Brunet Lab: Molecular Mechanisms of Longevity and Age Related Diseases




brunet lab alumni!

Post-doctoral Fellows

	Dervis Salih dsalih[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Research Associate B.S. King's College, UK PhD. University of Cambridge, UK Present position Senior Research Fellow University College London, UK Personal Interests	Research Interest:FOXO transcription factors in age-dependent cognitive decline Hometown: Barking, UK Favourite Saying: "Bloody Hell!" Anti-Ageing Strategy of Choice: Curry Dream Benchmate: Cate Blanchett Non-science activity: Music Favourite Movie: Fight Club Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Snake Birthday: July 27th

Research Interest: FOXO transcription factors in neural stem cells Hometown: Chalo Saint Mars, France Favorite Saying: "Pardon my French..." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Wine Dream Benchmate: Ethan Hawke Non-science activity: Sports Favorite Movie: Schindler's List Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Dragon Birthday: July 11th			Valérie Renault vrenault[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.S. University of Paris XI PhD. University of Paris VII Present position Research Engineer Research Institute on Cancer and Aging, France Personal Interests

	Dario Valenzano dario1[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.S. University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy PhD. Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy Present position Group Leader Max Planck Institute on the Biology of Aging, Germany The Valenzano Lab Personal Interests	Research Interest: Quantitative evolutionary genetics of age-related traits using the exceptionally short-lived fish N. furzeri Hometown: Bari, Italy Favorite Saying: "Ciao!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Mediterranean diet Dream Benchmate: Winston Wolfe Non-science activity: Yoga Favorite Movie: Mary Poppins Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Snake Birthday: December 9th

Research Interest:Neural stem cells and epigenetics in aging Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI Favourite Saying: "That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Exercise Dream Benchmate: Rosalind Franklin Non-science activity: Rock climbing Favourite Movie: What About Bob? Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Horse Birthday: February 13th			Ashley Webb aewebb[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.S. McGill University, Canada PhD. University of Washington Present position Assistant Professor Brown University, USA The Webb Lab Personal Interests

	Travis Maures tmaures[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.S. University of Michigan PhD. University of Michigan Present position Scientist BioMarin Pharmaceutical, USA Personal Interests	Research Interest: Epigenetic mechanisms regulating longevity in C. elegans Hometown: Northport, MI Favourite Saying: "Come on Science!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sunscreen SPF 40 Dream Benchmate: Bill Murray Non-science activity: Mountain biking Favourite Movie: Rushmore Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Snake Birthday: May 1st

Research Interest:Computational epigenetics, systems and network biology Hometown: Corum, Turkey Favorite Saying: "Cheers!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Yoga Dream Benchmate: Anthony Bourdain Non-science activity: Traveling Favorite Movie: Scenes from a marriage Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Monkey Birthday: July 27th			Duygu Ucar ucarduygu[at]gmail.com Post-Doctoral Research Associate B.S. Bilkent University, Turkey PhD. Ohio State University Present position Assistant Professor JAX Genomics, USA The Ucar Lab Personal Interests

	Elena Mancini mancini[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.S. University of Rome, Italy PhD. EMBL Monterotondo, Italy Present position Senior Scientist Orofino Pharmaceuticals, Italy Personal Interests	Research Interest: Longevity genes and stem cells in humans Hometown: Monterotondo, Rome, Italy Favourite Saying: "Simplify and add lightness" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Music Dream Benchmate: Rob Brezsny Non-science activity: Photography Favourite Movie: The Million Dollar Hotel Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Horse Birthday: March 6th

Research Interest:Role of fat metabolism in aging Hometown: Memphis, TN Favourite Saying: "No worries!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Fruits and veggies Dream Benchmate: Jim Gaffigan Non-science activity: Drawing and painting Favourite Movie: Zoolander Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Rabbit Birthday: March 26th			Liz Schroeder eas1[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.A. Brown University PhD. Yale University Present position Senior Scientist TwoXAR, USA Personal Interests

	Katja Hebestreit katjah[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.S. University of Dortmund, Germany PhD. University of Münster, Germany Present position Computational Biologist Verge Genomics , USA Personal Interests	Research Interest:Computational genetics and epigenetics Hometown: Leipzig, Germany Favourite Saying: "I have to think about it" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Not to fear aging Dream Benchmate: A cat Non-science activity: Hiking, biking, beach volleyball Favourite Movie: Take this Walz Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: June 6th

