United States

Hugs for Ghana; Howard University Hospital; Yale University; Boston University; Seattle Children's; National Student Response Network; Washington State University; The White House; Nth Dimensions; TikTok; The Urban Institute; Kamiak High School; Providence Health & Services; Kumon; Nordstrom; Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program; The Johns Hopkins University; The Institute for Responsible Citizenship

Joel Bervell is a Ghanaian-American medical student, science communicator, and host of The Dose Podcast with The Commonwealth Fund. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology and completed a Masters in Medical Science at Boston University. Currently a medical student at Washington State University, Joel is known as the 'Medical Mythbuster' online, where he addresses health disparities through education on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He has spoken at various prestigious institutions and has a significant social media following. Joel is also involved in non-profit work, co-founding Hugs for, which empowers high school global leaders and has organized trips and fundraised extensively. Additionally, he has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work in healthcare and social media activism. // Joel is a medical student, host of The Dose podcast with The Commonwealth Fund, and a social media medical educator currently studying at Washington State University, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and a graduate of Yale University ('17) where he studied Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology. Known online as the "Medical Mythbuster," Joel is committed to fighting health disparities in medicine through education and regularly shares topics about racial disparities/ biases in healthcare and other industries on his TikTok and Instagram (@joelbervell) where his platforms have over 850,000+ combined followers and 150 million + impressions. Joel has spoken on national media outlets including Good Morning America, National Public Radio, Yahoo News, Business Insider, and Mashable and has published work in prestigious academic journals such as the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. He has been invited to speak on panels at SXSW, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Google, Congressional Black Caucus, Barclays Bank, Clinton Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and more. Joel is a participant in the White House Office of Public Engagement’s Healthcare Leaders in Social Media Roundtable, has worked with the Surgeon General’s Office, collaborated with the World Health Organization’s Digital Communications Team to combat the spread of health misinformation on social media and sits on The Atlantic's Health Equity Council. Joel was named by TikTok as the top 2021 “Voice for Change,” featured by TikTok as one of 10 “Changemakers” on their inaugural Discover List, named as one of ten recipients of the 50K MACRO x TikTok Black Creatives Grant, is a part of Meta’s 2022 We The Culture Class, and was a nominee for the AdColor Awards. The Smithsonian Channel/ Harpo Productions chose him as a 2022 “Cyclebreaker” and he has been recognized as a Scientific American ‘Revolutionary,’ 2023 Anthem Award Gold Winner, and 2022 National Minority Quality Forum “40 under 40 Leader in Minority Health. He is the recipient of the National Medical Association’s Emerging Scholar Award, the highest academic honor presented to a student by the National Medical Association. Learn more about him at www.joelbervell.com and follow his work on Tiktok (@joelbervell) and Instagram (@joelbervell). // Hugs for Ghana is an entirely student-led 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to empowering global student leaders to giving material and financial donations to underprivileged children world wide. - Spearheaded grassroots fundraising efforts. To date over $250,000 worth of material and monetary donations collected and delivered. - Impacted over 175,000 youth across Ghana, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Kenya, and the United States- Established multiple branches of Hugs for Ghana in 10 states and over 150 volunteers.- Regularly a speaker at conferences for social entrepreneurship, civic leadership, and managing a start-up.Visit www.hugsforghana.org to learn more about our projects. // The Institute for Responsible Citizenship (www.theinstitute.net) is an intensive leadership program for America’s best and brightest African American male college students. Its mission is to prepare men to be exemplary citizens and leaders. The Institute inspires men to pursue extraordinary career success not simply for their personal benefit, but as platforms from which they can serve others.In my role I coordinated the day to day operations of an 8-week summer internship program that recruited college students from around the United States. I organized private meetings with members of Congress, State Department officials, business leaders, lawyers, physicians and more. // Manage Phase 3 clinical trials including a PCORI study evaluating surgical vs. antibiotic treatments for appendicitis. - Screened and recruited subjects for various studies to determine their eligibility for inclusion in clinical trials- Consented patients interested in participating in research and conducted patient scheduling and follow-up - Coordinated with research sponsors, physicians, and other sites for multi-center studies- Maintained IRB protocol, patient eligibility and quality control to ensure preparation for audits // - Shadowed surgeries of various musculoskeletal conditions on the inpatient floor, emergency room and urgent care center. - Observed residency rotations with current Howard University medical students and residents- Attended panels led by doctors about up and coming procedures in orthopedics // • Urban Institute Associate in the Health Policy Center // • Developing strong people and problem solving skills while resolving customer issues• Creating my own “business” by connecting with customers and consistently working with them• Utilizing time management to effectively accomplish tasks in a fast paced work environment• Consistently meeting and surpassing sales goals, sales per hour ratings, and department goals• Maintaining an awareness of the merchandise available for customers to purchase• Working with a team of people to meet overall department goals // Seattle Children's Hospital is a premier child health care and pediatric center and is recognized as one of the leading US hospitals for children.• Work directly with Seattle Children’s patients and their families, fostering a peaceful environment• Facilitate communication with patients, while engaging in fun activities with families and children • Show creativity and flexibility in responding to children’s needs, being dependable and willing • Assisting Seattle Children’s staff with medical programs and providing feedback on patients and programs • Provide opportunities for developmentally appropriate socialization to minimize the impact of hospitalization // Kumon is the world’s largest after-school math and reading program. • Assign work based on progress and develop a creative environment to foster fun learning• Coordinate schedules of several students, and multitask to meet expectations• Answer queries regarding assignments and grading, and resolve concerns to maintain client satisfaction • Predict the appropriate homework load and level of assignments based on student work patterns and trends• Constantly communicate with children’s parents regarding needs of the child based on home development // Invited participant to a White House roundtable with the Office of Public Engagement. // - Selected as one of 100 TikTok content creators from over 5000 creators for the inaugural TikTok for Black Creatives program - Member of the World Health Organization's "Operation Fides", a collection of medical social media influencers combatting COVID-19 misinformation - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion SimLEARN member with the VA Hospital systems. // The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is a grassroots effort - led by health professions students, for health professions students. NSRN aims to field the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and match them with nearby health professions students who are eager to help their communities. // Oversaw and distributed an annual budget of $75,000 for paychecks, field trips, and enrichment activities - Prepared workshops and implemented academic and social curriculum at two New Haven middle school sites.- Managed and led a core team of 25 mentors while actively addressing and solving any student, parent, or teacher concerns.- Maintained a strong relationship with Yale University to ensure the continued existence of the foundation grant. // The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is a grassroots effort - led by health professions students, for health professions students. NSRN aims to field the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and match them with nearby health professions students who are eager to help their communities. // Selected as one of 100 TikTok content creators from over 5000 creators for the inaugural TikTok for Black Creatives program. // Due to COVID-19, my Nth Dimensions experience was completely virtual. I completed my internship with Dr. Eileen Crawford at the University of Michigan. My research project was a case study titled 'Acute versus Chronic Lesser Tuberosity Fractures in Two Adolescent Hockey Players', and considered differences in treatment, diagnosis, and surgical outcomes for patients with a rare lesser tuberosity fractures. // Due to COVID-19, my Nth Dimensions experience was completely virtual. I completed my internship with Dr. Eileen Crawford at the University of Michigan. My research project was a case study titled 'Acute versus Chronic Lesser Tuberosity Fractures in Two Adolescent Hockey Players', and considered differences in treatment, diagnosis, and surgical outcomes for patients with a rare lesser tuberosity fractures. // Hugs for Ghana; Howard University Hospital; Yale University; Boston University; Seattle Children's; National Student Response Network; Washington State University; The White House; Nth Dimensions; TikTok; The Urban Institute; Kamiak High School; Providence Health & Services; Kumon; Nordstrom; Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program; The Johns Hopkins University; The Institute for Responsible Citizenship // Joel Bervell is a medical student and social media medical educator known as the "Medical Mythbuster." With a background in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology from Yale University, Joel is committed to addressing health disparities in medicine through education. He shares insights on racial disparities and biases in healthcare to his large following on TikTok and Instagram. Joel has been featured on national media outlets and has published work in prestigious academic journals. He actively participates in various initiatives such as combating health misinformation on social media and sits on The Atlantic's Health Equity Council. Joel's dedication to healthcare equity and education is evident through his impactful work and numerous accolades in the field. // Using social media to equip communities of color with information about health equity. My question is: Can social media reduce health disparities? // Joel Bervell is a Ghanaian-American medical student, science communicator, and host of The Dose Podcast with The Commonwealth Fund. With a background in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology from Yale University and a Masters in Medical Science from Boston University, Joel is recognized as the 'Medical Mythbuster' for his efforts in addressing health disparities through education on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He is actively involved in combating health misinformation on social media and serves on The Atlantic's Health Equity Council. Joel's work focuses on sharing insights on racial disparities and biases in healthcare, contributing to the empowerment of communities of color with essential health information. Through his impactful advocacy and dedication to healthcare equity, Joel has garnered significant recognition and accolades in the field. // Medical MythBuster // Joel Bervell is a Ghanaian-American medical student, science communicator, and host of The Dose Podcast with The Commonwealth Fund. With a background in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology from Yale University and a Masters in Medical Science from Boston University, Joel is recognized as the 'Medical Mythbuster' for his efforts in addressing health disparities through education on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He is actively involved in combating health misinformation on social media and serves on The Atlantic's Health Equity Council. Joel's work focuses on sharing insights on racial disparities and biases in healthcare, contributing to the empowerment of communities of color with essential health information. Through his impactful advocacy and dedication to healthcare equity, Joel has garnered significant recognition and accolades in the field. // Medical MythBuster // social determinants of health, grassroots, education, entrepreneurship, led, public health, medicine, urban, health equity, finance, research, inclusion, activism, race, social media, volunteerism, policy, instagram, covid, misinformation, youth, teachers, children, racial disparities, science, food, communication // Oregon|USA|Washington D.C.|Washington|United States|Portland

