Josh Sommer

Current

• Fellow in Global Health and Technology Access at Duke University
• Co-founder and Executive Director at Chordoma Foundation

Education

• Duke University

Connections

100 connections

Industry

Research

Websites

• My Company

Josh Sommer’s Summary

I'm interested in what it takes to cure a disease.

During my freshman year of college I was diagnosed with a tumor in my head called chordoma - an uncommon cancer of the skull and spine that can affect people of all ages. Unwilling to accept the limited treatment options currently available, I co-founded the Chordoma Foundation to rapidly develop effective treatments and ultimately a cure for this disease. The Chordoma Foundation takes a systems approach to problem of curing chordoma - initiating, facilitating, and funding a wide range of projects that fit logically into a coordinated research effort.

Josh Sommer’s Experience

• Fellow in Global Health and Technology Access

  Duke University

  (Research industry)

  2008 — Present (less than a year)

• Co-founder and Executive Director

  Chordoma Foundation

  (Research industry)

  February 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Initiate and coordinate research, broker research collaborations, identify new research opportunities, fundraising, strategic planning, web content development.

Josh Sommer’s Education

• Duke University

  2005 — 2009 (expected)

Additional Information

Josh Sommer’s Websites:

• My Company

Josh Sommer’s Interests:

public health, personalized medicine, electronic health records, what it takes to actually cure a disease, systems thinking, indoor air quality, green building

Josh Sommer’s Groups:

Duke University, Chordoma Foundation

•    Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network

Josh Sommer’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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