| Nadine Biedenkopf | Institute of Virology, Philipps-University Marburg |
| Elke Mühlberger | Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University |
| Janusz T Paweska | Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service |
| Jens H Kuhn | Division of Clinical Research (DCR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH) |