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Natalia Rivera-Torres, Ph.D

Research ScientistChristianaCare

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 CellsEXcision And Corrective Therapy (ExACT)Single-Strand Template Repair (SSTR)Predicting Gene Editing OutcomesGene Repair
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Olexandr Isayev

Assistant Professor, ChemistryCarnegie Mellon University

Olexandr Isayev's research focuses on solving fundamental chemical problems with machine learning, molecular modeling and quantum mechanics.

Theoretical ChemistryComputational ChemistryMachine LearningCheminformaticsDrug Discovery
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Bruce Armitage

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
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James McGrath

William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied SciencesUniversity of Rochester

James McGrath and his team focus on the basic science of ultrathin membranes, including studies of transport and mechanics.

Tissue on ChipCell MotilityNanomembranesQuantitative Light Microscopy
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Frank M. LaFerla

Chancellor’s Professor and DeanUC Irvine

Frank M. LaFerla,Ph.D.,is the dean of the UCI School of Biological Sciences.His research focuses on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Learning and MemoryAlzheimer's DiseaseMolecular BiologyNeurodegenerative disorders
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Kathryn Mouzakis

Associate Professor of Chemistry & BiochemistryLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Course-based Undergraduate Research ExperiencesProgrammed Ribosomal FrameshiftingNucleic Acids BiochemistryStructual BiologyHTLV-1
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Renã Robinson

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty FellowVanderbilt University

Expert in racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's triggers in peripheral organs. Advocate for inclusive research design.

African American HealthAlzheimer's OutreachRacial Health InequalitiesAlzheimer'sHealth Disparities
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David Julian McClements

Distinguished Professor of Food ScienceUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

D. Julian McClements is the most highly cited food scientist in the world, known for his leading research on plant-based food.

Ultra-processed foodsPlant-based FoodFood ScienceFood NanotechnologyFood Architecture
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Lin Zeng

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Lin Zeng studies carbohydrate metabolism in oral microbiomes with a focus on molecular genetics, biochemistry, and microbial ecology.

Gram-Positive PathogensBacterial Gene RegulationCarbohydrate MetabolismDental CariesOral Bacteriology
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Riqiang Yan

Professor and Chair, Department of NeuroscienceUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Yan is an expert in neurodegenerative diseases, specializing in identifying the biological culprits behind Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer's DiseaseMedicineNeuroscience