Dr. Cynthia Beall – Case Western Reserve University
Dr. Cynthia Beall is a physical anthropologist and professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a leader in the study of the biological nature and history of people who live at high altitudes, and has done field work in the Andes and on the Tibetan plateau, among other places.
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Dr. Peter Robbins – Oxford University
Dr. Peter Robbins is a human physiologist and professor at the University of Oxford. His interests include the effects of oxygen (and oxygen deprivation) on the human body, particularly in terms of the effects this has in human health and disease.
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Dr. Hugh Montgomery – University College, London
Dr. Hugh Montgomery is a professor of intensive care medicine at University College in London, where he also directs the Institute for Human Health and Performance. In addition to being a physician who treats patients suffering from hypoxia and a researcher who studies it, he is also an accomplished mountaineer who has climbed some of the world’s tallest peaks. Therefore, his own survival, as well as that of his patients, depends on an understanding of the challenges faced by those dealing with hypoxia.
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Dr. Lorna Moore – Wake Forest University
Dr. Lorna Moore is a professor of Anthropology, Physiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health Sciences, and Dean of the Graduate School at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. For over 30 years she has studied high-altitude pregnancies in locations such as Tibet, Peru, and the Rocky Mountains, and is currently doing her fieldwork in Bolivia.
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Dr. Jay Storz – University of Nebraska
Dr. Jay Storz is an evolutionary biologist and professor at the University of Nebraska. He studies the genetic basis of adaptive evolutionary change, with an emphasis on high altitude adaptation. His research focuses mainly on genetic variations in natural populations of mice at both high and low altitudes. These findings yield insight into human adaptation to these environments, as well.
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Dr. Gianpiero Cavallieri – Royal College of Surgeons (Dublin, Ireland)
Dr. Gianpiero Cavallieri is a researcher at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland, where he studies the importance of human genetic diversity. While much of his work focuses on epilepsy, he has a long-standing interest in the genetics of high altitude adaptation.
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Dr. Tom Brutsaert – State University of New York, Albany
Dr. Tom Brutsaert is a professor at the State University of New York at Albany. He studies native populations in the Andes (Peru and Bolivia). His research focuses on physiological and genetic adaptations to high altitudes, particularly as they pertain to exercise performance.