Interesting connection between the CEO of burning man and Stem Cell research. Marian and Margaret Goodall are sisters.
Margaret (“Peggy”) A. Goodell (born March 23, 1965) is an American scientist working in the field of stem cell research. Goodell is Chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology[1] at Baylor College of Medicine, Director of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (STaR) Center,[2] and a member of the National Academy of Medicine.[3] She is best known for her discovery of a novel method to isolate adult stem cells.[4]
Goodell has been on the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine since 1997 as a member of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, and the Departments of Pediatrics, Molecular and Human Genetic, and Immunology.[5] She holds the Vivian L. Smith Chair in Regenerative Medicine, and has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and research.[6][7]
Goodell is Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Keystone Symposia, a former President of the International Society for Experimental Hematology, and has served on the board of the International Society for Stem Cell Research. She has also served as the chair of the Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine committee for the American Society of Hematology. She is an Associate Editor for Blood[8] and serves on the editorial boards of Cell Stem Cell and PLOS Biology.
Goodell grew up in Bryan, Ohio with sisters Marian (a founding member and CEO of the Burning Man Project[16]), Martha (a management consultant), and Melly (a physician). She is the daughter of Joe Goodell, former CEO of American Brass Company, and niece of Grace Goodell, professor of International Development at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and three daughters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Goodell
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariangoodell?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
https://stemcells.wisc.edu/
https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/BURNING-MAN-PROJECT-2019-990-PDC.pdf
https://journal.burningman.org/author/marian/