- Principal Investigator
- Thomas Rando
- Lab Managers
- Yip Yu
- Lab Administrator
- Sheri Jungers
- Senior Scientists
- Dan Luo
- Postdoctoral Fellows
- Stefano Biressi
- Melinda Cromie
- Antoine de Morree
- Qiang Gan
- Suchitra Gopinath
- Ling Liu
- Katie Maguire
- Marco Quarta
- Joseph Rodgers
- Stefanie Seisenberger
- Ann Tang
- Danielle Wenemoser
- Mike Wosczyna
- Graduate Students
- Jamie Brett
- Greg Charville
- Alisa Mueller
- Sarah Schlegel
- CIRM Interns
- Robert Chacon
- Postgrads/Undergrads
- Jennifer Chi-Ying Go
- Kathryn Fukumoto
- Bernadette Hurgo
- Johnathan Shih
- Bryan Yoo
- Visiting Scientists
- Mika Ikeda
- Cindy van Velthoven
- Research Assistant
- Yuzhen Wang
Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD
- Professor
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
- Stanford University School of Medicine
- Director
- The Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging
- Stanford University School of Medicine
- Director
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair, and Restoration
- RR&D Center of Excellence
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
- Chief
- Neurology Service
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
- Deputy Director
- Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL)
- Stanford University
- Email: rando at stanford dot edu
- Biographical Sketch
Yip Yu
- Lab Manager
- Undergrad institution: USD, JD; UC Davis, BS
- Hometown: San Francisco, CA
- Email: yipyu at stanford dot edu
Sheri Jungers
- Lab Administrator
- Undergrad institution: University of California, Riverside
- Hometown: San Jose, CA
- Email: sjungers at stanford dot edu
Dan Luo, PhD
- Senior Scientist
- PhD institution: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Hometown: Hefei, China
- Research Focus: Molecular mechanisms of myogenic differentiation
- Email: danluo at stanford dot edu
Stefano Biressi, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Undergrad institution: DiBiT Milan/Open University London/ Universita’degli Studi di Milano
- Hometown: Milan, Italy
- Research Focus: Stem cell biology and fate decisions in degenerating and developing muscle
- Email: sbiressi at stanford dot edu
Melinda Cromie, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: Stanford University, CA
- Hometown: Livermore, CA
- Research Focus: Mechanisms and function studies of satellite cells in regenerative medicine
- Email: melindaj at stanford dot edu
Antoine de Morree, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: Leiden University Medical Center
- Hometown: Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Research Focus: Molecular mechanisms of polyadenylation site choice
- Email: demorree at stanford dot edu
Qiang Gan, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Undergrad institution: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Dalian University of Technology
- Hometown: Guangxi, China
- Research Focus: Transcriptional regulatory network of muscle stem cell quiescence and activation mediated by microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs
- Email: qianggan at stanford dot edu
Suchitra Gopinath, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: CCMB India
- Hometown: Mumbai, India
- Research Focus: Regulation of muscle stem cell activity by the FoxO family of transcription factors
- Email: sgopinat at stanford dot edu
Ling Liu, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: SUNY Stony Brook / B.S. Sun Yat-Sen University
- Hometown: Guangzhou, China
- Research Focus: Understanding the epigenome of quiescent stem cells and how it changes with age
- Email: lingliu at stanford dot edu
Katie Maguire, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: University of Delaware
- Hometown: Wilmington, DE
- Research Focus: Mouse model development
- Email: katie_maguire78 at yahoo dot com
Marco Quarta, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: University of Padua, Italy
- Hometown: Bologna, Italy
- Research Focus: Bioengineering of artificial stem cells niches, and biomaterials for regenerative medicine
- Email: mquarta at stanford dot edu
Joseph Rodgers, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Hometown: Willoughby Hills, OH
- Research Focus: Regulation of stem cell quiescence and proliferation by metabolic stimuli
