I've done a lot of things, in business, academics, technology, entertainment, higher education, and law. I grew up poor in Philadelphia, and was a terrible student. So bad they dropped me from the academic curriculum and told me I'd never go to college. Somehow, my disruptive problem solving behaviors attracted attention. So I wound up with my Michigan Ph.D. in human genetics & population planning. I wrote advanced big data and AI software in health care, and taught medical students in Kentucky. This was followed by a year as a Sloan Fellow at MIT. And later, getting my law degree and being admitted to practice including the U.S. patent office and the U.S. Supreme Court. I've taught medical students and graduate students in business, technology and science, including 26 years as an adjunct at Johns Hopkins.
These days, two main themes dominate my time. One is using my diverse background in technology, business, science, and law to provide insights and reflections to entrepreneurs and people striving to do something better. Especially to deal with such complex issues as making sure that you own what you pay to have created.
The second is bringing genetics out of the darkness of disease, death and dying. I coined the term "wellness genetics" in the late '90's. It lets each person dive into her/his DNA to learn what she/he is instead of what she/he learned to be. This brings light and clarity to address the confusion of what actions and paths really are best for each of us. As opposed to following the many countless irrelevant suggestions given to us. This provides a new type of mirror that lets you see yourself in a whole new, powerful way.
The core impact is conveyed in Gloria Gaynor's "I Am What I Am" and Queen's "A Kind of Magic." Now imagine those messages being brought to your personal reality, to empower you to shape your life on your terms.
I'm especially focused on reducing injury risks to amateur athletes, especially kids. The facts are appalling. Each year, one in eight kid athletes in America suffer injuries that require medical attention. That's 3.5 million injuries. For adults, it's one in twelve adult athletes, or 3 million injuries. The fact is that each athlete's DNA forms the core blueprint and map that defines specific risk factors in every sport. In addition to the usual age, sex and specific sport issues. This is what Golden Thread Technology is all about. Empowering each athlete and parent of each athlete to be proactive with focused steps designed to lower risk, and severity should an injury occur. I was an athlete when I was young. I know the consequences of injury. And as a parent and community member, I've seen how an injury can change a child's life path in incredibly negative ways.
My legal email FDAbramson@FDAbramson.com My sports email is FDAbramson@GoldenThreadTech.com.
I started Golden Thread Technology from my teaching the business courses at Johns Hopkins in the biotechnology master's program. A Stanford study found that 14 triathletes given genetic data had their injury rate go down 44%. With 3.5 million kid athletes and 3 million adult U.S. athletes suffering injuries every year that require medical attention, this platform will change the game for those who play the game by lowering injury risks.
In addition, I became a business-technology attorney focused on business and technology as I started computer programming in 1964. I've done a lot in copyright, which seems simple on the surface but turns out to be complicated. It is important to know who owns what in the creative world.
