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Prof. Brian Keating, Professor of Physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences at the University of California, San Diego Jul 04, 2020

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Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization, Simons Observatory, Origins of the Universe, Hubble constant discrepancy, Multiverse

Prof. Brian Keating is a Professor of Physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. Prof. Keating's research area is the study of the cosmic microwave background and its relationship to the origin and evolution of the universe. In 2001 he conceived the first BICEP experiment (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization), located at the South Pole. Later he became Director of the Simons Observatory, co-located with the ACT telescopes in northern Chile. The project includes over 250 collaborators from over 30 institutions around the world.

Prof. Bart Selman, Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University Jul 02, 2020

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Artificial Intelligence, Artificial General Intelligence, Non-human intelligence, Machine Reasoning, Policy, and the AI future of society

Prof Bart Selman is a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University. He is the incoming President of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the main international professional society for AI researchers and practitioners. Last year, he co-chaired a national study to determine a 20-year Roadmap for AI research, to guide US government investments in AI research. Prof. Selman was previously at AT&T Bell Laboratories. He has authored numerous publications and has won many awards.

Mr. Jim Jordan, Distinguished Service Professor of Healthcare & Biotechnology Management at Carnegie Mellon University Jul 01, 2020

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The start-up ecosystem in life sciences, Stakeholders in a start-up, Basic v/s translational research, and health systems

Mr. Jim Jordan is the President of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse and the Managing Director of the Accelerator Funds. Jim has served as a Distinguished Service Professor of Healthcare & Biotechnology Management at Carnegie Mellon University. He has written two books; Innovation, Commercialization, and Start-ups in Life Sciences, The Intellectual Property Pyramid Assessment, and is currently working on his third book, Health Systems.

Prof. Anup Malani, Professor at the University of Chicago Law School & Medical School Jun 30, 2020

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Adaptive control for COVID-19 in India, A field experiment for health insurance in India, the evolution of influenza with vaccination

Prof Anup Malani is a Professor at the University of Chicago Law School and a Professor at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Boston, a Senior Fellow at the Schaeffer Center at the University of Southern California, and an editor at the Journal of Law and Economics. Prof. Malani is the co-founder and Faculty Director of the International Innovation Corps, a social service program that sends teams of US and foreign university graduates to work on innovative development projects with government officials in India.

Prof. Steve Greenbaum, Professor of Physics at Hunter College in the City University of New York Jun 27, 2020

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Battery technologies, species of electrolytes, materials science innovation, the safety of products, and the need for inclusion in education

Prof. Steve Greenbaum is a Professor of Physics at Hunter College in the City University of New York and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Prof. Greenbaum's main research interest involves spectroscopic studies of disordered solids by magnetic resonance and synchrotron x-ray absorption, most of which have recently centered on materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion. He has authored or co-authored over 260 peer-reviewed publications and given over 60 invited talks at national or international conferences.

Prof. Kenneth Kaitin, Professor of Public Health and Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine Jun 26, 2020

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Pharmaceutical R&D trends and costs, Value chain paradigms, Basic v/s translational research, Investment needs, and COVID 19

Prof. Kenneth Kaitin is a professor of Public Health and Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine and the Director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. He is also an Advisory Professor at Shanghai Medical College at Fudan University in Shanghai, and a consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense on bioterror countermeasures. Ken’s research focuses on the economic, scientific, regulatory, and political factors that affect pharmaceutical development.

Prof. Robert Bird, Professor of Business Law and the Chair in Business Ethics at the University of Connecticut Jun 25, 2020

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Future of business law, Corporate legal strategy, Turning compliance into a competitive advantage

Prof. Robert Bird is a Professor of Business Law and the Chair in Business Ethics at the University of Connecticut. Robert's wide-ranging research focuses on corporate social responsibility, corporate compliance, employment law, legal strategy, and the intersection of law and business. His work has been published widely and he has received numerous teaching and research awards and is currently the President-Elect of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

Prof. David Ikenberry, Professor of Finance at the University of Colorado Jun 24, 2020

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Investment-q paradox, persistent investment decline, Tobin's q decomposition, asset utilization as a driver of investment rate, and failure of common explanations.

Prof. David Ikenberry was the Chair of Finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Associate Dean of the Executive programs. Later he served as the Dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and now serves as the full professor in the School. He was an early pioneer among researchers examining long-horizon stock returns, particularly returns subsequent to major corporate news events. Much of his work relates to behavioral finance and the extent to which news is incorporated into market prices. His most noted work has studied open market stock repurchase programs. Please excuse the slight overlap in the audio.

Prof. George Perry, Professor of Biology and Chemistry at The University of Texas at San Antonio Jun 23, 2020

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Alzheimer's disease, oxidative stress, mitochondria abnormalities, diagnostics, amyloid-beta plaques, aging

Prof. George Perry is a Professor of Biology and Chemistry at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Prof Perry is recognized in the field of Alzheimer's disease research particularly for his work on oxidative stress. Perry's research is primarily focused on how Alzheimer’s disease develops and the physiological consequences of the disease at a cellular level. He is currently working to determine the sequence of events leading to damage caused by and the source of increased oxygen radicals.

Prof. Richard Mammone, Professor of engineering and business at Rutgers University. Jun 20, 2020

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Artificial Intelligence, Breast cancer diagnostics, Teleradiology, Social return to technology commercialization

Prof. Richard Mammone, a professor of engineering and business at Rutgers University. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, recipient of the Thomas Edison Patent Award and inductee of the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame. He has published over 200 papers and has 30 patents. He was a founding editorial board member of the IEEE Neural Network Society and was the Associate Vice President of Innovation and Partnerships of Rutgers.

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