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    This MacArthur 'genius' grantee says she isn't a drug price rebel but she kind of is

    Health justice lawyer Priti Krishtel doesn't believe your ability to heal should depend on your ability to pay. Her mission is to reform the patent system that drug companies use to block competition.
    by Max Barnhart Oct 13, 2022 5 minutes
    Priti Krishtel, a 2022 MacArthur fellowship winner, says of her work to create fair drug prices for the world: "I just don't think that people's ability to heal should depend on their ability to pay." Her father worked in the pharmaceutical industry and inspired in her a love of science and finding cures.

    The day Priti Krishtel found out she won the MacArthur "genius grant" didn't start out as a particularly happy day.

    "I had a friend going through surgery that day. So I was standing at my kitchen counter just kind of nervously pacing," she said.

    But then Priti received a mysterious email asking for a reference, so she hopped on the phone thinking, "It'll distract me." Then came the moment of revelation.

    "The [MacArthur foundation] said, 'We're calling you under false pretenses. We're actually calling to give you the fellowship.' And I literally sat down and was in shock for a while."

    For over 20 years, Priti has been working as a health justice lawyer and is the co-founder and co-executive director of the non-profit . She aims to prevent pharmaceutical companies from exploiting loopholes in the U.S. patent laws that allow them to keep

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