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1Day Sooner is tangentially relevant to AI safety via biosecurity and global catastrophic risk reduction; their work on accelerating medical countermeasures touches on pandemic preparedness, which overlaps with existential and catastrophic risk concerns.
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This page introduces the team behind 1Day Sooner, an advocacy organization focused on accelerating medical research and vaccine development by supporting human challenge trials. The organization represents volunteers willing to participate in controlled infection studies to speed up vaccine and treatment development for infectious diseases.
Key Points
- •1Day Sooner advocates for human challenge trials as a method to accelerate vaccine and medical countermeasure development
- •The organization is volunteer-driven, connecting people willing to participate in challenge trials with researchers
- •Their work intersects biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, areas relevant to global catastrophic risk reduction
- •The team page showcases staff and leadership involved in advocacy, research, and policy work
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Josh Morrison
President
Josh is the co-founder and President of 1Day Sooner. He also founded Waitlist Zero and the Rikers Debate Project. He serves on the Board of Directors for Sentinel. He holds a JD from Harvard Law School. josh@1daysooner.org
Julia Murdza
Chief Operations Officer
Julia is the COO of 1Day Sooner. She joined the organization at its founding in 2020. julia@1daysooner.org
Raquel Castro
Volunteer Coordinator
Raquel supports 1Day Sooner’s volunteers and participants through outreach and engagement initiatives. She has experience in the nonprofit health sector and a background in Communications and Project Management. Based in Barcelona, she speaks Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, and Catalan.
Danni Cerezo
Events Manager
Danni is the Events Manager at 1Day Sooner, where she oversees our global programming and helps bring our mission to life through events around the world. From coordinating logistics to building connections, Danni is all about creating impactful, unforgettable experiences for our communities. She holds a BS in business administration and is a certified PMP (project management professional).
Alastair Fraser-Urquhart
Research Associate
Alastair is a former COVID-19 human challenge study volunteer. His research at 1Day Sooner focuses on indoor air quality and pandemic preparedness. He studies cancer biology at Imperial College London.
Zacharia Kafuko
1Day Africa Director
Zach is the Director of 1Day Africa. His work focuses on global vaccine equity and the integration of developing countries into modern medical research. He is a molecular biochemist and an Arizona State University Mandela Washington Fellow.
Taylor Livelli
Director, US Advocacy
Taylor is based in Alexandria, Virginia. She studied Political Science at Virginia Tech and graduated in the spring of 2020. She has worked mainly in health policy and advocacy, and has a passion for public health.
Circe McDonald
Director, Clinical Trials
Circe coordinates 1Day Sooner’s work on the hepatitis C controlled human infection model studies. Prior to joining 1Day Sooner, Circe researched neglected tropical and viral diseases first as a bench scientist and then as a bioinformatician. They hold master’s degrees in public health and computer science.
Maggie Mercer
People Operations Lead
Maggie is the People Operations Lead at 1Day Sooner, where she help
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