Sandro R. P. da Rocha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Sciences Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. da Rocha specializes in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.
Nanomedicine Nonivasive Drug & Gene Delivery Biomaterials Cancer nanotechnology Aerosol formulation
Marci Lynn Drees, M.D., MS
Chief Infection Prevention Officer and Hospital Epidemiologist · ChristianaCare
Marci Drees, M.D., MS, FACP, DTMH, is highly sought after national expert on infectious disease and vaccines.
Vaccines COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Influenza (Flu) Healthcare-associated Infections Mass Vaccination
Eric Yttri
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Eric Yttri's research goal is to establish how neural circuits lead to these action selection decisions.
Motor Coordination Cognitive Brain Function Neural Circuits Neuroscience
Russell Schwartz
Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University
Russell Schwartz works in computational biology and the use of algorithms, AI, machine learning, and simulation in biomedical science.
Cancer Biology Biophysics Population Genetics Computational Genomics Machine Learning
Prasad Tetali
Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University
Prasad Tetali's research interests are in the areas of discrete math, probability and theory of computing.
Probability and Theory of Computing Isoperimetry and Functional Analysis Computational Number Theory Discrete Math Markov Chains
John Lednicky
Research Professor · University of Florida
John Lednicky focuses on microbiology and molecular biology, various bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza and coronaviruses.
Airborne Transmission Zoonotic Diseases West Nile Virus Infectious Disease Airborne Disease
Rachel O'Neill, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics · University of Connecticut
Dr. O'Neill's research projects use molecular genetic approaches to study centromere function and evolution
Cancer Susceptibility Genomics Genome Stability
Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and Vaccinology · University of Connecticut
Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)
COVID-19 Mosquito-borne Diseases Tick-borne Diseases Zika Smallpox
Anna Moore
Director of Precision Health Program and Assistant Dean · Michigan State University
Expert in imaging and image-guided therapies in cancer and diabetes
Early Detection Cancer In Vivo Imaging Diabetes Image-Guided Therapy
Cheolho Sim, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology · Baylor University
Professor Sim's research is focused predominantly on the vector biology of human pathogens.
Vector Biology Functional Genomics Disease Vectors Biology
Xiuchun (Cindy) Tian, Ph.D.
Interim Department Head and Professor · University of Connecticut
Professor Tian is an expert in animal biotechnology.
Pluripotent Stem Cells Nuclear Reprogramming by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Genetic Engineering in Farm Animals Assisted Reproductive Technologies Pre-Implantation Embryo Development
Professor Jim Boyne
Head of Subject · Leeds Beckett
Jim Boyne's laboratory investigates the role of RNA in human disease.
Molecular & Cellular Biology Cancer Research
Edie Dullaghan
Head, Target Validation · Centre for Drug Research and Development
Striving for excellence through mentoring people and by fostering creative/critical thinking,
Drug Development Infectious Disease Biology Molecular Genetics of Gene Expression Immunohistochemistry Antibiotic development
Carlo Urbinati
Associate Professor of Biology · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Molecular Genetics of Gene Expression Rna Transport/Localization Structure and Function of Ribonucleoproteins
Kristin Bennett
Professor, Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science & Associate Director, Institute for Data Exploration and Application (IDEA) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Extracts information from data using novel predictive or descriptive mathematical models
Bioinformatics Data Visualization Machine Learning Data Mining Health Informatics
Babak Baban, PhD
Associate Dean for Research, Dental College of Georgia · Augusta University
Babak Baban, PhD, is a professor, immunologist and associate dean for research at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University.
Cannabidiol (CBD) Lung Cancer Oral Biology Cancer
Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Bioengineer who modifies micro-organisms to produce chemicals (e.g. from beer to fuel).
Systems Biology Synthetic Biology Evolutionary Biology Metabolic Engineering Molecular engineering
Kimberly Dodd
Director, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory · Michigan State University
Dr. Dodd is an internationally recognized expert in laboratory diagnostics and outbreak response for emerging infectious diseases.
Disease Pathogenesis Vaccine Development Emerging Diseases Laboratory Diagnostics Outbreak Responses
Deepak Vashishth
Director, Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies & Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Working to redefine the role of a top tier research university
Extracellular Matrix Science and Engineering Osteocalcin Glycation Tissue Engineering Bone
Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Executive Director · Florida Atlantic University
Gregg Fields uses chemistry to answer biological questions, many of which assist in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases.
Extracellular Matrix Biochemistry Matrix Metalloproteinase Collagen Drug Discovery Protein Biochemistry