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Vera Gorbunova

Doris Johns Cherry Professor Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Rochester Aging Research CenterUniversity of Rochester

Gorbunova's innovative research on DNA repair, cancer resistance, longevity, and the aging process has been internationally recognized

Palaghia (Jenica) L. Abrudan, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Antonis Rokas

Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Expert on patterns of evolution, with a focus on the earliest forms of life.

Eric Kmiec, Ph.D

Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, The Gene Editing InstituteChristianaCare

Dr. Kmiec, a pioneer in the field, has achieved several ground-breaking firsts in CRISPR gene editing.

Claire Cupples

Dean of Science and Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Faculty of ScienceSimon Fraser University

Dr. Cupples has worked as a scientist, faculty member and administrator in three Canadian comprehensive universities since 1989.

Sandra K. Weller, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Biology and BiophysicsUniversity of Connecticut

Sandra K. Weller, Ph.D., is an expert in the herpes simplex virus.

Barry Elkind

Manager, Technology & Venture Development (Head, Molecular Diagnostics)MaRS Innovation

Commercializing life science technologies in the areas of molecular diagnostics, medical devices and therapeutics