Dr. Larry Brilliant Joins Jeff Skoll to Combat Global Challenges
Brilliant will lead new Skoll Urgent Threats Fund and advise on philanthropic use of Skoll's media and financial resources PALO ALTO, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jeff Skoll, founder and chairman of the Skoll Foundation and Participant Media, announced today that he has hired...Blue Dye Halts Worsening Paralysis in Animal Study
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