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Gevorg Tamamyan
Hosams Abu Meri: From Mountain Village in Lebanon to the Heart of Latvian Health Reform
When Dr. Hosams Abu Meri walks into a clinic room in Latvia, patients see something very unusual. The person doing their gastroscopy or colonoscopy is not only a gastroenterologist, he is also the Minister of Health of the Republic of…
Judy Habib: Named for Hope
“Yes,” she said. “I was named Judy after St. Jude.” When she was old enough to learn who St. Jude was, she remembers the moment it landed with a child’s blunt logic. “When I became old enough and learned about…
Robert A. Weinberg: The Architect of Modern Cancer Biology
If you ask Robert Weinberg how his career began, he will not tell you a story of grand plans or carefully plotted ambition. He will tell you it was “a series of accidents.” “Most people have a series of goals…
Princess Dina: The Voice for The Voiceless
Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan is recognized globally as one of the most influential voices in the fight against cancer and non-communicable diseases. A relentless advocate for equity in health, she has transformed cancer care in Jordan…
Patrick Soon-Shiong: He Who Speaks for the People
If you describe yourself in one sentence, what would it look like? I wish I could have been Kobe Bryant. Who is your role model? I wish I could have been Kobe Bryant. And what is your dream? I wish…
Jennifer Buell: Turning Living Cells into Living Medicines
In an age where the boundaries of immunotherapy are constantly being redrawn, few voices carry as much scientific clarity and moral urgency as Dr. Jennifer Buell. A scientist by training and a biotech leader by conviction, Dr. Buell serves as…
Suheir Rasul: Protecting Human Dignity
When Suheir Rasul talks about her journey, you don’t hear a linear career path—you hear a story of transformation, resilience, and service. Today, as Senior Vice President of ALSAC Global, the fundraising and awareness organization of St. Jude Children’s Research…
Alberto Costa: The Father of Seven Children
“I mean, while I was reading the book you gave me about Umberto Veronesi,” I said, “there’s this expression: As you set out for Ithaca, hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. You wrote…
Princess Adila: Her Royal Highness, Her Human Mission
Inside the remarkable journey of Princess Adila bint Abdullah Al Saud. An exclusive interview for CancerWorld. When I entered the room, it felt as though I had stepped into a page from an Arabian fairytale. The room was quiet and…
Adrian Gottschalk: Making a Difference for His Fellow Human Beings
I grew up around a lot of physicians,” begins Adrian Gottschalk, President and CEO of Foghorn Therapeutics, a biotech company redefining how we understand and treat complex diseases by targeting the chromatin regulatory system. “My late father was a professor…