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Madonna Benjamin

Madonna Benjamin

Associate ProfessorMichigan State University

Madonna Benjamin develops systems for humane and sustainable care of livestock to benefit farmers and animals.

One HealthGut MicrobiomePig IndustryAntimicrobial Resistance
Jason Rowntree

Jason Rowntree

C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable AgricultureMichigan State University

Jason Rowntree’s research focus is identifying the metrics and management that reflect ecological improvement in grazing land systems.

Sustainable AgricultureRegenerative AgricultureBeefAnimal Science
Michael von Fricken

Michael von Fricken

Associate Professor | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Michael von Fricken focuses on vector-borne disease surveillance, control, and pathogen discovery.

Global Health SecurityEmerging Infectious DiseasesVector-Borne DiseasesOne HealthEpidemiology
Jean Tsao

Jean Tsao

ProfessorMichigan State University

Jean Tsao has more than 20 years of experience studying the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, and its vector, the blacklegged tick

Invasive Species EcologyMedical EntomologyLyme DiseaseDisease EcologyConservation Medicine
Paulo  Verardi, Ph.D.

Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.

Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and VaccinologyUniversity of Connecticut

Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)

COVID-19Mosquito-borne DiseasesTick-borne DiseasesZikaSmallpox
Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D.

Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Lopez is an expert in food systems, marketing, and industrial organization.

Food SystemsMarketingIndustrial OrganizationPublic Policy
Xiaobo Tan

Xiaobo Tan

MSU Research Foundation Professor and Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer EngineeringMichigan State University

Expert in robotic fish, mobile sensing in aquatic environments

Soft RoboticsUnderwater RoboticsUnderwater Sensing
Felicia Wu

Felicia Wu

John A. Hannah Distinguished ProfessorMichigan State University

Expert in food safety, social network analysis, global health, risk assessment, economic models, environmental health risks, public health

Social Network Models of Food TradeImmunotoxicologySocial Network ModelingPublic HealthEnvironmental Health
Leigh Potvin

Leigh Potvin

Assistant Professor, Community StudiesCape Breton University

Educator, activist, academic. Interests: straight privilege, urban farming, backyard chickens, fat activism & active transportation.

gender studies (feminism)Queer TheoryPrivilege in SocietyWhite Privilege straight privilege
Professor Sandra Esteves

Professor Sandra Esteves

Professor in Bioprocess Technology for Resource Recovery and Director of the Wales Centre for Excellence in Anaerobic DigestionUniversity of South Wales

Her expertise is in recovery from waste and the production of useful and re-usable waste content mainly for energy use.

FuelBioenergyWaste Recycling