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Kathryn T. Hall, PhD, MPH, is the Senior Vice President for Research at the New York Academy of Medicine. After receiving her PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard University, she spent 10 years in the biotech industry tackling problems in drug discovery and development where she became an Associate Director of Drug Deve
Kathryn T. Hall, PhD, MPH, is the Senior Vice President for Research at the New York Academy of Medicine. After receiving her PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard University, she spent 10 years in the biotech industry tackling problems in drug discovery and development where she became an Associate Director of Drug Development. Dr. Hall then returned to Harvard Medical School, joining the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and received her Master of Public Health from Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Hall is an Assistant Professor, part-time in medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Molecular Biologist in the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Hall is the author of Placebos, MIT Press and has a Masters in Documentary Film from Emerson College.

Doug Learned, DMin is a
Licensed Mental Health Counselor who treats clients with a wide range of anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship concerns. He takes personal care to create a nonjudgmental space so that his clients can deepen their understanding of their mental and physical health journey. He has lived and worked in Chicag
Doug Learned, DMin is a
Licensed Mental Health Counselor who treats clients with a wide range of anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship concerns. He takes personal care to create a nonjudgmental space so that his clients can deepen their understanding of their mental and physical health journey. He has lived and worked in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and now in Naples for over thirteen years.

Virginia Chang is an author, end-of-life doula and founder of “Till the Last, a service which accompanies those who want to prepare for death or are dying from a terminal illness. Her formal education includes an S.B. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford Unive
Virginia Chang is an author, end-of-life doula and founder of “Till the Last, a service which accompanies those who want to prepare for death or are dying from a terminal illness. Her formal education includes an S.B. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University. She had two previous careers, one as a research scientist specializing in new drug design for the pharmaceutical industry and then as a chemical contamination expert in the environmental field. As a result, Virginia has the ability to have a fine focus on issues while maintaining a broad perspective. She is a life-long learner and an academic at heart, with two books coming out in 2026 on the planning and the process of dying with intention and agency.