Research!America leadership and board members often speak out on the need to advocate for more federal funding for health research.
- Mary Woolley presented Advocacy Leadership in Unsettled Times at the World Stem Cell Summit in Pasadena, CA, on October 4, 2011. Research!America was also honored with a Genetics Policy Institute Stem Cell Action Award.
Mary Woolley presented Medical Research is a Priority in Montana and Nationally at the McLaughlin Research Institute's National Development Council meeting in Great Falls, MT, on August 15, 2011. (Pictured at right: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT], left, and Mary Woolley, at the McLaughlin Research Institute.)- Mary Woolley presented World-Class Advocacy for World-Class Science: A Call to Action at the 2011 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.
- Mary Woolley presented poll findings from a Maryland state poll at the forum, "Let Me Be Clear: Science Journalism in the Age of the Genome and Twitter," in Washington, DC. May 11, 2011.
- Research!America's chair, The Honorable John Edward Porter, received the American Association for Cancer Research's Award for Distinguished Service and Global Impact in Cancer and Biomedical Research. See his acceptance speech here.
- The Honorable John Edward Porter, Research!America's chair, made remarks during a panel session at the America Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting. April 3, 2011.
- Members of Research!America's Executive Committee made presentations at our 2011 Annual Meeting of Members on March 15, 2011: Part 1 Part 2
- Mary Woolley presented Economic Returns of Life Science Research: Importance to Policy Makers at the National Academies Board on Life Sciences in San Francisco. January 24, 2011.
- Mary Woolley gave a presentation (PDF) at the National Center for Science Education. January 20, 2011.
- Mary Woolley gave a presentation (PDF) at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. December 7, 2010.
- Mary Woolley gave a presentation (PDF) at the Association of Chairs of Departments of Physiology in Bonita Springs, Florida. December 3, 2010.
- Mary Woolley presented Breakthrough Advocacy for Breakthrough Research (PDF) at the Damon Runyon Foundation in New York. November 5, 2010.
- Mary Woolley gave a presentation (PDF) at the World Stem Cell Summit. October 5, 2010.
- Mary Woolley presented Making Medical Research a National Priority: The Work of Research!America to Research!Sweden in Stockholm. September 23, 2010.
- Mary Woolley presented Breakthrough Advocacy for Research (PDF) to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellows. September 17, 2010.
- Mary Woolley gave a presentation (PDF) at Research!America member Howard Hughes Medical Institute. June 8, 2010.
- Mary Woolley gave the commencement address at the Northeastern Ohio University Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy graduation. May 15, 2010.
- Research!America Leadership -- 2010 Annual Meeting presentation (PPT). March 16, 2010.
- Mary Woolley participated in a panel discussion as part of the Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation presented by the Council for American Medical Innovation. Washington, DC. June 12, 2009.
- Mary Woolley spoke to the Board of Trustees of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Washington, DC. October 29, 2009.
Mary Woolley presented Californians Speak Out on Global Health Research (PDF) at the Global Health, California and the World event at the University of California Sacramento. June 8, 2009. Also see the related 2008 National Global Health Survey (PDF). Read more about the event on the Research!America blog.
Mary Woolley spoke to the 2009 graduates of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Baltimore, MD. May 21, 2009.
The Honorable John Edward Porter delivered a keynote address at the New York Academy of Sciences' The Two Cultures of the 21st Century event. New York, NY. May 9, 2009.
Mary Woolley's remarks when she accepted the first Paul G. Rogers Public Service Award from the Friends of the National Library of Medicine of the NIH. Washington, DC. May 5, 2009.
Mary Woolley spoke at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce event, "Progressing Forward through Science: Facilitating Innovation for Greater Health." April 30, 2009. Watch the webcast of the event.
Mary Woolley's presentation at the Seventh Annual Research ShowCASE. Cleveland, OH. April 16, 2009. (PPT) Watch the video on YouTube.
