John Wilbanks
Chief Commons Officer | Accelerating Open Science & Innovation
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John Wilbanks is the Chief Commons Officer at Sage Bionetworks, where he leads efforts to build the infrastructure for collaborative research. An influential voice in the open science movement, Wilbanks has led initiatives to make scientific data, materials, and knowledge more accessible.
He previously served as a Science Adviser in the Obama White House and was the founding director of the Science Commons project. Wilbanks' pragmatic, data-driven approach shows organizations how to harness the power of open collaboration to drive breakthroughs in critical domains like healthcare and technology.
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Let's pool our medical data
When you're getting medical treatment, or taking part in medical testing, privacy is important; strict laws limit what researchers can see and know about you. But what if your medical data could be used -- anonymously -- by anyone seeking to test a hypothesis? John Wilbanks wonders if the desire to protect our privacy is slowing research, and if opening up medical data could lead to a wave of health care innovation.
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TED | 2012 | 🇺🇸Long Beach, United States |
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