Associate Professor of Biology, University of North Dakota Brian Darby, Ph.D., is an associate professor of biology whose research focuses on soil ecology (understanding how the soil microbiota affect the health and function of the soil system, and identification of all the fascinating nematodes, tardigrades, rotifers, mites, collembolans, and protozoans in the soil environment); ecological genomics (seeking to understand what genes and genome features are necessary to understand an organism's abundance and distribution in the world); wildlife genetics (using molecular tools to understand wildlife populations, movement, and behavior to help inform management and conservation); and statistics/biometry (modeling quantitative data to test hypotheses, estimate parameters, and predict future scenarios).
Emeritus Professor, Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Universidad de Costa Rica Bruno Lomonte is an emeritus professor at the Instituto Clodomiro Picado, University of Costa Rica (ICP-UCR), which he joined in 1980. His research is mainly focused on snake venoms, with particular interest on phospholipase A2 myotoxins, as well as on antivenoms, antibodies and diverse toxin inhibitors. From 2010 to 2023 held the position of coordinator of the Proteomics Laboratory at ICP-UCR. A member of the International Society on Toxinology (IST) since 1986, Dr Lomonte has authored 360+ research articles and book chapters, and serves as editorial board or reviewer for several specialized journals on toxinology and proteomics.
PhD Candidate, Communication and Media Studies, Carleton University Bethany Berard is a PhD Candidate in Communication and Media Studies at Carleton University. Her research brings together visual culture and media theory, often with a focus on photography. She is the Assistant Editor of the Canadian Journal of Communication.
Professor of Genetics, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos Bola Oboh is a professor of genetics in the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos. Professor Bola Oboh has a Ph.D in plant science at University of Ife, Ile-Ife with specialisation in plant breeding and genetics. She has attended training at the Alabama AM, University of Huntsville, Alabama, USA., Dorschkamp Institute for Forest and Landscape Planning, Wageningen. The Netherlands; University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Biotechnology Nuclear, Agricultural Research Institute (BNARI), Accra, Ghana and University of Northampton Alstraat, United Kingdom. Her area of research includes population genetics, molecular biology, conservation biology and environmental biology. Professor Bola Oboh is a member of a number of scientific organisations. She is a reviewer for some scientific academic journals and external examiner to some tertiary institutions. She has been an assessor to different cadres of academic staff in polytechnics and universities. She has attended and presented papers at conferences both locally and internationally. She has published widely in accredited academic journals and (co-) supervises a number of doctoral and master’s students. She has with colleagues attracted research grants from University of Lagos, Step-B Innovators of Tomorrow (a World Bank project) and TETFUND.
Research Fellow in Black Heritage, University of Cambridge I am an archaeologist from Nigeria with a focus on the archaeology of Yorubaland Nigeria, west Africa. I earned my BSc and MSc in archaeology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2010 and 2014 respectively. This was followed by a PhD in archaeology at the Sainsbury Research Unit, University of East Anglia, UK (2023). My research focuses on the deep time settlement history and the socio-political development of the Ilorin area, a historically significant city in north-central Nigeria, prior to the 19th century through material culture, mainly archaeological ceramics. I have received a few grants and awards, some of which include the Sainsbury Research Unit PhD Grant (2019-2022) and the World Archaeological Congress conference grant, Kyoto Japan 2016. I am currently a research fellow in black heritage or identity at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, and by extension, a postdoctoral associate at the Jesus College, University of Cambridge.
Professor Emeritus of History and Labor Education, University of Oregon Bob Bussel is a Professor Emeritus of History and the former director of the Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) at the University of Oregon. Bussel has spent over five decades working with and researching the union movement, including 10 years on the staff of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers and 30 years as a university-based labor educator. He has published numerous articles on labor history and contemporary labor issues in both academic and popular publications. His first book, From "Harvard to the Ranks of Labor: Powers Hapgood and the American Working Class, appeared in 1999." His latest book, "Fighting for Total Person Unionism: Harold Gibbons, Ernest Calloway, and Working-Class Citizenship," was published in 2015.
