Movers & Shakers

Day: September 27, 2026

Dr. John H. Krystal: Transforming Modern Psychiatry Through Neuroscience and Innovation

Dr. John H. Krystal, M.D., is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and physician-scientist at Yale School of Medicine whose research has influenced the understanding and treatment of several major psychiatric disorders. As chair of Yale’s Department of Psychiatry, he has combined clinical medicine with research into depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia and alcohol use disorder. Krystal is […]

Dr. Roxana Daneshjou: Using Artificial Intelligence to Make Dermatology More Inclusive

Dr. Roxana Daneshjou, M.D., Ph.D., is a dermatologist and biomedical data scientist at Stanford Medicine whose work sits at the intersection of dermatology, artificial intelligence and precision medicine. Her research is focused on developing medical technologies that can work more effectively across different populations, particularly when it comes to detecting skin cancer. Daneshjou began her […]

Dr. Bryan Traynor: Uncovering the Genetic Roots of ALS and Neurodegenerative Disease

Dr. Bryan Traynor, M.D., Ph.D., is a neurologist and senior investigator at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in Bethesda, Maryland, whose career has focused on understanding the genetic causes of devastating neurodegenerative diseases. His research has helped transform scientists’ understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), while his more recent work […]