Anna Nagurney
John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations & Information Management · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Anna Nagurney studies network systems with applications including congested urban transportation networks, disaster relief and supply chains
COVID-19 and supply chains Sustainable Supply Chains Supply Chain and Logistics Management Cold Chain Logistics
Dr. Hugo López Gatell Ramírez
Director of Innovation in Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control · National Institute of Public Health
Physician, specialist in Internal Medicine, and Master in Medical Sciences.
COVID-19 Internal Medicine Epidemiology Public Health Coronavirus
John Lednicky
Research Professor · University of Florida
John Lednicky focuses on microbiology and molecular biology, various bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza and coronaviruses.
Airborne Transmission Zoonotic Diseases West Nile Virus Infectious Disease Airborne Disease
Carolyn Viviano
Associate Professor of Biology · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Biology Curriculum Design Student Development Clinical Research
Mimi Ito
Professor in Residence Informatics · UC Irvine
Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist of technology use, focusing on children and youth's changing relationships to media.
Media and Communications Anthropology Children/Video Games Technology
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
Sandro R. P. da Rocha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Sciences Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. da Rocha specializes in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.
Nanomedicine Nonivasive Drug & Gene Delivery Biomaterials Cancer nanotechnology Aerosol formulation
Catriona Jamieson
Professor of Medicine · UC San Diego
Dr. Catriona Jamieson is a board-certified hematologist with broad clinical expertise in caring for patients with hematologic malignancies.
Bone Marrow Transplantation Bone Marrow Polycythemia Vera Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Myelofibrosis and Essential Thrombocythemia
Matthew Daugherty
Assistant Professor · UC San Diego
Evolution of host-pathogen interactions; innate antiviral immunity; how SARS-CoV-2 & other viruses enter the human population
Evolutionary Genomics Innate Immunity Virology Host-Pathogen Interactions
Anna Moore
Director of Precision Health Program and Assistant Dean · Michigan State University
Expert in imaging and image-guided therapies in cancer and diabetes
Early Detection Cancer In Vivo Imaging Diabetes Image-Guided Therapy
Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)
COVID-19 Mosquito-borne Diseases Tick-borne Diseases Zika Smallpox
Rachel O'Neill, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics · University of Connecticut
Dr. O'Neill's research projects use molecular genetic approaches to study centromere function and evolution
Genome Stability Genomics Cancer Susceptibility
Stormy Chamberlain, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genome Sciences · University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor focused on angelman syndrome, genetics, and genome sciences.
Molecular Genetics Genome Science Angelman Syndrome Genetics Molecular Biology
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
Yishi Jin
Professor and Chair, Section of Neurobiology · UC San Diego
Yishi Jin's work assists to understand the molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the development and function of the nervous system.
Signal Transduction Genetics Neurobiology Synaptic Activity
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
Carlo Urbinati
Associate Professor of Biology · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Molecular Genetics of Gene Expression Rna Transport/Localization Structure and Function of Ribonucleoproteins
Gary Firestein
Director, Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute · UC San Diego
Dr. Gary Firestein's research interests focuses on the pathogenesis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Biomarkers Metalloproteinase and Cytokine Gene Regulation Epigenetics Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatoid Arthritis
Edie Dullaghan
Head, Target Validation · Centre for Drug Research and Development
Striving for excellence through mentoring people and by fostering creative/critical thinking,
Drug Development Infectious Disease Biology Molecular Genetics of Gene Expression Immunohistochemistry Antibiotic development
Dr. John Schieffelin
Assistant Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, Sections of Pediatric & Adult Infectious Diseases · Tulane University
His research focuses on the natural history, clinical care and immunology of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs)
COVID-19 Clinical Infectious Disease Infections in Transplant Recipients Virology and Immunology Tuberculosis