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The Brain Trust

Illinois Academy of Family Physicians

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Welcome to The Brain Trust, a podcast for and by physicians designed to help improve screening, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in clinical workflows. Tune in weekly to hear our guest primary care clinicians discuss innovative ways to support patients and their families in better managing brain disease.
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Ever wonder what’s really happening to your brain as you age? What about your heart? Why do you need exercise to keep it healthy? How do broken bones heal? How does cancer spread? Your Body takes a deep dive inside your body, giving you a complete understanding of your health and wellness through conversations with Subspecialty Radiologists, Researchers and Physicians. Topics range from various cancers to advancements in treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, to the importance of e ...
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Send us a text Mark McDonough is the CEO of Cyrex Labs ( https://www.cyrexlabs.com/ ), a clinical immunology laboratory specializing in functional immunology and autoimmunity testing. Cyrex offers multi-tissue antibody testing for the early detection and monitoring of today’s complex autoimmune conditions and develops innovative arrays through cont…
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Send us a text Dr. Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH ( https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/michael-t-osterholm-phd-mph ) is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Schoo…
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Send us a text Dr. Manfred Stapff, MD, PhD is a physician and pharmaceutical industry leader with over 30 years of experience in internal medicine, clinical research, and drug development, who has worked across a range of therapeutic areas including NASH, CV, CNS, respiratory, oncology, GI, anti-infective, and orphan diseases. Dr. Stapff has held s…
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Send us a text Muffy Walker ( https://www.muffywalker.com/ ) is a psychiatric nurse with 45 years of experience, the founder of the International Bipolar Foundation, ( https://ibpf.org/ - an organization focused on raising awareness and reducing stigma around mental health ), a dedicated Alzheimer’s caregiver, and an author with a passion for craft…
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Send us a text Dr. Michelle I. Cardel, PhD, MS, RD is Chief Nutrition Officer of WeightWatchers ( https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/science-center/team/michelle-cardel?srsltid=AfmBOooheyN06Ngdf86tF274AuTsCjebrDKN1ccjFWOsyMk8hZPs_IRw ), where she oversees the company’s academic research partnerships and clinical trials, nutrition portfolio, and scie…
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Send us a text Neil Steinberg and Mark Jonathan Harris are both acclaimed filmmakers and through a partnership with Generation Entertainment, The John A. Hartford Foundation ( https://www.johnahartford.org/resources/view/new-pbs-documentary-film-release-and-screenings-aging-in-america---survive-or-thrive ) and PBS SoCal ( https://www.pbssocal.org/s…
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Send us a text Dr. Bobby Reddy, MD is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Pi Health ( https://www.pihealth.ai/ ), a health technology and clinical research company committed to empowering life sciences companies to develop medicines faster and reach diverse patient populations. Dr. Reddy leads global operations, business development, and …
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Send us a text Marc Elia is the Founder of M28 Capital ( https://www.m28capital.com/ ), a healthcare sector investment fund, as well as Chairman of the Board of Invivyd ( https://www.invivyd.com/ ), a biopharmaceutical company devoted to delivering protection from serious viral infectious diseases, beginning with SARS-CoV-2, by deploying a propriet…
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Send us a text Dr. Mirza Rahman, MD, MPH serves as the President of the American College of Preventive Medicine ( ACPM - https://www.acpm.org/about-acpm/governance/executive-officers/mirza-rahman/ ), a professional community, founded in 1954 as a professional community for board-certified physicians to network, share their expertise and advocate fo…
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Send us a text Dr. Anastasia Liapis, Ph.D. is Global Head of Innovation & New Business Creation, HP Health Solutions ( https://www.izb-online.de/en/companies/hp-health-solutions-germany-gmbh/ ), a division of HP ( https://www.hp.com/us-en/home.html ) , that develops technology specifically for the healthcare industry and reimagines healthcare tech …
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Send us a text Dr. Arthur C. Evans Jr. is Chief Executive Officer of the American Psychological Association ( https://www.apa.org/about/apa/senior-staff/evans-bio ), the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. With more than 146,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students …
