Stephen Frye, Ph.D.
Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy & Director, Center for Integrative Biology and Drug Discovery · UNC-Chapel Hill
Stephen Frye is a professor and director of the Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery.
Chromatin Chemical Biology Medicinal Chemistry Drug Discovery Oncology
Kit Pogliano
Dean and Professor, Section of Molecular Biology · UC San Diego
Kit Pogliano focuses on biological tools and interactions between microbes to discover new antibiotics.
Microbial Interactions Infectious Disease Microbiology Cell Biology Drug Discovery
Pankaj Karande
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on engineering peptides as novel drugs, drug carriers, affinity agents, and biomaterials for medical applications
Diagnostics Vaccine Design Drug Delivery Drug Discovery Peptide Engineering
Robert Coleman
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology · Farmingdale State College
Dr. Coleman is both a research scientist and an entrepreneur. He is a founding member of Codagenix, a biotech start-up company.
Biotechnology Start Up Companies Infectious Diseases Vaccines Biology
Jonathan S. Dordick
Howard P. Isermann Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering & Co-Director, Heparin Applied Research Center · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Applies biological principles to advance bioengineering and biomanufacturing, stem cell engineering, and drug discovery
Drug Discovery Biomanufacturing Biochemical Engineering Biochemistry Chemistry
Deborah Kurrasch
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Genetics · University of Calgary
Kurrasch’s research is focused on genetic programs that govern hypothalamic development using both mice and zebrafish as model organisms.
Molecular Biology Developmental Biology Pharmacology Neuroscience Genetics
Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D.
Director, Pharmaceutical Engineering and Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Roper specializes in efforts to bring engineering and science closer to patients who utilize medicines via novel technologies.
Metabolic Engineering and Biocatalysis 3D Printing of Dose Forms Long Acting Therapy Development Nanomaterials and Particle Sciences Continuous Chemical Reaction Engineering
Susan Desaulniers
Senior Director, Cardiovascular & Metabolism · Biogen
Susan Desaulniers is an expert in developing leading global clinical programs that protect people from infectious diseases.
Drug Discovery Regulatory Compliance Global Pharmaceutical and Clinical Development Programs Project Management Quality Assurance
Ron Priefer
Professor/Entrepreneur · MCPHS / New England Breath
Ron Priefer is an expert in NMR spectroscopy, materials science, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, research design, and Polymers.
Academic Advising Mass Spectrometry Organic Synthesis Research Organic Chemistry
Robert J. Linhardt
Ann and John H. Broadbent, Jr. ’59 Senior Constellation Professor of Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Professor Linhardt focuses on glycobiology, glycochemistry and glycoengineering
drug synthesis Organic, Medicinal and Drug Discovery Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Metabolic Engineering and Biocatalysis
Clay C.C. Wang, PhD
Chair & Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences · USC School of Pharmacy
An expert in natural products drug discovery, gene regulation of fungal secondary metabolism, metabolic engineering, and space biology.
Space Biology Gene Regulation of Fungal Secondary Metabolism Pharmacology Fungal and Bacterial Genomes Natural Products Drug Discovery
Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein
President & CEO · MaRS Innovation
Turning academic ideas into commercial realities
Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation
Greg Boyce, Ph.D.
Expert in organic chemistry · Florida Gulf Coast University
Greg Boyce has a passion for organic synthesis and total synthesis of natural products.
Total Synthesis Organic / Inorganic Synthesis Chemicals in Household Settings Organic Chemistry Medicine and Drugs
John McCulloch
Founder & Managing Director · Burloch Group Inc.
Engaging and knowledgeable speaker with deep expertise in biotechnology investment.
Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals Innovation Investment
Daryl L. Davies, PhD
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education & Professor of Clinical Pharmacy · USC School of Pharmacy
Daryl Davies is working to discover and develop novel therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and alcoholism.
Purinergic receptors Opioid abuse Neuro-psychiatric Disorders Drug Safety Pharmacology and Toxicology Drugs of Abuse Pharmacology and Toxicology
B. Frank Gupton, Ph.D.
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Chair in Pharmaceutical Engineering; Chair, Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Gupton's research is focused on the development of new technologies that will streamline organic synthesis
Cross-Coupling Catalysis Flow Chemistry / Continual Chemical Processing Organic Synthesis in Pharmaceutical Applications
Sandra K. Weller, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics · University of Connecticut
Sandra K. Weller, Ph.D., is an expert in the herpes simplex virus.
Herpes Simplex Virus Molecular Biology Biophysics Biochemistry
Daniele Piomelli
Distinguished Professor · UC Irvine
Daniele Piomelli's research is focused on the function of lipid-derived messengers, with particular emphasis on endogenous cannabinoids.
Anatomy & Neurobiology Cellular Pharmacology CBD Marijuana Neuropharmacology
Bin Chen
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development · Michigan State University
Dr. Chen is the founding member of DahShu, a non-profit organization to promote research and education in data sciences.
Cancer Therapy Drug Repositioning Translational Bioinformatics AI Big Data
Douglas Scharre
Professor of Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry | College of Medicine · The Ohio State University
Dr. Scharre specializes in cognitive disorders and dementias, including Alzheimer's disease
Neurology Neurobehavioral Manifestations Lewy Body Disease Dementia, Multi-Infarct Amnesia, Transient Global