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Armand G. Ngounou Wetie received his diploma in biotechnology (2008) from the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and a Master of Science degree in molecular biotechnology from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany. Currently, Armand is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science at Clarkson University (Potsdam, New York), where he is working on understanding the mode of action of the tumour differentiation factor (TDF) protein.

Izabela Sokolowska received her M.Sc. in biotechnology at Warsaw University of Life Sciences (2009) and currently she is a Ph.D. student in the Biochemistry and Proteomics Group at Clarkson University. Her research is focussed on the characterisation of newly discovered protein tumour differentiation factors (TDF) and mass spectrometry-based approaches in the analysis of proteins.

Dr Alisa Woods is a neurobiologist and mental health counsellor, and currently Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science at Clarkson University, as well as Counsellor and Neuropsychology Researcher at the Neuropsychology Clinic/Psychoeducation Services, SUNY Plattsburgh, New York. The long-term goal of her research is to understand the connections between biochemistry and behaviour in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and ADHD. She is particularly interested in the identification of protein biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of neurodevelopmental disorders, and in their use for monitoring the psychotherapeutic/behavioural treatment of developmental disorders.

Dr Costel C. Darie is a biochemist and currently Assistant Professor and leader of the Biochemistry and Proteomics Group within the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science at Clarkson University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in biochemistry from Iasi, Romania, and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Freiburg, Germany. Dr Darie's main research interests are in new proteomics approaches for biomarker discovery and identification of post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions. His research is also focussed on the investigation of one particular protein – the tumour differentiation factor protein.