Oregon|USA|Washington D.C.|Washington|United States|Portland

Kenya

Internet of Elephants is an organization dedicated to rekindling relationships between people and wildlife and transforming conservation support. They utilize real scientific data on individual animals to create engaging digital experiences, such as games and gamified data visualizations. Through partnerships with various institutions like the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, they aim to involve the public in wildlife conservation efforts. Their focus on leveraging technology, storytelling, and play to inspire the protection of wildlife sets them apart in the conservation space. // I am trying to change the way the public engages with wildlife and conservation by using digital tools such as games to deliver planetary stories. Through creating a bottom-up, citizen-driven movement for the environment, we hope to influence the way people buy, vote, and donate for a healthier planet. // Gautam Shah is the founder of Internet of Elephants, an organization at the forefront of transforming conservation support by rekindling connections between people and wildlife. Through innovative use of real scientific data on individual animals, they develop engaging digital experiences like games and gamified data visualizations. By collaborating with esteemed institutions such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Internet of Elephants aims to actively involve the public in wildlife conservation efforts. Gautam's focus on utilizing technology, storytelling, and play to inspire wildlife protection represents a unique approach in the conservation field, with a vision to drive positive change in how society interacts with and supports environmental causes. // Games conservationist // Gautam is the founder of Internet of Elephants, a social enterprise with a mission to change the way the world engages with wildlife and its conservation. He got to this place by combining a long career in IT consulting, mostly at Accenture, where he led large systems delivery projects, with a deep love for animals and a passion for wildlife. Gautam never intended to be an entrepreneur, but now he's in charge of a company that makes playful games and mesmerizing digital experiences about wildlife and gets them to the world in creative ways. Leading a team to catalyze a whole new approach to telling wildlife stories is the only job he will ever want. Gautam believes that games and digital experiences can and should make a huge difference in wildlife conservation his objective is to speed up that reality and do it right. He is always happy to chat with other individuals or organizations in the conservation, game, media, or corporate world that are interested in wildlife, whether its to think about a potential great collaboration, or just to geek out on gibbons and leafy sea dragons. Gautam is a National Geographic Fellow and when the magazine did a full page feature on him, his parents finally understood why he decided to do what he did. His company, Internet of Elephants, was selected as a Fast Company Most Innovative Company in 2018 and has been featured in CNN, BBC, TechCrunch and even GQ and Runners World of all places. He lives in Nanyuki, Kenya with his wife and daughter. // Technologist and TED Fellow Gautam Shah invites us to imagine how the metaverse could redefine the relationships between humans and other species. By giving individual wild animals a personal identity (such as Fio, a young orangutan in Borneo, or Mweituria, an elephant living in Kenya) and sharing data on their migration, milestones and habitats, Shah thinks we could empathize with wildlife in a whole new way. Learn more about how emerging technology could bring us closer to the natural world -- and what the connections we build there could mean for the future of the planet. // Gautam Shah is the founder of Internet of Elephants, an organization at the forefront of transforming conservation support by rekindling connections between people and wildlife. Through innovative use of real scientific data on individual animals, they develop engaging digital experiences like games and gamified data visualizations. By collaborating with esteemed institutions such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Internet of Elephants aims to actively involve the public in wildlife conservation efforts. Gautam's focus on utilizing technology, storytelling, and play to inspire wildlife protection represents a unique approach in the conservation field, with a vision to drive positive change in how society interacts with and supports environmental causes. // Games conservationist // technology, architecture, led, storytelling, data, digital entertainment, research, design, tech for wildlife, public engagement, species, wildlife protection, orangutans, emerging technology, migration, wildlife, data visualization, data science, elephant, wildlife conservation, conservation, software development, science, game design, environmental conservation, software // Nanyuki|Kenya|Laikipia County

