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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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THOMAS A. 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

DIRECTOR
RR&D Center of Excellence / REAP
VA Palo Alto Health Care System

CHIEF
Neurology Service
VA Palo Alto Health Care System

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL)
Stanford University

LAB MANAGERS

Yip Yu

LAB ADMINISTRATORS

Sheri Jungers

Jessica Washington

SENIOR SCIENTISTS and POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Marina Arjona MARINA ARJONA Hometown: Rota, Cadiz, Spain PhD Institution: University of Seville, Spain	Steve Baker 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	Joel Benjamin JOEL BENJAMIN Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA PhD Institution: Johns Hopkins Medical Institute Research Focus: Understanding the role of histone methyltransferases in satellite cell quiescence and activation jbenjami@stanford.edu	Biter Bilen BITER BILEN Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Ankara, Turkey PhD Institution: University of Basel Research Focus: Transcriptional and epigenetic gene regulation in stem cells biter@stanford.edu	Antoine de Morree ANTOINE DE MOREE Postdoctoral Fellow PhD institution: Leiden University Medical Center Hometown: Utrecht, The Netherlands 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	Ling Liu LING LIU Research Associate Hometown: Hometown: Guangzhou, China PhD institution: SUNY Stony Brook / B.S. Sun Yat-Sen University 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	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

VISITING SCIENTISTS

Ingrid Egner

Julian Klein

POSTGRADS/UNDERGRADS

Pieter Both PIETER BOTH Research Assistant Hometown: Meridian, MS Undergraduate/Graduate institution: UC Davis Research Focus: Biochemistry and stem cell biology in aging and age related diseases	Thomas Burdon THOMAS BURDON Visiting Student Hometown: Montreal, Canada Undergraduate/Graduate institution: Concordia University/St. George’s University of London Research Focus: Quantification of satellite cell differentiation factors	Albin Huang ALBIN HUANG Research Assistant Hometown: Davis, CA Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis Research Focus: muscle stem cell, aging	Colin Konishi COLIN KONISHI Research Assistant Hometown: Sacramento, CA Undergraduate/Graduate Institution UC Berkeley Research Focus: Regulation of MSC fate in musculoskeletal disease ckonishi@stanford.edu	Patrick Paine PATRICK PAINE Research Assistant Hometown: Carbondale, IL Undergraduate/Graduate 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/Graduate Institution Cal State Fullerton Research Focus: Regulation of MSC fate in musculoskeletal disease xedgepx@stanford.edu	Jordan Seaton JORDAN SEATON Hometown: Pleasanton, CA Undergraduate institution: Loyola Marymount University Research Focus: Genetic determinants of lifespan in vertebrates	Alyssa Schweickert ALYSSA SCHWEICKERT Research Assistant Hometown: Los Gatos, CA Undergraduate/Graduate institution: UC Davis Research Focus: Maintenance of muscle stem cell quiescence	Mark Wagner MARK WAGNER Hometown: Cleveland, OH Graduate institution: Case Western Reserve University Research Focus: Understanding stress and aging mechanisms in muscle stem cells

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Jamie Brett

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Yuzhen Wang

Front Row: Dan, Yip, Yuzhen, Katie, Alisa, Polly
Second Row: Qiang, Jamie, Ingrid, Cindy, Tom, Edgar, Lakshmi, Biter, Sheri
Third Row: Igor, Victor, Melinda, Justin, Steve, Mike, Joel
Top Row: Daniel, Jayesh, Mark, Leo, Julian, Antoine, Patrick

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