Anne Brunet
abrunet1[at]stanford.edu
Michele and Timothy Barakett Professor of Genetics
B.S. Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris, France
PhD. University of Nice,
France

Twitter: @BrunetLab

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Research Interest: Mechanisms of aging and longevity
Hometown: Bellegarde sur Valserine, France
Favorite Saying: "Check you out!"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Red wine
Dream Benchmate: Vanessa Paradis
Non-science activity: Playing the violin
Favorite Movie: Amadeus
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Pig
Birthday: November 8th

 

Research Interest: Age-dependent regulation of proteostasis in the killifish 
Hometown: Kaiserslautern, Germany 
Favourite Saying: "Take three more deep breaths"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: A glass of wine
Dream Benchmate:  Mark Twain 
Non-science activity: Scuba and free diving,  backpacking, biking, reading 
Favourite Movie: The Cider House Rules 
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal  Horse
Birthday: November 18th

Felix Boos 
fboos[at]stanford.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.Ed. M.Ed. University of Kaiserlautern, Germany 
PhD. University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

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Jingxun (Jing) Chen
jchen415[at]stanford.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.S. MIT
PhD. UC Berkeley

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Research Interest: Reproductive and tissue aging in killifish
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Favourite Saying: "Wow, that is cool!"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sleep
Dream Benchmate: Trevor Noah
Non-science activity: Painting
Favourite Movie: The Sound of Music
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Sheep
Birthday: April 15th

Research Interest: Impact of aging on protein aggregation and toxicity
Hometown: Seewen SZ, Switzerland  
Favourite Saying: "Not before I had my coffee"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Enjoying some Swiss chocolate while walking in the forest
Dream Benchmate: Living the dream: Merve Avar
Non-science activity: Hiking, running, and being worried about if the incubator was left open
Favourite Movie: Inception
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Monkey
Birthday: June 10th

Daniel Heinzer
dheinzer[at]stanford.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.S., M.S. University of Zurich, Switzerland
PhD. University of Zurich, Switzerland

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Jason Miklas
miklasja[at]stanford.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.S., M.S. University of Toronto, Canada
PhD. University of Washington

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Research Interest: Microbiome and neural degeneration
Hometown: Toronto, Canada  
Favourite Saying: "You are a hundred years too early"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Bubble tea
Dream Benchmate: Merlin
Non-science activity: Traveling and eating
Favourite Movie: Casino Royale
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Tiger
Birthday: September 15th

Research Interest: The brain's aging immune system 
Hometown: Brescia, Italy
Favourite Saying: "Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Daily sunscreen
Dream Benchmate: Taylor Swift
Non-science activity: Listening to podcasts
Favourite Movie: Ratatouille
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Monkey
Birthday: April 27th

Giulia Notarangelo 
gnotar[at]stanford.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.S. Mount Holyoke College 
PhD. Havard Medical School

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Nimrod Rappoport
nimrodra[at]stanford.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.S. Tel Aviv University
PhD. Tel Aviv University


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 Research Interest: Cell intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of aging
Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel
Favorite Saying: "I don't wanna die"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Exercise
Dream Benchmate: Paul McCartney
Non-science activity: Reading
Favorite Movie: Prisoners
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Monkey
Birthday: April 5th

Research Interest: Epigenetic of aging neural tissues
Hometown: Whitby, Canada
Favourite Saying: "Alea iacta est"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Aerobic exercise
Dream Benchmate: Marquis de La Fayette
Non-science activity: Reading movie and book summaries 
Favourite Movie: The Two Towers  
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Rat
Birthday: January 2nd

Daniel Richard
djrichar[at]stanford.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.S. University of Waterloo, Canada
PhD. Harvard University

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Gina Wade
gwade[at]stanford.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.S. University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse
PhD. University of Wisconsin, Madison

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 Research Interest: Regulation of metabolism in killifish diapause
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Favorite Saying: "Yeah, no yeah"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sleep
Dream Benchmate: Breanna Stewart
Non-science activity: Playing guitar
Favorite Movie: Sinners
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Rat
Birthday: December 18th
Research Interest: Age-related changes in protein aggregation
Hometown: Portland, Maine
Favorite Saying: "Sick!"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sleep
Dream Benchmate: Gandalf
Non-science activity: Cooking
Favorite Movie: Arrival
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Rabbit
Birthday: May 7th

Brandon Ameglio
bameglio[at]stanford.edu
Graduate Student, Biophysics (joint with the Hie lab) 
B.S. Johns Hopkins University

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Jacob Fyda
tjfyda[at]stanford.edu
Rotation Student, Genetics
B.A. Dartmouth College

