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Keeve Nachman: A Masterclass In Persistence

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I remember during my training having professors tell me one day you might do something important and you ll tick off a vested interest and they re going to come into a meeting with you and they re going to bring a copy of your dissertation and slam it on the table and start challenging you And that is exactly what happened Keeve Nachman This is the 2nd episode in a special four-part series about where we go deep into the food system with some of the brightest minds at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future This conversation is Dr Keeve Nachman a powerhouse in the fields of environmental health risk assessment and food systems research Keeve is the Robert S Lawrence Professor and Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future He s also a leading voice on issues like antibiotic resistance and industrial agriculture s impact on public health I asked Keeve to come on the show to talk about how his work helped ban the use of arsenic in our food system a fight that spanned 15 years and had a ripple effect around the globe Keeve s story is a masterclass in persistence and the power of science-driven policy change We also explore his ongoing efforts to address antibiotic misuse in industrial agriculture a growing threat to global public health and discuss what it will take to create lasting change in our food system Links Keeve Nachman https clf jhsph edu about-us staff keeve-nachman Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future https clf jhsph edu Unconfined Podcast https clf jhsph edu unconfined-podcast Click here to visit this podcast episode

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