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
Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Institute for Engineering and Medicine | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rice University · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Boyan specializes in cell and tissue engineering
Cell and Tissue Engineering Response of Cells to Biomaterials Mechanisms of Action of Hormones and Growth Factors in Cartilage and Bone Normal and Pathological Calcification Stem Cell Delivery Technologies
Mitch Lieberman
Vice President, Market Strategy · Comity Technology Advisors
A passionate speaker, focusing on the intersection of Customer Experience, Customer Service Experience and CRM (often called Social CRM)
Social Crm Customer Service Excellence Multi-Channel Customer Service
Philip La Duke
Safety Iconoclast & Culture Transformation Architect · ERM
One of the most informative, entertaining, and engaging speakers you're likely to ever find
Talent & Gamification Talent Management Cross generational training and management Planning Corporate Culture
Gennady Miloshevsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Miloshevsky researches computational physics with emphasis on effects of plasma, laser and particle beams on materials.
Materials Under Extreme Conditions Radiation- and Plasma-Material Interactions Physics of High Energy Densities Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics Dusty Plasmas
Professor Damian Bailey
Professor of Physiology · University of South Wales
He investigates how the human brain uses oxygen and the link between the brain and exercise.
Exercise Hypoxia Neuroscience Brain Damage Brain Injury
Klaus Ley, MD
Founding Director · Immunology Center of Georgia
Klaus Ley is exploring the role our immune response plays in atherosclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.
T lymphocytes Immunology Vaccines atherosclerosis Integrins
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
Kazuhito Mori
Research Fellow/Instructor · Southwestern University M.H.A.M. College of Medicine
Physician In Training, Educator, Reseacher, Translator, Blogger
Healthcare System Integrative Medicine Global Society
Professor John O'Hara
Professor · Leeds Beckett
John O'Hara's research interests are in the area of sport performance.
Sport and Exercise Science Sport Performance Carbohydrate Metabolism Physiological Changes at High Altitude Hydration Status
Karin Pfeiffer
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in exercise physiology, with an interest in population-based research
Obesity Physical Activity Childhood Health
Robert Rovetti
Associate Professor of Mathematics · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Lifesciences Clinical Trials Stochastic Processes Nonlinear Dynamics Statistics
Nazanin Hosseinkhah, PhD
Director of Special Projects · VieLight
Dr. Hosseinkhah joined Vielight to discover how light energy could be used to positively impact the brain and the body.
Medical Device Development Healthcare System Start-Up Market Research Ultrasound Imaging
Jose Cibelli
Professor of Animal Science and of Physiology · Michigan State University
Pioneer on Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer - cloning in mammals and zebrafish
Cellular Reprogramming Stem Cells
David Wagner, Ph.D.
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Behavior · University of Connecticut
Professor Wagner is an expert in caterpillars, butterflies, moths, insect conservation, global insect decline
Butterflies and Moths Caterpillars Entomology Invasive Species Impacts Insects
Qin Wang, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine · Augusta University
Qin Wang researches the neuropharmacology and signaling mechanisms underlying neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Neurological Disorders Regenerative Medicine Molecular Neuropharmacology Neuroscience Neuropharmacology
Lisa Rodrigues, PhD
Professor of Geography and the Environment; Director of the MS in Environmental Science Graduate Program | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Lisa Rodrigues, PhD, researches the environmental change impacting tropical ocean ecosystems and conservation and management strategies.
Marine Invertebrates Coral Reefs Ecosystems Ocean Environments
Aysegul Gunduz
Professor · University of Florida
Aysegul Gunduz is a biomedical engineer who works with neurosurgical patients and records brain signals to treat motor and mental disorders.
Artificial Intelligence Psychiatric Disorders Brain Mapping Brain-Computer Interfaces Neuromodulation
Hannes Baumann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut
Hannes Baumann is an expert in coastal fish ecology and effects of marine climate change
Evolution Oceanography Marine Science Fish Populations Marine Climate Change
Lynn Lewis
Professor, Biology · University of Mary Washington
Lynn Lewis is a professor of biology at the University of Mary Washington.
Biology Microbiology Virology University Teaching Academic Advising