PARTICIPANTS 

1. Adelaide Tovar, University of Michigan 

human genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, gene regulation

2. Amoldeep S Kainth, The University of Chicago

chromatin, gene expression, RNA, MLL1, leukemia

3. Andre Rosario, Rutgers University

health policy, immigration, history, racial/ethnic health disparities

4. Anke Marije Tukker, Purdue University

neurotoxicology, persistent toxicity, human induced pluripotent stem cells, gene-environment interactions, developmental exposures

5. Aria Grabowski, University of Michigan

diet, pregnancy, lactation, toxicants

6. Bernardo Pinto, The University of Chicago

biophysics, ion channels, electrophysiology, computational biology

7. Bijen Khagi, The Pennsylvania State University

medical imaging, machine learning, cardiovascular disease, computer-aided diagnosis, elderly disease, biomedical engineering.

8. Caleb Nwongbouwoh Muefong, The University of Chicago

innate immunity, lung pathology, neutrophil, immunoregulation, inflammation

9. Callie Caroline Miller, Northwestern University

copper enzyme, methane monooxygenase, methane, bioremediation, cryoEM

10. Charanya Muralidharan, The University of Chicago

diabetes, autoimmune, stress response, interferon

11. Charles Chuankai Dai, University of Maryland

drug delivery, biomaterial, nano medicine, regeneration medicine, controlled releasing

12. Chenlan Wang, University of Michigan

modeling, data analyze, game theory, machine learning

13. Colleen A. Reynolds, Harvard University

epidemiology, reproductive, perinatal, LGBTQ, equity

14. David R. Glass, Fred Hutch Cancer Center

systems immunology; human immunology; adaptive immunity; cancer biology; vaccination

15. Deeksha Sharma, University of Michigan

breast cancer, cancer stem cells, BET protein degrader, tumor microenvironment, immuno-oncology

16. Fatemeh Sharifi, University of Michigan

microfluidics, organ-on-a-chip, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, bioengineering

17. Gayle Shipp, Michigan State University

maternal and infant health, nutrition related outcomes, breastfeeding, child obesity, perinatal health

18. Gonen Memisoglu, The University of Chicago

DNA damage, transcription, DNA repair, checkpoints, Mediator

19. Gustavo Contreras, The University of Chicago

ion channels, structural biology, electrophysiology, signal integration, mechanotransduction

20. Iqbal Hossain, Purdue University

Nanopatterning Soft Materials, Regenerative Medicine, Wearable Electronics, Ionogel, Flexible Piezoelectric Materials

21. Javaria Munir, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

extracellular vesicles, neurodegenerative diseases, brain, exosomes, drug delivery

22. Jeeyeon Kim, University of Michigan

cognitive function, multiple sclerosis, chronic disease, diabetes, music

23. Jennifer M. Torres Del Valle, Department of Health

mental health care access, aging, health disparities, population health

24. Joel Acevedo-Nieto, University of Puerto Rico

ADRD, mobility, gait, cognition, MCI

25. Jorge Luis Cañari Casaño, University of Michigan

food insecurity, climate change, water insecurity, migration and health, health equity

26. Joshua James François, Harvard University

mechanobiology, DNA damage, cell migration, 3D imaging, omics

27. Kapil Upadhyay, University of Michigan

metabolic disease, nuclear lamina, hepatology, genetics, redox biology

28. Karamveer Karamveer, The Pennsylvania State University

computational biology, single-cell multi-omics, gene regulatory networks, health equity, machine learning in biomedicine

29. Katherine Ann Maniates, Rutgers University

fertilization, genetics, reproductive biology, development

30. Kathryn Sanchez, The University of Chicago

batten disease, microglia, inflammasome, neurodegeneration, and cytokine

31. Kent Jason Go Cheng, The Pennsylvania State University

population health, aging, family support, caregiving, social demography

32. Lanting Yang, University of California, San Diego

diabetes pharmacotherapy epidemiology medication safety

33. Laura Cristal Magaña, San Diego State University

occupational health, toxicology, endocrine disrupting chemicals, public health, understudied populations

