Daniel Perry
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Daniel Perry serves as President & CEO of the Alliance for Aging Research
. He has a diverse background in areas including health policy, government, politics and journalism.
Perry worked on Capitol Hill for more than 12 years, including serving as special assistant to the Majority Whip of the U.S. Senate. During the first Bush Administration he was appointed to the Federal Task Force on Aging Research. President Clinton named him to the Advisory Board of the White House Conference on Aging
. He also served as a delegate to the White House Conferences on Aging in 1995 and 2005. He currently serves as chair of both the ACT-AD Coalition (Accelerate Cure/Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease) and the Friends of the Institute on Aging.
Perry helped lay the groundwork for the Foundation for Accountability (FACCT) and served as chairman of its board of directors. As part of the first governing body of the American Medical Accreditation Program (AMA), he represented consumer interests, evaluating the qualifications and performances of U.S. doctors.
Perry served as president of the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR) in 2004 and currently serves as the Coalition’s treasurer and vice president of finance, leading more than 100 U.S. patient groups, medical organizations and research universities fighting to advance stem cell research and regenerative medicine. He is also an advisor for the University of Pennsylvania Medical School’s Institute on Aging and a member of the New York Academy of Sciences.
He frequently speaks about aging research and public policy topics before business, academic and public sector audiences and is widely published on these subjects. He received many awards and citations as a journalist, including a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize
.
Daniel P. Perry
In Pursuit of the Longevity Dividend
S. Jay Olshansky
, Daniel P. Perry, Richard A. Miller, Robert N. Butler
Introduction to Aging, Cancer, and Age-related Diseases
Daniel P. Perry
Alliance for Aging Research
The Alliance for Aging Research is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that was founded to promote medical research to improve the human experience of aging. The Alliance also advocates and implements health education for consumers and health professionals.The Alliance is governed...
. He has a diverse background in areas including health policy, government, politics and journalism.
Perry worked on Capitol Hill for more than 12 years, including serving as special assistant to the Majority Whip of the U.S. Senate. During the first Bush Administration he was appointed to the Federal Task Force on Aging Research. President Clinton named him to the Advisory Board of the White House Conference on Aging
White House Conference on Aging
The White House Conference on Aging is a once-a-decade conference sponsored by the Executive Office of the President of the United States which makes policy recommendations to the president and Congress regarding the aged. The first of its kind,the goals of the conference are to promote the...
. He also served as a delegate to the White House Conferences on Aging in 1995 and 2005. He currently serves as chair of both the ACT-AD Coalition (Accelerate Cure/Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease) and the Friends of the Institute on Aging.
Perry helped lay the groundwork for the Foundation for Accountability (FACCT) and served as chairman of its board of directors. As part of the first governing body of the American Medical Accreditation Program (AMA), he represented consumer interests, evaluating the qualifications and performances of U.S. doctors.
Perry served as president of the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR) in 2004 and currently serves as the Coalition’s treasurer and vice president of finance, leading more than 100 U.S. patient groups, medical organizations and research universities fighting to advance stem cell research and regenerative medicine. He is also an advisor for the University of Pennsylvania Medical School’s Institute on Aging and a member of the New York Academy of Sciences.
He frequently speaks about aging research and public policy topics before business, academic and public sector audiences and is widely published on these subjects. He received many awards and citations as a journalist, including a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
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Publications
Advancing Alzheimer's Disease Drug Review as a National PriorityDaniel P. Perry
In Pursuit of the Longevity Dividend
S. Jay Olshansky
S. Jay Olshansky
Stuart Jay Olshansky is currently a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.-Biography:He received his Ph.D...
, Daniel P. Perry, Richard A. Miller, Robert N. Butler
Introduction to Aging, Cancer, and Age-related Diseases
Daniel P. Perry
See also
- Alliance for Aging ResearchAlliance for Aging ResearchThe Alliance for Aging Research is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that was founded to promote medical research to improve the human experience of aging. The Alliance also advocates and implements health education for consumers and health professionals.The Alliance is governed...
- Aging
- Aging research
- GerontologyGerontologyGerontology is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging...
- GeriatricsGeriatricsGeriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician, or...
- LongevityLongevityThe word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography or known as "long life", especially when it concerns someone or something lasting longer than expected ....
External links
- Alliance for Aging Research http://www.agingresearch.org
- Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research http://www.camradvocacy.org
- ACT-AD (Accelerate/Cure Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease) http://www.act-ad.org