2026 Workshop
2026 Course Faculty
Jacquelyn Cobb
Journalist, Cancer LetterCourse Topic: How I got the story: Multicancer detection tests
Sneha Dave
Founder & Executive Director, Generation PatientCourse Topic: Social Media Influencers, Regulators and the Public
Jesse Goodman, MD, MPH
Director, Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship, Georgetown University, Past Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDACourse Topic:Real world impacts of HHS’s changing approach to vaccine regulation, Discussant
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Executive Director, Those Nerdy GirlsCourse Topic: Building trust in our post-pandemic information landscape
Fiona Havers, MD, MHS, FIDSA
Adjunct Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Past Senior Adviser on Vaccine Policy, CDCCourse Topic: Real world impacts of HHS’s changing approach to vaccine regulation, Discussant
Barry Kramer, MD, MPH
Former Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI and former Editor, Journal of the National Cancer InstituteCourse Topic: Cancer Screening / Overdiagnosis
Lizzy Lawrence
Journalist, STAT NewsCourse Topic: Real world impacts of HHS’s changing approach to vaccine regulation, Panel moderator
View Bio: Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the FDA, industry influence, and the agency’s ability to protect and promote public health. She’s won a George Polk Award for her FDA coverage, as well as a Polk and other awards for a team investigation into UnitedHealth.
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Dan Rockmore, PhD
Professor of Math and Computer Science, Dartmouth College
Liz Szabo
Independent Health and Science JournalistCourse Topic: Responsible Use of Anecdote
Timothy Wilt, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Director, American College of Physicians Center for Evidence Reviews in Minnesota, Former Director Minneapolis VA Evidence Synthesis Program Center and AHRQ Evidence-based Practice CenterCourse Topic: Peering into the “black hole” of systematic reviews: a users guide to the why, what, and how they inform practice and policy.
Steven Woloshin, MD, MS
Professor, Dartmouth Institute; and Founder, The Lisa Schwartz FoundationCore Topics
John Wong, MD
Chief of Clinical Decision Making, Professor of Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine, Past Vice Chair, USPTSFCourse Topic: Guidance on Guidelines
Mitch Zeller, JD
Former Director, FDA Center for Tobacco ProductsCourse Topic: How the Sausage Gets Made at the FDA and What to Make of These Abnormal T