The course has been developed by a global panel of experts with extensive experience in:

• Academic research into the role of narrative tools in science communication
• Science journalism
• Training scientists in communicating through storytelling techniques
• Sharing their own research through compelling stories and papers

The expert panel, which helped shape and refine the content of the course, included:

• Pep Pamies | Chief Editor, Nature Biomedical Engineering
• Helen Pearson | Chief Magazine Editor, Nature
• Michael Dahlstrom | Director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Iowa State University
• Nick Enfield | Professor of Linguistics, University of Sydney

The course also features expert insights through video interviews with:

• Josh Ettinger | PhD candidate, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
• Vidita Vaidya | Professor of Neurobiology, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
• Mahaletchumy Arujanan | Global Coordinator, International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications
• Faith Osier | Professor of Immunology, Heidelberg University Hospital and KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
• Erich Jarvis | Professor, The Rockefeller University and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Sara ElShafie | Founder, Science Through Story and PhD Candidate, University of California, Berkeley