Dr. Brett Pickett is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at the Brigham Young
University. He completed his Ph.D. studies in Microbiology at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham and served as a postdoctoral fellow in Pathology at the
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He works to develop
data mining workflows, apply machine learning techniques, and use advanced
statistical workflows on the Fulton high-performance computing environment at
BYU to understand better how human cells respond during infection, acute
infection, or chronic disease (e.g. flu, Streptococcus, cancer, etc.).
Dr. Benjamin Bikman is a Professor in the Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology at the Brigham Young University. He completed his Master’s studies in Exercise Physiology at Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. studies in Bioenergetics at East Carolina University. His research focus is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that mediate the disruption that causes and accompanies metabolic disorders, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dementia. Driven by his academic training (Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and postdoctoral fellowship with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders), he is currently exploring the contrasting roles of insulin and ketones as key drivers of metabolic function.
