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Ted Zwang
Ted Zwang Ted Zwang earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2023 at Harvard Biography Ted Zwang was born in Danbury, Connecticut, where he and his family lived for three years before they relocated to Houston, Texas. When Dr. Zwang was in middle school, the family moved once more — this time to a small rural…
Read MoreCalina Glynn
Calina Glynn Calina Glynn earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2023 at Harvard Biography Calina Glynn grew up in a small town in Connecticut as the oldest of three children. Dr. Glynn’s father is an engineer, and her mother is a librarian. The two passed their love of learning and knowledge to Dr. Glynn and…
Read MoreDriving Next-Generation Research Through Future-Focused Leadership
By Deborah Westphal The global research ecosystem is estimated to grow to 1.25 trillion dollars by 2025—and it is changing rapidly and dramatically. The hyper-connected web of business, government, academic, high-tech, and nonprofit entities is fueled by a diverse network of people dedicated to discovering new knowledge about ourselves and our world. Who, what, where,…
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DR. SUDESHNA DAS Dr. Sudeshna Das received funding from the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust in 2022 at Harvard Biography Dr. Sudeshna Das grew up in India. Her mother was an elementary school teacher, and her father was an engineer. She and her sister spent their childhood in various cities throughout India and Nigeria because of…
Read MoreAlberto Serrano-Pozo
Alberto Serrano-Pozo Alberto Serrano-Pozo earned the Toffler Scholar Award at Harvard Medical School Biography Alberto Serrano-Pozo grew up in Málaga, Spain, with his parents and three siblings. From a very young age, Dr. Serrano-Pozo was motivated to study hard. His father always taught him that no matter what he chose to do, he should always…
Read MoreInterview with Dr. Bradley Hyman
This interview has been reposted with permission from DeborahWestphal.com The Karen Toffler Charitable Trust (KTCT) is working to create solutions to some of humanity’s most intractable challenges. To achieve breakthroughs, we have created a future-focused framework for funding priorities, one that focuses on early-stage research, high impact ideas, and cross-disciplinary problem-solving. Instilling future-focused thinking in…
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