Early Detection and Prevention Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, AZ, USA;
Dr. Matt Huentelman (pronounced HUN-till-man) is Professor and Division Director of Early Detection and Prevention at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) in Phoenix, Arizona. He studies molecular mechanisms of the nervous system to personalize approaches to aging, preserve brain health, and prevent Alzheimer’s disease through “Precision Aging,” aligning cognitive healthspan with lifespan. He joined TGen in 2004 after a PhD in Physiology and Functional Genomics at the University of Florida, following chemistry and biochemistry training at Ohio University, plus fellowships in Moscow and Bristol. His work includes 300+ papers cited over 40,000 times.

Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;
Neera Ghaziuddin, M.D., MRCPsych (UK), is a Professor and a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry. Her research and clinical interests include treatment-resistant depression in adolescents, early-onset bipolar disorder, catatonia, and the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in youth with severe psychiatric illness. Dr. Ghaziuddin completed her medical training in New Delhi, India, her adult psychiatric training in London, England, and trained as a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the University of Michigan. She has published extensively on these topics. In 2013, she published the first book that exclusively focuses on the use of ECT in youth, titled "Electroconvulsive Therapy in Children and Adolescents" (Ed: Ghaziuddin and Walters; Oxford University Press). In the Department of Psychiatry, she is the director of the Treatment Resistant Disorder (TRD) clinic in the section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The TRD clinic trains a future generation of psychiatrists in the management of youth who are unresponsive to standard pharmacotherapy.