Nanyuki|Kenya|Laikipia County

Cambodia

The organization is dedicated to preserving and innovating Khmer classical dance through various projects and initiatives. They have created Cambodia's first gay dance company, which has been revolutionary in the dance troupe scene in Cambodia. The organization's founder, Prumsodun Ok, is a cross-disciplinary thinker and creator who has received recognition and awards for his work in art and education. The organization's work includes retelling sacred dramas through interviews, essays, photographs, and illustrations to explore the evolution of Khmer classical dance tradition. Their efforts have been focused on nurturing talent, providing opportunities, and creating a platform for LGBTQ individuals to be seen and heard. Through performances and collaborations, they have inspired and empowered many individuals, especially youth, in Cambodia and the United States. The organization's work reflects a commitment to social change, equity, and the transformation of systems and cultures to create a more harmonious and prosperous world. // In 2015, I relocated to Cambodia and founded Prumsodun Ok & NATYARASA, the country's first gay dance company. Spearheading activism at the intersections of art, education, youth development, economic justice, community building, and social entrepreneurship, I transformed an invisible and vulnerable group of young men into "Radical Beauty" (The Bangkok Post, Thailand), into "one of the most revolutionary dance troupes in Cambodia . . . a dance troupe like no other" (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore). As Khmer gay men—one gesture, one dance, one student at a time—we fought two histories of erasure, loss, and genocide, creating narrative and culture change that redefined the possibilities of being youth, Khmer, and LGBTQ. We became a fresh beacon of hope in Cambodia, the diaspora, and throughout the world. In 2023, I decided to close the company. First, giving space for my students to rise in their own rights as artists, teachers, producers, and leaders, I wanted to teach one last lesson: the challenges, responsibilities, and opportunities of independence and freedom. Secondly, as I got older and transitioned off the stage, I wanted to amplify the scale, scope, speed, and breadth of my changemaking. How to apply my strategy, program design, and leadership skills honed through years of serving the tradition and motherland beyond disciplines, cultures, communities, and sectors? I've learned many things during my time in Cambodia, but one of the most important is: If I want to nurture artists who perform with pride, dignity, and independence, I have to give them the resources to live that way. In short, our company was successful because my students were given resources that they otherwise would not have access to. How then, to move power and resources to those who need it most? To those with the potential to initiate powerful, deep and lasting change? As such, I am now focused on philanthropy, researching its strategies, initiatives, and trends while developing my topical knowledge on issues close to my heart such as refugee and migrant issues, the intersections of youth poverty, single-parent homes, and the cost of living crisis, as well as social and geopolitical conflicts caused by climate change. I have no idea where in the world I will end up. However, I am now in the process of founding my own public foundation—of which the holistic eradication of poverty is the primary goal, by empowering people with the support, opportunities, and relationships needed to thrive. And through this, I want to cultivate a culture of giving that fosters authentic human connections that build trust and collaboration, countering the global market economy which stresses extractivism and transactionalism which has led to our loneliness epidemic, deteriorated civil dialogue, and environmental destruction. // Prumsodun Ok is a cross-disciplinary thinker and creator known for his groundbreaking work in preserving and innovating Khmer classical dance. As the founder of Cambodia's first gay dance company, he has been a pioneer in the dance troupe scene, focusing on nurturing talent and providing opportunities for LGBTQ individuals. Through his organization, Prumsodun Ok has retold sacred dramas, exploring the evolution of Khmer classical dance tradition through various projects and initiatives. His work reflects a commitment to social change, equity, and the empowerment of marginalized communities, particularly youth. Prumsodun Ok's efforts have inspired and empowered many individuals in Cambodia and the United States, showcasing the transformative power of art and education in creating a more harmonious world. // Interdisciplinary artist // Prumsodun Ok is guided by love. He works to positively transform our world through his practice as an artist, teacher, writer, and maker of things. His interdisciplinary performances contemplate René Daumal’s expression of “the avant-garde in antiquity,” mining the tradition of Khmer classical dance to explore the intersection of contemporary social issues with new possibilities for performance. His original works have been performed at REDCAT, Highways, CounterPULSE, KUNST-STOFF arts/fest, Pieter, CSULB University Art Museum, Teatro Benito Juarez in Mexico City, and at a joint conference hosted by the Society of Dance History Scholars and the Congress on Research in Dance.<p> Beyond his creative practice, Prum has directed and produced the SFAI Asian Performance Series in San Francisco and curated programs for INTERCITY (Phnom Penh), Anatomy Riot (Los Angeles), and Children of Refugees (Long Beach). He has been a featured speaker at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference (APAP), UCLA, TED, as well as NYU as part of Season of Cambodia. Prum’s writings have been published by Salon.com, In Dance Magazine, and featured by the California Dance Network. In March 2013, he published his first book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moni-Mekhala-Ream-Eyso-Prumsodun/dp/1479388475" target="blank">Moni Mekhala and Ream Eyso</a>. Featuring contributions from visual artist Brian Mendez, cultural anthropologist Toni Shapiro-Phim, and choreographer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, the book retells the sacred drama of the same name to explore cycles of love and violence, the contemporary struggles of today’s women, and the passage of knowledge and leadership within a tradition nearly destroyed by genocide.<p> Prum is the recipient of honors, grants, and fellowships from TED, APAP, CHIME, Durfee Foundation, Center for Cultural Innovation, and the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA), and Network of Ensemble Theaters among others. He is currently Associate Artistic Director of Khmer Arts, a transnational organization at the forefront of Khmer dance practice. Since his tenure, Prum has invigorated the organization by directing and producing the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88851422@N02/sets/72157631801156081/" target="blank">Khmer Arts 10-Year Anniversary Celebration at the Long Beach Museum of Art</a>, installing a large-scale painting by visual artist Sayon Syprasoeuth into its Cambodia Town studio, directing the organization’s statewide Salon Series, and initiating a residency program for Southern California artists of all performance disciplines. Prum is also the youngest member of ACTA’s Board of Directors.<p> Last, and certainly not least, Prum is forever thankful to the many teachers and mentors whom have graced his life: dancers Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, Penh Yom, and Oguri; vanguard composer Charles Boone; filmmakers Ernie Gehr, Brook Hinton, Jeanne Liotta, and George Kuchar; opera director Peter Sellars; and scholars David Gere and Anurima Banerji. // Prumsodun Ok pioneers strategy and program design for art, education, and philanthropy. Integrating the rigor of traditional master-apprentice training with ideas and approaches from youth development and community health, Ok founded Cambodia’s first gay dance company, which grew into “one of the most revolutionary dance troupes in Cambodia” (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore). Embodying justice in movement, his students and groundbreaking original works have been celebrated as "Radical Beauty" (The Bangkok Post, Thailand). Ok is a cross-disciplinary thinker, innovative creator, and master meaning-maker who has inspired narrative and culture change through talks at TED and Dance/USA, in academic publications throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States, and on major media outlets such as BBC (United Kingdom), PBS (United States), AFP (France), Asahi Shimbun (Japan), and South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). He is the recipient of grants and fellowships from TED, Hewlett Foundation, Dance/USA, Creative Capital, New England Foundation for the Arts, MAP Fund, and Surdna Foundation, and was honored with the Monette-Horwitz Trust Award and named an LGBT+ Creative Leader of Tomorrow by The Dots and WeTransfer. With a depth of experience and ingenuity in activism, social entrepreneurship, and community development, Ok is at the forefront of holistic changemaking. An expert networked into and working across multiple sectors, he has adjudicated applications for TED Fellows and Durfee Foundation, convened with culture bearers to shape the Center for Cultural Power’s $23 million Constellations Culture Change Fund, and served on the Board of Directors of the Alliance for California Traditional Arts and on the Advisory Committee of Los Angeles County's Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative. Currently, he serves on the Executive Committee of ខ្ញុំទទួលយក - I ACCEPT, Cambodia’s marriage equality campaign, and provides pro bono consultancy to Shogakuin Temple (Japan), agribusiness Thaung Enterprise (Cambodia), and music education organization Southern California Marimba (United States). Ok is committed to eradicating cycles of fear, poverty, violence, and voicelessness. He is invested in art and education for social change, the thriving of refugee, diasporic, and under-resourced youths and families, rightful access to and collective stewardship of nature, and the transformation of systems and cultures to create equity, harmony, peace, progress, and prosperity. As such, Ok seeks to bridge latent power and resources with high-impact vision and action, shaping a world where everyone may realize and offer the highest, fullest expressions of their joys, successes, and lives. // For more than 1,000 years, Khmer dancers in Cambodia have been seen as living bridges between heaven and earth. In this graceful dance-talk hybrid, artist Prumsodun Ok -- founder of Cambodia's first all-male and gay-identified dance company -- details the rich history of Khmer classical dance and its current revival, playing the ancient and ageless role of artist as messenger. // Prumsodun Ok is a cross-disciplinary thinker and creator known for his groundbreaking work in preserving and innovating Khmer classical dance. As the founder of Cambodia's first gay dance company, he has been a pioneer in the dance troupe scene, focusing on nurturing talent and providing opportunities for LGBTQ individuals. Through his organization, Prumsodun Ok has retold sacred dramas, exploring the evolution of Khmer classical dance tradition through various projects and initiatives. His work reflects a commitment to social change, equity, and the empowerment of marginalized communities, particularly youth. Prumsodun Ok's efforts have inspired and empowered many individuals in Cambodia and the United States, showcasing the transformative power of art and education in creating a more harmonious world. // Interdisciplinary artist // violence, youth development, education, entrepreneurship, led, job skills training, art, research, inclusion, activism, climate, design, refugees, women, stewardship and restoration, mining, migration, dance, youth, economic justice, community building, community development, philanthropy, teachers, campaigns, children, strategy, nature, poverty, vulnerability, equality, restoration, justice // Tokyo|San Francisco|USA|Japan|California|Cambodia|Phnom Penh

Tokyo|San Francisco|USA|Japan|California|Cambodia|Phnom Penh

United States

Writer, secular chaplain-in-training // I'm a writer and a historian of science. Right now I'm working on a book about mental illness in the nonhuman world and what it means about us. I'm also finishing up my PhD at MIT. I've spent the last few years traveling around the world doing my research...which means hanging out with elephants in Thailand and friendly gray whales in Baja, Mexico. I'm also interested in emergent technologies, occupying planet earth, freeing Leonard Peltier, and slashing our defense budget. And I do a lot of work with artists. // Laurel Braitman PhD is a New York Times bestselling author, Director of Writing and Storytelling at Stanford School of Medicine's Medical Arts and Humanities Program and the founder of Writing Medicine, the global community of writing healthcare professionals. Since March 2020, Laurel has helped over 10,000 healthcare workers tell their own stories and those of their patients. Her own writing is on the subjects of mental health, resilience, the natural sciences, and more. She is author of the memoir “What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey from loss to love” (Simon & Schuster 2023) which Publisher’s Weekly called “perfect for anyone seeking to heal a broken heart.” Her first book, “Animal Madness: Inside their minds”, was a NYT bestseller and has been translated into seven languages. Laurel’s work has been featured on the BBC, NPR, Good Morning America and Al Jazeera. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, Wired and other publications. She is a Senior TED Fellow. Laurel splits her time between remote Alaska where her husband runs a 113 year old salmon cannery and her family's commercial citrus and avocado ranch in Southern CA. // Health care workers are under more stress than ever before. How can they protect their mental health while handling new and complex pressures? TED Fellow Laurel Braitman shows how writing and sharing personal stories helps physicians, nurses, medical students and other health professionals connect more meaningfully with themselves and others -- and make their emotional well-being a priority. // Behind those funny animal videos, sometimes, are oddly human-like problems. Laurel Braitman studies non-human animals who exhibit signs of mental health issues -- from compulsive bears to self-destructive rats to monkeys with unlikely friends. Braitman asks what we as humans can learn from watching animals cope with depression, sadness and other all-too-human problems. // Laurel Braitman PhD is a New York Times bestselling author, Director of Writing and Storytelling at Stanford School of Medicine's Medical Arts and Humanities Program and the founder of Writing Medicine, the global community of writing healthcare professionals. Since March 2020, Laurel has helped over 10,000 healthcare workers tell their own stories and those of their patients. Her own writing is on the subjects of mental health, resilience, the natural sciences, and more. She is author of the memoir “What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey from loss to love” (Simon & Schuster 2023) which Publisher’s Weekly called “perfect for anyone seeking to heal a broken heart.” Her first book, “Animal Madness: Inside their minds”, was a NYT bestseller and has been translated into seven languages. Laurel’s work has been featured on the BBC, NPR, Good Morning America and Al Jazeera. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, Wired and other publications. She is a Senior TED Fellow. Laurel splits her time between remote Alaska where her husband runs a 113 year old salmon cannery and her family's commercial citrus and avocado ranch in Southern CA. // Writer, secular chaplain-in-training // research, technology, books, resilience, medical education, science, education, performance, journalism, writing, mental health (care), history of science, anthropology of science & technology, medicine, workers, interdisciplinarity // California|United States|San Francisco|USA

