Karla MacDonald
Vice President, Communication and Patient Advocacy · Ipsen
Karla MacDonald is an expert in strategy, leading communications and building talent for companies ranging from biotechs to large pharma.
Corporate Communications Pharmaceutical Industry Strategic Communications Patient Advocacy Drug Development
Thomas George
M.D. | Professor · University of Florida
Dr. Thomas George is a medical oncologist and clinical investigator focusing on gastrointestinal malignancies and new cancer treatments.
HeforShe Gastrointestinal Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Trials Cancer Therapy
Yonghui Wu
Director | Associate Professor · University of Florida
Yonghui Wu’s research is in computer science and biomedical informatics to develop medical artificial intelligence to solve medical problems
Data Science Machine Learning Natural Language Processing Drug Repurposing
Chris Tam PhD
Co-Founder & CEO · Integrated Nanotherapeutics
Maximizing the therapeutic potential of drugs through nanotechnology.
Nanoparticles Nanomedicine Healthcare Nanotechnology Biochemistry
Susan Desaulniers
Senior Director, Cardiovascular & Metabolism · Biogen
Susan Desaulniers is an expert in developing leading global clinical programs that protect people from infectious diseases.
Drug Discovery Regulatory Compliance Global Pharmaceutical and Clinical Development Programs Project Management Quality Assurance
Mary Anne Amalaradjou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut
Mary Anne Amalaradjou is a microbiologist with laboratory work focused on food safety and gut health
Inflammation Microbiome Gut Health Probiotics Food Safety
Bill Mase
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management · Georgia Southern University
Bill Mase has conducted studies and taught courses in public health, ethics and health policy.
Food Safety Evidence-Based Public Health Health Policy Ethics Epidemiology
Michael Jecks
Partner · Michael Jecks Partnership
Experienced speaker, presenter, motivator and novelist for business or literary functions.
Writing Crime Stories in Today's Market Writing Series Novels The Knights Templar and Medieval England History of Computing Effects of Drug Prohibition
R. Helen Zha
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Develops biohybrid and bioinspired materials for applications in human healthcare and sustainability.
Biomimetic and Bio-inspired Materials Biomolecular Engineering and Self-assembly Sustainable Materials and Plastic Upcycling Drug delivery and Nanomedicine Nanostructured Soft Matter
Stacy Lee Burns
Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Sociology of Law Criminal Justice Social Problems Drugs and Society
Connie Mulligan
Professor · University of Florida
Connie Mulligan is interested in understanding patterns of human genetic variation with implications for human health and evolution.
Syrian Refugees Impact of Stress Complex Phenotypes Influence of Genetics on Response to Trauma and Stress Epigenetic Analysis
Jonathan Hiskey
Associate Chair of Political Science · Vanderbilt University
Expert on Latin American politics and Latin American migration.
Honduras Guatemala Migration Crime in Latin America Immigration
FRANCOISE BAYLIS
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy · Dalhousie University
Dr. Baylis researches matters related to ethics, health law and policy of assisted human reproduction and novel genetic technologies.
Bioethics Assisted Human Reproduction Genetic Technologies & Ethics Genetics and the Law Policy & Regulation Identity
Jean Hardy
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Jean Hardy's primary research focus is on the role of high-tech entrepreneurship and technological innovation.
Science and technology studies LGBTQ Studies Rural Computing Community and Economic Development Human-Computer Interaction
Sal Mistry
Assistant Professor, Management · University of Delaware
Prof. Mistry's research seeks to unpack factors that shape fragmentation and integration within and between leaders, individuals and teams.
Organizational Behavior Team Charters Leadership Muliteaming Team Resilience
Preston Jordan Lim, JD
Assistant Professor, Law · Villanova University
Professor Lim focuses on contemporary challenges to the international legal system, with an emphasis on Chinese foreign policy.
Uyghur Forced Labor Prosecution of War Crimes Canada's Relationship with International Law Canadian Foreign Policy Canadian Domestic Politics
Monique Mitchell Turner
Chair of the Department of Communication · Michigan State University
Monique Mitchell Turner is trained in persuasion and employs that expertise in health and risk communication.
Risk Perception Persuasion Cognitive Processing Social Influence Emotion
Sandro R. P. da Rocha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Sciences Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. da Rocha specializes in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.
Nanomedicine Nonivasive Drug & Gene Delivery Biomaterials Cancer nanotechnology Aerosol formulation
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
Siobhan Malany
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Siobhan Malany studies the effects of microgravity on human muscle biology using an automated tissue chip system.
Space Age-related Msucle Atrophy Drug Discovery and Screening Space Medicine Human Muscle Biology