development Experts

Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.

Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and VaccinologyUniversity of Connecticut

Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)

Elisha Injeti, Ph.D.

Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor of Pharmaceutical SciencesCedarville University

Pharmaceutical sciences professor specializing in pharmacology, vascular biology and drug development research

Alma Roy

Laboratory DirectorLouisiana State University

Dr. Roy’s research focuses on West Nile virus ecology and control.

Alex Glosenberg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Katherine Kortes-Miller

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Palliative Care Division Lead, Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health (CERAH)Lakehead University

An unconventional death educator and researcher with a passion for palliative care and improving end of life care for all

Juan Andrade Laborde

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Juan Andrade Laborde develops sustainable strategies and technologies that can be used to deliver nutrition to vulnerable populations.

Thomas Pogge

Director, Global Justice Program ; Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International AffairsYale University

Examining solutions to issues of global inequality and justice in health care are long-standing concerns for this Yale professor & author

Jed McCaleb

CTO and CofounderStellar Develoment Foundation

Recognizing that the world’s financial infrastructure is broken and that too many people are left without resources, I cofounded Stellar.org

Marie Coppola, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences focused on language acquisition, ASL, deaf culture, and cognitive science.

Melissa Beck, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical SciencesCedarville University

Pharmaceutical sciences professor specializing in toxicology, developmental toxicology and drug safety assessment.