ASTRID draws upon the complementary expertise of many groups at UBC. The principle investigators include:
- Lindsay Eltis (Microbiology and Immunology)
- Robert Hancock (Microbiology and Immunology)
- Charles Haynes (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
- Grant Mauk (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
- Lawrence McIntosh (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
- Suzana Straus (Chemistry)
- Natalie Strynadka (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
- Filip van Petegem (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)