V. Peter Harder
Senior Policy Advisor · Dentons Canada LLP
Highly engaging speaker with over 30 years at the centre of Canadian law, government decision-making, foreign affairs & international trade.
International Trade Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs Public Policy International Natural Resources and Infrastructure Cleantech
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
Syed A. Hashsham
Professor · Michigan State University
I am an environmental engineer engaged in addressing environmental and health issues using molecular biology, genomics, and microfluidics.
Bioremediation Antimicrobial Resistance Microbial Ecology Environmental Biotechnology Molecular Biology
Arthur Porto
Assistant Curator · University of Florida
Arthur Porto's research focuses on the development of AI tools for processing biodiversity data at scale.
Computer Vision Image analysis Artificial Intelligence AI Machine Learning
Jens O.M. Karlsson, PhD
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering · Villanova University
Jens Karlsson, PhD, specializes in biothermal sciences, including cryobiology (cooling) and hyperthermic processes (heating).
Hyperthermic Processes Intracellular Ice Formation Cryopreservation Biophysical Mechanisms Cryosurgery
Natalia Rivera-Torres, Ph.D
Research Scientist · ChristianaCare
Natalia Rivera-Torres is a research scientist who is credited with elucidating the mechanism of homology directed repair in human cells.
Homology Directed Repair in Human Cells EXcision And Corrective Therapy (ExACT) Single-Strand Template Repair (SSTR) Predicting Gene Editing Outcomes Gene Repair
Alex Hodgson
Managing Director / Co-Founder · 1DegreeBio Inc.
Managing Director / Founder @ 1DegreeBio
Biotechnology Lifesciences Start-Ups Science Academia
James Dahlman
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
James Dahlman uses molecular biology to rationally design the genetic drugs he delivers.
Vascular and Immunoengineering DNA Barcoded Nanoparticles Drug Delivery CRISPR Gene Editing
Sara Dolcetti
Director and Head of Global Business Development and Marketing, Oncology and Genomics · Philips Precision Medicine
Sara Dolcetti is an expert in corporate strategy, business development, and marketing.
Machine Learning Strategy Change Management Project Management Business Process Improvement
Karyn Rogers
Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on the relationships between microbial communities and environmental conditions in extreme ecosystems
Geobiology Geological & Environmental Sciences Geochemistry Geomicrobiology Astrobiology
Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.
Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams
Predictive Modeling Eco-Evolution Climate Change Extinction Risk Biodiversity
Professor Gary Jones
Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University
Professor Gary Jones’ research focus has been on the use of lower eukaryotic organisms to study aspects of cellular stress.
Microbiology Cellular Stress Biomedical Sciences Genetics Molecular Biology
Daniel Bolnick, Ph.D.
Professor · University of Connecticut
Professor Bolnick is an expert on how evolution maintains genetic variation within species.
Speciation Host-parasite Interactions Ecology Evolutionary Biology Immunology