"Harnessing basic science to develop new approaches to combat Staphylococcus aureus infections" Victor Torres, Ph.D. C.V. Starr Professor of Microbiology Director, Antimicrobial-Resistant (AMR) Pathogens Program Department of Microbiology New York University Grossman School of Medicine

“Evolution of Energy Landscapes and its Exploitation for Drug and Enzyme Design” Dorothee Kern, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry HHMI Investigator Chair of the Biochemistry Department Brandeis University  

“Virus-like intercellular signaling in the nervous system” Jason Shepherd, Ph.D. Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Endowed Chair Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Ben Barres Investigator Associate Professor of Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences University of Utah

"TBD" Clodagh C. O'Shea, Ph.D. Professor and Wicklow Capital Endowed Chair Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

"Cellular strategies and molecular mechanisms driving breast cancer metastasis" Andrew Ewald, Ph.D. Virginia DeAcetis Professor of Basic Cancer Research Professor and Director of Cell Biology Director, Giovanis Institute for Translational Cell Biology The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

“Nutrients, Metabolism and Cancer” Jing Chen, Ph.D. Janet D. Rowley Distinguished Service Professor in Cancer Research Director of Basic and Translational Science, Section of Hem/Onc Associate Vice Chair for Translational Research Department of Medicine Director, Cancer Metabolomics Research Center Biological Sciences Division (BSD) The University of Chicago

“Multiscale Biological Imaging at High Spatiotemporal Resolution” Hari Shroff, Ph.D. Senior Group Leader Janelia Research Campus Howard Hughes Medical Institute