Janine D. Liburd, PhD CAPM
Research and Commercialization Manager · VieLight
Dr. Liburd supports clinical and preclinical studies with proven success leading projects and establishing key collaborations.
Alzheimer's Disease Global Health Medical Devices Diagnostics Commercialization
John E. Speich, Ph.D.
Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Engineering and program development expert with research focused on bladder biomechanics and robotics
Cooperative Education Engineering Education Mechanical Engineering Robotics Medical Devices
Kristen Mills
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Biomechanics of tumor growth, tumor cell-matrix interactions
Development of in vitro models Cell and tissue biomechanics Experimental mechanics of materials
Enrique (Erik) Blair, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering · Baylor University
An expert in low-power computing, molecular computing, and quantum-dot cellular automata.
Entropy Power Dissipation Low-power Computing Molecular Computing Finite-dimensional Quantum
Natalia Rivera-Torres, Ph.D
Research Scientist · ChristianaCare
Natalia Rivera-Torres is a research scientist who is credited with elucidating the mechanism of homology directed repair in human cells.
Homology Directed Repair in Human Cells EXcision And Corrective Therapy (ExACT) Single-Strand Template Repair (SSTR) Predicting Gene Editing Outcomes Gene Repair
Olexandr Isayev
Assistant Professor, Chemistry · Carnegie Mellon University
Olexandr Isayev's research focuses on solving fundamental chemical problems with machine learning, molecular modeling and quantum mechanics.
Theoretical Chemistry Computational Chemistry Machine Learning Cheminformatics Drug Discovery
Bruce Armitage
Professor and Co-Director · Carnegie Mellon University
Bruce Armitage’s current research interests include the use of PNA for sequence-specific recognition of DNA and RNA.
Peptide Nucleic Acids DNA Nanotechnology Bioorganic Chemistry Fluorescent Dyes Molecular Evolution
Michael H. Peters, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Peters conducts experimental and theoretical research in the field of protein engineering.
Peptidyl-Biomimetics Inhibitors for Breast Cancer Targets OpenContact: A Simple Static Protein-Protein Mapping Algorithm Extended Liouville Equation for Open Systems Neuronal Stem Cell Delivery Systems Protein Engineering
Frank M. LaFerla
Chancellor’s Professor and Dean · UC Irvine
Frank M. LaFerla,Ph.D.,is the dean of the UCI School of Biological Sciences.His research focuses on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Learning and Memory Alzheimer's Disease Molecular Biology Neurodegenerative disorders
Kathryn Mouzakis
Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences Programmed Ribosomal Frameshifting Nucleic Acids Biochemistry Structual Biology HTLV-1
Renã Robinson
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow · Vanderbilt University
Expert in racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's triggers in peripheral organs. Advocate for inclusive research design.
African American Health Alzheimer's Outreach Racial Health Inequalities Alzheimer's Health Disparities
David Julian McClements
Distinguished Professor of Food Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst
D. Julian McClements is the most highly cited food scientist in the world, known for his leading research on plant-based food.
Plant-based Food Food Science Food Nanotechnology Food Architecture
Pramod Srivastava, M.D.
Director of the UConn Health Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center · University of Connecticut
Immunology expert, specializing in the development of vaccinations for difficult-to-treat ovarian cancer
Vaccination for Ovarian Cancer Novel Cancer Immunotherapy
Lin Zeng
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Lin Zeng studies carbohydrate metabolism in oral microbiomes with a focus on molecular genetics, biochemistry, and microbial ecology.
Gram-Positive Pathogens Bacterial Gene Regulation Carbohydrate Metabolism Dental Caries Oral Bacteriology
Riqiang Yan
Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience · University of Connecticut
Professor Yan is an expert in neurodegenerative diseases, specializing in identifying the biological culprits behind Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer's Disease Medicine Neuroscience
Juan Perilla
Assistant Professor · University of Delaware
Juan Perilla develops physical and chemical based methodologies for the understanding of biological process related to life and disease
Computational Physics Computational Chemistry Data Science Machine Learning Molecular Virology
Dr. Patrice "Patrick" Delafontaine
Professor of Medicine/Executive Dean · Tulane University
Dr. Patrice “Patrick” Delafontaine is a physician-scientist and COVID-19 expert in interventional cardiology and vascular biology.
Physician-Scientist COVID-10 (Coronavirus) Cardiology Interventional Cardiology Vascular Biology
Michael Hamblin, PhD
Principal Investigator, Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital · Associate Professor, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Hamblin's research interests are now broadly in the area of phototherapy for multiple diseases
Microscopy Molecular Biology Photomedicine Flourescence Microscopy Biotechnology
Tony Hu
Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation · Tulane University
Tony Hu is a pioneer in developing advanced diagnostics for personalized medicine and COVID-19 research.
COVID-10 (Coronavirus) Nanoengineering Biotechnology Innovation Biomaterials Biomedical Engineering