Graduate Students

	Eric Greer egreer[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Cancer Biology B.S. Case Western Reserve Univ. PhD. Stanford University Present position Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital The Greer Lab Personal Interests	Research Interest: Mechanisms of caloric restriction-induced longevity Hometown: Brookline, MA Favorite Saying: "Shall we ramble on?" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Low stress lifestyle Dream Benchmate: Dave Chappelle Non-science activity: Playing soccer Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Dog Birthday: June 4th

Research Interest:FOXO protein interactions Hometown:Clarksburg, MA Favorite Saying:"I've got a great money-making scheme..." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Dream Benchmate:Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Non-science activity:Building muscles Favorite Movie: Rounders Chinese Zodiac Sign:Wood Dog Birthday: June 3rd			Dan Calnan calnan[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Cancer Biology B.S. Williams College Present position Resident Datmouth Medical School Personal Interests

	Victoria Rafalski rafalski[at]stanford.edu Graduate Student, Neuroscience B.S. Georgetown University Present position Post-doctoral fellow Akassoglou lab Gladstone/UCSF Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of SIRT1 in adult neural stem cells Hometown: Wilmington, DE Favorite Saying: "I heard on NPR..." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Laughter; fiber Dream Benchmate: Woody Allen Non-science activity: Experimental cooking Favorite Movie: When Harry met Sally Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Pig Birthday: November 15th

Research Interest:Mechanisms of energy sensing Hometown: Kennewick, WA Favorite Saying: "Facts are meaningless.. you could use facts to prove anything even remotely true." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Intentional boredom (best way to slow down time) Dream Benchmate: Matt Groening Non-science activity: Playing tennis Favorite Movie: Memento Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Pig Birthday: April 17th			Max Banko mbanko[at]stanford.edu Graduate Student, Genetics B.S. University of Rochester Present position Associate Patent Proscution Morrison & Foerster LLP Personal Interests

	Liz Pollina pollina[at]stanford.edu Graduate Student, Cancer Biology B.S. Princeton University Present position Post-doctoral fellow Greenberg lab Harvard Medical School, USA Personal Interests	Research Interest:Chromatin modifications in neural stem cell aging Hometown: Middlebury, CT Favorite Saying: "No worries...." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Coffee Dream Benchmate: Judah Folkman Non-science activity: Running and traveling Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: April 30th

Research Interest: Characterizing novel substrates of AMPK Hometown: Louisa, KY Favorite Saying: "We are puny dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Veganism Dream Benchmate: Oliver Sacks Non-science activity: Being creative Favorite Movie: Pride and Prejudice Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Pig Birthday: October 2nd			Bethany Schaffer beschaff[at]stanford.edu Graduate Student, Cancer Biology B.S. The College of William and Mary Present position Post-doctoral fellow Blenis lab Weill Cornell College of Medicine Personal Interests

	Aaron Daugherty acdaugherty[at]gmail.com Graduate Student, Genetics B.S. University of Richmond Present position Senior Scientist TwoXAR, USA Personal Interests	Research Interest: Genetic and epigenetic regulation of aging Hometown: Oregon City, OR Favorite Saying: "You win some, you lose some" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Blueberries Dream Benchmate: Jim Harbaugh Non-science activity: Travel and hiking Favorite Movie: Almost Famous Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Tiger Birthday: January 15th

Undergraduate students


	Ophelia Venturelli Undergraduate Student, 2004-2005 opheliav[at]stanford.edu Stanford University Present position Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison The Venturelli lab Personal Interests	Research Interest: Interaction between FOXO and p53 Hometown: Bethesda, MD Favorite Saying: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Running Dream Benchmate: Leonardo DaVinci Favorite non-science activity: Horseback riding Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: February 13th

Research Interest: Genetics of longevity in Nothobranchius furzeri Hometown: Bainbridge Island, WA Favorite Saying: "Classic." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sleeping in Dream Benchmate: Ellen DeGeneres Non-science activity: Skiing Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Dragon Birthday: January 8th			Roarke Kamber rakamber[at]stanford.edu Undergraduate student, Biology Present position Graduate Student Denic lab Havard University Personal Interests

	Jamie Brett jbrett[at]stanford.edu Undergraduate student, Biology Present position MD-PhD student Rando lab Stanford University Personal Interests	Research Interest:FOXO downstream targets in neural stem cells Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA Favorite Saying: "the threat is stronger than the execution" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Green tea Dream Benchmate: Sherlock Holmes Non-science activity: LSJU Marching Band Favorite Movie: Equilibrium Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Dragon Birthday: August 22th