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Send us a text Dr. Peter Ordentlich, Ph.D. is Chief Scientific Officer and Founder, Syndax Pharmaceuticals ( https://syndax.com/team/peter-ordentlich-ph-d/ ), a company with a mission to obtain regulatory approval and commercialize drugs that extend and improve the lives of cancer patients, by drawing on the newest scientific research and advances,…
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Send us a text Prof. Dr. Islam Abou El-Magd, Ph.D. is the President of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Egypt ( https://www.narss.sci.eg/professor/47 ), which focuses on applied research using earth observation and geo-informatics in environmental-related issues Prof. Abou El-Magd is also Counsellor for the Minister of …
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Send us a text Professor Dr. Mark Kendall (BE PhD FRSA FTSE FNAI) is CEO & Founder of WearOptimo ( https://wearoptimo.com/prof-mark-kendall/ ), a private Australian health-tech company developing the next generation of wearable technology, redefining how we approach hydration and biomarker monitoring. Professor Kendall is also Vice-Chancellor's Ent…
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Send us a text Dr. Kilian Kelly, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Cynata Therapeutics ( https://cynata.com/ ), a stem cell and regenerative medicine company that is known for its proprietary Cymerus platform, for the scalable and consistent production of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based therapies. Unlike traditional MSC th…
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Send us a text Dr. Blythe Adamson, PhD, MPH ( https://www.blytheadamson.com/ ) is Head of Outcomes Research and Evidence Generation at Flatiron Health ( https://flatiron.com/ ), where her work has been focused on developing deep learning language models for extraction of clinical details from EHR documents, ultimately learning from the experience o…
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Send us a text Dr. Martin Brenner, DVM, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of iBio ( https://ibioinc.com/team/martin-brenner-dvm-ph-d/ ), a biotech company developing the next generation of cardiometabolic and obesity medicines to promote higher quality weight loss and enhance overall metabolic health and function, as wel…
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Send us a text Dr. Ilke Demir, Ph.D ( https://ilkedemir.weebly.com/ ) works at the intersection of computer vision and machine learning and her research focuses on generative models for digitizing the real world, deep fake detection and generation techniques, analysis and synthesis approaches in geospatial machine learning, and computational geomet…
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Send us a text Dr. Jessica Sacher, Ph.D. is Co-Founder of Phage Directory ( https://phage.directory/ ), a global network of phage researchers from more than 80 countries, where she directs its phage-sourcing and community-building efforts, including coordinating over 50 phage-finding efforts, where a network of more than 1,300 members of the global…
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Send us a text Dr. Sean Tucker, Ph.D. is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Vaxart Inc. ( https://vaxart.com/ ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a range of oral recombinant pill vaccines based on their innovative Vector-Adjuvant-Antigen Standardized Technology (VAAST) platform. Dr. Tucker previously served as Vice Preside…
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Send us a text Taylor Justice is the Co-Founder & President of Unite Us ( https://uniteus.com/team/taylor-justice/ ), a technology company with a mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities by integrating all the social determinants of health. The Unite Us goal is to unlock the potential of every community by stra…
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Send us a text Dr. Susan J. Kressly, MD, FAAP, is the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics ( https://www.aap.org/en/about-the-aap/aap-leadership/susan-kressly-md-faap/ ), an organization of 67,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young ad…
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Send us a text Dr. Marianne Holm, MD, Ph.D. is Vice President of the Infectious Diseases Program area, at the Novo Nordisk Foundation ( https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/ ) where she is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of new strategic initiatives and research programs, and developing partnerships that contribute to the g…
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Send us a text Dr. Laura Aguilar, MD, Ph.D. is Chief Medical Officer at Diakonos Oncology ( https://www.diakonosoncology.com/ ), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company dedicated to revolutionizing cancer immunotherapy and focusing on difficult-to-treat indications, including glioblastoma. Dr. Aguilar, a physician-scientist and biotech entrepreneu…
