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November 2019
UnMasked: We All Breathe – A film Exploring the Dark Truth Behind MDR-TB
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is in the news lately and for good reason. Diseases that were once easy to treat are becoming increasingly difficult to cure. But the largest contributor to AMR is a disease that rarely makes headlines – drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), the world’s only airborne drug-resistant infection. DR-TB makes up a third of the world’s burden of AMR and in 2017, there were more than half a million cases of DR-TB globally – including some right here in New…
Find out more »UnMasked: We all Breathe – A Film Exploring the Dark Truth Behind MDR-TB
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been in the headlines lately, but drug-resistant tuberculosis – the leading contributor to AMR-related deaths and the only airborne drug-resistant epidemic –is typically missing from these discussions. DR-TB takes a major toll on people, families and communities, as well as on the global economy (~$20 billion/year), and also poses a major threat to global health security. In fact, only one in three cases of DR-TB are diagnosed – and every untreated person can infect up to…
Find out more »Maryland AI Meetup: FinTech + 2 Apps
The November 20 Maryland AI meetup featured speaker is Jim Kyung-Soo Liew, Ph.D., associate professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and co-founder of SoKat.co, speaking on "Our FinTech Future - AI's Opportunities and Challenges," and we'll have two quick-take AI app presentations: Serri Tech and Yaylo. The event is free, at Betamore in Baltimore. Doors will open at 6 pm and our program will start at 6:30 pm. Register at https://www.meetup.com/Maryland-AI/events/265881753/.
Find out more »CONNECTpreneur Winter Forum featuring Seth Goldman – Washington, DC
Description The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur WINTER Forum - WASHINGTON, DC November 21, 2019 Program Highlights: - FIRESIDE CHAT with SETH GOLDMAN, Founder and TeaEO of HonestTea and Executive Chairman of recently IPO'd Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) - ROCKET PITCH SHOWCASE of 12 emerging tech companies - Heavy NETWORKING before, during, and after the event Continental breakfast buffet and unlimited coffee/tea We expect another SOLD OUT crowd, so there will be no on-site registration. All attendees MUST BE pre-registered. If you want…
Find out more »FedTech’s Fall ’19 Startup Studio Pitch Day and Networking Event
Please join FedTech and our sponsors for the Fall ’19 Startup Studio Pitch Day and networking event! The Startup Studio focuses on building early-stage venture teams around cutting edge innovations from our country’s premiere labs. Our Pitch Day brings together our network in celebration of our 9 teams in this cohort. There will be great networking with entrepreneurs, government officials and funders, plus food, posters, and pitches from the top teams in the cohort.
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Networking for Investors, Start-ups, Vendors, Wonks & Replicants CONNECTpreneur and Group 3D Wednesday, July 24, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) Washington, DC
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Career Serendipity and Transitions: Lessons From Leading Women at Lieber Institute for Brain Development, (LIBD) Panelist: Elaine Jones, Chief Operation Officer at LIBD Rebecca Freedman Legal Counsel at LIBD
Find out more »The Kids Are Alright: Inspiring Breakthroughs in Pediatric Oncology
Significant strides have been made towards the management of pediatric cancers, yet we still come up short with delivering a cure for many of our littlest patients. Further, even when children achieve long-term survival, they can experience long-term adverse effects from the disease or treatment. Pediatric cancer innovation poses many unique challenges, but this has not stopped innovators from trying to answer the call for better treatment and care for little ones, inspiring breakthroughs and breathing new life into research…
Find out more »WIB-Capital Region: Career Serendipity – Lessons from Women at Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Join us as we learn from Elaine Jones, the Chief Operating Officer at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD), and Rebecca Freedman, Legal Counsel at LIBD. Rebecca Freedman will discuss her role at LIBD and her path to get there, taking the leap from grants and tech transfer to in-house counsel. Elaine Jones will also speak about her career path, including differences between for-profit and non-profit organizations and balancing personal life with professional goals.
Find out more »Virginia Tech MBA Programs Online Information Session
Join us to learn how a Virginia Tech MBA can enhance your professional growth and advance your career goals. This online information session will explore Virginia Tech's three different MBA program options: Evening, Executive, and Professional. We will discuss how all of our programs have been designed for working professionals and you will learn more about the courses, format, and admissions requirements for each program option. Please note that this is an ONLINE session. Register Here
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