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:
Surface Implant for Sensing Deep Brain Activity
Transparent brain implant can read deep neural activity from the surface
“Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed [MORE]
Alzheimer’s Subtypes
Cerebrospinal fluid proteomics in patients with Alzheimer’s disease reveals five molecular subtypes with distinct genetic risk profiles
“Here we [neurologists at [MORE]
Tears in a Dish
Human conjunctiva organoids to study ocular surface homeostasis and disease
“Here, we [at the Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht] describe long-term expanding organoids [MORE]
A Protein that Regulates Brown Fat
IEPAC1 enhances brown fat growth and beige adipogenesis
“Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a central thermogenic organ that enhances energy expenditure [MORE]
Inhaled Nanosensors as a Lung Cancer Diagnostic
Inhalable point-of-care urinary diagnostic platform
“We [at the Koch Institute, MIT] designed a needleless and imaging-free platform, termed PATROL (point-of-care aerosolizable [MORE]
First Partial Heart Transplant
Duke reports success in world’s 1st partial heart transplant
“Nearly a year after a newborn received the world’s first partial heart [MORE]
Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasound imaging- breaking new ground with ultrafast technology
“A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has solved [MORE]
Regenerating Insulin with Pancreatic Stem Cells
Closing in on the ultimate quest to regenerate insulin in pancreatic stem cells
“[Researchers at the] Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute [MORE]
One Microbiome Bug at a Time
‘Smart tweezer’ can pluck out single bacterium target from microbiome
“Researchers [at Icahn School of Medicine, Mt. Sinai] have developed a [MORE]
An RNA Switch for Modulating Gene Expression
An RNA switch for modulating gene expression
“The RNA-based switch controls mammalian gene expression through modulation of a synthetic polyA signal [MORE]
“Replication Timing” with DNA
Microscopic image shows DNA in blude and replicated in red
“The process of DNA replication timing (RT) refers to the specific [MORE]
Organoid Model of Pancreatic Cancer
Potential pancreatic cancer treatment iIdentified using organoid model
“Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine say they have identified a new potential pancreatic [MORE]
Tricking the Stomach into Feeling Full
Vibrating pill treats obesity by tricking stomach into feeling full
“Although we might ignore it during the holidays, usually the stomach [MORE]
Anti-Allergy Toothpaste
A toothpaste that promises to treat peanut allergies
“A team of researchers from several international universities has developed a toothpaste that [MORE]