bi Experts

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.

Hongwu Wang

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Hongwu Wang is a biomedical engineer merging AI, wearables, rehab robotics, and assistive tech into real-world aging/disability solutions.

Bruce Morrill

Edward A. Malloy Chair in Roman Catholic Studies and Distinguished Professor of TheologyVanderbilt University

A Roman Catholic Priest and Jesuit whose scholarship focuses on liturgy and sacraments and political theologies.

Nicole Bouvier-Brown

Chair and Professor of Environmental Science; Co-Executive Director of Coastal Research InstituteLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

James Costa

Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological StationWestern Carolina University

Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.

Deepa Dabir

Chair and Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Jennifer Jordan, Ph.D., M.S., FSCMR

Associate Professor and ABET Coordinator, Department of Biomedical EngineeringB.S., NC State - Biomedical Engineering | Ph.D., VT-WFU School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences - Biomedical Engineering | M.S., Wake Forest - Clinical and Population Translational Sciences

Dr. Jordan's research involves translational cardiovascular imaging in cardio-oncology, sarcoidosis, and heart failure.

Greg Lontok

Clinical Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Daniel Romo, Ph.D., FRSC

Schotts Professor of Chemistry | Co-Director, Baylor Synthesis & Drug Lead Discovery Lab | Chair of OrganicLinksBaylor University

Researches the chemistry and biology of natural products, enduring leads for basic cell biology studies and drug development.

Philip McHarris

Assistant Professor of Black StudiesUniversity of Rochester

McHarris is an expert in politics and race, policing, incarceration, housing, racism, and race and inequality.