This guy is an unbelievable fundraiser and linking neural injury and disease to the military appeals to people's patriotism.
Brain research new 'moon shot,' Patrick Kennedy says
In a push to advance brain science, luminaries from the world of health, politics, business, and the non-profit sector will gather this week in Boston to create a 10-year plan that many hope will lead to a deeper understanding of brain conditions and new treatments.
Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), son of late Mass. Sen. Edward Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, is co-chairman of the One Mind for Research Scientific Forum, which runs Monday through Wednesday.
The forum, which Kennedy calls a "moon shot into the mind," launches on the eve of the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's challenge to send a man to the moon within a decade.
"We're trying to introduce a new paradigm bringing in the metaphor of my uncle's call-to-action for going to the moon," says Patrick Kennedy, 43, who retired from Congress in 2010. "We're trying to repurpose that branding to something I believe is equally important."...
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Brain research new 'moon shot,' Patrick Kennedy says
In a push to advance brain science, luminaries from the world of health, politics, business, and the non-profit sector will gather this week in Boston to create a 10-year plan that many hope will lead to a deeper understanding of brain conditions and new treatments.
Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), son of late Mass. Sen. Edward Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, is co-chairman of the One Mind for Research Scientific Forum, which runs Monday through Wednesday.
The forum, which Kennedy calls a "moon shot into the mind," launches on the eve of the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's challenge to send a man to the moon within a decade.
"We're trying to introduce a new paradigm bringing in the metaphor of my uncle's call-to-action for going to the moon," says Patrick Kennedy, 43, who retired from Congress in 2010. "We're trying to repurpose that branding to something I believe is equally important."...
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/...ays/47399244/1
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