Past Speakers
Distinguished physicians and medical scientists mentoring Delegates have and will include...
The Grand Masters
Mario Capecchi, Ph.D.
2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a method to create mice in which a specific gene is turned off.
Timothy J. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
CEO and Co-Founder of HeartWorks, focusing on cardiovascular regeneration using bioengineered stem cells.
Carl June, M.D.
Professor in Immunotherapy (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine), Director, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies (Perelman School of Medicine), focusing on various mechanisms of lymphocyte activation that relate to immune tolerance and adoptive immunotherapy for cancer and chronic infection.
Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D.
2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of a method for high-precision genome editing using the immune system of a bacterium, which disables virus by cutting their DNA with a type of genetic scissors.
Drew Weismann, M.D., Ph.D.
2023 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
2022 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
Michael Rosbash, Ph.D.
2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for investigating the genetic influences on circadian rhythms of the internal biological clock.
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Ph.D.
2007 TIME Magazine’s 100 Most influential People
2008 L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science
2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D.
2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking discovery of the HIF-1 protein, which controls genes in response to changes in oxygen availability.
M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D.
First African American Surgeon General of the United States (1993-1994)
William G. Kaelin Jr., M.D.
2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery that in VHL subjects, there were genes expressed the formation of a protein critical in the EPO process, but which the mutation suppressed.
Mary E. Klotman, M.D.
Dean of Duke University School of Medicine and researcher of HIV-1
Andrew Anzalone, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Head of Prime Editing Platform at Prime Medicine, Inc., focusing on efforts to advance technological developments in prime editing for human therapeutic applications.
Nicholas Schiff, M.D.
Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Cornell University, focusing on bridging basic neuroscience and clinical investigative studies of the pathophysiology of impaired consciousness, neurophysiological mechanisms, and the effects of deep brain electrical stimulation techniques.
James Allison, Ph.D.
2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery that in VHL subjects, there were genes expressed the formation of a protein critical in the EPO process, but which the mutation suppressed.
Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D.
2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the inner workings of an important family G protein-coupled receptors
Harriet A. Washington
Author of Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present.
Leland Hartwell, Ph.D.
2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of protein molecules that control the division of cells
Bohdan Pomahac, M.D.
Performed the first three full face transplant procedures in the United States
Virginia Man-Yee Lee, Ph.D.
2020 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for her research on Alzheimer's disease
Jack Szostak, Ph.D.
2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and pioneer in genetic research
Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D., MBA, MACP, FAAP, FRCP
Dean for Medical Education at Georgetown University for 20 years
Huda Yahya Zoghbi, M.D.
2020 Brain Prize
Research focuses on the activities of proteins involved in neuropsychiatric disorders
Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D
1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research demonstrating that nitroglycerin and related drugs worked by releasing nitric oxide into the body
Wiley “Chip” Souba, M.D.
Surgical Oncologist and former Dean of Medicine at Ohio State and Dartmouth
Sir Richard Roberts, Ph.D.
1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering RNA splicing
Anthony Atala, M.D.
Surgeon and researcher focusing on growing new human cells, tissues, and organs.
Richard Sacra, M.D.
Medical missionary in Liberia, West Africa, since 1995 who has become renowned for having survived Ebola in the autumn of 2014
Michael S. Brown, M.D.
1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for co-discovered the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor
Sameer Nagda, M.D., M.B.A.
Sports Medicine and shoulder specialist at the Anderson Clinic, team physician for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team, and was part of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion Team in 2019
Joachim Frank, Ph.D.
2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a method for analyzing and merging blurry two-dimensional images of the electron microscope into a sharp three-dimensional image
Paul B. Rothman, M.D.
Dean of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine
Sidney Altman, Ph.D.
1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery that certain RNAs, now known as ribozymes, showed enzymatic activity
George M. Church, Ph.D.
Developed the first methods for genome sequencing, he and his team invented CRISPR
J. Craig Venter, Ph.D
Regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 21st century for decoding the human genome
George M. Whitesides, Ph.D.
1998 National Medal of Science
Best known for his work in the areas of NMR spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, soft lithography, microfabrication, microfluidics, and nanotechnology
Francoise A. Marvel, M.D.
Cardiology Fellow at Johns Hopkins University who design an app to empower heart attack patients in their recovery
Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S.
Research and practice focuses on health equity and community engagement to impact health outcomes
Myrtle Potter
FORTUNE’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business
Black Health Magazine’s 25 Most Influential African Americans in Healthcare
Glamour Magazine’s Everyday Icon
Wall Street Journal’s 50 Women to Watch
Rakesh Jain, Ph.D.
Known for uncovering physical and physiological barriers to the delivery and efficacy of molecular, nano, and immuno-therapeutics
Michael R. Barratt, M.D.