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 Research Interest: Evolution and gene regulation of aging
Hometown: Reno, Nevada
Favorite Saying: "Sweet"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Playing guitar
Dream Benchmate: Jimi Hendrix
Non-science activity: Skiing
Favorite Movie: Parasite
Chinese Zodiac Sign:  Earth Rabbit
Birthday: September 8th
Research Interest: Mechanisms of aging
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Favorite Saying: "That's so sick!"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Running
Dream Benchmate: Anthony Bourdain
Non-science activity: DJing, playing soccer
Favorite Movie: Howl's Moving Castle
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Horse
Birthday: January 29th

Ozzie Martinez 
ozzie[at]stanford.edu
Graduate Student, Genetics (joint with the Allen lab)
B.S. MIT

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Jeeyoon Na  
jyna99[at]stanford.edu
Graduate Student, Stem Cell 
B.S. UPenn

Personal Interests

 Research Interest: Aging, neurodegenerative diseases, stem cells   
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Favorite Saying: "Sweet!" 
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Drinking lemon water   
Dream Benchmate: Roger Federer
Non-science activity: Baking, playing tennis  
Favorite Movie: La La Land
Chinese Zodiac Sign:   Earth Rabbit 
Birthday: March 10th
Research Interest: Genetic manipulation of the African killifish
Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Favorite Saying: "Don't worry about that"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Dark chocolate
Dream Benchmate: Stephen Colbert
Non-science activity: Hiking
Favorite Movie: Official Secrets
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Tiger
Birthday: May 22nd

Rahul Nagvekar
rahuln[at]stanford.edu
Graduate Student, Genetics
B.S. Yale University

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Angela Pogson
apogson[at]stanford.edu
Graduate Student, Dev Bio
B.S. UC Berkeley

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 Research Interest: Proteostasis and age-related neurodegeneration
Hometown: Santa Cruz, California
Favorite Saying: "Alright everyone"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Running 
Dream Benchmate: David Attenborough
Non-science activity: Skiing
Favorite Movie:  The Departed
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Ox
Birthday: September 14th
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of aging
Hometown: Plainsboro, New Jersey 
Favorite Saying: "Sweet man!"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Lots of coffee
Dream Benchmate: Carl Sagan
Non-science activity: Playing piano
Favorite Movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Dragon
Birthday: August 13th

Jason Yang 
jasyang[at]stanford.edu
Graduate Student, Genetics
B.S. MIT

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Janelle Beduya
jbeduya[at]stanford.edu
Life Science Research Professional/Lab Manager
B.S. University of California, Berkeley

Personal Interests

 Research Interest: Therapeutics for aging and age-related diseases
Hometown: Los Angeles, California 
Favorite Saying: "Just keep swimming"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Green tea  
Dream Benchmate: Phoebe Bridgers
Non-science activity: Snorkling, hiking, traveling
Favorite Movie: Little Women
Chinese Zodiac Sign:  Wood Monkey
Birthday: January 31st
Research Interest:  Lifespan regulation in the African turquoise killifish
Hometown: Seattle, Washington 
Favorite Saying: "Woohoo!"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Chocolate
Dream Benchmate:  Harry Styles
Non-science activity: Traveling and skiiing
Favorite Movie: Interstellar
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Horse
Birthday: December 7th

Carolyn Kounellas
ckounell[at]stanford.edu
Lab Assistant II
B.S. University of Washington

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Zhen Nie
niezhen[at]stanford.edu
Life Science Research Professional/Mouse Manager
B.S. Smith College

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 Research Interest:  Aging, metabolism, chronobiology 
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Favorite Saying: "Oh my god."
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Daily exposure to some sunshine and maybe gym
Dream Benchmate:  Zayne Li
Non-science activity:  Hiking, violin, surfing (online)
Favorite Movie:  Penguins of Madagascar
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Dragon
Birthday: September 8th
Research Interest: N. furzeri as a model organism
Hometown: Barkhamstead, Connecticut  
Favorite Saying: "It depends"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sleep 
Dream Benchmate: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Non-science activity: Hiking and bird watching
Favorite Movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Horse
Birthday: January 26th

Megan Shanley
shanleym[at]stanford.edu
Lab Assistant II
B.S. Northeastern University

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Natalie Schmahl
nschmahl[at]stanford.edu
Life Science Research Professional
B.S. University of Oregon

Personal Interests

 Research Interest: Establishing the turquoise killifish, N. furzeri, as a model organism
Hometown: Danville, California
Favorite Saying: "I love that for you!"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Taking plenty of naps
Dream Benchmate: Tom Hiddleston
Non-science activity: Singing & videogames
Favorite Movie: Finding Dory or The Imitation Game
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Rabbit
Birthday: September 30th
Research Interest: Longevity
Hometown: Fremont, California
Favorite Saying: "Don't sweat the small stuff!"
Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Exercise and suntan lotion
Dream Benchmate: Carrie Underwood
Non-science activity: Travel and play music
Favorite Movie: Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rabbit
Birthday: February 1st

Holly Choi
hollyc2[at]stanford.edu
Administrative Associate

B.A. UC Berkeley

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