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Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Associate Professor of PsychologyVanderbilt University

Neuroscientist and international expert in how brain size and structure affect cognition and longevity in animals.

EvolutionNeuroscienceCognition and Cognitive NeuroscienceNeuronsIntelligence
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Aryn Gittis

Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished Professor of Life SciencesCarnegie Mellon University

Aryn Gittis studies neural circuits in a multifunctional brain region that plays a role in the regulation of movement, learning, and reward.

Movement DisordersOptogeneticsNeuroscienceElectrophysiologyNeural Circuits
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Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.

Commonwealth Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Bandyopadhyay has authored and co-authored over 400 research publications

Self-assembly of Regimented Nanostructure ArraysSpintronicsQuantum DevicesHot Carrier Transport in NanostructuresNanoelectronics
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Eric Yttri

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Eric Yttri's research goal is to establish how neural circuits lead to these action selection decisions.

Complex Motor ControlCognitive Brain FunctionNeuroscienceMotor CoordinationNeural Circuits
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Annabelle Singer

Assistant Professor, Biomedical EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Annabelle Singer researches to understand how neural activity produces memories and spurs the brain’s immune system.

Alzheimer's DiseaseVirtual RealityOptogeneticsLearning & MemoryNeural Coding & Decoding
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Stephen Coombes

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Stephen Coombes researches how humans move and how humans experience pain.

Virtual Reality RehabilitationPainNeuroscience and the BrainBrain ImagingBrain Rehabilitation
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Eric Fortune

Associate ProfessorNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Eric Fortune specializes in evolutionary biology, specifically the mechanisms and evolution of animal behavior.

LocomotionBirdsBiologyNeuroscienceEvolutionary Biology
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Deborah Kurrasch

Associate Professor, Department of Medical GeneticsUniversity of Calgary

Kurrasch’s research is focused on genetic programs that govern hypothalamic development using both mice and zebrafish as model organisms.

Molecular BiologyDevelopmental BiologyPharmacologyNeuroscienceGenetics
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Bob Cousins

Eminent Scholar | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Bob Cousins’ research focuses on understanding the nutritional significance of zinc and how it acts as a signaling molecule.

Food Science & Human NutritionMicronutrientsVitaminsZinc
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Barry Elkind

Manager, Technology & Venture Development (Head, Molecular Diagnostics)MaRS Innovation

Commercializing life science technologies in the areas of molecular diagnostics, medical devices and therapeutics

Molecular Cell BiologyMolecular DiagnosticsLife SciencesCommercializationProject and Program Management