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ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall.

Southern WritingPoetryEnglishAppalachiaNovelist

CEO and Founder1CellBiO Inc.

Colin Brenan is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in research, project management, and financing of early-stage life science companies.

Business DevelopmentCommercialization of Life Science TechnologiesProduct DevelopmentLifesciencesStart-Ups

Assistant Professor of Resource EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Economics of innovation & digitization in health care markets, particularly in the biopharmaceutical & digital health industries.

Industrial OrganizationInnovation EconomicsHealth EconomicsPublic Finance

Director, Intellectual PropertyMaRS Innovation

Experienced and strategy-minded director with extensive experience managing commercially driven programs

Intellectual Property StrategyAccess to Essential MedicinesBiotechnology Patent ProtectionEarly Stage Commercialization

Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science, ProfessorBaylor University

Research group investigates host-microbiome-environment interactions with functional resolution at the molecular scale

Microbiome SciencesChemical BiologyFunctional Omics

Professor and Head of PsychologyAston University

Professor Tunney conducts research on the psychology of gambling and other behavioural addictions.

GamblingAddictionInternet Use DisorderGambling DisorderGaming Disorder

Professor and Co-DirectorCarnegie Mellon University

Bruce Armitage’s current research interests include the use of PNA for sequence-specific recognition of DNA and RNA.

Peptide Nucleic AcidsDNA NanotechnologyBioorganic ChemistryFluorescent DyesMolecular Evolution

Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health ProfessionsHofstra University

Dr. Weber is a licensed mental health counselor, with a specialty in LGBTQ inclusion/cyber-bullying and substance abuse/heroin addiction.

Emerging SubstancesKratomCommunity PreventionAdolescent Substance UseOpioid Overdose

Founder & Managing DirectorBurloch Group Inc.

Engaging and knowledgeable speaker with deep expertise in biotechnology investment.

BiotechnologyPharmaceuticalsInnovationInvestment

Assistant Professor, School of PharmacyUniversity of Waterloo

Kelly Grindrod's areas of expertise include medication use, digital health technology and pharmacy education

Pharmacy EducationDigital Health TechnologyMedication Use

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