Dr. Swati Kalgaonkar has a PhD in Nutritional Science and a post-doctoral fellowship in Nutritional Endocrinology, both from University of California, Davis. She has expertise in clinical research and has conducted, overseen, and effectively communicated clinical research on healthcare products and whole foods across various markets globally. Areas of research and communication in her portfolio to date include plant-based bioactives, alternative proteins, skin health, gut health, immune health, mental wellbeing & cognitive health, and healthy aging with an emphasis on...Read more
J. Christopher Love is the Raymond A. (1921) and Helen E. St. Laurent Professor of Chemical Engineering and member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT. His research focuses on advancing next-generation approaches for accessible and affordable biomanufacturing and on single-cell analyses in chronic diseases like cancer and food allergy. He served as a Distinguished Engineer in Residence at Biogen in 2015 and is the founding director of the Alternative Host Research Consortium at MIT. He has also co-founded four companies for biopharmaceutical services...Read more
Bettina Wolf, PhD is a neuroscientist and veterinarian at the Göttingen Campus in Germany. She is a senior postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience at the University Medical Center Göttingen headed by Professor Tobias Moser. Her main area of research is the optical cochlear implant - an innovative neuroprosthesis combining gene therapy with miniaturized light emitters. Her main focus lays on the evaluation of safety and efficacy of optogenetic hearing restoration on the behavioural level in rodent models and the translation of the approach to non-human primates....Read more
Meet these scholars who are pursuing STEM degrees at Alcorn State University, Delaware State University, Tennessee State University, and Xavier University of Louisiana.
Rodney Reed is the Assistant Chief of Operational Support for the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, with over 17 years’ public safety experience. He earned a Bachelors’ degree in Communications and Masters in Emergency Management Services. He served as a Captain and Army Ranger while deploying to Afghanistan in 2008-09. He holds various certifications including a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), State-Certified COM-L, TCFP Arson Investigator, Firefighter, HazMat Technician, and international...Read more