California|United States|San Francisco|USA

United States

Privacy researcher + activist // American privacy researcher and activist who focuses on online privacy, including both consumer issues and government surveillance. // Dubbed the “Ralph Nader for the Internet Age” by Wired and “the most prominent of a new breed of activist technology researchers” by the Economist, Christopher Soghoian works at the intersection of technology, law, and policy. A leading expert on privacy, surveillance, and information security, Soghoian is currently a TechCongress Fellow, working for Senator Ron Wyden. Prior to that, he was the Principal Technologist at the American Civil Liberties Union. A TED Senior Fellow, Soghoian has been named a top innovator under 35 by the MIT Technology Review, and was an Open Society Foundations Fellow. Soghoian completed his Ph.D. at Indiana University in 2012, which focused on the role that Internet and telephone companies play in enabling government surveillance of their customers. // The smartphone you use reflects more than just personal taste ... it could determine how closely you can be tracked, too. Privacy expert and TED Fellow Christopher Soghoian details a glaring difference between the encryption used on Apple and Android devices and urges us to pay attention to a growing digital security divide. "If the only people who can protect themselves from the gaze of the government are the rich and powerful, that's a problem," he says. "It's not just a cybersecurity problem -- it's a civil rights problem." // Who is listening in on your phone calls? On a landline, it could be anyone, says privacy activist Christopher Soghoian, because surveillance backdoors are built into the phone system by default, to allow governments to listen in. But then again, so could a foreign intelligence service ... or a criminal. Which is why, says Soghoian, some tech companies are resisting governments' call to build the same backdoors into mobile phones and new messaging systems. From this TED Fellow, learn how some tech companies are working to keep your calls and messages private. // Privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian sees the landscape of government surveillance shifting beneath our feet, as an industry grows to support monitoring programs. Through private companies, he says, governments are buying technology with the capacity to break into computers, steal documents and monitor activity — without detection. This TED Fellow gives an unsettling look at what's to come. // Dubbed the “Ralph Nader for the Internet Age” by Wired and “the most prominent of a new breed of activist technology researchers” by the Economist, Christopher Soghoian works at the intersection of technology, law, and policy. A leading expert on privacy, surveillance, and information security, Soghoian is currently a TechCongress Fellow, working for Senator Ron Wyden. Prior to that, he was the Principal Technologist at the American Civil Liberties Union. A TED Senior Fellow, Soghoian has been named a top innovator under 35 by the MIT Technology Review, and was an Open Society Foundations Fellow. Soghoian completed his Ph.D. at Indiana University in 2012, which focused on the role that Internet and telephone companies play in enabling government surveillance of their customers. // Privacy researcher + activist // technology, mobile phones, activism, cybersecurity, privacy & surveillance, civil liberties, science, rights, computer science, law, policy, security, monitoring, government, civil rights // Washington|United States|District of Columbia

Washington|United States|District of Columbia

Belgium

College of Europe; The Fletcher School at Tufts University; Institute for European Studies, VUB; Foreign Policy Research Institute; Institute for National Security Studies; CAPISE, Center of Political Analysis and Social and Economic Research (Chiapas, Mexico); Eisenhower Fellowships; Foreign Policy Research Institute AND Institute for National Security Studies; Harvard Law School; The Jebsen Center for Counterterrorism Studies (The Fletcher School); Office of Congressman A.B Schiff; Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Università di Bologna; Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna; International Security and Humanitariant Consultant; TED Conferences; Tel Aviv University

I am a foreign policy and security researcher, analyst, consultant, author and lecturer. I focus on human security and internal wars, looking at ways to better understand the global shifts in the patterns and dynamics of political violence and assessing new, innovative ways to tackle conflict. Key research areas: human security, civil wars, non-state armed groups, protection of civilians, international security. // Conduct security, human security, humanitarian and foreign policy consulting projects for political risk consulting firms, NGOS, international organizations and governments. Work includes: Analytical reporting and policy recommendations; Capacity Building/Training; Curriculum/Program Design; Briefing (Oral and Written); Baseline studies; Content Strategy; Data Collection; Grant Writing; Monitoring & Evaluation; Political Risk Analysis; Policy Analysis and Strategy; Report Writing/Editing; Research; Research Design; Risk and Threat Assessments; Situational/Threat Analysis; Writing/Editing Focus: SSR, DDR, counter-terrorism & CVE, violence prevention and reduction, small arms control.Conflict Management, Complex Emergencies-assessment/planning, Human Security, PeacebuildingPost-conflict stabilization, CVE.Sample of past research focus: Egypt, Guatemala, Israel, Lebanon, Mexico, Palestine, Tunisia, UK, US. // -Research focus: political violence and internal conflict, post-conflict stabilization, democratization, human rights. -Regional focus: the Middle East (especially Palestinian, Syrian, Lebanese politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict).-Monitor and analyze key trends at the security, political, social and economic level related to human security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.-Develop policy assessments, risk evaluations, policy recommendations related to MENA human security, and specifically related to Lebanon, Syria, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel's foreign policy.-Conduct original policy and scholarly research on these topics. Plan and manage all phases of research (research-design, supervision of interns and staff, field-research, writing and publishing).-Consult and brief government agencies, foreign embassies, NGOs, international organizations on trends in the region’s human security, with a focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Brief senior level policy-makers at the domestic and international level.-Regularly publish policy briefs, memos, and policy assessments.-Regularly write and publish newspapers articles, scholarly articles, book chapters, and books.- Organize conferences and workshops.- Design outreach campaigns to communicate policy recommendations derived from the research.- Regularly appear on local and international media, both print and broadcast.- Supervise interns and mentor young researchers assisting them in carrying out their research agenda.- Research and obtain funds to develop research (fundraising).- Responsible for devising and implementing a 'human security research program. // -Co-Managed and coordinated team of ten graduate students for research project funded by US Department of Defense. Worked as content analyst and senior investigator.-Conducted research on national security, and counter terrorism.-Co-organized April 2007 conference “Islam in Democratic Societies.” // -Researched and analyzed legal issues related to public international law.-Coordinated research investigations related to militarization, conflict analysis, and human rights abuses, wrote and edited investigative reports, articles and publications.-Participated and coordinated educational projects on conflict resolution and field investigations in indigenous communities.-Monitored and reported on inter-communal conflicts within local indigenous communities // https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-fellows-program/meet-the-ted-fellows // -Research focus: political violence and internal conflict, post-conflict stabilization, democratization, human rights. -Regional focus: the Middle East (especially Palestinian, Syrian, Lebanese politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict).-Monitor and analyze key trends at the security, political, social and economic level related to human security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.-Develop policy assessments, risk evaluations, policy recommendations related to MENA human security, and specifically related to Lebanon, Syria, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel's foreign policy.-Conduct original policy and scholarly research on these topics. Plan and manage all phases of research (research-design, supervision of interns and staff, field-research, writing and publishing).-Consult and brief government agencies, foreign embassies, NGOs, international organizations on trends in the region’s human security, with a focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Brief senior level policy-makers at the domestic and international level.-Regularly publish policy briefs, memos, and policy assessments.-Regularly write and publish newspapers articles, scholarly articles, book chapters, and books.- Organize conferences and workshops.- Design outreach campaigns to communicate policy recommendations derived from the research.- Regularly appear on local and international media, both print and broadcast.- Supervise interns and mentor young researchers assisting them in carrying out their research agenda.- Research and obtain funds to develop research (fundraising).- Responsible for devising and implementing a 'human security research program. // Lecturer, BA and MA students (terrorism/political violence, strategic non-violence, civil society, Middle Eastern politics). // -Researcher for “Detention Policy Research Project” focusing on Combatant Status Review Tribunals // https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-fellows-program/meet-the-ted-fellows // -Worked on US policy in the Middle East, national security and conflict resolution // College of Europe; The Fletcher School at Tufts University; Institute for European Studies, VUB; Foreign Policy Research Institute; Institute for National Security Studies; CAPISE, Center of Political Analysis and Social and Economic Research (Chiapas, Mexico); Eisenhower Fellowships; Foreign Policy Research Institute AND Institute for National Security Studies; Harvard Law School; The Jebsen Center for Counterterrorism Studies (The Fletcher School); Office of Congressman A.B Schiff; Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Università di Bologna; Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna; International Security and Humanitariant Consultant; TED Conferences; Tel Aviv University // Benedetta Berti is a seasoned foreign policy and security researcher, analyst, consultant, author, and lecturer with a strong focus on human security and internal wars. Her expertise lies in understanding global shifts in political violence dynamics and devising innovative strategies to address conflicts. With a background in conducting consulting projects for political risk firms, NGOs, international organizations, and governments, Benedetta excels in analytical reporting, policy recommendations, and capacity building. She has a diverse skill set encompassing research design, risk assessments, and policy analysis, with a particular emphasis on areas like SSR, DDR, counter-terrorism, and violence prevention. Benedetta's research spans regions like the Middle East, with a keen interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, post-conflict stabilization, and democratization. As a lecturer, she imparts knowledge on topics such as terrorism, political violence, civil society, and Middle Eastern politics to undergraduate and graduate students. // Benedetta Berti is a highly experienced foreign policy and security expert known for her extensive work in analyzing human security and internal conflicts. With a background in consulting for various organizations and governments, she excels in providing insightful analytical reports, policy recommendations, and capacity-building strategies. Her research focuses on global political violence dynamics, with a particular emphasis on areas like SSR, DDR, counter-terrorism, and violence prevention. Benedetta's expertise extends to regions such as the Middle East, where she delves into complex issues like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, post-conflict stabilization, and democratization. As a lecturer, she shares her knowledge on terrorism, political violence, civil society, and Middle Eastern politics with both undergraduate and graduate students, contributing significantly to the field of security studies. // International policy analyst // A native of Italy, Benedetta Berti is currently a Kreitman post-doctoral fellow at Ben Gurion University and a fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). She has lectured at Ben Gurion and Tel Aviv University. In the past, Dr. Berti worked in NGOs and research institutes in Latin America, the Middle East, and the US, focusing on human rights, internal conflict, and political violence. Her areas of expertise include human security, internal conflict, integration of armed groups, post-conflict stabilization and peace-building, as well as democratization and strategic nonviolence. Her current research is related to political violence and conflict in the Middle East, non-state armed groups, as well as well as Palestinian, Lebanese, and Syrian politics. Her work has appeared, among others, on Al-Arabiya, the Daily Beast, the Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the National Interest, and Open Democracy as well as in academic journals like Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, the Middle East Journal, ORBIS and Mediterranean Politics. Recently, Dr. Berti also authored the book Armed Political Organizations. From Conflict to Integration (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013). She is a frequent news commentator on international security, Middle Eastern politics, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Her comments and interviews have been featured in a number of prominent news outlets, including The New York Times, Time Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, Bloomberg, Reuters and al-Jazeera. She is also a frequent guest lecturer and public speaker. In addition, Benedetta works as a human security and foreign policy consultant for both political risk consulting firms, NGOS, international organizations as well as governments. She is a Member of the UN Alliance of Civilizations "Global Experts" program, the Young Atlanticist group of the Atlantic Council, the Körber Foundation’s Munich Young Leader group, and the ME 2.0 Israeli-Palestinian Young Business Leaders Forum. twitter: benedettabertiW // Dr Benedetta Berti is Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO. She is also Associate Researcher at the Institute for European Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussels and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. An Eisenhower Global Fellow and a TED Senior Fellow, in the past decade Benedetta has held research and teaching positions at West Point, The Institute for National Security Studies and Tel Aviv University, among others. Throughout her career, her work has focused on human security and civil wars as well as on post-conflict stabilization and peace-building. She studies armed groups and internal conflicts, analyzing the impact of insecurity on civilians and working to build more peaceful communities. Dr. Berti is the author of four books, including "Armed Political Organizations. From Conflict to Integration" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013) and her work and research have appeared, among others in Conflict and Terrorism, Parameters, the Middle East Journal, ORBIS, Democratization, Civil Wars, Government & Opposition and Mediterranean Politics. Twitter handle: @benedettabertiw // About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own countries. Others, referred to as refugees, sought shelter outside their own country. But what does that term really mean? Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman explain. [Directed by Biljana Labovic, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by David Obuchowski and Peter Linder]. // If we want sustainable, long-term security to be the norm in the world, it's time to radically rethink how we can achieve it, says TED Fellow and conflict researcher Benedetta Berti. In an eye-opening talk, Berti explains how building a safer world has a lot less to do with crushing enemies on the battlefield and a lot more to do with protecting civilians -- no matter where they're from or where they live. // ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas. These three very different groups are known for violence — but that’s only a portion of what they do, says policy analyst Benedetta Berti. They also attempt to win over populations with social work: setting up schools and hospitals, offering safety and security, and filling the gaps left by weak governments. Understanding the broader work of these groups suggests new strategies for ending the violence. // Benedetta Berti is a highly experienced foreign policy and security expert known for her extensive work in analyzing human security and internal conflicts. With a background in consulting for various organizations and governments, she excels in providing insightful analytical reports, policy recommendations, and capacity-building strategies. Her research focuses on global political violence dynamics, with a particular emphasis on areas like SSR, DDR, counter-terrorism, and violence prevention. Benedetta's expertise extends to regions such as the Middle East, where she delves into complex issues like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, post-conflict stabilization, and democratization. As a lecturer, she shares her knowledge on terrorism, political violence, civil society, and Middle Eastern politics with both undergraduate and graduate students, contributing significantly to the field of security studies. // International policy analyst // violence, education, data collection, data, middle east, research, human rights, design, rights, policy, refugees, security, defense, monitoring, war, humanitarian, migration, public policy, politics, risk assessment, conflict resolution, campaigns, insecurity, policy research, science, national security, law, indigenous, communication, government, peacebuilding, foreign policy, capacity building // Brussels|Belgium

