People Page Update – Rando Laboratory

PEOPLE

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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Thomas Rando, MD, PhD

THOMAS RANDO
Principal Investigator

Hometown: New York, NY

PhD Institution: Harvard University

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, Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, UCLA

LAB ADMINISTRATORS

LAB MANAGERS

Sheri Jungers

Sheri Jungers
Lab Administrator

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Riverside

sjungers@stanford.edu

Jessica Washington

JESSICA WASHINGTON
Lab Administrator

Hometown: San Mateo, CA

jwash11@stanford.edu

Caroline Hu

CAROLINE HU

Lab Manager

Hometown: Palo Alto, CA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research Focus: Engineered-tissue therapies for skeletal muscle loss

Email: chu@pavir.org

Yip Yu

YIP YU
Lab Manager

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Graduate Institution: USD, JD; UC Davis, BS

yipyu@stanford.edu

SENIOR SCIENTISTS & POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

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

Mingyu Chung

MINGYU CHUNG

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan

PhD Institution: Stanford University

Research Focus: Regulation of stem cell quiescence

Email: mingyuc@stanford.edu

Jengmin Kang

JENGMIN KANG

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

PhD Institution: Seoul National University

Research Focus: Interaction between metabolites and epigenetic in activation of muscle stem cell

Email: jminkang@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
Senior Scientist

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

Josh Wheeler

JOSH WHEELER

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hometown: Chattanooga, TN

Undergraduate & Graduate Institution: Appalachian State University (Undergrad); University of Colorado, Boulder (PhD); University of Colorado, School of Medicine (MD); Stanford University (Residency)

Research Focus: Unlocking the therapeutic potential of targeting stem cell fate decisions for tissue regeneration and in cancer.

Email: joshuawheelermdphd
@gmail.com

Di Wu

DI WU

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hometown: Changchun, China

PhD Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Research Focus: Skeletal muscle tissue engineering and stem cell therapy

Email: diwulsju@stanford.edu

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Peter Dykstra

PETER DYKSTRA
PhD Student

Hometown: La Mesa, CA

Graduate Institution (M.S.): Stanford University

Research Focus: Modulating MuSC fate decisions using RNA-based controllers

dykstra@stanford.edu

Ronghao Zhou

RONGHAO ZHOU

PhD Student

Hometown: Nanjing, China

Graduate Institution: Wellesley College

Research Focus: Genetic and epigenetic changes during aging

POSTGRADS & UNDERGRADS

Gurkamal Dhaliwal

GURKAMAL DHALIWAL

Research Assistant

Hometown: Brentwood, CA

Undergraduate Institution: UCLA

Research Focus: Understanding the epigenome of quiescent stem cells and how it changes with agee

Email: gdhaliwa@stanford.edu

Noah Canio

NOAH CANIO

Research Assistant

Hometown: Fremont, CA

Undergraduate Institution: UCLA

Research Focus: Understanding the role of inflammatory cells in muscle stem cell activation.

Email: ncanio@stanford.edu

Annu Krishnan

ANNU KRISHNAN

Research Assistant

Hometown: Southlake, TX

Undergraduate Institution: Texas Christian University

Research Focus: Regulation of stem cell quiescence

Email: akris5@stanford.edu

Richard Lam

RICHARD LAM

Research Assistant

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Undergraduate Institution: University of California Merced

Research Focus: Muscle Stem Cell Reprogramming.

Email: rlams@stanford.edu

Ivan Tapia

IVAN TAPIA

Research Assistant

Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador/Miami, FL

Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida

Research Focus: Muscle Stem Cells/Tissue scaffolds

Email: itapia90@stanford.edu

Sharon Yang

SHARON YANG

Research Assistant

Hometown: Redwood City, CA

Undergraduate Institution: UC Davis

Research Focus: Understanding the epigenome of quiescent stem cells and how it changes with age

Email: shryang@stanford.edu

2019

Top Row: Mark, Antonio, Alex, Armon, Peter, Jay, Daniel, Pieter, John, Qiang
Third Row: Sheri, Tom, Andoni, Mike, Michelle, Jamie, Ling, Alex
Second Row: Jessica, Edgar, Yuzhen, Yip, Abhijinya, Soochi, Heather, Linda, Mingyu
Front Row: June, Tine, Jengmin, Marina, Silvana, Cristina, Hai, Di, Jie-Yu

Photo history of Rando Lab