Konstantin Gus Kousoulas, PhD Principal Investigator, Louisiana Biomedical Research Network (LBRN) Louisiana State University Baton Rouge President, National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators Dr. K Gus Kousoulas is Head of the Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Professor of Virology and Biotechnology at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. He is the Principal Investigator of the […]

Ravi Basavappa, PhD Program Leader National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Director Common Fund Dr. Ravi Basavappa received his Ph.D. in biophysics from the University of Chicago for studies on the structure of tRNA. He then was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School in virus crystallography. Prior to joining the NIH, Dr. Basavappa […]

Benjamin D. Greenberg, MD, PhD Director, COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Butler Hospital Associate Director, Center for Neurorestoration & Neurotechnology, VA Providence Healthcare System Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University Dr. Benjamin D. Greenberg graduated from Amherst College and earned a PhD in Neurosciences from the University of California San Diego, […]

Julius Korley, PhD DRIVEN Hub University of Delaware College of Engineering Director of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Partnerships Dr. Julius Korley is a businessperson, entrepreneur, and scientist with expertise in several areas of biotechnology, including biomaterials, drugs, drug-delivery systems and medical device development. Presently, he is the Director of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Partnerships for the College […]

Niall G. Howlett, PhD PI, MARC U*STAR University of Rhode Island Professor, Cell and Molecular Biology Dr. Niall G. Howlett is a Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Rhode Island (URI). He received his Ph.D. in Biological and Molecular Sciences from Oxford Brookes University and performed postdoctoral research at Harvard School […]