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Reinvent Research Funding Through Storytelling: Larry Lawal at TEDxBirmingham 2014

2,670 views · Published 10 April 2014 · 14:01 · Indexed 13 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Medical research funding is broken, and if we don't reinvent it, our collective health will decline dramatically in the coming decades. In this informative talk, Larry Lawal talks about the power that stories have to change that paradigm.

Larry Lawal is a social entrepreneur who founded Healthfundit, a crowdfunding portal for health and biomedical research.

TEDxBirmingham 2014 - "Rediscover the Magic" - was held on March 1, 2014 at UAB's Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham, Alabama. 15 speakers plus several artistic performers spread their ideas with cross-disciplinary mix of attendees from the Magic City, ranging from civic and business leaders to professionals, educators, technologists, and artists. TEDxBirmingham -- like all TEDx events -- is an independent, volunteer effort. It is not organized for political reasons, monetary reward, or personal gain. Everyone associated with TEDxBirmingham does so because they believe in the power of ideas to change the world. http://www.tedxbirmingham.org

This TEDxBirmingham talk is shared with you by Protective Life. http://www.protective.com

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