American physician and a NASA astronaut who has played a role in developing NASA’s space medicine programs for both the Shuttle-Mir Program and International Space Station
Michael Sasevich, M.D.
Board-certified heart surgeon who specializes in heart surgery, heart transplants, and artificial hearts
James P. Rathmell, M.D.
Nationally-recognized pain medicine expert and Harvard Medical School Professor
Larry Brilliant, M.D., M.P.H
Founder and CEO of Pandefense Advisory, epidemiologist, and philanthropist. Dr. Brilliant was a key member of the successful WHO Smallpox Eradication Program and the WHO Polio Eradication Programme
Pardis Sabeti, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Harvard School of Public Health Institute who has created some of the most widely used algorithms to mine genomes for instances of human adaptation
Zack Shinar, M.D.
Board-Certified Emergency Physician at Sharp Memorial Hospital who helped helped pioneer extracorporeal cardiopulmonary (ECMO) resuscitation for patients in cardiac arrests
Gary Kaplan, D.O.
A pioneer and leader in integrative medicine, often regarded as the “physician of last resort”
Ara Suppiah, M.D.
Uses a functional approach to sports medicine that enhances maximum efficiency for athletes to perform at a consistently high level without breaking down
Thomas H. Marshburn, M.D.
Emergency Room Physician, NASA Astronaut, and Aquanaut who has served as Medical Operations Lead for the space station
The Young Geniuses
Gitanjali Rao
2025 Stephen Hawking Medal, Junior Category
2020 TIME Kid of the Year
2019 Forbes 30 Under 30
2018 EPA Presidential Award
2017 Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge Winner
Krithik Ramesh
2019 Gordon E. Moore Award Winner, International Science and Engineering Fair
Paige Brown
First Place Medal of Distinction in Global Good, 2016 Intel Science Talent Search
Eric Chen
First Place, 2014 Intel Science Talent Search
Grand Prize Winner, 2013 Google Science Fair
Grand Prize Winner, 2013 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
Deepika Kurup
Grand Prize Winner, 2012 Discovery Education 3M Top Young Scientist Challenge
CEO, Catalyst for World Water
Isha Jain & Raina Jain
Grand Prize Winner, 2007 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
Winner, 2010 Sanofi International BioGENeius Challenge
The Alumni Success Stories
Lewis Hall
Final Year Medical School Student at the University of Birmingham
Published 19 Peer-Reviewed Research Papers
Aspiring HPB Surgeon
Ruchit Patel
2019 Graduate, Johns Hopkins University
M.D. Candidate at Harvard Medical School
Rebecca Rosenberg
CEO and Founder, ReBokeh Vision Technologies
Forbes 30 Under 30 - Social Impact (2025)
2020 Graduate, Bucknell University
Abell Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design
The Patients
Carmen Blandin Tarleton
The first person in the U.S., and second in the world, to receive a second face transplant
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Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.
Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain in 1996
Nicole Hall, R.N.
Nurse, amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) survivor, and founder of “Before You Push” - educating women on their pregnancy and delivery
Florent Groberg, U.S. Army Captain (ret.)
Recipient of the Medal of Honor, who lost ~50% of his left calf muscle with significant nerve damage, a blown eardrum, and a mild traumatic brain injury
Laura Dominguez-Tauer
Quadriplegic auto accident survivor who was treated with stem cells and regained feeling, has some movement, and can stand with a walker
Kevin Babington
Severely bruised his spinal cord in a riding accident, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down
The Masters of Success and Happiness
Bo Eason
Former NFL All-Pro turned actor, playwright, motivational speaker, and leadership trainer to Fortune 500 companies
Todd Herman
Inc.’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies Award Recipient
Author of The Wall Street Journal bestselling book The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life
Deborah Bedor, Ph.D.
CEO, College Admission Central
Coach and advisor to pre-college students for the past 27 years
Brendon Burchard
Recognized as “one of the top business and motivation trainers in the world.” (Inc. magazine, AndersonCooper.com, ABC, and more)
Founder of High Performance Academy, the legendary personal development program for achievers
JP Sears
YouTuber, comedian, emotional healing coach, author, speaker, world traveler, and curious student of life
Michael Gelb
Pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, executive coaching, and innovative leadership
Jairek Robbins
Congressional Award Gold Medal for accomplishing over 400 hours of community service, 200 hours of personal development, 200 hours dedicated to physical fitness and living overseas for an extended period (he lived in Uganda for 4 months volunteering) all within just 24 months at age 24
Mike Agugliaro
Founder of CEO Warrior, the largest training and coaching organization in the world for home service businesses
Mike Koenigs
Generative AI Pioneer and Teacher, Entrepreneur, 17-time #1 Bestselling author, and speaker
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