34. M. Fernanda Palominos, University of California, Berkeley

craniofacial, multi-omics, development, phenotypic-divergence, evo-devo

35. Maria Prado, Purdue University

biomechanics, bone biology, fracture risk, bone mechanics, musculoskeletal disorders

36. Mariana Masteling, University of Michigan

women's health, biomechanics, pelvic floor, injury prevention, medical devices

37. Mary Mbaba, The Pennsylvania State University

mental health, substance use, yoga

38. MeeJung Ko, University of California, Berkeley

neuroscience, molecular pharmacology, glia, psychedelics, neuropsychiatric disorders

39. Meng Zhu, Harvard University

cell polarity, developmental biology, EvoDevo; mammalian embryogenesis

40. Mohammad A. Alzubi, University of Maryland Baltimore

cancer immunology, PDX, organiods, drug resistance, T cells

41. Mohammad Hasan Shahriar, The University of Chicago

cardiovascular science, lung, colorectal and pancreatic cancer, exposome, Alzheimer's Diseases, child neurodevelopment

42. Murat Yaman, University of Michigan

preclinical research, translational studies, drug discovery, thrombosis, bioinformatics, zebrafish

43. Nada Aboelella, The University of Chicago

cancer Immunotherapy, CAR T Cell Therapy, T cell dysfunction, BCL-2 family non-apoptotic signaling, BH3 mimetics

44. Nidhi Sharma, The University of Chicago

neurodegenerative diseases, C. elegans, mouse genetics, disease modeling, ALS, Alzheimer's Disease

45. Nikhila T. Suresh, Purdue University

bioinformatics, genomics, next generation sequencing, cancer biology, immuno therapy

46. Peerzada Tajamul Mumtaz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

extracellular vesicles as therapeutic carriers, microbiome-host crosstalk, next-generation probiotics, gut-brain/immune axis modulation, biomarker discovery in early life health

47. Piaopiao Li, University of Florida

diabetes, real-world data, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, health outcome

48. Pooja Acharya, The Ohio State University

adipose, exosomes, heart, lipid, metabolism

49. Ran Zhou, The University of Chicago

Crohn's Disease, inflammation, relapse, macrophage, epithelium

50. Rene Arvola, The Ohio State University

gene regulation, mRNA decay, nonsense mediated mRNA decay, zebrafish, development

51. Robert Beverly, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

proteomics, food, nutrition, allergies, microbiome

52. Roberto Josiah Rosario, University of Michigan

racism, identity, educational equity, intersectionality

53. Robin Kruger, University of Michigan

reproduction, endocrine, metabolism, fertility, hormones

54. Shelby Hemker, University of Michigan

DNA repair, molecular genetics, high-throughput

55. Shishir Dahal, University of Maryland, Baltimore

ultra-high feild MRI, multiple sclerosis, low intensity focused ultrasound, epstein barr virus, spectral photon counting CT

56. Stephanie Keeney Parks, University of California, Los Angeles

race and disability, medical anthropology, structural violence, Black families and autism, health and education inequity

57. Steve Guzman, University of Michigan

genomics, stem cells, skeletal muscle, regeneration, aging

58. Steven Wolf, The University of Chicago

adoptive T cell transfer, TCR-engineered T cells, neoantigens, CD4 T cells, tumor microenvironment

59. Surabhi Chowdhary, The University of Chicago

gene expression, heat shock response, biomolecular condensates, 3D genome organization

60. Tauras Vilgalys, The University of Chicago

genomics, evolution, immunology, gene regulation, pathogen response

61. Timileyin Adediran, University of Michigan

microbial genomics, infectious disease epidemiology, community/healthcare transmission

62. Vivetha Thambinathan, University of Michigan

community-engaged participatory action research (PAR), justice-centered health systems research, refugee and migrant health, decolonial & liberatory pedagogies/methodologies, community healing

63. Yemko Pryor, Emory University

human evolutionary population genetics, epigenetics

64. Zhenquan Sun, The University of Chicago

protein chemical engineering, chemical synthesis of peptide/protein, antibiotics, antibody-drug conjugate, cancer drug development