Biography
As Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs for the University of California, Dr. Steve Goldstein leads a $2.4 billion enterprise. With over 30 years of experience as a physician-scientist, pediatric cardiologist, and academic administrator, Goldstein focuses on improving the human condition through education, research and care. Goldstein holds an M.D. and a Ph.D. in immunology from Harvard University. His research has identified families of genes encoding ion channels, the genetic and mechanistic bases for sudden infant death syndrome in African Americans, inherited and drug-induced cardiac arrhythmias, skeletal muscle disorders and ischemic stroke. He has served as a scientific advisor to the National Institutes of Health for Nanomedicine and vice chair of the National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences. A listing of his published works is available here: https://tinyurl.com/ycnqnwqt
To make a lasting and meaningful impact within healthcare we need to understand the incentive structures and get them right. In this session, we will hear from academic and industry leaders as they share the challenges around collaboration and the unrealized potential of public-private partnerships in driving innovation.