Alana Officer
Unit Head, Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing · World Health Organization
Alana Officer coordinates the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) & oversees WHO's work on age-friendly environments.
Disability and Rehabilitation Public Health Communications Age-friendly Environments Ageism
Lisa Diewald
Program Manager, MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Lisa K. Diewald, MS, RD, LDN, is an expert in healthy eating and nutrition education programs for children and adults
Nutrition Counseling Obesity Prevention Nutrition Children Weight Management
Shauna McGillivray
Associate Professor · Texas Christian University
Biology expert, focusing on genetic methods of fighting disease
Bacterial Virulence in Genes Intersections of Genetics and Disease
Omer Inan
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Omer Inan's research focuses on non-invasive physiologic monitoring for human health and performance.
Medical Instrumentation Home Monitoring of Chronic Disease Medical Devices for Clinically-Relevant Applications Sports Medicine Non-invasive Physiological Monitoring
Allison McDonald
Associate Professor of Biology · Wilfrid Laurier University
Expert in plant and animal physiology with a focus on how organisms make energy. Advocate for women and persons with disabilities in STEM.
Plant and Animal Physiology and Biochemistry Bioenergetics (Mitochondria and Chloroplasts) Human Mitochondrial Diseases and Disorders Women in STEM Origin of Life and Endosymbiosis
Dr. Daniel Stamboulian
President · FUNCEI (Buenos Aires) and Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries –FIDEC (Miami).
Dr. Stamboulian is the founder of the Pan-American Association of Infectious Diseases (API) and other non-profit organizations.
Infectious Diseases Prevention and Management of Infectious Diseases Vaccination
Prof. Antony Bayer
Professor of Geriatric Medicine · Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health
Professor of Geriatric Medicine in the Division of Population Medicine in the School of Medicine at Cardiff University
Frailty Re-enablement Cognitive impairment and dementia Research Methods and Older People
Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair, Freeport McMoRan Chair of Environment Policy · Tulane University
Prof. Maureen Lichtveld is an expert in the field of environmental public health, with over 35 years of experience.
Coronavirus Disease Control and Prevention Disaster and Public Health Preparedness Disasters Environmental Health
Russell Terry
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Dr. Terry specializes in the medical and surgical management of kidney stones.
robotoic surgery Urinary tract imaging Artificial Intelligence in Urology Metabolic Kidney Stone Disease Ureteroscopy
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
Scott Requadt
CEO · Talaris Therapeutics
Scott Requadt has operating and investment experience in the biopharmaceutical industry including therapeutics, medtech and diagnostics.
Entrepreneurship Corporate Development Life Sciences Biotechnology Venture Capital
Neil Wimmer, M.D., MS
Cardiologist · ChristianaCare
Dr. Neil Wimmer is a cardiologist at ChristianaCare who specializes in minimally-invasive care for structural heart disease.
Minimally-Invasive Care for Structural Heart Disease Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Structural Heart Disease Cardiology Interventional Cardiology Cardiology
Laura Reese
Director and Professor · Michigan State University
Laura Reese is an expert in animal welfare policy, animals in the city, animal sheltering, local economic development
Local Economic Development Animals in the City Animal Welfare Policy Animal Sheltering
Patricia Bradley, PhD
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Patricia K. Bradley, PhD, RN, FAAN is a leading expert in psychiatric mental health nursing and disparities in cancer outcomes.
Diversity/Cultural Competence Cancer Survivorship Breast Cancer Screening Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Health Disparity
Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication · University of Connecticut
Saras Bellur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut.
Mediated Content Human-Computer Interaction Media Interfaces Interactive Health Technologies
Dr. John Beard
Director of Ageing and Life Course · World Health Organization
Dr John Beard, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., is Director of Ageing and Life Course with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva
Fostering Healthy Ageing Population Ageing Epidemiology Public Health and Ageing
Ayesha Khalid
Chief of Otolaryngology Division · Cambridge Health Alliance
Ayesha Khalid is a practicing clinician who pioneered groundbreaking research in sinus inflammation and clinical outcomes in sinus disease.
Digital Health Clinical Trials System Analysis Clinician Surgery
Zhipeng Lu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences · USC School of Pharmacy
An expert in RNA structures and interactions, chemical tools for RNA, RNA in genetic and infectious diseases, and computational biology.
Computational Biology Chemical tools for RNA RNA structures and interactions RNA in genetic and infectious diseases
Michael Davis
Professor, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Biomedical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Michael Davis researches cardiac regeneration and preservation.
Stem Cell Therapy Cardiac Regeneration
Carrie Heeter
Professor of Media and Information · Michigan State University
Carrie Heeter is an expert in meditation, cybermeditation, user experience design, and serious games.
Self-Regulation Meditation Research Online Learning User Experience Design Serious Games