Research Interest: Genetics linkage of longevity and tissue regeneration in Nothobranchius furzeri Hometown: San Francisco, CA Favorite Saying: "aiya!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Eating my fruits and veggies Dream Benchmate: The MythBusters Non-science activity: Learning guitar, running Favorite Movie: Meet Joe Black Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Snake Birthday: June 23rd			Elisa Zhang elisa.zhang[at]gmail.com Life Science Research Assistant B.S. Stanford University Present position Medical Student UC Irvine School of Medicine Personal Interests

	Michael Schoof mlschoof[at]stanford.edu Undergraduate Student Stanford University Present position MPhil Student Ahringer lab Cambridge University, UK Personal Interests	Research Interest: Mechanisms regulating longevity in C. elegans Hometown: Chicago, IL Favourite Saying: "You can't always get what you want" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Blueberries Dream Benchmate: David Bowie Non-science activity: Tennis and Star Trek Favourite Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Monkey Birthday: September 3rd

Research Assistants


	Philip Oskoui poskoui[at]stanford.edu Research Assistant, 2004-2006 B.S. Emory University Personal Interests	Research Interest: FOXO family function Hometown: Pittsford, NY Favorite Saying: "...in essence..." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Green tea Dream Benchmate: Stephen Jay Gould Non-science activity: NY Times Sunday Crossword Favorite Movie: The Godfather Chinese Zodiac Sign: Steel Rooster Birthday: May 16th

Research Interest: Mechanisms of FOXO regulation Hometown: Mountain View , CA Favorite Saying: "Wow!!.." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sushi Dream Benchmate: Emmanuel Ax Non-science activity: piano Favorite Movie: Crash Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Pig Birthday: October 19th			Kimmi Hoang khoang1[at]stanford.edu Research Assistant, 2006-2007 B.S. UC Davis Personal Interests

	Sabrina Fullhart fullhart[at]stanford.edu Research Assistant B.S. University of Kansas Personal Interests	Research Interest: Fish lifespan and healthspan Hometown: Augusta, KS Favorite Saying: "Right on!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Napping and reading, in no particular order Dream Benchmate: Brian Eno Non-science activity: SCUBA and freediving Favorite Movie: Swing Kids Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Rooster Birthday: May 1st

Research Interest: Transcriptional regulation of the FOXO gene Hometown: Kerala, India Favorite Saying: "Cool!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Spicy Indian food Dream Benchmate: Michael Schumacher Non-science activity: Badminton Favorite Movie: Braveheart Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Horse Birthday: December 21st			Pramod Thekkatpramod.thekkat[at]stanford.edu Research Assistant B.S. University of Madras, IndiaM.S. Western Michigan Univ. Personal Interests

	Jamie White jwhite3[at]stanford.edu Research Assistant B.A. Northwestern University Personal Interests	Research Interest: FOXO transcription factors in human stem cells Hometown: Long Beach, CA Favorite Saying: "Stop, drop, and cover" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Playing with my dog, Spartacus Dream Benchmate: Karry Mullis Non-science activity: Horseback riding Favorite Movie: High Fidelity Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: November 4th

Research Interest: Role of FOXO transcription factors in stem cells and reprogramming Hometown: Bangalore, India Favorite Saying: "Good things come in small packages" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Green tea Dream Benchmate: Batman Non-science activity: Traveling, playing with kittens Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Tiger Birthday: July 3rd			Keerthana Devarajan kdev[at]stanford.edu Lab Manager B.S. RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, India M.S. University of Kansas Personal Interests

Other trainees


	Tovi Anderson Rotation, Fall 2004 tovia[at]stanford.edu Graduate Student, Genetics B.S. Whitman College Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of Sirtuins in aging Hometown: Beaverton, OR Favorite Saying: Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Eating rare steak Dream Benchmate: Ichiro Suzuki Favorite non-science activity: playing rugby Chinese Zodiac Sign:Wood Dog Birthday: July 26th

Research Interest:The FOXO family in the nervous system Hometown: El Cajon, CA Favorite Saying: "Don't change!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Laser ablation of the germline Dream Benchmate: Isaac Asimov Favorite non-science activity: Chillin' Chinese Zodiac Sign: Steel rooster Birthday: December 13th			Brian Grone Rotation, Spring 2005 bgrone[at]stanford.edu Graduate student,Bio. Sciences B.S. UC Berkeley Personal Interests