Brussels|Belgium

United States

Dr. Beck Brachman is a scientist and social entrepreneur leading the field of preventative psychopharmacology. She focuses on developing drugs to enhance psychological resilience against stress and prevent mental illness, such as PTSD and depression. Brachman's work emphasizes the importance of stress resilience as an active biological process and highlights the need for treatments that go beyond symptom suppression to address the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders. Through her research, she aims to pioneer a new class of drugs, called alexigents, that could potentially prevent mental illnesses before they occur. // IMPRINT is an organization currently in the process of launching a new initiative. They are actively seeking new employees and encourage interested individuals to get in touch with them. // My work aims to: 1) Revolutionize how psychiatric diseases treated and thought about. (a) Developing the first drugs to prevent PTSD & depression (primary prevention). (b) Leveraging the immune system to treat, cure, prevent, and diagnose psychiatric disorders. (c) Shifting public (and academic) mindsets away from "mind" and towards "body" as the source of psychiatric diseases. 2) Identify hidden causes of chronic diseases (eg, infections that trigger autoimmune disorders). 3) Help usher in the next wave of social finance that, unlike the current iteration, actually captures the value of social good and directly incentivizes impact via market mechanisms. // Dr. Beck Brachman is a pioneering scientist and social entrepreneur at the forefront of preventative psychopharmacology. Her groundbreaking work focuses on developing drugs, known as alexigents, to enhance psychological resilience against stress and prevent mental illnesses like PTSD and depression. Dr. Brachman's research emphasizes the active biological processes involved in stress resilience and advocates for treatments that address the root causes of psychiatric disorders. Additionally, she is dedicated to revolutionizing the treatment and perception of psychiatric diseases by leveraging the immune system to prevent, treat, and diagnose such conditions. Through her innovative approach, Dr. Brachman is not only reshaping the field of mental health but also contributing to the advancement of social finance models that incentivize impactful social good through market mechanisms. // Neuroscientist + entrepreneur // Rebecca Brachman is a pioneer in the field of preventative psychopharmacology, developing drugs to enhance stress resilience and prevent mental illness. Current treatments for mood disorders only suppress symptoms without addressing the underlying disease, and there are no known cures. The drugs Rebecca discovered could be the first to prevent psychiatric disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Rebecca completed her PhD at Columbia University, prior to which, she was a fellow at the National Institutes of Health, where she discovered that immune cells carry a memory of psychological stress and that white blood cells can act as antidepressants and resilience-enhancers. Rebecca's research has been featured in The Atlantic, WIRED and Business Insider, and her work was recently described on NPR as a "moonshot project that is very much needed in the mental health arena." In addition to conducting ongoing research at Columbia, Rebecca is an NYCEDC Entrepreneurship Lab Fellow and cofounder of Aision -- a NYC biotech startup launched from Columbia University, whose mission is to develop the first drugs that would prevent mental illness. She is also working on a non-profit venture to create novel financial tools to fund scientific research and to repurpose generic drugs, and previously served as the Interim Program Director for Outreach at the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University. Rebecca is also a playwright and screenwriter. She holds Bachelor's degrees in both neuroscience and creative writing, and she is currently working on a tech-focused writing project with her long-time writing partner, Sean Calder ("Grimm," "Damages," "ER"). She served as the director of NeuWrite, a national network of science-writing groups that fosters ongoing collaboration between scientists, writers and artists, and she has been featured as a storyteller at The Story Collider. Rebecca is a 2017 TED fellow. // Current treatments for depression and PTSD only suppress symptoms, if they work at all. What if we could prevent these diseases from developing altogether? Neuroscientist and TED Fellow Rebecca Brachman shares the story of her team's accidental discovery of a new class of drug that, for the first time ever, could prevent the negative effects of stress -- and boost a person's ability to recover and grow. Learn how these resilience-enhancing drugs could change the way we treat mental illness. // The path to better medicine is paved with accidental yet revolutionary discoveries. In this well-told tale of how science happens, neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman shares news of a serendipitous breakthrough treatment that may prevent mental disorders like depression and PTSD from ever developing. And listen for an unexpected -- and controversial -- twist. // Dr. Beck Brachman is a pioneering scientist and social entrepreneur at the forefront of preventative psychopharmacology. Her groundbreaking work focuses on developing drugs, known as alexigents, to enhance psychological resilience against stress and prevent mental illnesses like PTSD and depression. Dr. Brachman's research emphasizes the active biological processes involved in stress resilience and advocates for treatments that address the root causes of psychiatric disorders. Additionally, she is dedicated to revolutionizing the treatment and perception of psychiatric diseases by leveraging the immune system to prevent, treat, and diagnose such conditions. Through her innovative approach, Dr. Brachman is not only reshaping the field of mental health but also contributing to the advancement of social finance models that incentivize impactful social good through market mechanisms. // Neuroscientist + entrepreneur // research, mental health, resilience, entrepreneurship, biotech, science, immunology, focused research organization, founder, preventing depression and ptsd, neuroscience, disease, social entrepreneur, finance // Los Angeles|San Francisco|USA|New York|California|United States

