Project Santa Fe Foundation Expands Leadership With Three Distinguished New Board Members to Advance Predictive, Value-Based Laboratory Medicine

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 4, 2026--

Project Santa Fe Foundation (PSFF) and Clinical Lab 2.0 (CL2.0) are pleased to welcome three distinguished leaders to the Board of Directors. They each bring deep expertise to advance the global movement of transitioning laboratories from reactive confirmation of diagnosis to proactive prediction using risk stratification of data the lab already possesses.

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Dr. Jordà possesses over 25 years of academic and consultative pathology leadership focused on cancer care, Dr. Morice has contributed decades of hematopathology expertise and national leadership, and Dr. Weir offers a physician's perspective on value-based care and population health strategy. Together, these leaders strengthen our mission to build the evidence base for laboratory-driven, value-based, patient-centered care.

When asked about his decision to join the PSFF Board, Dr. Morice thoughtfully replied, “Throughout my career in laboratory medicine and pathology, I’ve seen the value our profession creates for the entire healthcare community. However, for that value to be recognized, fostered, and rewarded, we must leverage our domain knowledge and develop transformational models for both clinical delivery and reimbursement. That is why I am so humbled and delighted to join the PSFF board and [to] have the opportunity to contribute to the pursuit of its mission.”

Dr. Weir added, “A lot of my career has centered on finding better ways to use clinical data to improve care at the population level. The work Project Santa Fe [Foundation] is doing aligns closely with the questions I’ve been working on for years, and I’m looking forward to contributing where I can.”

Please join us in formally celebrating these trailblazers joining the PSFF and CL2.0 team!

Pictured left to right: Mercè Jordà, MD, PhD, MBA, Chair, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; William G. Morice, MD, PhD, President & CEO, Mayo Collaborative Services/Mayo Clinic Laboratories; Peter Weir, MD, MPH, Chief Population Health Officer, University of Utah Health

Former NBA player Malik Beasley is negotiating a plea agreement with the Department of Justice after initially pleading not guilty to charges that he altered his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts, his attorney said Saturday.

In July, Beasley entered a not guilty plea in New York federal court. He was among the latest big names caught up in a sweeping federal gambling investigation.

Beasley's attorney, Steve Haney, told The Associated Press in a text message that they were negotiating an agreement with the government “with an expected direction in the coming days.”

Beasley, 29, and sports agent Paolo Zamorano, who has also pleaded not guilty, were among six people charged in an indictment unsealed this summer detailing a gambling scandal that has involved more than three dozen arrests.

Zamorano, 39, formerly represented another co-defendant, ex-NBA player Ed Davis, who had lent money to Beasley and is accused of acting as his “gatekeeper” in the alleged scheme.

Beasley is accused of fixing or trying to fix his performance in at least four games while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024 by under or overperforming bookmakers’ expectations. In exchange, the indictment said, the bettors bribed Beasley — and his debts to Davis were reduced or eliminated.

“Only way you can beat Vegas is sports betting,” Davis told Beasley in a Jan. 26, 2024, text message, according to the indictment. “Everything else they got the edge.”

Beasley borrowed money from Davis, a former teammate, after racking up millions of dollars in gambling losses. His widely reported financial problems include disputes with a Detroit landlord, a Milwaukee barber and a Minnesota dentist. A 2025 lawsuit from a sports marketing agency resulted in a $1 million default judgment against him.

AP Sports Writer Larry Lage contributed to this report from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

FILE - Former NBA player Malik Beasley arrives outside of Brooklyn federal court on July 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)