People

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Current Members

Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D.
Principle Investigator

Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D.

Kathleen Dickey
Program Assistant

Kathleen Dickey

Hui Zhang, Ph.D.

Over-expression of TGF-β1 has been demonstrated by Dr. Wyss-Coray to reduce Aβ deposition in brain parenchyma of APP transgenic mice. I am currently working on a drug-screening project searching for small-molecule compounds that mimic the beneficial effect of TGF-β1.

Daniela Berdnik, Ph.D.

I was trained as a cell biologist during my Ph.D. studies in Vienna, Austria at the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in the lab of Juergen Knoblich. In 2003, I moved to Stanford working in the lab of Liqun Luo as a postdoctoral fellow on developmental neurobiology, particularly interested in the assembly and maintenance of neural circuits. I joined the Wyss-Coray lab in January 2011. I am using proteomics approaches to discover novel signaling pathways associated with aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

Zuri Miguel, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist

Zuri Miguel, Ph.D.

David Gate, Ph.D.

I received my graduate degree in Integrative Biology of Disease from the University of Southern California in 2015. I joined the Wyss-Coray lab in 2015 to explore the role of adaptive immunity in neurodegeneration in collaboration with the Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. My work focuses on the interplay between T cells and neurodegenerative disease antigens. For this work, I have received an NIH/NINDS K99, Alzheimer’s Association Young Investigator Award and a Junior Faculty Award from the AD/PD Congress. Outside of the lab, I enjoy traveling with my wife, hiking, camping and playing basketball.

Ian Guldner

I received my PhD degree in Biology in 2020 from the University of Notre Dame. My thesis project focused on the role of microglia in fostering an immune-suppresive tumor microenvironment during brain metastasis. I joined the Wyss-Coray lab in 2020 to explore the genetic, systemic, and environmental factors that influence aging in the Killifish model. Outside of the lab, I enjoy being outdoors, running, and cheering on Philly and Notre Dame sports teams.

Oliver Hahn

I joined the Wyss-Coray lab as a postdoctoral fellow in 2019. Originally from Frankfurt, Germany, I received training in Munich, Heidelberg and Shanghai, before obtaining my PhD degree at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging in Cologne. For years, the focus of my research has been on the crosstalk between tissues in aging and longevity. These cross-tissue signals can promote age-related diseases but also provide a path for novel rejuvenation therapies. When not in lab, you’ll find me either on the tennis court or leaning over a Backgammon board with a London Mule in my hand.

Michael Haney

I received my Ph.D. in Genetics from Stanford School of Medicine in 2018 and a B.A. in Neurobiology from UC Berkeley in 2010. I joined the Wyss-Coray lab in 2018 to investigate the molecular mechanisms of Neurodegenerative disease. My work focuses on the role of neuroimmunology and glial biology in neurodegenerative diseases.

Tal Iram, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow

Tal Iram, Ph.D.

Nathalie Khoury

Prior to joining the Wyss-Coray lab, I completed my PhD degree in Neuroscience at the University of Miami. For my thesis project, I worked on a prophylactic approach to cerebral ischemia known as preconditioning by focusing on the metabolic adaptations it induces in the brain. I am interested in the role of VCAM1, an adhesion molecule expressed on brain endothelial cells and choroid plexus epithelial cells, in regulating brain function and cognition during aging.

Nannan Lu

I received my PhD degree from Zhejiang University in China in 2019. I joined the Wyss-Coray lab in Oct 2019 to explore the role of microglia in aging. My work mainly focuses on how systemic factors may affect brain immune functions. Outside of the lab, I enjoy playing basketball and tennis.

Patricia Moran-Losada

Patricia is a bioinformatician interested in studying genetics and proteomics. She obtained her PhD from Hannover Medical School in January 2016 where she studied the microbial metagenome of the lower airways of cystic fibrosis individuals. She continued her research career as a postdoc in UC San Diego where she studied the impact of autism mutations in human brain organoids and mice. She joined the Wyss-Coray lab in March 2019 where she is part of the Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) contributing to the understanding and discovery of novel biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Róbert Pálovics

I received my PhD. in computer science from TU Budapest in 2018. My current research focuses on single-cell data science. I joined the Wyss-Coray lab in 2019 to apply machine learning methods on large scale biomedical data.