- Email: joseph_rodgers at stanford dot edu
Stefanie Seisenberger, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: Cambridge University, UK
- Hometown: Munich, Germany
- Research Focus: Epigenetics in aging and rejuvenation
- Email: seisen at stanford dot edu
Ann Tang, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: Rockefeller/ Berkeley
- Hometown: San Francisco, CA
- Research Focus: Autophagy in stem cell biology
- Email: annhtang at stanford dot edu
Danielle Wenemoser, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: Free University of Berlin, Germany
- Hometown: Ochsenfurt, Germany
- Research Focus: Function of Age- and Rejuvenation-related Epigenetic Changes in Stem Cells
- Email: dwene at stanford dot edu
Mike Wosczyna, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- PhD institution: University of Connecticut
- Hometown: West Hartford, CT
- Research Focus: Regulation of the stem cell niche
- Email: wosczyna at stanford dot edu
Jamie Brett
- MD/PhD Student
- Undergrad institution: Stanford University
- Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA
- Research Focus: Heterogeneity and instability of cell age
- Email: jbrett at stanford dot edu
Greg Charville
- MD/PhD Student
- Undergrad institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
- Hometown: Raleigh, NC
- Research Focus: Cell death and renewal
- Email: gwc at stanford dot edu
Alisa Mueller
- MD/PhD Student
- Undergrad institution: Harvard University
- Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
- Research Focus: Mechanisms regulating stem cell activation and differentiation
- Email: alisamueller at stanford dot edu
Sarah Schlegel
- PhD Student
- Undergrad institution: Harvard University
- Hometown: Newton, MA
- Research Focus: The pathogenesis and treatment of muscular dystrophy using gene therapy constructs
- Email: schleg at stanford dot edu
Robert Chacon
- Master Researcher
- Graduate institution: Cal Poly
- Hometown: Dublin, CA
- Research Focus: Bioengineering of artificial stem cells niches, and biomaterials for regenerative medicine
- Email: rchacon at stanford dot edu
Jennifer Chi-Ying Go
- Research Assistant
- Undergrad institution: California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
- Hometown: Fremont, CA
- Research Focus: Bioengineering the artificial muscle fiber niche, using satellite stem cells, biomaterials, and 3D printing, to aide in regeneration of skeletal muscle
- Email: jgo01 at gmail dot com
Kathryn Fukumoto
- Research Assistant
- Undergrad institution: Stanford University
- Hometown: Palo Verdes, CA
- Research Focus: Mechanisms regulating stem cell activation and differentiation
- Email: kfukumo at stanford dot edu
Bernadette Hurgo
- Research Assistant
- Undergrad institution: Stanford University
- Hometown: Federal Way, WA
- Research Focus: Understanding the epigenome of quiescent stem cells and how it changes with age
- Email: bhurgo at stanford dot edu
Johnathan Shih
- Research Assistant
- Undergrad institution: Stanford University
- Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
- Research Focus: Understanding the epigenome of quiescent stem cells and how it changes with age
- Email: jshih813 at stanford dot edu
Bryan Yoo
- Research Assistant
- Undergrad institution: Stanford University
- Hometown: San Ramon, CA
- Research Focus: Post-transcriptional regulation of stem cell quiescence
- Email: yoo.bryan at gmail dot com
Mika Ikeda, PhD
- Visiting Scientist
- PhD institution: Hokkaido University
- Hometown: Saitama, Japan
- Research Focus: Regulation mechanism of satellite cell activation
- Email: mikeda2 at stanford dot edu
Cindy van Velthoven, PhD
- Visiting Scientist
- PhD institution: Utrecht University
- Hometown: Utrecht, NL
- Research Focus: Intercellular communication in the stem cell niche
- Email: cvanvelt at stanford dot edu
Yuzhen Wang
- Research Assistant
- Undergrad institution: Beijing Renwen University
- Hometown: Anhui, China
- Email: yz05wang at yahoo dot com
Rando Lab, 2012
Back Row: Danielle, Melinda, Dan, Mika, Matt, Stefano, Marco, Joe, Mike G., Johan, Antoine, Bryan, Greg, Mike W., Qiang
Middle Row: Yuzhen, Ling, Ann, Johnathon, Sarah, Katie, Alisa, Sheri, Tom R., Tom C.
Front Row: Chris, Jamie, Kathryn, Bernie, Pauline, Bobby, Suchi, Nimi
Photo History of the Rando Lab
