- Margaret A. Anderson
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Margaret A. Anderson is the Executive Director of FasterCures, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the pace of medical research and development. She leads the organization’s efforts in transforming the medical research system to become more effective and efficient. She manages its day-to-day operations as well as ongoing implementation of its programs and strategic plan. She also serves as Board Secretary of Melanoma Research Alliance, a nonprofit that works toward accelerated medical treatment specifically for melanoma.
Ms. Anderson formerly worked at the Academy for Educational Development (AED) in Washington D.C., between 1999 and 2004, as the deputy director and a team leader in the Center on AIDS & Community Health. She also served as a Program Director for the Society for Women's Health Research, a Health Science Analyst for the American Public Health Association, and an Analyst and Project Director for the Office of Technology Assessment. In addition, Ms. Anderson is a member of the Whitman-Walker Clinic Institutional Review Board, which is a nonprofit health organization established by and for the gay and lesbian community. Margaret Anderson earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Master's Degree in Science, Technology and Public Policy from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
References
"Appendix B Speaker Biographies." The National Academies Press. Retrieved 2009-07-18. http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12219&page=113
"Margaret A. Anderson." FasterCures. Retrieved 2009-06-24. http://www.fastercures.org/index.cfm/AboutFasterCures/WhoWeAre/FasterCuresTeam/Margaret_A._Anderson
"Margaret Anderson." LinkedIn. Retrieved 2009-06-24. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/margaret-anderson/5/29a/b05
"Margaret Anderson." Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 9, 264 (April 2010). Retrieved 2010-07-19. http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v9/n4/full/nrd3158.html
Waldman, M. "NIH may open access to clinical facility." Nature. 466, 172 (2010). Retrieved 2010-07-06. http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100706/full/466172a.html
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