Los Angeles|San Francisco|USA|New York|California|United States

Russian Federation

Photographer + visual artist // Russian photographer who asks ordinary people she meets in her travels to model for elaborately staged, costumed, surreal portraits. Full of color, whimsy and drama, her images tell the story of their inner worlds. // Uldus Vildanovna Bakhtiozina is a Russian born artist and film director, known as the one who challenges stereotypes through her work. Uldus is a woman of the year at Top 100 Women of 2014 year according to BBC channel. She is the first Russian speaker in the history of TED with talks in 2014 and 2017. Bakhtiozina's works have world recognition by such magazines as Vogue Italy, Aesthetica, Creative Review, Worbz Magazine and medias as CNN and BBC. Uldus's works are exhibited worldwide (London, Saint-Petersburg, Milan, Brussels, Moscow, Hong-Kong, Berlin, Istanbul), located in private collections, museums (Faberge Museum in Saint-Petersburg, Russia), foundations ( RUYA, Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq). Bakhtiozina's works are largely exhibited through the group exhibitions among such artists as Marina Abramovic, Jan Fabre, Damien Hirst and Yoko Ono. In 2016 Vogue Italy named Uldus the best young fashion photographer. In 2017 Uldus became the finalist of prestigious Laguna Art Prize. Since 2017 Uldus producing and directing films, both art and fashion. She works as an artist and costume designer with such organisations as Royal Opera House and Rambert. Living artistic life between art, fashion and film, in 2019 Uldus became an official ambassador of WomenInCulture and ambassador of Gucci Beauty, keep sharing her ideas and experience through lectures and visionary works. // With her gorgeous, haunting photographs, artist Uldus Bakhtiozina documents dreams, working with daily life as she imagines it could be. She creates everything in her work by hand -- from costumes to stages -- without digital manipulation, bringing us images from the land of escapism, where anyone can become something else. // Artist Uldus Bakhtiozina uses photographs to poke fun at societal norms in her native Russia. A glimpse into Russian youth culture and a short, fun reminder not to take ourselves too seriously. // Uldus Vildanovna Bakhtiozina is a Russian born artist and film director, known as the one who challenges stereotypes through her work. Uldus is a woman of the year at Top 100 Women of 2014 year according to BBC channel. She is the first Russian speaker in the history of TED with talks in 2014 and 2017. Bakhtiozina's works have world recognition by such magazines as Vogue Italy, Aesthetica, Creative Review, Worbz Magazine and medias as CNN and BBC. Uldus's works are exhibited worldwide (London, Saint-Petersburg, Milan, Brussels, Moscow, Hong-Kong, Berlin, Istanbul), located in private collections, museums (Faberge Museum in Saint-Petersburg, Russia), foundations ( RUYA, Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq). Bakhtiozina's works are largely exhibited through the group exhibitions among such artists as Marina Abramovic, Jan Fabre, Damien Hirst and Yoko Ono. In 2016 Vogue Italy named Uldus the best young fashion photographer. In 2017 Uldus became the finalist of prestigious Laguna Art Prize. Since 2017 Uldus producing and directing films, both art and fashion. She works as an artist and costume designer with such organisations as Royal Opera House and Rambert. Living artistic life between art, fashion and film, in 2019 Uldus became an official ambassador of WomenInCulture and ambassador of Gucci Beauty, keep sharing her ideas and experience through lectures and visionary works. // Photographer + visual artist // photography, design, set design, youth, land, moving image, women, art direction // Russian Federation|Saint Petersburg|Russia

Russian Federation|Saint Petersburg|Russia

United States

Joshua Roman is a renowned cello soloist and composer known for his expressive tone and musical gifts. He is dedicated to bringing classical music to new audiences through genre-bending programs and collaborations with world-class artists. Roman has performed with leading orchestras worldwide and is recognized for his innovative use of digital and social media. He is also involved in composing and premiering works by contemporary composers. Roman's recent project, "Immunity," explores his personal journey with long COVID through a blend of music and storytelling. Additionally, his work includes chamber operas based on Edgar Allan Poe's stories, such as "The Tell-Tale Heart." Collaborations and performances with various artists and ensembles showcase Roman's versatile talent and commitment to musical innovation. // How do we create moments of connection that have a positive and lasting impact on people's lives? How can we bring creativity to each and every human? What role does accepting and even embracing vulnerability and imperfection play in the next phase of human evolution? // Joshua Roman is a versatile cellist and composer dedicated to expanding the reach of classical music through innovative collaborations and genre-bending performances. With a focus on engaging new audiences, Roman leverages digital and social media platforms to showcase his expressive tone and musical prowess. His repertoire includes premiering works by contemporary composers and crafting projects like "Immunity," which intertwines music and personal narratives. Roman's creative endeavors extend to chamber operas inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's tales, exemplifying his commitment to musical innovation and storytelling. Through diverse collaborations and performances worldwide, Roman showcases his ability to connect with audiences and push the boundaries of traditional classical music. // Cellist + Composer // Dubbed a “Classical Rock Star” by the press, cellist Joshua Roman has earned a national reputation for performing a wide range of repertoire with absolute commitment to communicating the essence of the music at its most organic level. For his ongoing creative initiatives on behalf of classical music, he was named a 2011 TED Fellow. Among recent highlights, Mr. Roman was guest artist for the Seattle Symphony’s opening night gala, as well as debuted with the San Francisco Symphony, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris and the Mariinsky Theatre as a concerto soloist. He has performed duos with Yo-Yo Ma at the State Department, at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway and other premiere events. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Mr. Roman has presented concerts at San Francisco Performances, Seattle Chamber Music Society, Caramoor Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, and on the Dame Myra Hess series in Chicago. Beyond performance, Mr. Roman is Artistic Director of TownMusic in Seattle where he creates programs that feature new works and reflect the eclectic range of his musical influences and inspirations. In 2009 Mr. Roman was the only guest artist invited to play an unaccompanied solo during the YouTube Symphony Orchestra’s debut concert at Carnegie Hall. Before embarking on a solo career, he was principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony for two seasons, a position he won in 2006 at the age of 22. Mr. Roman is grateful for the loan of an 1899 cello by Giulio Degani of Venice. // Joshua Roman, an Arnhold Creative Associate at Juilliard, is a cello soloist and composer hailed for his “effortlessly expressive tone… and playful zest for exploration” (New York Times), as well as his “extraordinary technical and musical gifts" and “blend of precision and almost improvisatory freedom… that goes straight to the heart" (San Francisco Chronicle). His genre-bending programs and wide-ranging collaborations have grown out of an “enthusiasm for musical evolution that is as contagious as his love for the classics" (Seattle Times). As a soloist, Roman’s “exceptionally high quality of performances” (LA Times) combines “the expressive control of Casals with the creative individuality and virtuoso flair of Hendrix himself” (Gramophone). He has performed with leading orchestras around the world, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony, Toronto Symphony, among others, and, was principal cellist at Seattle Symphony from age 22 to 24. Recent career highlights include his sold-out ‘Well-Being Concert’ at Carnegie Hall in December 2023, and the launch of his intimate musical exploration project Immunity, a program combining performance and storytelling to confront the impact of the long-COVID that nearly ended his career. As a composer, he has been commissioned by Music Academy of the West, Illinois Philharmonic, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Grace Cathedral, and more, and he has written for the JACK Quartet, violinist Vadim Gluzman, and conductor David Danzmayr. Equally accomplished as an interpreter of the music of other contemporary composers, Roman has premiered works by Mason Bates, Reena Esmail, Timo Andres, Gabriela Lena Frank, Aaron Jay Kernis, Lisa Bielawa, and others. A native of Oklahoma City, Roman studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Richard Aaron and Desmond Hoebig. Roman plays an 1830 Giovanni Francesco Pressenda on a generous loan through The Stradivari Society of Chicago. // Harmoniously weaving together the art of dance and the science of mechanical engineering, Huang Yi performs a man-machine dance duet with KUKA -- a robot he conceptualized and programmed -- set to stirring cello by Joshua Roman. // Legendary dance choreographer Bill T. Jones and TED Fellows Joshua Roman and Somi didn't know exactly what was going to happen when they took the stage at TED2015. They just knew they wanted to offer the audience an opportunity to witness creative collaboration in action. The result: An improvised piece they call "The Red Circle and the Blue Curtain," so extraordinary it had to be shared ... // It's a master class in collaboration as violinist Robert Gupta and cellist Joshua Roman perform Halvorsen's "Passacaglia" for violin and viola. Roman takes the viola part on his Stradivarius cello. It's powerful to watch the two musicians connect moment to moment (and recover from a mid-performance hiccup). The two are both TED Fellows, and their deep connection powers this sparkling duet. // Joshua Roman is a versatile cellist and composer dedicated to expanding the reach of classical music through innovative collaborations and genre-bending performances. With a focus on engaging new audiences, Roman leverages digital and social media platforms to showcase his expressive tone and musical prowess. His repertoire includes premiering works by contemporary composers and crafting projects like "Immunity," which intertwines music and personal narratives. Roman's creative endeavors extend to chamber operas inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's tales, exemplifying his commitment to musical innovation and storytelling. Through diverse collaborations and performances worldwide, Roman showcases his ability to connect with audiences and push the boundaries of traditional classical music. // Cellist + Composer // music, robotics, science, creating magical moments, opening hearts, cello, vulnerability, covid // USA|New York|California|United States|Santa Barbara