Nick Schaum

I  joined the Wyss-Coray lab in 2014 specifically to study aging systematically across the entire body. My work began in search of the origins of age-related plasma factors with RNA-seq of whole organs, but soon evolved into a more thorough characterization of aging using both bulk and scRNA-seq. Since graduating in 2019, I've stayed on to complete similar projects using heterochronic parabiosis, as well as microgravity. 

Ryan Vest

Ryan earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from NC State University, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. He is currently a postdoc working to develop C381 - a lysosome activating small molecule for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. He is also working to characterize changes to the brain vasculature with Alzheimer's disease.

Andrew Yang

Andrew is a bioengineering PhD student developing chemical and genetic tools to study blood-brain barrier changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.

John Pluvinage

I received my BS in Bioengineering from Stanford in 2014 and my PhD in the Wyss-Coray lab in 2019 as part of the MSTP program. My work focuses on microglia-directed therapies for age-related neurodegenerative diseases and rare monogenic lysosomal storage diseases. Outside of the lab, I like to play tennis, eat breakfast burritos, and dance at weddings.

Emma Costa

I received my Bachelor's degree in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT in 2018. I joined the Wyss-Coray lab in June 2020 to explore cognitive aging. Outside of the lab, I enjoy dancing and roller skating. 

Jonathan Selman

I received my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University in 2020. I joined the Wyss-Coray lab in the Summer of 2020 to explore applications of AI and machine learning in the field of single cell research. I work closely with Oliver Hahn, and my work currently focuses on trying to distill effects of different experimental treatments at the single cell level. By uncovering these genetic signatures, we hope to better understand the mechanisms behind rejuvenating or anti-aging treatments. Outside of the lab, I enjoy snowboarding, hiking, playing volleyball, and cooking with friends!

Archana Shankar
Graduate Student

Archana Shankar

Allison Morningstar
Graduate Student

Allison Morningstar

Hamilton Oh

I graduated from UCLA in Spring 2019 with a B.S. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology and minored in Biomedical Research. Currently, I am a PhD student in the Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine program, and I joined the Wyss-Coray lab in Spring 2020. I am primarily interested in studying how distant tissues communicate and influence the brain through blood soluble factors in aging and disease with the hopes to take advantage of these mechanisms to rejuvenate the aged human brain or prevent age-related cognitive decline. Outside of the lab I love to eat, dance, sing, play sports and enjoy nature!

Jarod Rutledge
Graduate Student

Jarod Rutledge

Sophia Shi

I received my Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Biology from Cornell University in 2018. I am currently a Chemistry PhD student at Stanford University and joined the Wyss-Coray lab in 2020. My research focuses on studying the effects of aging on protein transport across the blood-brain barrier using a combination of biological and chemical tools. Outside of lab, I enjoy playing tennis, biking, drawing, and teaching.

Steven Shuken

Steven earned his BS in Chemistry at UC Berkeley under Richmond Sarpong doing research in synthetic organic chemistry. Steven then came to Stanford, earning an MS in Chemistry in the Burns lab studying the synthesis and biophysics of structurally unusual lipids. Finally, he joined the Wyss-Coray lab as a BioX SIGF Fellow to complete a PhD in Chemistry. He studies changes in the cerebrospinal fluid proteome that occur with aging, rejuvenation, and Alzheimer’s disease using state-of-the-art mass spectrometry techniques.

