Mercury is a Knowledge Broker solving problems at the intersection of STEM policy, science diplomacy, and research praxis. She is the architect of the Basics of Open-Source Science (BOSS) program, which delivers sociotechnical implementation programming to research institutions, and the Collaboratory Cultures framework, which applies Science and Technology in Society methodologies to the production of metaresearch metrics to track and improve innovation capacities within the research community of practice.
She is a Fulbright Specialist in Science Diplomacy, IGDORE Global Director of Operations, NSF Advanced Merit Review Panel Fellow, Senior Advisor to the Chinese Academy of Science Global Open Science Cloud, and Digital Society Advisor to Kuvora, Inc.
Trevor is the Senior Data Scientist at RS21 with expertise in AI analytics, architecture, and user-facing workflows. He is a specialist in the sociotechnical aspects of artificial intelligence, including data bias, assessment frameworks, semantic and ontological flaws, and predictive limitations.
Gary is a Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he instructs students in interdisciplinary principles and metascience research practices. He is an internationally recognized advocate for early career scientists, specializing in OS praxis as a pathway to empowerment, transparency, and inclusion within research institutions.
He is Lead Consultant at Lightoller, LLC and Advisory Board Chair of IGDORE USA.
Gustav is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at the Karolinska Institutet and metascience investigator who applies open science principles, such as transparency and reproducibility, to his medical research. He is a neuroscience specialist with expertise in sleep and diurnal rhythms. He leads translational research in psychiatry to elicit exhaustion syndrome biomarkers.
He is Senior Advisor to the Swedish National Data Service and Director of IGDORE Global.
Seun is a Public Health researcher who specializes in digital skilling for the OS community of practice. He organizes training, workshops, and mentorship programs for early-career OS researchers at Bioinformatics Outreach Nigeria. Olufemi is an Open Life Science Resident Fellow, PREreview Champion, ASAPbio Fellow, and IGDORE Sweden Scholar.
Mr. Koo is our resident Boy Genius and the best person that we all know.
Would you like to get involved? We welcome sovereign scholars at all levels and from all disciplines and practices to join us as REX Researchers, Advisors, Fellows, Scholars, and Volunteers. We pay whenever possible, but if you are interested in learning advanced research administration skills, we have limited internships for program assistants.
REX Researchers lead, join, and advise on sponsored projects
Volunteers contribute time, effort, and/or expertise to CoSci and IGDORE USA operations
Program assistants work as paid or unpaid interns to help prepare publications, manage contracts and grants, coordinate meetings and conferences, and manage scientific outptus
Advisors provide guidance on research and operations, including review and evaluation of proposals, data, and findings
Fellows are appointed to collaborative projects
Scholars are invited positions, although we may act as fiscal sponsor for independent grants