	Colleen Brady Rotation, Winter 2006 cbrady[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Cancer Biology B.S. Emory University Personal Interests	Research Interest: Sirtuins and Aging Hometown: Jonesville, MI Favorite Saying: "... and then I found a $20 bill!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Running Dream Benchmate: Brad Pitt Non-science activity: Baking Favorite Movie: Pretty Woman Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Pig Birthday: March 10th

Research Interest: Sirtuins in Aging Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Favorite Saying: "that made more sense in my head..." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Laughter Dream Benchmate: John Wooden Non-science activity: Napping Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: July 31st			Joy Wu Rotation, Spring 2006joyswu[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Neuroscience B.S. UC Los Angeles Personal Interests

	Saul Villeda svilleda[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Neuroscience2005-2006 B.S. UC Los Angeles Personal Interests	Research Interest: FOXO in neurodevelopment Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Favorite Saying: "Awesome." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Caloric Restriction Dream Benchmate: Angelina Jolie Non-science activity: Lying comatose with a stack of movies Favorite Movie: American History X Chinese Zodiac Sign: Steel Rooster Birthday: February 17th

Research Interest: Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and Aging Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Favorite Saying: “… that’s garbage!” Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Meat Dream Benchmate: Richard Feynman (with Bongo Drums) Non-science activity: Football & Tennis Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: July 3rd			Dara Dowlatshahi Rotation, Winter 2007 Dowlatshahi[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Biosciences B.S. Northwestern University Personal Interests

	Matt Carter carterme[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Neuroscience2005-2007 B.A. Whitman College Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of CNS in organismal longevity Hometown: Seattle, WA Favorite Saying: "Don't be a jackass." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Diet Coke Dream Benchmate: Jon Stewart Non-science activity: Watching movies Favorite Movie: Annie Hall Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Horse Birthday: March 31st

Research Interest: FOXO targets in the hypothalamus Hometown: Army Brat, USA Favorite Saying: "A cup of tea solves everything." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sub-lethal levels of stress Dream Benchmate: Beethoven and a grand piano Non-science activity: Swimming Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Pig Birthday: June 24th			Nathan Woodling Rotation, Spring 2007 nsw[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Neuroscience B.S. Emory University Personal Interests

	Richard Parenteau SSRP student, Summer 2007 trichardparenteau[at]yahoo.com Undergraduate student, Biology California State University, Fullerton Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of FOXO-regulated genes Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Favorite Saying: "Hijole!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Bluberries Dream Benchmate: An Oompa Loompa Non-science activity: Salsa/Merengue Favorite Movie: Ocean's 11 Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: October 3rd

Research Interest: Target genes and cellular functions of FOXO Hometown: Titusville, FL Favorite Saying: variations on overusing the word "literally" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Avoid hard drugs and cruel women Dream Benchmate: A timid genius who is afraid to take credit for his ideas Non-science activity: Rethinking my career choice (guitar, basketball, and reading anything unrelated to science) Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: April 29th			Michael Stadler mstadler[at]stanford.edu Rotation Student B.S. University of Florida Personal Interests

	Erik Lehnert elehnert[at]stanford.edu Rotation Student B.S. Stanford University Personal Interests	Research Interest: Developing transgenesis in a short-lived fish model Hometown: Military brat Favorite Saying: "It's so frustrating " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Inherited genetic traits Dream Benchmate: Dan Calnan (Musk Ox) Non-science activity: Climbing Favorite Movie: Seven Samurai Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: July 20th

Research Interest: Role of FOXO target genes in neural stem cells Hometown: Richebourg, France Favorite Saying: "Relax, take it easy " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Fruits Dream Benchmate: Johnny Depp Non-science activity: Music, movies, walk&talk with friends Favorite Movie: The butterfly effect Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Tiger Birthday: May 9th			Camille Guillerey cguiller[at]magbio.ens.fr Visiting Student Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris Personal Interests

	Helen LianHelen.lian[at]stanford.edu Undergraduate student, Biology Personal Interests	Research Interest: Regulation of FOXO in neural stem cells Hometown: Shangai, China Favorite Saying: "What?" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Low calorie diet Dream Benchmate: Kimi Räikkönen Non-science activity: Traveling Favorite Movie: Pride and Prejudice Chinese Zodiac Sign:Fire Rabbit Birthday: October 18th

Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of aging and neurodegeneration Hometown: Mumbai, India & Oak Creek, Wisconsin Favorite Saying: "What's up dude!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Exercise Dream Benchmate: Katrina Kaif Non-science activity: Watching movies Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: January 16th			Suraj Pradhan suraj.pradhan[at]stanford.edu Rotation student, Neuroscience B.S. Northwestern University Personal Interests

	Caitlin O'Brian ceobrian[at]stanford.edu Rotation student, Biological Sciences Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of AMPK in cells Hometown: Exton, PA Favorite Saying: "My eyes and ears are my universe. Anything else is hearsay" (Douglas Adams) Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Yoga/Meditation Dream Benchmate: Keller Williams Non-science activity: Hiking, cooking Favorite Movie: SCL Punk Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: July 31st

Research Interest: Energy metabolism and stem cell functions Hometown: Akashi, Japan Favourite Saying: "Let it go " Anti-Ageing Strategy of Choice: Japanese green tea Dream Benchmate: Doraemon Non-science activity: Exercise Favourite Movie: Remember the Titans Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Horse Birthday: September 29th			Hiro Fukui hfukui[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.S. Kobe Pharmaceuticals University PhD. University of Miami Personal Interests

	Chris Itoh cyitoh[at]gmail.com High School Summer Student Personal Interests	Research Interest: miRNAs in adult neural stem cells Hometown: Fresno, CA Favorite Saying: "lol!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sushi Dream Benchmate: Jascha Heifetz Non-science activity: Violin, Origami Favorite Movie: Seven Samurai Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Sheep Birthday: July 25th

Research Interest: Role of FOXO6 in cognitive functions in mice Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Favorite Saying: "Nice." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Traveling (i.e. special relativistic time dilation) Dream Benchmate: David Sedaris Non-science activity: Rowing Favorite Movie: The Room Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: September 30th			Jesse Karmazin jessekarmazin[at]gmail.com Medical student, Stanford University B.S. Princeton University Personal Interests

	Alina Garbuzov garbuzov[at]gmail.com Rotation student, Genetics B.S. Brown University Personal Interests	Research Interest:Aging and life history evolution; aging research in non-model organisms Hometown: St. Petersburg, Russia Favorite Saying: "He's just a pawn in the bridge game of life " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Eating dark chocolate Dream Benchmate: Richard Fynman Non-science activity: Rock climbing Favorite Movie: Slacker Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: March 26th

Research Interest: Tissue maintenance during aging Hometown: Garfield Heights, OH Favorite Saying: "Yeah!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Walking Dream Benchmate: Allison Hannigan Non-science activity: Reading, listening to music, cooking Favorite Movie: Rounders Chinese Zodiac Sign:Fire Tiger Birthday: September 20th			Jonathan Geisinger jonmg54[at]gmail.com Rotation student, Genetics B.A. Case Western Reserve Univ. Personal Interests

	Madhavi Sewak msewak[at]stanford.edu Master Student Computer Science Stanford B.E. Manipal Institute of Technology, India Personal Interests	Research Interest: Network of FoxO in neural stem cells Hometown: New Delhi, India Favorite Saying: "There are just 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't!! " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Dark chocolate Dream Benchmate: Randall Munroe Non-science activity: Playing soccer Favorite Movie: Butterfly Effect Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Dragon Birthday: June 23rd

Research Interest: Role of neural stem cells in cognitive functions during aging Hometown: Madison, MS Favorite Saying: "Tell me more about that... " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Tea Dream Benchmate: Thirteen Non-science activity: Social dance Favorite Movie: Breakfast at Tiffany's Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: August 23rd			Ruo Peng Zhu rzhu[at]stanford.edu Medical Student, Stanford University A.B. Harvard University Personal Interests

	Thea Tran theatran[at]stanford.edu Undergraduate student, Biology Personal Interests	Research Interest: Epigenetic regulation of longevity in C. elegans Hometown: Denver, CO Favorite Saying: "Just try it" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Exercise Dream Benchmate: Travis Stork Non-science activity: Music and traveling Favorite Movie: A Walk to Remember Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Sheep Birthday: March 18th

Research Interest:Development of the short-lived killifish as a vertebrate model of aging Hometown: San Diego, CA Favorite Saying: "No big deal" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Dark chocolate and coffee Dream Benchmate: Tina Fey Non-science activity: Running Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Tiger Birthday: July 30th			Lisl Esherick lisl.esherick[at]gmail.com Rotation student, Genetics B.S. Vassar College Personal Interests

