Teams

Roy Allen

Co-Founder  ·  Director of Strategic Partnerships, Ithaca Times

Roy is the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Ithaca Times, and he runs the non-profit organization Pathways to Equity, which houses Innovations in Science among other community-oriented projects. His work supports local arts, independent journalism, day camps and various development programs for central NY kids, and broadly enriches the vibrant community of Ithaca and the surrounding area.

Emma Scales

Co-Founder  ·  Ph.D. Candidate, Cornell University

Emma is a biologist studying fungal-bacterial symbioses, currently completing her Ph.D. at Cornell University. Beyond research, she has been deeply engaged in science advocacy — helping create the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP), a nationwide coalition of early career researchers pushing for change both within the scientific community and its relationships with lawmakers and the broader public. In her free time, she moonlights as an oil painter, fly fisher, and cat mom.

Erin Morrow

PhD candidate in cognitive neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles

Sneha Rao

PhD candidate in developmental biology, University of California, San Francisco

Miles Arnett

Bioengineering PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania

Jordan Williams

Pharmacology PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania

Alex Lando

PhD candidate in Fungal Biology, Cornell University

Erin Cullinane

PhD Candidate, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

Andrew Mattson

PhD student, Johns Hopkins University