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Send us a text Agree to Agree (https://agreetoagree.org/) is an Ad Council ( https://www.adcouncil.org/ ) initiative focused on finding common ground to reduce the impact of gun violence on children and teens across all communities in the U.S. This new campaign launched in early 2025 and is focused on reaching distinct audiences, including parents …
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Send us a text Dr. Alycia Halladay, Ph.D. is Chief Science Officer of the Autism Science Foundation ( https://autismsciencefoundation.org/teams/dr-alycia-halladay/ ), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people with autism and their families by funding scientific research to understand the causes of autism and to develop better treatmen…
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Send us a text Dr. Catharine Young, Ph.D. recently served as Assistant Director of Cancer Moonshot Policy and International Engagement at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy ( https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ ) where she served at OSTP to advance the Cancer Moonshot ( https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/moonshot-canc…
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Send us a text Dr. Courtney Millar, Ph.D. ( https://www.marcusinstituteforaging.org/who-we-are/profiles/courtney-millar-phd ) is an Assistant Scientist at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, and Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Millar is a research …
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Send us a text Dr. Rose Loughlin, Ph.D. is Executive Vice President, Research at Moderna ( https://www.modernatx.com/en-US ), a biotech company harnessing the power of mRNA technology to develop a new class of medicine for a range of unmet medical needs. Dr. Loughlin leads the company’s platform science and therapeutics research organization, focus…
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Send us a text Dr. Noel Gahamanyi, Ph.D. ( https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HWW6M_wAAAAJ&hl=en ) is Division Manager, National Reference Laboratory at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC). Rwanda Biomedical Centre ( RBC - https://rbc.gov.rw/ ) is the nation's central health implementation agency which strives to improve the health of the Rwa…
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Send us a text Dr. Mahmoud Alyamany, MD is Health And Wellbeing Sector Head, at NEOM ( https://www.neom.com/en-us/our-business/sectors/health-wellbeing-and-biotech ), where he is responsible for overseeing a revolution in healthcare delivery at Saudi Arabia’s accelerator of human progress and hub for innovation. Dr. Alyamany brings a vast understan…
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Send us a text On April 11, 2025, Gravitas Ventures ( https://gravitasventures.com/ ) will be releasing the movie Relative Control ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBq2dOcgUKA ), a family drama that follows the life a middle-age corporate attorney (played by Teri Polo of the Meet the Parents) whose life literally spirals out of control as she jugg…
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Send us a text Brig. Gen. Tanya S. McGonegal ( https://www.jtfcs.northcom.mil/About/Leadership/Bio-Article-View/Article/1199880/brigadier-general-tanya-s-mcgonegal/ ) currently serves as the Commander of Joint Task Force Civil Support, the Nation’s only standing, no-notice Joint Task Force that conducts Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclea…
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Send us a text Dr. Craig Katz, MD ( https://profiles.mountsinai.org/craig-l-katz ) is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and System Design and Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the founder and director of Mount Sinai’s Program in Global Mental Health ( https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/medical/global…
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Send us a text Dr. Alessandra Maleddu, MD ( https://www.uchealth.org/provider/alessandra-maleddu-md/ ) is a Medical Oncologist specializing in the care of patients with soft tissue and bone sarcomas at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Dr. Maleddu treats patients with soft tissue and bone sarcomas, and she has a special interest in desmoid …
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Women In Government PodcastPain, Policy & Progress: Leading the Charge on Pain ManagementIt's a story so often heard, someone suffers an injury requiring medical attention and ultimately is prescribed post-surgery pain medication as part of their treatment plan. From there, the grim statistics take over, with millions of newly persistent opioid use…
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Send us a text Dr. Chari A. Cohen, DrPH, MPH ( https://blumberginstitute.org/faculty/chari-a-cohen/ ) is the President of the Hepatitis B Foundation ( https://www.hepb.org/ ), a global nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure and improving the quality of life for people affected by hepatitis B worldwide. Dr. Cohen conducts research and implements prog…
