Advancing precision medicine … building bridges
President Obama welcomes Kathy to the PMI Summit
MMRF Founder Invited to Participate at White House Precision Medicine Initiative Summit Kathy Giusti , MMRF Founder , and a member of the White House Precision Medicine Working Group , was honored to be invited to the White House Precision Medicine Summit on February 25th , 2016 . President Obama addressed a small group of attendees and emphasized the Administration ’ s continued commitment to precision medicine . As part of the Summit , the MMRF was recognized as a “ commitment maker ” to precision medicine for its new initiative — the MMRF Patient Journey — a national education campaign that will educate patients on the critical steps in their cancer care .
Fortune Puts a Spotlight on Former Business Leaders Who Are Disrupting Medicine Along with Bill Gates and Michael Milken , MMRF Founder Kathy Giusti was honored among former corporate leaders who have taken their expertise and devoted their energies to curing cancer . Kathy is “ resolved to whip a fragmented cancer research community into shape by disrupting old models and centralizing data ,” the article goes on to say .
MMRF Featured at 2016 Milken Institute Global Conference Joining a distinguished panel which included Michael Milken of the Milken Institute and Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health , Kathy Giusti brought the MMRF ’ s perspective to the topic of “ sustaining the new golden age of medical research ” at the 2016 Milken Institute Global Conference .
Kathy Giusti to Co-Chair the HBS Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator Joining HBS faculty member and co-chair Richard Hamermesh , Kathy leads the prestigious HBS Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator to speed innovation and medical breakthroughs in precision medicine across all cancers . Drawing on HBS faculty , alumni and students , and convening best-in-class leaders from business , medical , scientific , and technological communities , the goal of the initiative is to solve challenges , disseminate best practices and models , and ultimately enable the faster commercialization of high-impact innovations to help cancer patients .
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