USA|New York|California|United States|Santa Barbara

Entrepreneur + educator // Aziz Abu Sarah is the co-founder of MEJDI Tours, an organization that aims to use tourism as a cultural bridge and a tool for peace. Aziz is also the Executive Director at the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution. He won the Intercultural Innovation award from the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and was also named a National Geographic Explorer in 2011. He is a lecturer and has spoken in hundreds of churches, synagogues and mosques on the subjects of peace, reconciliation, and interfaith dialogue. He has lectured and facilitated meetings for countless international organizations and universities, including National Geographic, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, the European Parliament, and the United Nations. Aziz has published articles in The New York Times, Haaretz, the Jerusalem Post, Alarabiya, and others. He regularly provides analysis for television news programs such as Al Jazeera, CNN and Fox. He has been honored to receive the Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East from the Institute of International Education, the Silver Rose Award from the European Parliament, the Eisenhower Medallion from People to People International, and the Eliav-Sartawi Award for Middle Eastern Journalism from Search for Common Ground. He was named one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recognized Aziz Abu Sarah’s work during his speech at the 5th Global Forum of UNAOC. Aziz's Story: I grew up in Bethany, a town 3 miles east of Jerusalem. There was little for children to do other than play soccer in the streets. I was seven years old when I first saw on television young men throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. I didn’t know the motivation or purpose for such acts, but they were exciting. I was seven years old when I first decided to throw stones, and still seven years old when I was first shot at. My life changed when my 18-year-old brother Tayseer was arrested at our home and then beaten when he refused to confess to the charge that he threw stones at soldiers. Tayseer was in prison for almost a year and died soon after his release, which our family doctor said was a result of the beating. I was ten years old at the time, and watching my brother die left me bitter and full of rage. I felt it was my duty to avenge Tayseer’s death. Years of activism guided me in my mission. Writing and throwing stones became the norm of my life, and I convinced others to do the same to protest the Israelis’ occupation of the Palestinian territories and their treatment of Palestinians But the truth is that I never felt satisfied by my actions. Hatred and anger cannot heal a broken heart. And yet I continued on that path until I finished high school, when I decided to take Hebrew language courses to prepare for college and work in Jerusalem. Those classes introduced me to Jews and Israelis who weren’t in uniform. For 18 years, all my interactions with Israelis had been with soldiers and settlers. Although there was a Jewish high school 200 meters from my own, I never met any of those students. After I’d had a few encounters with Jewish students and learned new Hebrew words, I had an internal struggle in my heart and mind. There was the old me who was angry and bitter, alongside the new me who was curious to learn about the “enemy.” With every conversation and with every interaction, my hatred faded further. Eventually, I found a new mission for my life: bridging the gap between enemies. I started working with Israeli peace builders like Rami Elhanan, whose daughter was killed in a suicide bombing. In my work as a conflict resolution specialist, I have found that the majority of Israelis and Palestinians are indifferent and ineffective. Indifference is the greatest enemy to peace and justice. The antidote to that apathy is interaction. What Israelis and Palestinians need more than anything right now is to find ways of being with each other. We need to put cracks in the walls that separate people. Our division should never be between Israelis and Palestinians but rather between those who work tirelessly for peace and those who do not. But the interaction must sustainable. I co-founded MEJDI Tours with two Jewish partners to innovate an example of such potential. MEJDI is a tour company that hires Israeli and Palestinian tour guides to co-lead tours in Israel and Palestine side by side. They work together on daily basis. They are equal in every way. The same concept has since been applied in Northern Ireland, Egypt, Turkey, the Balkans, the UAE, and Oman, among other places. My experience, the loss of my brother, and the struggle against my own demons have led to dedicate my life to the cause of bridging the gap between enemies. In the last decade I have worked on a variety of projects all over the world including in Afghanistan, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, and Northern Ireland. // Aziz Abu Sarah is an author, peacemaker and an entrepreneur. In 2009, he co-founded MEJDI Tours, a social enterprise as a bridge between peacebuilding and business. Aziz was the Executive Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University for 7 years. Aziz is a National Geographic Explorer and a 2014 TED fellow. He won the Intercultural Innovation award from the UNited Nations and the Alliance of Civilizations and BMW Group. His latest book Crossing Boundaries - A Traveler’s Guide to World Peace advocates that travel is an act of diplomacy. Aziz is a lecturer and has spoken at hundreds of Institutions, corporations, and public events on the subjects of travel, education and storytelling, the role of business in peacebuilding, international conflicts, reconciliation, and others. He is an expert on sustainable travel, conflict resolution practices, Middle East conflict dynamics and Islamic conflict resolution tools. He has lectured and facilitated workshops and trainings for countless international organizations and universities, including National Geographic,European Parliament, TED, and the United Nations. He was named one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recognized Aziz Abu Sarah work during his speech at the 5th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations. // How can Israelis and Palestinians achieve peace? Palestinian peacemaker Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli peacemaker Maoz Inon discuss the immeasurable tragedies they've experienced growing up in the region — and how they choose reconciliation over revenge, again and again. With a fierce belief in a better future, they talk about conflict, safety, finding shared values and how they're building a coalition of Israeli and Palestinian citizens who are intent on creating a path to hope and peace. // Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian activist with an unusual approach to peace-keeping: Be a tourist. The TED Fellow shows how simple interactions with people in different cultures can erode decades of hate. He starts with Palestinians visiting Israelis and moves beyond ... // Aziz Abu Sarah is an author, peacemaker and an entrepreneur. In 2009, he co-founded MEJDI Tours, a social enterprise as a bridge between peacebuilding and business. Aziz was the Executive Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University for 7 years. Aziz is a National Geographic Explorer and a 2014 TED fellow. He won the Intercultural Innovation award from the UNited Nations and the Alliance of Civilizations and BMW Group. His latest book Crossing Boundaries - A Traveler’s Guide to World Peace advocates that travel is an act of diplomacy. Aziz is a lecturer and has spoken at hundreds of Institutions, corporations, and public events on the subjects of travel, education and storytelling, the role of business in peacebuilding, international conflicts, reconciliation, and others. He is an expert on sustainable travel, conflict resolution practices, Middle East conflict dynamics and Islamic conflict resolution tools. He has lectured and facilitated workshops and trainings for countless international organizations and universities, including National Geographic,European Parliament, TED, and the United Nations. He was named one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recognized Aziz Abu Sarah work during his speech at the 5th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations. // Entrepreneur + educator // education, led, tourism, activism, lecturing on multiple topics, culture and business, tourism & travel, innovation - ideas into action, conflict resolution and negotiations, culture & change, business consultancy, mc / host / speaker, conflict resolution, children, study abroad, journalism - narrative story telling, justice, peacebuilding

United States

UNDP; Abt Associates; Georgetown University; Tomorrow Global; USAID Yemen; Women in Global Health; American University in Cairo; UN Dispatch; -; Boston University; USAID; TED Conferences; Manlius Pebble Hill

