Mathew Birdsall Abrams, PhD, is director of science and training at the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF), a global organization dedicated to open, FAIR, and citable neuroscience. Abrams is a neuroscientist with over 25 years of experience in both experimental neuroscience and clinical psychiatry, as well as 12 years of experience in community coordination, community building, and product development in neuroinformatics. He conducted his doctoral thesis research at Tulane University and Karolinska Institutet, obtained his MPH in health systems management at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and completed his undergraduate education at the University of Richmond.

Tiffany Bartel is a PhD candidate at Cleveland State University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She received her bachelor's degree in biology and neuroscience from Baldwin Wallace University. Bartel’s research focus is on cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) and drug-resistant epilepsies.