School Professor medical degree summa cum laude from Harvard Medical School. Brittany Wenger Director, Burn and Plastic Surgery Transplantation Centers Grand Prize Winner, 2012 Google Science Fair David Roberts, M.D. Dr. Pomahac established the Plastic Surgery Transplantation Brittany Wenger is well on her way to making the diagnosis Dean of External Education, Harvard Medical School Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the nation’s of breast cancer less painful and more accurate. A recent leading center for face transplantation. In 2009, Dr. Dr. Roberts plays an instrumental part in the development of graduate from Duke University, Brittany is a model for Pomahac performed the second partial face transplant in the the next generation of physicians, developing and enhancing budding female researchers the world over. Her grand-prize- country. After the successful transplantation, he was awarded a $3.4 million existing non-degree offerings to create a united and inspiring winning project, “Global Neural Network Cloud Service contract from the Department of Defense to perform and investigate the vision for the future of external education, bringing the for Breast Cancer,” resulted in the creation of Cloud4Cancer, a service that outcomes of face transplantation. In March 2011, he led the surgical team extraordinary Harvard Medical School education to new and aggregates data from biopsies done using the fine-needle aspiration process expanded categories of learners, both locally and around the globe. that performed the first full face transplant in the country. instead of the traditional and more painful surgical option. Anthony Atala, M.D. — YOUNG GENIUSES — Amol Punjabi First Place Medal in Basic Research at the 2016 Intel Director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Jack Andraka Science Talent Search Wake Forest School of Medicine Winner, 2012 Intel Science and Engineering Fair Discover Magazine’s Number 1 Top Science Story of the Year While working in a lab at the University of Massachusetts in the Field of Medicine By the time he was 15 years old, Jack Andraka had already Medical School, Amol became first author of a paper established himself as a breakthrough researcher, creating Dr. Atala’s work has been included twice in TIME magazine’s published in ACS Nano and owner of a pending patent for a new diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer that is 28 times luminescent nanoparticles used in cancer therapy. Amol top 10 medical breakthroughs of the year and was featured faster, 26,000 times less expensive, and over 100 times more in U.S. News & World Report as one of 14 Pioneers of Medical Progress pursued an independent project in computer-aided drug design which sensitive than pre-existing diagnostic tests. Jack leads from won him the Best-in-Category Award in Biochemistry at the 2015 Intel in the 21st Century. He is a practicing surgeon and a researcher in the area the front, demonstrating that with passion, focus, and hard work, discovery International Science and Engineering Fair. Finally, for his bioinformatics of regenerative medicine, currently focusing on growing new human cells, is not impossible, but completely achievable. Jack continues to expand his tissues, and organs. research at Stanford University. research at Harvard Medical School, Amol received the First Place Medal in Basic Research at the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search. Thomas H. Marshburn, M.D. Shree Bose Olivia Hallisey NASA Astronaut and Aquanaut Grand Prize Winner, 2011 Google Science Fair Grand Prize Winner, 2015 Google Science Fair Co-founder, Piper Dr. Marshburn is one of the very few people who have Olivia Hallisey recognized the critical need for an early worked as Lead Flight Surgeon for NASA, and as Medical Shree Bose is the very definition of a leader. Not only did diagnosis for Ebola, in order to slow and stop the spread of Operations lead for the International Space Station. Dr. she triumph over 10,000 other competitors to become the virus. Olivia was able to develop the “Ebola Assay Card” Marshburn maintains responsibility for the development the grand prize winner of the first-ever Google Science (EAC), an inexpensive, rapid diagnostic test that indicates of the biomedical training program for flight surgeons and Fair in 2011, but she is a successful researcher and results through a color change, eliminating language barriers astronaut crew medical officers, as well as managing the space station’s businesswoman at just 22 years old. Shree graduated cum laude from and increasing ease of use. Like her late grandfather, Olivia hopes one day Health Maintenance System. Harvard University with a bachelor of arts in molecular and cellular to become a doctor and researcher, and work for a global NGO. biology, and has begun a joint M.D.-Ph.D. program at Duke University.

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