Research!America Leadership - 2009 Annual Meeting presentation. March 24, 2009. (PDF)
Mary Woolley contributed a chapter to Clinical and Translational Sciences: Principles of Human Research, a textbook from Elsevier. The chapter, "Clinical Research in the Public Eye," covers the need for advocacy and public outreach by scientists.
The Honorable John Edward Porter's comments on the landscape for research advocacy after the election, November 11, 2008.
Mary Woolley's presentation to the Association of University Centers on Disabilities' Annual Meeting "Where Do We Go From Here? Advocacy for Research After The Election," November 10, 2008. (PPT)
Mary Woolley's presentation to the Institute of Medicine's Annual Meeting "Insights from the Public Perspective," October 13, 2008. (PPT)
Mary Woolley and Jim Wells, PhD, wrote an editorial in Science magazine "A Populist Movement for Health?" October 3, 2008. (Free registration required)
Mary Woolley spoke to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellows. October 2, 2008. (PPT)
Mary Woolley's presentation to The George Washington University Public Health Advocacy Campaigns class. September 29, 2008. (PPT)
The Honorable John Edward Porter's editorial in Science magazine "If All You Do Is Vote," September 26, 2008. (Free registration required)
Mary Woolley's presentation to the Association of Independent Research Institutes "Breakthrough Research Advocacy," September 10, 2008. (PPT)
Remarks by Research!America Chair The Honorable John Edward Porter at the AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy, May 9, 2008.
Research!America President Mary Woolley's presentation at the October 2007 Global Health Forum is summarized as part of Equitable Access: Research Challenges for Health in Developing Countries
(see page 52). Research!America President Mary Woolley wrote about innovation and competitiveness for Innovation.org, April 2008.
Board member and AAAS CEO Alan Leshner and stem cell pioneer James Thomson wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post, December 3, 2007
A Q&A with board member and CMR chair G. Steven Burrill is published in Neuroscience Quarterly, Fall 2007
An op-ed co-authored by Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research Ambassador Chris Elias, MD, was published in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 29, 2007
An op-ed by board member William Brinkley, PhD, was published in The Houston Chronicle, November 24, 2007
Mary Woolley's presentation at Global Forum 11, October 31, 2007
Board member Mark McClellan, MD, PhD's remarks at the Eugene Garfield Economic Impact of Medical and Health Research Award Presentation, October 9, 2007
Mary Woolley discusses our global health research investment report at The Aspen Health Forum in this video from Fora.tv, October 3, 2007
The Ohio State University's September 2007 Frontiers magazine featured an article by Mary Woolley about personalized medicine
The United Health Foundation commissioned an article by Mary Woolley to accompany a special distribution of the British Medical Journal's Clinical Evidence, September 2007
An editorial by AAAS President and Research!America board member Alan I. Leshner, PhD, about scientists and public engagement appeared in the January 12, 2007, issue of Science magazine (subscription required)
Presentations from The Honorable John Edward Porter, Mary Woolley and Georges C. Benjamin, MD, at the 2007 Town Hall Meeting for Health Research Advocates
Remarks by The Honorable Paul G. Rogers at the Fogarty Strategic Planning Stakeholder Conference, December 12, 2006
- Remarks by Mary Woolley at the SALK Institute, November 9, 2006
Mary Woolley's keynote remarks at the opening of the Ohio State University Biomedical Research Tower, November 3, 2006
Light at the End of the Tunnel, an article by The Honorable John Edward Porter appeared in the 2006 Lasker Awards Brochure, September 2006
Changing the Image of Things to Come, an article in Research Policy Alert by Mary Woolley, March 13, 2006
Reaching the "Tipping Point" for a Health IT Infrastructure, an article by Mary Woolley, December 2005
Public Attitudes and Perceptions About Health-Related Research, by Mary Woolley and Stacie Propst, PhD, appeared in the September 21, 2005, issue of JAMA (subscription required)
Federal Funding and Supportive Policies for Research, by John Edward Porter, JD, appeared in the September 21, 2005, issue of JAMA (subscription required)