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Send us a text Dr. Gregg Sylvester, MD is Chief Health Officer and Vice President, Medical Affairs, at CSL Seqirus ( https://www.cslseqirus.us/our-company/leadership/gregg-sylvester ), one of the world’s largest influenza vaccine companies. Dr. Sylvester has led CSL Seqirus Medical Affairs since 2016, overseeing the global team that scientifically …
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Send us a text Dr. Sean Gibbons, Ph.D. is Associate Professor at the Institute for Systems Biology ( ISB - https://isbscience.org/people/sean-gibbons-phd/?tab=biography ) where his lab investigates how the structure and composition of evolving ecological networks of microorganisms change across environmental gradients, with a specific focus on how …
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Send us a text Prof. Dr. Niels Riedemann, MD, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of InflaRx ( https://www.inflarx.de/Home/About-Inflarx/Team~Niels-C.-Riedemann~.html ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on applying its proprietary anti-C5a and C5aR inhibitors to the treatment of life-threatening or debilitating inflammatory diseases wit…
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Send us a text Dr. Billy W. Loo Jr., MD PhD ( https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/6839 ) is a Professor of Radiation Oncology, a member of the Stanford Cancer Institute, the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), and of Bio-X Interdisciplinary Biosciences Institute. He is a physician-scientist Radiation Oncologist and Bioengineer who directs t…
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Send us a text Fleur Hassan-Nahoum ( https://www.fleurhassann.com/ ) is Israel’s Special Envoy for Trade & Innovation. She was appointed to this position in 2023 by Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, after coming off of six years of service as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem where she was in charge of foreign relations, international economic developmen…
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Send us a text Kevin Caldwell is CEO, Co-Founder & President of Ossium Health ( https://ossiumhealth.com/ ), a commercial stage bioengineering company that leverages its proprietary organ donor bone marrow banking platform to develop stem cell therapies for patients with life-threatening hematologic conditions, organ transplant rejection, and muscu…
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Send us a text Dr. Amir Baniassadi, Ph.D. is an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Assistant Scientist in Marcus Institute for Aging Research ( https://www.marcusinstituteforaging.org/who-we-are/profiles/amir-baniassadi-phd ) where he works on environmental impacts on health and well-being of older populations. Dr. Baniassadi w…
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Send us a text Dr. Erica Goldman, Ph.D. is Director of Policy Entrepreneurship ( https://fas.org/expert/erica-goldman/ ) and the Day One Program (https://fas.org/day-one-project/ ), at the Federation of American Scientists ( FAS - https://fas.org/ ) FAS is an organization formed at the end of World War II, made up of scientists across diverse disci…
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Send us a text Yael Elish is CEO and Founder of StuffThatWorks ( https://www.stuffthatworks.health/ ), a company that offers an online platform where people suffering from chronic diseases can share information to learn which treatments work best for their specific condition, based on the experience of their peers combined with a smart, AI-based cr…
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Send us a text Dr. Georges Benjamin, MD is Executive Director of the American Public Health Association ( APHA - https://apha.org/about-apha/executive-board-and-staff/apha-staff/georges-c-benjamin-md ), the professional membership and advocacy organization for public health professionals in the United States. APHA is the largest professional organi…
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Send us a text Dr. Thomas Chen, MD, Ph.D. is Founder, CEO & CSO, and Board Director, of NeOnc Technologies ( https://neonc.com/ ), a developer of a proprietary, patented platform technology that can potentially transport pharma-based therapeutics directly to the brain without the normal boundary restrictions imposed by the body’s Blood-Brain Barrie…
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Send us a text Vasily Popov ( https://entities-meta.com/index_en.html ) is a contemporary artist, not afraid to go beyond the boundaries of traditional art, using new technologies and formats to express his ideas, combining the talents of a poet, artist, and innovator in the field of art and technology. Mr. Popov's many achievements include: - As a…
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Send us a text Dr. Hernan A. Bazan MD, FACS, CEO & Co-Founder of South Rampart Pharma, Inc. ( https://southrampartpharma.com/about-us/hernan-bazan/ ), a clinical stage biopharma company developing safer, non-opioid therapies for acute and chronic pain, where he spearheads the company’s scientific, clinical and technology development efforts, as wel…
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