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Brittany

Brittany

PhDNeurobiology

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Neurobiology

  2. Dillard University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Biology

Expertise

neurovascular coupling, network neuroscience, network neuroscience, striatal network, neurodegenerative...

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Jacquelyn

Jacquelyn

MPHEpidemiology

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MPHMaster of Publi...2023

    Epidemiology

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biology

Expertise

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Biology, Public Health, One Health, Zoonotic Disease, Infectious...

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Advaitha

Advaitha

Industry expertBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Duke University

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2021

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, digital health, digital therapeutics...

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Vivian

Vivian

Industry expertMolecular Bi...

Education

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

Regenerative and developmental biology, cell biology, biochemistry, genetics

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Joshua

Joshua

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Medical University of South Carolina

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Bob Jones University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Biology

Expertise

Medicine, basic science, aerospace neuroscience, mental health counseling, professional writing

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Alla

Alla

Industry expertBiology

Education

  1. University of South Florida

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biology

Expertise

Alzheimer's, the brain, and anything to do with video editing!

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Mariame

Mariame

PhD candidateBiology

Education

  1. Ohio State University, Columbus

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biology

  2. Ohio State University, Columbus

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    Biology

Expertise

cancer biology, bioinformatics, data analytics, public health, computer science, biology, coding

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Sharon

Sharon

DO

Education

  1. Michigan State University

    DODoctor of Osteo...1994
  2. Michigan State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...1990

    Medicine

Expertise

Pediatric medicine

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Rosa

Rosa

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. Yale University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Neurobiology

Expertise

Neuroscience, Biology

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Matthew

Matthew

PhDMolecular Bi...

Education

  1. Columbia University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Molecular Biology

  2. Tufts University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomic Instability, Biochemistry

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Ashley

Ashley

MPHPublic Health

Education

  1. George Washington University

    MPHMaster of Publi...

    Public Health

  2. Virginia Wesleyan College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Biology

Expertise

Public Health, Biology, Marine Biology/Science, Oceanography, Environmental Public Health, Climate Change

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Merci

Merci

PhDPharmacology

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Pharmacology

  2. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Biological and physical sciences

Expertise

Alzheimers, neuroscience, neurodegenerative disease, cell biology, axon initial segment, tau protein...

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Claudia

Claudia

PhD candidateAnthropology

Education

  1. The Graduate Center (CUNY)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Anthropology

  2. The Graduate Center (CUNY)

    MPhilMaster of Philo...2013

    Anthropology

Expertise

Biological anthropology; human skeletal biology, osteology; human anatomy; human evolution

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Hannah

Hannah

MSBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Tufts University

    MSMaster of Science

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Tufts University

    MSMaster of Science

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering

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Marie

Marie

PhD candidateMolecular Bi...

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Molecular Biology

  2. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

genetic and molecular controls of plant cellular processes relevant to combat the climate crisis...

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Lily

Lily

MSNeuroscience

Education

  1. Florida State University (FSU)

    MSMaster of Science

    Neuroscience

  2. North Carolina State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy...

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Chao

Chao

PhDMolecular an...

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2011

    Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    JD/MBAJuris Doctorate...2015

    Law

Expertise

Pharmacology, neuroscience, animal and human behavior, intellectual property, law, business strategy...

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Finosh

Finosh

PhD

Education

  1. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2015
  2. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala

    MSMaster of Science2009

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Cell biology, molecular biology, cardiology, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, stem cells...

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Ribhav

Ribhav

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Stanford University

    MSMaster of Science2022

Expertise

Medicine, Infectious diseases, Public Health, Economic modeling, Data Science, Epidemiology...

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Nila

Nila

PhDGenetics

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Genetics

  2. University of Hyderabad

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Biology

Expertise

Genetics, meiosis, Drosophila melanogaster, DNA repair, recombination,

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