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Dominique Brossard
Professor and Chair, Department of Life Sciences Communication
Expert on media, science and policy; science and social media; public understanding of science; risk communication; science and fake news
Jon Odorico
Professor, surgery
Expert on beta cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes, including stem cell therapies and islet transplants
David Gamm
Associate professor, ophthalmology and visual sciences
Expert in retinal stem cell biology, cell-based therapies, retinal degenerative disease, pediatric ophthalmology
Wan-Ju Li
Associate professor, orthopedics and rehabilitation, biomedical engineering
Expert on musculoskeletal tissue regeneration, adult stem cell therapy, and nanotechnology for biomaterials
Aseem Ansari
Professor, biochemistry; member, Genome Center of Wisconsin
Expert on gene regulation and genome targeting with natural and synthetic molecules
William Murphy
Professor, biomedical engineering; Co-Director, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center
Expert on biomaterials, drug delivery, stem cells, medical devices, and tissue engineering
Kenneth DeSantes
Professor, pediatrics
Expert on pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the use of immunotherapy to treat childhood cancer
Igor Slukvin
Professor, pathology and laboratory medicine; program director, Pathology Residency Program
Expert on blood stem cell development, hematoendothelial differentiation of human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells
Ahna Skop
Professor of Genetics
Expert on cell division in animal cells, characterized the midbody (new organelle), uses scientific art for outreach, coloring book author, social media and science engagement
Amish Raval
Associate professor, cardiovascular medicine
Expert on cardiovascular medicine, peripheral artery disease, interventional cardiology and imaging, cardiovascular regenerative medicine and stem cell trials
R. Alta Charo
Emerita professor, law and bioethics
Expert on regulation and ethics of scientific and medical innovation, including genetics, synthetic biology, stem cell biology and reproductive technologies
Timothy Hacker
Senior scientist, cardiology; director, Cardiovascular Physiology Core Lab
Expert on animal models for cardiac disease
Masatoshi Suzuki
Associate professor, comparative biosciences
Expert on stem cell applications for developmental modeling and cell therapy against brain disorders
Christian Capitini
Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant
Expert on laboratory research of childhood cancers as well as pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and CAR T cells.
Xinyu Zhao
Professor, neuroscience
Regulation of stem cells and development in brain health and diseases, including autism and fragile X syndrome.
Kris Saha
Associate professor, biomedical engineering; Retina Research Foundation Kathryn and Latimer Murfee Chair; WID
Expert on human biotechnologies, gene editing, CRISPR, stem cell biology, tissue engineering, science policy, human disease modeling and bioethics
Randolph Ashton
Assistant professor, biomedical engineering
Regenerative medicine, stem cell technology, and biomaterials
Dave Vereide
Fellow, Morgridge Institute for Research
Development, regeneration, and diseases of the blood and blood vessels.
Jo Handelsman
Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Vilas Research Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, and Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Vivek Balasubramaniam
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
An expert in treatment and care of children with lung diseases including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, ILD, pulmonary hypertension, and complex lung disease
Shilagh Mirgain
Distinguished Psychologist, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Psychologist specializing in Health and Sport Psychology who has expertise in mind-body skills to foster well-being, optimal health and peak performance.
Rebecca Richards
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant
Expert on laboratory research of childhood cancers and novel therapeutics, with a focus on CAR T cells and other immunotherapies.