Ruth G. West is an artist with background as a molecular genetics researcher. Working predominantly with computer-based media, West explores how artistic practice and aesthetic experience can nurture scientific discovery. West is Director, Visual Analytics and Interactive Technologies for the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research and a Research Associate at the UCSD Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, where she is the first Cal-(IT)2 New Media Artist crossing over to the Digitally Enabled Genomic Medicine Layer.

Jeff Burke is a researcher and lecturer in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His current focus is on developing a new joint Center for Research in Media, Engineering and Performance (REMAP) with the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. He has co-authored, designed, programmed or produced performances and new genre installations exhibited in eight countries from 1999-2005, collaborating with diverse teams for their design and production.

Eitan Mendelowitz has collaborated on interactive art installations exhibited internationally at venues including SIGGRAPH, ArtFutura, and ArsElectronica. Currently a researcher at the UCLA Hypermedia Studio, Eitan is co-developing Kolo, an ubiquitous computing framework for use in the performing and media arts. Eitan is pursuing his Ph.D. in artificial intelligence from UCLA and recently achieved a MFA (2002) from the Department of Design | Media Arts. His interests include the use of intelligent environments, sensor networks, and behavior-based artificial intelligence in the arts.

Thomas Holton is a software developer in the UCLA-DOE Center for Genomics and Proteomics. He is also developing software for the TB Consortium, which will allow scientists to share information about TB proteins and their structures. He was an original member in the TEXTAL Project, a pattern recognition system for the automatic determination of protein structure from electron density maps. He received an MS in biochemistry from Texas A&M, a BS in chemistry from UTK, and a BA in music from UTK.

Dr. Kerfeld is a protein crystallographer in the UCLA-DOE Center for Genomics and Proteomics and an Academic Administrator in Honors and Undergraduate Programs in the College of Letters and Sciences. As an administrator Dr. Kerfeld, who also holds an M.A. in English literature, develops cross-disciplinary curricula for the life sciences.

J.P. Lewis is a computer graphics researcher in the Computer Graphics and Immersive Technology lab at USC's Integrated Media Systems Center. Previously he has worked at think tanks including Interval Research (Palo Alto) and NEC Research (Princeton), and in the special effects industry. He has software development credits on Forest Gump and several other films, and his algorithms have been incorporated in several leading graphics packages.

Ethan Drucker is currently is pursuing his Ph.D. at the UCLA Computer Graphics laboratory.

Weihong Yan is the manager of the Bioinformatics User Facility at UCLA. She has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Biology. Her research experience includes signal processing, cell biology and bioinformatics. She currently leads bioinformatics training workshops and provides consultation and system support for bioinformatic hardware and software.

Steve Lamont is the Director of Graphics and Imaging at the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research. He has created many of the leading image processing tools for electron tomography and high end data visualization of biological specimens at NCMIR.

Loren McQuade is an independent computer graphics developer.