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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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Thomas Rando, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Director, The Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging, Stanford University School of Medicine
Deputy Director, Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), Stanford University

LAB ADMINISTRATORS

Sheri Jungers

Jessica Washington

LAB MANAGERS

Heather Ishak

Yip Yu

SENIOR SCIENTISTS and POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Marina Arjona MARINA ARJONA Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Rota, Cadiz, Spain PhD Institution: University of Seville, Spain Research Focus: Gene expression dynamics during satellite cell activation marina.arjona@stanford.edu	Steve Baker STEVE BAKER Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida PhD Institution: Baylor College of Medicine Research Focus: Evolution of lifespan in vertebrates sab73@stanford.edu	Daniel Benjamin DANIEL BENJAMIN Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA PhD Institution: UC Berkeley Research Focus: Metabolic regulation of stem cell function dbenjami@stanford.edu	Antoine de Morree ANTOINE DE MOREE Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Utrecht, The Netherlands PhD Institution: Leiden University Medical Center Research Focus: Molecular mechanisms of polyadenylation site choice demorree@stanford.edu	Antonio Filareto ANTONIO FILARETO Senior Scientist Hometown: Rossano, Italy PhD Institution: University of Tor Vergata Research Focus: Quiescence and cell fate regulation during skeletal muscle regeneration, aging and disease filareto@stanford.edu	Qiang Gan QIANG GAN Research Associate Hometown: Guangxi, China PhD Institution: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Dalian University of Technology Research Focus: Transcriptional regulatory network of muscle stem cell quiescence and activation mediated by microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs qianggan@stanford.edu	Abhijnya (Abhi) Kanugovi ABHIJNYA (ABHI) KANUGOVI Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Bangalore, India PhD Institution:Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR), Hyderabad, India. kanugovi@stanford.edu
Soochi Kim SOOCHI KIM Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Seoul, South Korea PhD Institution: Seoul National University, South Korea Research Focus: Understanding the role of inflammatory cells in muscle stem cell activation skim245@stanford.edu	Ling Liu LING LIU Research Associate Hometown: Guangzhou, China PhD Institution: SUNY Stony Brook Research Focus: Understanding the epigenome of quiescent stem cells and how it changes with age lingliu@stanford.edu	Marco Quarta MARCO QUARTA Senior Scientist Hometown: Bologna, Italy PhD Institution: University of Padua, Italy Research Focus: Bioengineering of artificial stem cells niches, and biomaterials for regenerative medicine mquarta@stanford.edu	Jayesh Salvi JAYESH SALVI Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada PhD Institution: University of Toronto Research Focus: Molecular mechanisms regulating satellite cell quiescence and activation jsalvi@stanford.edu	Cindy Van Velthoven CINDY VAN VELTHOVEN Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Utrecht, The Netherlands PhD Institution: Utrecht University Research Focus: Intercellular communication in the stem cell niche cvanvelt@stanford.edu	Mark Wagner MARK WAGNER Research Associate Hometown: Cleveland, OH PhD Institution: Case Western Reserve University Research Focus: Understanding stress and aging mechanisms in muscle stem cells markwagner119@gmail.com	Michael Wosczyna MICHAEL WOSCZYNA Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: West Hartford, CT PhD Institution: University of Connecticut Research Focus: Regulation of the stem cell niche wosczyna@stanford.edu

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Pieter Both

Jamie Brett

Alex Colville

Peter Dykstra

Andoni Urtasun

Rachel Walsh

VISITING SCIENTISTS

Julian Klein

Jean Farup

POSTGRADS/UNDERGRADS

Linda Doan LINDA DOAN Research Assistant Hometown: San Jose, CA Undergraduate Institution: San Jose State University lindatn.doan@gmail.com	Armon Goshayeshi ARMON GOSHAYESHI Research Assistant Hometown: Union City, CA Undergraduate Institution: UC Santa Barbara Research Focus: Genetic determinants of lifespan in vertebrates agoshayeshi@pavir.org	Albin Huang ALBIN HUANG Research Assistant Hometown: Davis, CA Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis Research Focus: muscle stem cell, aging albin.huang@gmail.com	Alexander Lieu ALEXANDER LIEU Research Assistant Hometown: San Jose, CA Undergraduate Institution: UC Davis alexanderclieu@ gmail.com	Michelle Mao MICHELLE MAO Research Assistant Hometown: Fremont, CA Research Focus: Understanding the epigenome of quiescent stem cells and how it changes with age Undergraduate Institution: UC Davis mmao@pavir.org	Chris Nutter CHRIS NUTTER Research Assistant Hometown: Meridian, MS Undergraduate Institution: Mississippi State University cwn70@msstate.edu
Patrick Paine PATRICK PAINE Research Assistant Hometown: Carbondale, IL Undergraduate Institution: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Research Focus: Translational applications of a bioengineered muscle stem cell niche ppaine@stanford.edu	Edgar Perez EDGAR PEREZ Research Assistant Hometown: Orange County CA Undergraduate Institution: Cal State Fullerton Research Focus: Regulation of MSC fate in musculoskeletal disease xedgepx@stanford.edu	Jordan Seaton JORDAN SEATON Research Assistant Hometown: Pleasanton, CA Undergraduate Institution: Loyola Marymount University Research Focus: Genetic determinants of lifespan in vertebrates jseaton@stanford.edu	Chris Tran CHRIS TRAN Research Assistant Hometown: San Jose, CA Undergraduate Institution: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ctran34@calpoly.edu

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Yuzhen Wang

Top Row: Julien, Alex, Daniel, Steve, Marco, Antoine, Patrick, Peter
Fourth Row: Pieter, Cindy, Mark, Colin, Joel, Mike, Jay, John
Third Row: Qiang, Jean, Antonio, Jordan, Edgar, Marina, Jamie, Tom
Second Row: Jessica, Hunter, Jessica, Yuzhen, Abhijnya, Ling, Yip
Front Row: Sheri, June, Heather, Linda, Alyssa, Chris, Albin

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