Allison McDonald

Associate Professor of Biology · Wilfrid Laurier University

Expert in plant and animal physiology with a focus on how organisms make energy. Advocate for women and persons with disabilities in STEM.

Plant and Animal Physiology and Biochemistry Bioenergetics (Mitochondria and Chloroplasts) Human Mitochondrial Diseases and Disorders Women in STEM Origin of Life and Endosymbiosis

Wendy Dahl

Professor · University of Florida

Wendy Dahl's current research interests focus on the relationships between fiber, diet quality, probiotics and the gut microbiome.

Dietary Fiber Nutrition and Disease Treatment Nutrition and Older Adults Probiotics

Timothy D. Golden

Professor, Lally School of Management; Area Head of Enterprise Management and Organization · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leading researcher on remote work, telecommuting, telework, and the relationship between technology and managerial behaviors.

Work-At-Home Virtual Teams Virtual Work Telework Telecommuting

Julian Ford, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut

Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders

Psychiatry Treatment of Trauma Trauma Stress Trauma in Children

Neil Wimmer, M.D., MS

Cardiologist · ChristianaCare

Dr. Neil Wimmer is a cardiologist at ChristianaCare who specializes in minimally-invasive care for structural heart disease.

Minimally-Invasive Care for Structural Heart Disease Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Structural Heart Disease Cardiology Interventional Cardiology Cardiology

Dawn Bowdish

Associate Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine · McMaster University

Understanding why changes in immunity that occur with age and how this predisposes us to infection and chronic inflammatory diseases.

Immunology Microbiome Immunosenescence Aging Immune System Pneumonia

Paola Marignani PhD, MBA

Professor · Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Paola Marignani is a scientist dedicated to developing personalized precision medicine that will improve human health.

Breast Cancer Research Lung cancer Research Gene Editing CRISPR-Cas9 Transgenic mouse models of cancer

Jim Wilde, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Infectious diseases · Augusta University

Jim Wilde focuses on influenza, pandemic, TB, pediatric infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance, MRSA and emergency medicine.

Tuberculosis Emergency Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases Pandemic Influenza

Julie Levy

Distinguished Professor · University of Florida

Julie Levy focuses on shelter animal wellness, feline infectious diseases, spay/neuter and humane cat population control alternatives.

Animal Welfare Feline Infectious Diseases FeLV FIP FIV

Rachel Cummings

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Rachel Cummings is an expert in data privacy, algorithmic economics, optimization, statistics, and information theory.

Medical Instrumentation Home Monitoring of Chronic Disease Data Generation Machine Learning Data Privacy

Jonathan S. Dordick

Institute Professor, Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biological Sciences · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Applies biological principles to advance bioengineering and biomanufacturing, stem cell engineering, and drug discovery

Drug Discovery Biomanufacturing Biochemical Engineering Biochemistry Chemistry

Patrick Baron

Assistant Professor · Western Carolina University

Patrick Baron's work focuses on social and environmental determinants of health and disparity.

Social Determinants of Health Mixed-Methods Research and Study Design Environmental Health Sciences Epidemiology Community Health Disparities

Pamela Grothe

Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Grothe's research focuses on climate change, specializing in past climates.

Oceanography Global Warming Climate Change Science Atmospheric Science Geology

Kristen Mills

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Biomechanics of tumor growth, tumor cell-matrix interactions

Development of in vitro models Cell and tissue biomechanics Experimental mechanics of materials

Ronald J. Gerrits, Ph.D.

Professor, Program Director · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Ron Gerrits focuses his professional efforts on science education.

Science Education Guided Inquiry Physiology

Jennifer Sullivan, PhD

Interim Provost and Dean of The Graduate School · Augusta University

Jennifer Sullivan, PhD, is an internationally recognized expert of sex differences in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology.

Hypertension Cardiovascular Physiology Pathophysiology Higher Education Administration

Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication · University of Connecticut

Saras Bellur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut.

Interactive Health Technologies Media Interfaces Human-Computer Interaction Mediated Content

Lisa Diewald

Program Manager, MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University

Lisa K. Diewald, MS, RD, LDN, is an expert in healthy eating and nutrition education programs for children and adults

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Weight Management Nutrition Obesity Prevention Nutrition Counseling

Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein

President & CEO · MaRS Innovation

Turning academic ideas into commercial realities

Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation

Nicole S. Harrington, PharmD, BCPS, AQ-ID

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist · ChristianaCare

Nicole Harrington, PharmD, BCPS AQ-ID, is a clinical pharmacy specialist at ChristianaCare.

Clinical Pharmacy Patient Outcomes ‎ Antimicrobials Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial Stewardship