Mark D. Peterson is the Charles E. Lytle, Jr. Endowed Research Professor at the University of Michigan-Medicine (Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.), Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a Fulbright Scholar, and an active member in the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM), European Academy of Childhood-onset Disability (EACD), Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AusACPDM), the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM), and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). His work focuses on understanding factors that influence health and life expectancy among individuals aging with disabilities across the lifespan. This includes efforts directed at identifying precision strategies to prevent cardiometabolic dysregulation and secondary physical and psychological morbidity among adults with cerebral palsy and spinal cord injury, as well as a variety of frailty syndromes, and to better understand health disparities among individuals with disabilities from the context of access to preventive care and community wellness. Mark has published more than 190 peer reviewed scientific articles in the fields of muscle physiology, rehabilitation research, epidemiology, healthcare disparities, and preventive medicine. His papers have appeared in NEJM, JAMA, JAMA Neurology, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Dr. Scivoletto is a specialist in Neurology and Physical Medicine. He has more than 30 years of clinical experience with people with SCI. At present he is the head of UOC1 and Spinal Center at Fondazione S. Lucia of Rome. He is author and coauthor of more than 120 publications on peer review journal dealing with spinal cord injury.

Mirja Gross-Hemmi, is a Project Scientist at the CTU SPF and has been working as Scientific Coordinator for the InSCI community survey for nearly a decade. She earned her master's degree in clinical psychology, psychopathology, and criminology from the University of Zurich, followed by a PhD in clinical child and adolescent psychology from the University of Basel. After her PhD, she worked as a Senior Communications Manager, overseeing international projects in scientific and medical communication, with a focus on hematology and oncology. At SPF, Mirja has a keen interest in survey methodology and research on social and community participation of persons with spinal cord injury.

Dr. Fehlings is the Vice Chairman (Research) in the Department of Surgery and the Co-Director of the Spinal Program at the University of Toronto. Dr. Fehlings is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, holds the Gerald and Tootsie Halbert Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration, and is a senior consultant neurosurgeon and clinician scientist in the Krembil Brain Institute at the Toronto Western Hospital/University Health Network. Dr. Fehlings combines an active clinical practice in complex spinal surgery with a translationally oriented research program focused on discovering novel treatments for the injured brain and spinal cord. This is reflected by the publication of over 1000 peer-reviewed articles chiefly in the area of spinal cord injury and complex spinal surgery. Dr. Fehlings leads a multi-disciplinary team of researchers which is examining the application of stem cells, nanotechnology and tissue engineering for spinal cord repair and regeneration.

Dr. Kath Bogie's research interests focus on translational research, particularly in the field of the prevention and treatment of skin trauma and wounds. She has over 20 years’ experience leading effective and productive interdisciplinary studies, with team members including clinicians, biomedical engineers, electrical engineers, biologists and statisticians. The overarching goal of her research is to reduce the fear of developing a chronic non-healing wound. Dr. Bogie's translational research includes studies to determine why some people experience a continuous cycle of pressure injuries while others remain pressure injury free. She also led the development of technology and interventions for effective musculoskeletal wound therapy and prevention. Active clinical studies include work showing that critical circulatory biomarkers of recurrent pressure injury risk can be detected in at-risk individuals with SCI represents a paradigm shift in primary pressure injury prevention. This was awarded the 2019 Best Overall Contribution to the Field Award from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel for the preliminary work which provided the foundation for the Biomarkers for Early Identification of Pressure Injury Risk (BEIPIR) model of pressure injury development risk following SCI. Ongoing studies are determining the potential genetic basis for why some individuals rapidly develop elevated levels of intramuscular fat following SCI.

John Chernesky is the Manger of Praxis Spinal Cord Institute's PLEX Program. With over 30 years of lived experience of spinal cord injury (SCI) since being paralyzed, John has participated in dozens of research studies in addition to being a co-investigator on a number of research projects. He works closely with spinal cord injury PLEX (persons with lived experience of SCI including people living with SCI, their family and friends, PLEX-focused community organizations and advocacy groups) to ensure research is addressing their priorities. His strong connection to the SCI community as well as an international network of people living with SCI brings local, national and international PLEX perspective to the SCI research field. He is recognized as a leader in engagement and integrated knowledge translation and advises funding agencies, regulatory bodies, health systems, academia and industry on their engagement policies and practices.