The organization provides coaching services focused on clarity and courage. Clients often seek help when feeling stuck or facing difficult conversations. The coaching approach aims to offer direct yet humane guidance to help individuals manage emotions, make decisions, and navigate professional challenges. Additionally, the organization addresses current events and societal issues, encouraging individuals to confront fears and take action. // First of all, please get your COVID vaccine and fight for vaccine access for everyone… // Recruit coaches, match TED Fellows with coaches, and grow and develop the coaching initiative into an even better resource for our amazing fellows. // We help clients think proactively about the future of global health. That includes strategic planning, preparedness, risk analysis, and troubleshooting. My most recent projects have included qualitative data collection in Ethiopia, team lead for a mid-term evaluation of a health systems strengthening project, developing an EU proposal on unaccompanied and separated minors, researching global health security funding models, and continuing education workshops for CDC. // Global health and international development analysis for UN Dispatch. // We help clients think proactively about the future of global health. That includes strategic planning, preparedness, risk analysis, and troubleshooting. My most recent projects have included qualitative data collection in Ethiopia, team lead for a mid-term evaluation of a health systems strengthening project, and developing an EU proposal on unaccompanied and separated minors. // Support and facilitate the work of Women in Global Health and the growth of the WGH communitythrough research and the development. // Strategic communications, project messaging, reporting, and media relations for USAID-funded health project. Manage community mobilizationactivities and M&E. Special focus on social media, donor relations, and sustainability communications. // • Developed monitoring and evaluation framework for $70 million USAID-funded project. • Managed multinational team of M&E specialists to integrate monitoring and evaluation into all program areas. • Presented evidence-based data to host government officials to support evidence-based decision-making. • Facilitated multi-country workshops for project analysis and forward planning. // Assisted in development of Tajikistan's national strategic plan on HIV/AIDS. // UNDP; Abt Associates; Georgetown University; Tomorrow Global; USAID Yemen; Women in Global Health; American University in Cairo; UN Dispatch; -; Boston University; USAID; TED Conferences; Manlius Pebble Hill // Alanna Shaikh is a seasoned professional in global health and international development, with a strong focus on strategic planning, preparedness, risk analysis, and troubleshooting. With a wealth of experience in qualitative data collection, project evaluation, proposal development, and research, she has contributed significantly to various initiatives in the field. Alanna has a proven track record of supporting organizations like UN Dispatch, Women in Global Health, and USAID-funded projects through her expertise in strategic communications, project management, and monitoring and evaluation. Her work extends to facilitating workshops, managing multinational teams, and presenting evidence-based data to inform decision-making processes. Alanna's dedication to advancing global health is evident in her diverse portfolio of projects and her commitment to fostering community growth and development in the sector. // Identify and implement the best approaches to global health // Alanna Shaikh is a seasoned professional in global health and international development, known for her expertise in strategic planning, risk analysis, and project evaluation. With a strong background in qualitative data collection and research, she has made significant contributions to various initiatives in the field. Alanna has a proven track record of supporting organizations like UN Dispatch, Women in Global Health, and USAID-funded projects through her skills in strategic communications, project management, and monitoring and evaluation. Her work also involves facilitating workshops, managing multinational teams, and presenting evidence-based data to inform decision-making processes. Alanna's dedication to advancing global health is evident in her diverse portfolio of projects and her commitment to fostering community growth and development in the sector. // Global health + development specialist // Global health and development specialist and author of the international development focused-blog, Blood and Milk and a 2012 TEDbook, What's Killing Us. // I’m a global health nerd, a poet, and a leadership coach. I write a substack about pandemics. // (Update: the CDC and international science community urge everyone to wear face coverings in public.) Where did the new coronavirus originate, how did it spread so fast -- and what's next? Sharing insights from the outbreak, global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh traces the spread of COVID-19, discusses why travel restrictions aren't effective and highlights the medical changes needed worldwide to prepare for the next pandemic. "We need to make sure that every country in the world has the capacity to identify new diseases and treat them," she says. Recorded March 5, 2020 // When faced with a parent suffering from Alzheimer's, most of us respond with denial ("It won't happen to me") or extreme efforts at prevention. But global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh sees it differently. She's taking three concrete steps to prepare for the moment -- should it arrive -- when she herself gets Alzheimer's disease. // Alanna Shaikh is a seasoned professional in global health and international development, known for her expertise in strategic planning, risk analysis, and project evaluation. With a strong background in qualitative data collection and research, she has made significant contributions to various initiatives in the field. Alanna has a proven track record of supporting organizations like UN Dispatch, Women in Global Health, and USAID-funded projects through her skills in strategic communications, project management, and monitoring and evaluation. Her work also involves facilitating workshops, managing multinational teams, and presenting evidence-based data to inform decision-making processes. Alanna's dedication to advancing global health is evident in her diverse portfolio of projects and her commitment to fostering community growth and development in the sector. // Global health + development specialist // entrepreneurship, education, data collection, public health, data, research, sustainable development , leadership, policy, community engagement, monitoring, covid, women, humanitarian, coaching, new diseases, international development, community development, risk assessment, global health, science, coronaviruses, communication, government, pandemic, milk, disease, capacity building // Tajikistan|USA|New York|Ethiopia|United States|Dushanbe|Egypt|Thousand Island Park|Cairo

Tajikistan|USA|New York|Ethiopia|United States|Dushanbe|Egypt|Thousand Island Park|Cairo

South Sudan

Medical doctor and entrepreneur // Medical Doctor, entrepreneur and writer. Yohanis Riek has over 15 years of experience in NGO management and 10 years in private sector development in South Sudan. Currently, Yohanis is the Group CEO at Yo’ Group, Inc. focusing on business development, portfolios management, teams training and development, accountability oversight, fiduciary and governance and lead in resource mobilization for the Yo’ Group and its subsidiaries as well as technical backstopping on projects. // Medical Doctor, entrepreneur and writer. Yohanis Riek has over 15 years of experience in NGO management and 10 years in private sector development in South Sudan. Currently, Yohanis is the Group CEO at Yo’ Group, Inc. focusing on business development, portfolios management, teams training and development, accountability oversight, fiduciary and governance and lead in resource mobilization for the Yo’ Group and its subsidiaries as well as technical backstopping on projects. // Medical doctor and entrepreneur // job skills training, accountability, governance // Central Equatoria|South Sudan|Juba

Central Equatoria|South Sudan|Juba

Pakistan

Urban landscape architect // From London to Tokyo, climate change is causing cities to sink -- and our modern concrete infrastructure is making us even more vulnerable to severe flooding, says landscape architect and TED Fellow Kotchakorn Voraakhom. But what if we could design cities to help fight floods? In this inspiring talk, Voraakhom shows how she developed a massive park in Bangkok that can hold a million gallons of rainwater, calling for more climate change solutions that connect cities back to nature. // Urban landscape architect // infrastructure, water, nature, climate, design, vulnerability, rain water, cities, floods

Laser physicist // Biophotonics physicist who is working to discover medical applications for laser technology, including the targeted treatment of HIV and cancer. // Swallowing pills to get medication is a quick, painless and often not entirely effective way of treating disease. A potentially better way? Lasers. In this passionate talk, TED Fellow Patience Mthunzi explains her idea to use lasers to deliver drugs directly to cells infected with HIV. It's early days yet, but could a cure be on the horizon? // Biophotonics physicist who is working to discover medical applications for laser technology, including the targeted treatment of HIV and cancer. // Laser physicist // technology, disease

United States

Physicist + inventor // Assistant Professor, BioEngineering, Stanford University Junior Fellow (Physics) at Harvard Society of Fellows, Physicist pursuing research to elucidate physical principles of biological matter at molecular, cellular and organismic scale and working to understand what makes animate matter so special. Inventor of technologies for Global Health that are appropriate to implement in developing countries with close feedback from users around the world. // Manu Prakash is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University where he runs a curiosity driven research group in the field of Physical Biology - with goals to elucidate physical design principles in biology at organismic, cellular and molecular scales. A significant effort is spent in designing and building precision tools to probe and perturb biological machines. This approach brings together experimental and theoretical techniques from soft-condensed matter physics, theory of computation and unconventional fabrication to open problems in biology. He is also an inventor at heart and is currently focusing on technological solutions to problems in global health. Jokingly - he was once heard saying "We work on 19th century problems with 21st century tools". // Inventor Manu Prakash turns everyday materials into powerful scientific devices, from paper microscopes to a clever new mosquito tracker. From the TED Fellows stage, he demos Paperfuge, a hand-powered centrifuge inspired by a spinning toy that costs 20 cents to make and can do the work of a $1,000 machine, no electricity required. // Perhaps you’ve punched out a paper doll or folded an origami swan? TED Fellow Manu Prakash and his team have created a microscope made of paper that's just as easy to fold and use. A sparkling demo that shows how this invention could revolutionize healthcare in developing countries … and turn almost anything into a fun, hands-on science experiment. // Manu Prakash is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University where he runs a curiosity driven research group in the field of Physical Biology - with goals to elucidate physical design principles in biology at organismic, cellular and molecular scales. A significant effort is spent in designing and building precision tools to probe and perturb biological machines. This approach brings together experimental and theoretical techniques from soft-condensed matter physics, theory of computation and unconventional fabrication to open problems in biology. He is also an inventor at heart and is currently focusing on technological solutions to problems in global health. Jokingly - he was once heard saying "We work on 19th century problems with 21st century tools". // Physicist + inventor // technology, physical biology, biodiversity, paper, fluid mechanics, bioengineering, research, developing countries, applied physics, design, developmental biology, microfluidics, global health, science, biophysics, electricity, invention, ecology, scaling laws // California|United States|Stanford|USA

California|United States|Stanford|USA