Dr Belinda Chapman is an applied research microbiologist with more than 25 years experience across the food, health and environment sectors, including for Arnott's, Burns Philp, Sanitarium, the CSIRO, The Sydney Catchment Authority, Vitramed, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, as well as for the University of Tasmania and KPMG. She is an affiliate RHD supervisor of the University of Sydney and the University of Tasmania.

Dr Michelle Bull is an applied research microbiologist with more than 25 years experience across the food and health sectors, including nearly 20 years with the CSIRO. Michelle has worked with the food industry in Australia, Europe and the USA. Michelle is an affiliate RHD supervisor of the University of Sydney and the University of Tasmania. Michelle spearheads Quantal's research efforts in applied microbiomics.

Cathy Moir is an applied research microbiologist with 35 years’ experience working with food and agri-business through the CSIRO. Cathy is a nationally recognised thought and science leader in the microbiology and processing of foods and works with industry, government and consumers. Cathy is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology, elected in recognition of her years of service to the Institute and food industry.  Cathy is Chair of the Food Safety Information Council, Australia’s leading disseminator of consumer-targeted food safety information. Cathy also recently joined the Proficiency Testing Australia Board.

Sandra Olivier is a research microbiologist with 20 years' experience in applied food microbiology, including 18 years with the CSIRO. Sandra specialises in the microbiology of processed foods, with expertise in microbiological hazard identification and risk mitigation, process validation, and shelf-life extension using conventional and novel approaches and has extensive experience with spore-forming bacteria. Sandra is currently undertaking her PhD with Quantal Bioscience and the University of Tasmania with Professors Tom Ross and John Bowman.    

Joining Quantal Bioscience in 2021, Mark Wilson is a research microbiologist with more than 20 years experience in microbiology, including with the CSIRO. Mark specialises in the identification of yeasts and moulds of importance to the food industry, and in undertaking challenge testing work for the food industry, for the establishment of microbiologically safe and stable products and processes. Mark also has a passion for science education in schools, and for sharing his expertise in mycology with the food industry.

Emma Winley is a horticulturalist and applied microbiologist with 20 years experience in postharvest physiology of horticultural produce and postharvest microbiology. Emma has worked for the NSW Department of Agriculture, the CSIRO, the NSW Food Authority, Western Sydney University and Applied Horticultural Research.

Georgia Wunderlich is a research microbiologist and current employee and PhD student of Quantal Bioscience. Georgia has a Bachelor of Medical Science Honours degree at the University of Sydney, working with Quantal Bioscience and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research. Georgia's PhD research topic is around the development of molecular tools to study the microbiome of the equine hindgut, with a focus on fiber degradation, co-supervised by Professors Mike Rose and Tom Ross at the University of Tasmania. In 2023 Georgia is also Scientist in Residence at Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College in Sydney.

Blake Smith is a microbiologist and current employee and Masters student of Quantal Bioscience, studying with Dr Tom Jeffries at Western Sydney University. Blake recently completed his degree at Western Sydney University, majoring in Microbiology. Blake also has a strong interest in Zoology, and a passion for science education and engagement. His Masters research combines all of his interests, studying the microbiome of iguanas, and aiming to build a Simulator of the Lizard Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (the SLIME Project), for research, educational and science engagement purposes.