Advisory Board
The content and focus of www.patientsandpatents.com is directed by the Patient and Patents Advisory Board. The Board is comprised of international representatives from patient groups, academics and other stakeholders.
Patient and Patent Advisory Board members include:
Gene Copello - Executive Director, The AIDS Institute
Gene Copello is the Executive Director of The AIDS Institute, a national nonprofit and nonpartisan public policy research, advocacy, and education organization.
Elizabeth Helms - President and CEO, TMJ and Orofacial Pain Society of America
Liz Helms is a patient advocate and co-founder of the TMJ and Orofacial Pain Society of America (TOPS America).
Hussain Jafri - Founder, Alzheimer's Pakistan
Hussain Jafri is the Secretary General and IAPO Representative of the Council for Alzheimer’s Pakistan.
Virginia Ladd, R.T. - President and Executive Director, American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
Virginia Ladd is President and Executive Director of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. (AARDA).
Dr. Kristina Lybecker - Assistant Professor of Economics, Colorado College
"Historically, innovation is best spurred by the market rather than under government direction or mandate. There is no reason to believe that drug discovery is any different."
Stephen McMahon - Chairman, Irish Patients' Organization
"Involving patients’ organizations is vital to provide the patient’s perspective. In any healthcare system, the patient is the Key Person."
Durhane Wong-Rieger - Chair, Consumer Advocare Network
"It is essential that patients be educated and engaged in the global discussion on medical research and development."
