| Cameron Martino | University of California, USA Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego, University of California San Diego School of Medicine |
| Jason E Stajich | Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California Riverside |
| Antonio Gonzalez | University of California San Diego School of Medicine |
| Stephen Wandro | Micronoma Inc. |
| Justin P Shaffer | University of California San Diego School of Medicine |
| Qiyun Zhu | Arizona State University, USA Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics |
| Austin D Swafford | Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego |