ARPA-H was recently in the news for its major initiatives in oncology and oncology diagnostics (ADAPT). (Puzzlingly, this burst of agency-driven press about itself came out at the same time, as the new WH budget proposed a massive funding cut for ARPA-H. Blog here.)
ARPA-H swears in a new Director this week, Alicia Jackson, with an impressive resume'. The Biden director was out in February; and Jason Roos was the interim director.
Jackson has been a deputy director at DOD DARPA, CEO of Evernow (women's telehealth), co-founder of Drawbridge Health (home blood sampling), advisor to women's health Oova, board member of Immuno Bridge.
Per Linked In, she holds a 2007 PhD in materials science and nanotechnology from MIT.
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- ExecutiveGov.com here.
- Politico here.
- The Well here.
- Bloomberg here.
- Sese an elaborate, all-AI-article about Jackson here.
