Understanding Change & Shaping What Comes Next | CEO, Karen Toffler Charitable Trust | Author, The Pulse of Tomorrow, How Future Shock Still Shapes Our World
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Meet William Flavin, one of the 2026 Toffler Scholars.
William, an assistant professor at @UCLA , is asking:
Could the shape of tau help explain why different brain diseases progress differently?
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“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” Attributed to General George S. Patton
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Alzheimer’s science and development are finally catching up to the disease. But right now, the breakthroughs are moving faster than the system built to deliver them, which means a lot of patients aren’t seeing the benefits yet. Fixing that is the next big frontier in Alzheimer’s.
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Science communicator Ellen Kuwana discusses how funding influences a lab’s ability to recruit researchers, develop talent, and pursue scientific questions over time.
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Meet WeiWei Lin, a 2026 Toffler Scholars and assistant professor at @BU_Tweets , is looking at one of the brain’s most important points of connection:
What determines whether a synapse becomes vulnerable, or remains resilient, in Alzheimer’s disease?
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In this episode of Research Renaissance, Dr. Greg Witkop explores how precision psychiatry could move mental health care beyond symptoms to consider the whole person.
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In this episode of Research Renaissance, Dr. Greg Witkop joins @westphaldeb to explore how mental health care could learn from every patient’s experience.
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Meet @RebeccaWallings, one of the 2026 Toffler Scholars, and the first Scholar supported by KTCT at @IndianaUniv.
Rebecca, an assistant professor asking:
Do neurons have their own way of protecting themselves from chronic inflammation?
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Meet @RoganAGrant , one of the 2026 Toffler Scholars.
Rogan, a postdoctoral fellow at @NorthwesternU , is asking:
What can people who age with exceptional memory teach us about resistance to neuroinflammation?
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In this episode of Research Renaissance, science communicator Ellen Kuwana joins @westphaldeb to discuss how we bring more people into the conversation about science.
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Welcome back Tirth Patel, a returning Toffler Scholar.
Tirth, a clinical instructor at @UCLA , is asking a surprisingly fundamental question:
How does tau get from the brain into the blood?
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In this episode of Research Renaissance, science communicator Ellen Kuwana discusses how the infrastructure supporting AI can affect local water resources, air quality, and community health.
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Rachel Hobert of Huml Health joins @westphaldeb to discuss how wearable technology, voice biomarkers, and personal assessments can provide a fuller picture of behavioral health.
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Meet Marissa McGilvrey, one of the 2026 Toffler Scholars.
Marissa, a postdoctoral fellow at @JohnsHopkins , is exploring an important connection:
How might metabolic disease begin placing the brain at risk long before neurodegeneration appears?
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In this episode of Research Renaissance, Dr. Greg Witkop joins @westphaldeb to explore how neuroscience, clinical care, and philanthropy can work together to improve mental health.
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Eric, one of the 2026 Toffler Scholars and a postdoctoral fellow at @JohnsHopkins , is approaching Alzheimer’s from a different direction:
What helps the brain remain resilient to Alzheimer’s disease, and how might ApoE4 interfere with that protection?
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Rachel Hobert, CEO of Huml Health, joins @westphaldeb to explore how technology can help people receive support when they need it most.
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Meet Emily Noonan, one of the 2026 Toffler Scholars.
Emily, a Ph.D. candidate at @TempleUniv , is asking:
Could metabolic changes in the brain’s blood vessels provide an early warning of neurodegenerative disease?
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Oceanographer and climate scientist Dr. Joellen Russell joins @westphaldeb to discuss how the ocean shapes climate, human health, and the choices communities make as conditions change.
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Meg Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, highlights research supported by the organization exploring how the gut microbiome may influence Alzheimer’s-related processes in the brain.
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