Ramani Varanasi
President and CEO · X-Biotix Therapeutics
Ramani Varanasi is a biopharmaceutical expert with experience structuring, negotiating and executing successful strategic alliances.
Clinical Trials Molecular Biology Oncology Pharmaceutical Industry Biotechnology
M. Eric Benbow
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Insect - Microbe interactions in aquatic ecology, forensics, and human health.
Forensic Sciences Infectious Disease Ecology Aquatic Entomology Aquatic Ecology Microbial Ecology
Toufiq Reza, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences · Florida Tech
Dr. Reza's research interests involve converting wastes to biofuels.
Biomass Conversion Waste Valorization Waste to Energy Biomaterials Biofuels
Dr Eirini Theodosiou
Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry · Aston University
Dr Theodosiou's main expertise is in the development of technologies for the isolation of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs).
Biochemical Engineering Biopharmaceutical Process Development Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) Bioprocessing Tools Stem Cell Biology
Jay Rappaport
Director · Tulane University
Rappaport is an expert in HIV/AIDS and nonhuman primate models of diseases in biomedical research.
COVID-19 Hiv/Aids Neuroscience Coronavirus
Asli Aslan
Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Asli Aslan specializes in Environmental Health Sciences
Watershed Management Wastewater Treatment Global Environmental Health Environmental Molecular Microbiology Environmental Health Sciences
Cheolho Sim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology · Baylor University
Professor Sim's research is focused predominantly on the vector biology of human pathogens.
Vector Biology Functional Genomics Disease Vectors Biology
Anthony Maurelli
Professor · University of Florida
Anthony Maurelli studies bacterial genetics to address questions about how bacteria cause gut disease and sexually transmitted infections.
Laboratory Capacity Building Wasterwater Epidemiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases Shigella Genetics and Pathogenesis Bacterial Pathogenesis
Jeffrey LeJeune
Professor I Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine · The Ohio State University
Jeffrey T. LeJeune is an internationally recognized expert in food safety and bacterial diseases transmitted between animals and people.
Veterinary Medicine Animal Health Ecology Food Safety Bacterial Diseases
Benjamin Anderson
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Benjamin Anderson's expertise includes pathogen discovery and the use of novel virus surveillance techniques.
Pathogen Discovery Virology Respiratory Viruses Public Health One Health
Marina Eremeeva
Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences · Georgia Southern University
Expert in health sciences
Public Heath Laboratories Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases Epidemiology Biostatistics Environmental Health Sciences
Lorenza Beati
Curator of the U.S. National Tick Collection, Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Lorenza Beati's research focuses on the study of the taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, and population genetics of arthropods.
Hard-Ticks Ecology of the Swiss Alps Systematic Biology Arthropod Diversity Population Genetics of Arthropods
Cheryl Hertz
Senior Instructor of Biology · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Genetics Biology Immunology Microbiology Infectious Disases
Jennifer Hurley
Richard Baruch M.D. Career Development Chair · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Investigating fundamental mechanisms underlying the circadian clock and health implications of a disrupted clock.
Ecology Protein Structure / Function Relationships Macrophages Circadian Rhythms Neurospora
Norman Beatty
M.D./Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Dr. Norman Beatty studies neglected tropical diseases, such as Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, cysticercosis and snake envenomation.
Borreliosis Ehrlichiosis Tick-borne Diseases Snake Envenomation Leishmaniasis
Jim Wellehan
Professor · University of Florida
Jim Wellehan's research focuses on comparative infectious disease, pathogen evolution, molecular diagnostics and pathogen discovery.
Mycology Virology Wildlife Medicine Infectious Disease Bacteriology
Alana Pindar
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Environmental Sciences · University of Guelph
Wild bee expert who studies the impact of environmental stressors such as climate change and habitat loss on bee communities
Biodiversity Pollination Biology Pollination Ecological Analysis Ecological disturbance
Michael Thomashow
University Distinguished Professor · Michigan State University
Is an expert on the regulation of abiotic & biotic stress tolerance pathways in plants with an emphasis on plant freezing tolerance
Biochemistry Soil and Microbial Sciences Plant Biology Molecular Biology Plants
Robert Garry
Professor · Tulane University
Dr. Garry has published over 100 papers in the area of retrovirology
COVID-19 Pathology Lassa Fever Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis Ebola