Dr. Miller is a Picower Professor of Neuroscience at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on investigating neural mechanisms involved in cognition, most recently observing the effects of propofol on these mechanisms and consciousness. Dr. Miller received his PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience from Princeton University, where he also completed a master's in Psychology and Neuroscience. He has received numerous prestigious honors and awards, with his most recent recognition being awarded this year by MIT for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring. In 2017, a paper he co-authored with Jonathan Cohen titled “An integrative theory of prefrontal cortex function” was recognized as the fifth most cited paper in neuroscience.

Maria-Tzousi Papavergi is a third-year PhD candidate in the Lemere Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, co-supervised by Cynthia Ann Lemere and Daniel van den Hove. Her research focuses on unraveling the cellular and epigenetic mechanisms linking the complement cascade to aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Papavergi holds a BS in molecular biology and genetics from Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, and an MS in cognitive and clinical neuroscience from Maastricht University, Netherlands. Papavergi was also a part of the 2025 Neuronline Community Leaders cohort.

Laura Martin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health and the Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Unit at Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center.