Johns Hopkins Health Policy Forum with Renee Wegrzyn and Kimberley Steele of ARPA-H

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine was honored to welcome Dr. Renee Wegrzyn, Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), and Dr. Kimberley Steele, ARPA-H Program Manager for Health Science Futures, for a virtual fireside chat to discuss the role of ARPA-H in advancing health equity and accelerating health outcomes. Established in 2022, ARPA-H advances high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity.
Dean DeWeese hosted the conversation with Dr. Wegrzyn and Dr. Steele as part of the Johns Hopkins Health Policy Forum. The discussion reflected on the agency’s innovative approach to the research ecosystem, unique funding model, and the launch of ARPA-H’s newest project, the Lymphatic Imaging, Genomics, and pHenotyping Technologies (LIGHT) program, which will pursue comprehensive diagnostic tools and revolutionize detection of lymphatic dysfunction.