MEDICAL AUTOMATION EXPERTS
Terry Sharrer's bio:
 | Dr. Sharrer began as Executive Director, Medical Innovation and Transformation Institute, with the Inova Health System (Fairfax, VA) in July 2007. Formerly, he was the Curator of Health Sciences at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, where he had worked for thirty-six years. Terry Sharrer speaks and writes about a range of life science subjects. In 1987, he co-organized an exhibition titled "The Search for Life: Genetic Technology in the 20th Century." This show also was the inaugural exhibition for the DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. He has done video documentaries on the Human Genome Project, the beginning of gene therapy, and the molecular biology of cancer. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Maryland, has authored some three dozen publications-including A Kind of Fate, Agricultural Change in Virginia, 1861-1920 (about the biological consequences of the Civil War and the beginning of germ theory practices, Iowa State University Press, 2000)-and currently is writing a history of molecular medicine. For outreach work, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Foundation for Cancer Research (Bethesda, MD), board member of the Carilion Biomedical Institute (Roanoke, VA), board member, Immune Deficiency Foundation (Towson, MD), and board member, Inova Fairfax Hospital Cancer Advisory Committee (Fairfax, VA). Currently, his public service includes: board member of the Fund for Inherited Disease Research (Bryn Mawr, PA); and Science Advisor, for the Loudoun County, VA Department of Economic Development, the Clarke County VA Education Foundation, and the Arizona Science Alliance. With his wife Patty, and sons Alex, age 13, and Nicholas, age 17, he lives in Hamilton, Loudoun County, VA. Disclosure: G. Terry Sharrer, PhD has stock dividends in Merck and Pfizer. |
Terry Sharrer's posts:
Priming Liquid Biopsies
Novel priming strategy boosts liquid biopsy sensitivity
“A team of researchers from MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard [MORE]
Nano-Carriers for Oral Delivery of Insulin
Insulin delivered via nano-carriers paves the way for oral diabetes treatment
“Australian and Norwegian researchers report they have developed a new [MORE]
Electrically Triggered Microneedle Patch
Digital automation of transdermal drug delivery with high spatiotemporal resolution
“Here, we report a spatiotemporal on-demand patch (SOP) that integrates drug-loaded [MORE]
Universal Pattern of Brain Wave Frequencies
Study reveals a universal pattern of brain wave frequencies
“Throughout the brain’s cortex, neurons are arranged in six distinctive layers, which [MORE]
Clinical Success for Gene Editing, but at a Price None Could Afford
The first gene-editing treatment for Sickle Cell
“Many CRISPR treatments are in trials, but in 2022, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, based in Boston, [MORE]
AI Analysis of Tumor Genetics Predicts Drug Response
AI uses tumor genetics for prediction of treatment response
“Scientists at the University of California (UC) San Diego School of Medicine [MORE]
Successful Gene Therapy for Congenital Deafness
A medical first- Gene therapy allows boy to hear
“An 11-year-old boy recently became the first person in the U.S. to [MORE]
Lab-Grown Retinas
Retinoic acid signaling regulates spatiotemporal specification of human green and red cones
“Trichromacy is unique to primates among placental mammals, enabled [MORE]
“Dragging 3D Printing” for Small Diameter Blood Vessels
Dragging 3D printing technique controls pore sizes of tissue engineered blood
“[The] dragging 3D printing technique used here enables the fabrication [MORE]
Electronic Taste Buds
Team develops ‘electronic tongue’ technology
“Researchers from Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea have developed an [MORE]
Nanoparticles + Antibodies in Treating Allergies
Decorated nanoparticles prevent allergic reaction
“Northwestern University researchers have developed the first selective therapy to prevent allergic reactions, which can range [MORE]
Dental Stem Cells
Oral stem cell discovery reveals how they can be made to grow new bone
“ADA Forsyth Institute and University of North [MORE]
Tissue Soldering
Nanothermometry-enabled intelligent laser tissue soldering
“Here, intelligent laser tissue soldering (iSoldering) with integrated nanothermometry is introduced as a promising yet unexplored [MORE]
Wearables: Continuous, Autonomous, Objective Monitoring
Wearable to help understand the effect of new drugs on Parkinson’s Disease patients
“Transforming the Objective Real-world measurement of Symptoms (Torus) [MORE]