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Rebecca L. Heise, Ph.D.

Department Chair; Inez Caudill, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S. Chemical Engineering, B.S. Biomedical and Health Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University | Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of PittsburghVCU College of Engineering

Professor Heise studies pulmonary mechanotransduction, including lung injury and pulmonary regenerative medicine

Lung injuryPulmonary regenerative medicineMechanobiologyTissue EngineeringSmooth muscle cell signaling
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Paul A. Wetzel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and ABET Coordinator, Department of Biomedical EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Wetzel's research interests include eye tracking systems and eye movement analysis

Eye tracking systems and eye movement analysisEffects of neurological diseases on eye movement controlVisual task analysisPhysiological instrumentation and signal processing systemsHuman-machine interfaces based on based on eye and head movement
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C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP

Head and Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmacy PracticeUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. White’s research interests are in drug, dietary supplement, and illicit drug safety, quality, and cost

DietCBDDrug CostsDietary SupplementsCardiovascular Drugs
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Gregg Fields, Ph.D.

Executive DirectorFlorida Atlantic University

Gregg Fields uses chemistry to answer biological questions, many of which assist in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases.

Extracellular Matrix BiochemistryMatrix MetalloproteinaseCollagenDrug DiscoveryProtein Biochemistry
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Kate Detwiler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of AnthropologyFlorida Atlantic University

Kate Detwiler's research focus is on the evolution and conservation of African forest monkeys.

AnthropologyConservation of African MonkeysMolecular PrimatologyPrimate HybridizationPrimate Speciation
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Anthony G. Alessi, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology and OrthopaedicsUniversity of Connecticut

Focused on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of concussions in athletes from youth leagues to professional sports.

AthletesOrthopaedicsNeurologySports InjuriesConcussion Diagnosis
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Jay Heslen, PhD

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Cyber Institute facultyAugusta University

Dr. John “Jay” Heslen is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and serves on faculty at Augusta University’s Cyber Institute

Cyber ConflictPolitical ScienceCybersecurityTerrorismCounterintelligence
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Mark Holder

Associate ProfessorUniversity of British Columbia

I am a passionate, energetic person who recognizes that life is short, but wide

Science of HappinessHappiness and HealthChildren and Happiness
Marci Lynn Drees, M.D., MS profile photo

Marci Lynn Drees, M.D., MS

Chief Infection Prevention Officer and Hospital EpidemiologistChristianaCare

Marci Drees, M.D., MS, FACP, DTMH, is highly sought after national expert on infectious disease and vaccines.

VaccinesCOVID-19 (Coronavirus)Influenza (Flu)Healthcare-associated InfectionsMass Vaccination
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Kurt Rohloff

Associate Professor, Computer ScienceNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Rohloff focuses on encrypted computing, homomorphic encryption, lattice-based and applied cryptography and cybersecurity

Contact TracingSoftware EngineeringCryptography Computer Security and PrivacyCybersecurityCryptography