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      <image:caption>The Hill | May 5, 2022 Congress still has an opportunity to meet the moment and make a once-in-a-generation investment in science and innovation with new funding that will bring major economic returns while bolstering our competitiveness in the international knowledge marketplace. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Genetic Engineering &amp; Biotechnology News | December 3, 2021 New legislation will allow more innovative and human-relevant testing platforms to expedite the development of promising drugs, write Dr. Gary Michelson and Dr. Aysha Akhtar. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>USA Today | November 17, 2021 The use of microchips significantly increases the chance that a lost pet will be returned to its family, reducing euthanasia of unclaimed pets. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Giving Pledge | September 13, 2021 The Giving Pledge publishes Alya and Dr. Gary Michelson’s pledge letter on why money must be purposed to do some good in the world to perhaps make life a little less unfair. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Hill | July 30, 2021 Dr. Gary Michelson shares his commentary on why bold, young scientists have the potential to revolutionize scientific research and accelerate the pace of innovation. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michelson Medical Research Foundation | June 22, 2021 It is the first time Science is partnering to offer a prize focused on immunology and its related fields. Applications for the 2021 Michelson Philanthropies &amp; Science Prize for Immunology will be open from May 15 to October 1, 2021. Winners will be announced in early 2022. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fortune | June 13, 2021 Dr. Gary K. Michelson’s commentary on investing in biomedical research and funding the NIH. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Twitter #EquityChat | April 7, 2021 Dr. Gary K. Michelson, founder and co-chair of the Michelson 20MM Foundation, joined Dr. Keith Curry, president and CEO of Compton College, and Dr. Pamela Luster, president of San Diego Mesa College, for their weekly #EquityChat on Twitter. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>LMSA Conference | January 29, 2021 At the 2021 Latino Medical Students Association Conference, patent attorney David Dykeman interviewed Dr. Michelson about innovation as it relates to medicine. Students also learned about Dr. Michelson’s experiences as an orthopedic surgeon and inventor of revolutionary medical devices. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>STAT | November 11, 2020 Dr. Michelson and Wayne C. Koff, PhD, discuss the importance of funding young researchers with disruptive ideas that can transform medicine’s response to major global diseases, including the prevention of future pandemics. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>EdSource | October 26, 2020 Dr. Michelson and leading education advocate Hal Plotkin discuss the concept of Open Education Resources, and how it is a much less expensive alternative to bundling the cost of textbooks into tuition fees. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>IP Watchdog | October 5, 2020 Dr. Michelson discusses how both academic space and the world at large are transforming as a consequence of COVID-19. Now is the time to reinvent the academic ecosystem and focus on intellectual property learning methods. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Patients Rising Podcast | September 28, 2020 Dr. Michelson joins the Patients Rising Podcast to discuss how the world is not investing enough money into medical research, and why innovative and high-risk investments will improve patient outcomes. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>CalMatters | September 15, 2020 Dr. Michelson discusses how the coronavirus shines a light on the digital divide, revealing massive numbers of low-income families without broadband access. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>US News &amp; World Report | July 29, 2020 As the world speeds toward a vaccine for COVID-19, Dr. Michelson argues for government to cement this recent disruption of medical research and drug development into permanent policy under a new National Institute of Cures. Read More</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Innovating With Scott Amyx Show | June 6, 2020 Dr. Michelson joins Scott Amyx’s podcast to discuss how his background as a surgeon and inventor helped shape his vision for an intentionally disruptive philanthropic model. Listen Here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Thirty Minute Mentors | March 30, 2020 Dr. Michelson joins Adam Mendler’s podcast, sharing his life journey - from working two jobs to pay his way through medical school, to emerging as an unparalleled inventor in medical technology, and now as a leading philanthropist. Along the way, he shares his insights on happiness, true wealth, and the importance helping those in need. Listen Here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Heroes in Business | March 2, 2020 In a podcast interview with David Cogan, Dr. Michelson shares how passion and perseverance led him onto the Forbes 400 self-made billionaires list, and why he has redirected his life’s work toward philanthropy. Listen Here</image:caption>
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