Miracle cures won’t answer your prayers…if you’re poor. | George Murphy | TEDxBeaconStreetSalon

 

The conundrum keeping Dr. Murphy up at night is how the cures created through advances in medical and scientific research will be accessible to more than just the wealthy and well-insured and reach the vulnerable and underserved who often need them the most. George J. Murphy is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, the Director of Research in the Division of Hematology-Oncology, and Co-Director of the Boston University and Boston Medical Center’s Center for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Murphy received his doctorate in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Oxford University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He did his post-doctoral studies at Harvard Medical School and the Children’s Hospital in Boston, as a Fellow in Molecular Medicine responsible for the design, development and implementation of stem cell and gene-based protocols aimed at combating hematopoietic, immunologic, and musculoskeletal disease. Dr. Murphy is the founding co-director of the Boston University and Boston Medical Center’s Center for Regenerative Medicine. He is an American Society of Hematology Scholar Award recipient and a National Blood Foundation Fellow. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx