Wayne Roberts

principal · Will Work for Food Policy

engaging speaker; expert on food issues ; connects local food, jobs, health and environment

Local Food Production Sustainable Food Green Jobs Food Charters Community Organizing & Development

Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D.

Robert J. Mattauch Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Data scientist specializing in high-throughput structural bioinformatics of proteins & small RNAs.

Structural Bioinformatics Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Protein-ligand(drug) interactions Computer-aided molecular modeling Big Data Analysis

Dean Krusienski, Ph.D.

Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University · VCU College of Engineering

Focusing on neural signal processing and analysis for the development of brain-computer interfaces and neuroprosthetic devices.

EEG Analysis Brain-Computer Interfaces Signal Processing Machine Learning Neuroprosthetics

Professor Jim Boyne

Head of Subject · Leeds Beckett

Jim Boyne's laboratory investigates the role of RNA in human disease.

Molecular & Cellular Biology Cancer Research

Larry C. Bernard

Professor Emeritus of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Larry Bernard is an expert in evaluating people for the effects of traumatic injury, neoplastic disease and degenerative disorders in adults

Psychology Clinical Neuropsychology

Kiley Graim

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Kiley Graim develops and applies computational approaches to genomic data to understand disease and biological systems.

Artifical Intelligence Genomics Bioinformatics Precision Medicine

Renã Robinson

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow · Vanderbilt University

Expert in racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's triggers in peripheral organs. Advocate for inclusive research design.

African American Health Alzheimer's Outreach Racial Health Inequalities Alzheimer's Health Disparities

Diana Wilkie

Professor · University of Florida

Diana Wilkie has devoted her research program to cancer pain and sickle cell disease management, palliative care and end-of-life issues.

Cancer Pain Palliative Care End-of-Life Issues

Harold Schott

Professor of Large Animal Science · Michigan State University

Clinical interests include all types of urinary tract disease in horses, and his research focuses on fluid and electrolyte physiology.

Horses Pleuropheumonia Fluid Equine urinary tract disorders

Guanhong Miao

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Guanhong Miao specializes in population epidemiology with the integration of epigenetics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and microbiomes.

Statistical Analysis Multi-omics Genetic Epidemiology Security and Privacy

Robert Musci

Assistant Professor of Health and Human Sciences · Loyola Marymount University

Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Olga Imas, Ph.D.

Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Olga Imas is an expert in signal and image processing, biomedical engineering, circuit theory, and advanced imaging applications.

Molecular Imaging Medical Imaging EEG Analysis Digital Signal Processing Computing Tomography

Dr Raj Badhan

Lecturer in Pharmacokinetics · Aston University

Dr Badhan's interest is in applying clinical pharmacokinetics to challenging pre-clinical scenarios and clinical patient groups scenarios.

Pharmacokinetics Population Pharmacokinetics Modelling Mental Health Paediatrics

Mark Namchuk

Executive Director Therapeutics Translation · Harvard Medical School

Mark Namchuk works with scientists to identify and insights into clinical therapies, advancing scientific discoveries.

Clinical Trials Pharamcology Drug Discovery Drug Development Biotechnology

Heather Walden

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Heather Walden works with zoonotic and non-zoonotic parasites of exotic and domestic hosts focusing on classical and molecular parasitology.

Diagnostic Parasitology Invasive Parasites Parasitology Rat Lungworm Reptile Parasites

Gerry Brunk

Managing Director · Lumira Ventures

Gerry Brunk is a venture capital investor with expertise in biotechnology, medical devices, start-ups and corporate strategy.

Business Strategy Medical Devices Pharmaceutical Industry Drug Development Commercialization

Heather K. Vincent

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Heather K. Vincent studies exercise medicine and active lifestyles to prevent injury and improve sports performance in people of all ages.

Physical Function Injury Prevention Lifestyle Sports Exercise Medicine

Marvin Doyley

Wilson Professor of Electronic Imaging; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Imaging Sciences · University of Rochester

Marvin Doyley researches novel imaging methods for detecting disease more quickly through imaging

Ultrasound Imaging Therapeutic and Diagnostic Imaging

Olga Ensz

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Olga Ensz has expertise in community dentistry, dental public health, and children's oral health.

School-or-Community Based Dental Outreach Programs Dental public health Community Dentistry Children's Oral Health

Aria Eshraghi

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Aria Eshraghi has expertise in infection microbiology and his team's goal is to develop new ways to prevent and treat infections.

Francisella Francisellosis Graduate Education in the Life Sciences Tularemia Tularensis