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Nicole Peritore, PhD

Assistant ProfessorAugusta University

Nicole Peritore is an assistant professor of kinesiology in the College of Education and Human Development at Augusta University.

Food InsecurityHealth PromotionHealthy LivingCommunity Health
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Brent Reynolds

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Brent Reynolds has been working with regenerative medicine for more than 30 years, with a focus on neural and cancer stem cells.

Cell Replacement StrategiesNeural Stem CellsCancer Stem CellsCannabinoidsTraditional Chinese Medicine
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Amanda Bullough (Workman)

Professor of Management & Global Leadership, Co-Founder & Research Director of Women’s Leadership Initiative, GLOBE 2020 Principal Co-InvestigatorUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Bullough's expertise spans global and women’s leadership and entrepreneurship, societal culture, and organizational behavior.

Adverse EnvironmentsInternational BusinessWomen's LeadershipSocietal CultureGlobal Leadership
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Valerie Earnshaw

Professor, Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Earnshaw examines associations between stigma and health inequities.

Health InequitiesHealth OutcomesHIV StigmaAIDS StigmaStigmatized Conditions‎
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John Emberger, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, CPHQ

Director of Respiratory CareChristianaCare

John Emberger is the respiratory therapist and the critical care coordinator for ChristianaCare’s Respiratory Department.

Respiratory CareCritical CareMechanical Ventilation
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Danith Ly

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Danith Ly's research is focused on the design and development of molecular tools and reagents to regulate gene expression.

Stem CellsReagentsMolecular ToolsTissue EngineeringCellular Origins of Cancer
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Lorenza Beati

Curator of the U.S. National Tick Collection, Associate ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Lorenza Beati's research focuses on the study of the taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, and population genetics of arthropods.

Hard-TicksEcology of the Swiss AlpsSystematic BiologyArthropod DiversityPopulation Genetics of Arthropods
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Staja Booker

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Staja Booker conducts community-engaged research and passionately studies ways to understand and reduce chronic pain in older adults.

Health EquityChronic Pain in Older AdultsChronic PainOsteoarthritis
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Chris Foss

Professor of EnglishUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Foss specializes in 19th-century British literature, with a secondary expertise in disability studies.

British Victorian NovelOscar WildeBritish Literature Since 1800British Romantic LiteratureBritish Romantic Women Poets
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Michael H. Peters, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Peters conducts experimental and theoretical research in the field of protein engineering.

Peptidyl-Biomimetics Inhibitors for Breast Cancer TargetsOpenContact: A Simple Static Protein-Protein Mapping AlgorithmExtended Liouville Equation for Open SystemsNeuronal Stem Cell Delivery SystemsProtein Engineering