Claudiu T. Supuran is professor of medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Florence, Italy, since 1995. He did his PhD at University of Bucharest, Romania, and was a visiting scholar at University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, and at Grifitth University, Brisbane, Australia. H-index = 175

Johan Bengtsson-Palme is an assistant professor at the Division of Systems Biology at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg and the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, funded by the Wallenberg DDLS initiative. H-index = 52

George Adrian Calin received both his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Carol Davila University of Medicine in Bucharest, Romania. He completed a cancer genomics training in Dr. Massimo Negrini’s laboratory at University of Ferrara, Italy. He is presently a Professor in Experimental Therapeutics and Leukemia Departments at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and studies the roles of microRNAs and other non-coding RNAs in cancer initiation and progression and in immune disorders. H-index = 173

Clemente Capasso obtained his MSc in biology cum laude at the University of Naples ‘Federico II’ (Italy). His research interest at the Italian National Research Council (CNR; Rome, Italy) from 1992 to date has been the study of the structure/function relationship of both native and recombinant proteins from terrestrial and marine organisms. In particular, he studied metallothioneins, aspartic proteinases and carbonic anhydrases in mesophilic and extremophilic microorganisms. H-index = 68

Jean-Marc Cavaillon is honorary professor of Institut Pasteur where he made his whole career after his post-doctoral training at the University of Toronto (Canada). He has been head of a research Unit “Cytokines & Inflammation” (2001-2017), director of the Department “Infection and Epidemiology” (2006-2009), and president of the Evaluation Committee of the Scientists of Institut Pasteur (2012-2015). H-index = 91

The goal of my research is to integrate patient studies and laboratory sciences to understand the ‘biology’ and improve diagnosis and management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, and severe and diabetes-associated TB disease. I have collaborated with Indonesian universities for over 20 years, I have lived in Indonesia for several years leading a large multidisciplinary program on HIV prevention and management. H-index = 91

Jakko van Ingen, MD, PhD, is a consultant clinical microbiologist and head of the mycobacteriology reference laboratory at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He has authored over 180 papers on mycobacterial disease in peer-reviewed scientific journals and is consulted on diagnosis and treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease from all over the world. H-index = 67

Danny O'Hare graduated in chemistry, Imperial College London 1984. He holds a PhD from Physiological Flow Studies Group (PFSG), Imperial College London on The development of electrochemical sensors for the study of intervertebral disc nutrition awarded in 1991. Dr. O'Hare is a Chartered Chemist and member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Electrochemical Society and British Society for Matrix Biology. H-index = 36

Cristina Has is head of the genodermatoses clinic, Department of Dermatology University of Freiburg, Germany. Her clinical activity includes general and paediatric dermatology, with a focus on the genodermatoses. She is internationally recognised for her work on the genetic basis of skin fragility disorders. With her group, she has identified new genes and characterised large cohorts of patients, established genotype-phenotype correlations and explored underlying disease mechanisms. H-index = 56

Aatto Laaksonen is a highly cited Professor of Physical Chemistry affiliated with the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry at Stockholm University. His extensive publication record demonstrates a long-standing expertise in the computational simulation of complex systems, with his most recent scholarly work actively exploring the structural and dynamic properties of ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, lignin derivatives, and advanced nanomaterials. H-index = 58

Mihai Gheorghe Netea is a Romanian-Dutch physician and professor at Radboud University Nijmegen, specialized in infectious disease, immunology, and global health. Netea's field of study includes the innate immune system and its capacity to "memorize" infections, as well as its recognition of Fungi pathogens. Netea is known for his breakthrough in the area of Trained immunity. Netea's research attempts to translate information obtained through the assessment of human genetic variation in patients into novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. H-index = 219

Professor Julian Savulescu is an award-winning ethicist, medical doctor and moral philosopher. He trained in neuroscience, medicine, and philosophy. He is currently and has been Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford since 2002. He currently also holds Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics, and Head of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (from August 2022). H-index = 103

Ramnik Xavier is a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where he serves as director of the Klarman Cell Observatory. He is also director of the Broad’s Immunology Program and co-director of the Broad’s Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program. He is the Kurt J. Isselbacher Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; director of the Center for Computational and Integrative Biology and professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH); and co-director of the Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics at MIT. H-index = 168

Annemarie M.J. Wensing, MD, PhD is a Clinical Virologist at the University Medical Center Utrecht and a Honorary Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. She attained her MSc and MD at the University of Utrecht. During her post graduate rotations she became involved in clinical HIV research and care. Her research focuses on improving antiviral treatment and viral eradication strategies globally by integrating insights from clinical and fundamental research on drug resistance, viral persistence, and evolution. H-index = 58