	Helio Costa hcosta[at]stanford.edu Rotation student, Genetics B.S. UC Davis Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of chromatin in C. elegans longevity Hometown: Turlock, CA Favorite Saying: "The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Wine, and lots of it Dream Benchmate: Leonardo da Vinci Non-science activity: Sauntering around Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Dragon Birthday: August 8th

Research Interest:Regulation of human longevity by FoxO3 transcriptional activity Hometown: Stanford, CA Favorite Saying: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Tannat wine Dream Benchmate: Odette Yustman Non-science activity: Running and cooking Favorite Movie: Match Point Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Tiger Birthday: December 27th			Zach Klapholz-Brown zklapholzbrown[at]gmail.com Rotation Student, Cancer Biology B.S. UC Santa Barbara Personal Interests

	Nora Yucel nora.yucel[at]gmail.com Rotation Student, Genetics B.S. University of Chicago Personal Interests	Research Interest: Neural stem cell aging Hometown: Edina, Minnesota Favorite Saying: "Diddley-dee potatoes!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Biking everywhere Dream Benchmate: Hugh Jackman Non-science activity: Climbing, playing guitar Favorite Movie: Spirited Away Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Dragon Birthday: July 30

Research Interest: Transcriptional regulation of the FoxO genes in human cells Hometown: Santa Monica, CA Favorite Saying: "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net forever " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Long walks on the beach with sunscreen Dream Benchmate: Captain Jacques-Yves Couseau Non-science activity: SCUBA diving Favorite Movie: When Harry Met Sally Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Horse Birthday: December 5th			Victoria Anikst vanikst[at]stanford.edu Stanford Undergraduate Student, Biology Personal Interests

	LeeAnn Perry leeannperry[at]gmail.com Rotation Student, Neurosciences B.S. Washington University Personal Interests	Research Interest: miRNA in aging neural stem cells Hometown: Morgantown, WV Favorite Saying: "I need coffee..." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Being a vampire Dream Benchmate: Lord Byron Non-science activity: Writing, music, daydreaming Favorite Movie: 2046 Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Dragon Birthday: June 25th

Research Interest: FOXO transcription factors in centenarians Hometown: Houston, TX Favorite Saying: "Haters gonna hate" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Laughing Dream Benchmate: John Stewart Non-science activity: Playing with the LSJUMB Favorite Movie: Silence of the Lambs Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Monkey Birthday: July 30th			Ellen Sebastian ellenmseb[at]gmail.com Undergraduate Student Stanford University Personal Interests

	Ellen Rim yrim[at]stanford.edu Rotation Student, Developmental Biology B.A. Harvard College Personal Interests	Research Interest: Cellular reprogramming, stem cells, and aging Hometown: Seoul, Korea Favorite Saying: "Open to the unbidden" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Chocolate = happiness Dream Benchmate: Tom Brady Non-science activity: Ultimate frisbee Favorite Movie: Life is Beautiful Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Dragon Birthday: January 25th

Research Interest: Genetics of aging in C. elegans Hometown: Bellevue, WA Favorite Saying: "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage" (Anais Nin) Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Getting enough sleep! Dream Benchmate: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Non-science activity: Reading or Yoga Favorite Movie: Romeo + Juliet Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Dog Birthday: June 19th			Nicole Gurtler ngurtler[at]stanford.edu Undergraduate Student Stanford University Personal Interests

	Yifei Men ymen[at]stanford.edu Undergraduate Student Stanford University Personal Interests	Research Interest: Epigenetic mechanisms linking longevity and dietary restriction in C. elegans Hometown: Singapore, Singapore Favorite Saying: "Got it! " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Vitamin C Dream Benchmate: Dumbledore Non-science activity: Playing the piano Favorite Movie: The Prestige Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Horse Birthday: May 12th

Research Interest: Epigenetics of aging in C. elegans Hometown: Palo Alto, CA Favorite Saying: "Fear is the mind-killer" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Smiling Dream Benchmate: John Oliver Non-science activity: Rock climbing Favorite Movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Rabbit Birthday: March 26th			Max Lenail maxime222[at]gmail.com High School Student, Summer 2016 Palo Alto High School (PALY) Personal Interests

	Laurie Prélot laurie.prelot[at]ens-lyon.fr Undergraduate Student, 2016 Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of fibroblasts in inflammaging Hometown: Bois Colombes, France Favourite Saying: "Are you sure?" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Apples and honey Dream Benchmate: Ryan Gosling Non-science activity: Exploring new cities Favourite Movie: La vita è bella Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Pig Birthday: May 11th



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