Maayan Agam
Research Assistant

Maayan Agam

Malia Belnap
Research Assistant

Malia Belnap

Kruti Calcuttawala
Research Assistant

Kruti Calcuttawala

Divya Channappa
Research Assistant

Divya Channappa

Aulden Foltz
Research Assistant

Aulden Foltz

Achint Kaur
Research Assistant

Achint Kaur

Heather Shin
Research Assistant

Heather Shin

Emma Tapp
Research Assistant

Emma Tapp

Christy Munson
Research Assistant

Christy Munson

Blen Kedir
Undergraduate Student

Blen Kedir

Saket Myneni
Undergraduate Student

Saket Myneni

Andrew Shin
Undergraduate Student

Andrew Shin

Jerry Sun

I am a Senior majoring in Chemical Engineering. I joined the Wyss-Coray lab to study aging and neurodegeneration, focusing on microglia. In the future, I am excited to combine basic biology with engineering and continue research in this field in graduate school. Outside of lab, I enjoy playing tennis and exploring flea markets.

Alumni

Name

Lab Member

Lab Position

Current Position

Song Eun Lee, Ph.D.

2015-2020

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kyle Brewer

2015-2020

Postdoctoral Fellow

Scientist, Rejuvenation Technologies

Liana Bonanno

2012-2020

Clinical Fellow

Massachusetts General Hospital

Benoit Lehallier

2013-2020

Postdoctoral Fellow

Director of Data Science, Alkahest

Sean Miller

2018-2019

Postdoctoral Fellow

CEO & Founder, Pluripotent Diagnostics, San Francisco, CA

Vidhu Mathur

2012-2019

Postdoctoral Fellow

Scientist, Annexon Biosciences

Hanadie Yousef

2014-2019

Postdoctoral Fellow

CEO and Co-founder, Juvena Therapeutics

Tristan Li

2015-2019

Postdoctoral Fellow

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosciences and Genetics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Julia Marschallinger

2015-2019

Postdoctoral Fellow

Senior Scientist, Finless Foods

Joseph Castellano

2012-2017

Postdoctoral Fellow

Assistant Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, NY

Autumn Ivy

2015-2016

Postdoctoral Fellow

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Child Neurology, UC Irvine School of Medicine, Med Sci 1 C237 Irvine, CA 92697

Elizabeth Kirby

2012-2016

Postdoctoral Fellow/Instructor

Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Jinte Middeldorp

2011-2015

Postdoctoral Fellow

Assistant Professor, UMCU Brain Center, Translational Neuroscience, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Takeshi Matsui

2013-2014

Postdoctoral Fellow

Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Yingbo He

2008-2014

Postdoctoral Fellow

Senior Scientist, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals, San Diego

Eva Czirr

2008-2014

Postdoctoral Fellow

Senior Scientist , Alkahest Inc., San Carlos, CA

Trisha Stan

2012-2014

Postdoctoral Fellow

Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences, Minerva Schools at KGI

Kurt Lucin

2007-2013

Postdoctoral Fellow/Instructor

Assistant Professor, Eastern Connecticut State University, CT

Saul Villeda

2010-2012

Postdoctoral Fellow

Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy UCSF

Alexander Eggel

2010-2011

Postdoctoral Fellow

Associate Professor, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Jeong Soo Park

2009-2010

Postdoctoral Fellow

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Dankook Cheonan, South Korea

Takeshi Fukuhara

2008-2010

Postdoctoral Fellow

Associate Professor, Dep. of Therapeutic Development for Intractable Neurological Disease, Juntendo University

Markus Britschgi

2003-2009

Postdoctoral Fellow/Instructor

Section Head Neural Signalling, F. Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd.,Basel, Switzerland

Maiko Moriyama

2005-2008

Postdoctoral Fellow

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Kagoshima University, Japan

Ina Tesseur

2001-2007

Postdoctoral Fellow/Instructor

Biomarker Lead Translational Medicine Neuroscience, Braine-l’Alleud, Wallonia, Belgium

Fiona Pickford

2004-2007

Postdoctoral Fellow

Senior Investigator, Head of Neurodegeneration, Novartis, Inc., Cambridge, MA

Marion Buckwalter

2002-2007

Postdoctoral Fellow/Instructor

Professor - Med Center Line, Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Amy H. Lin

2001-2004

Postdoctoral Fellow

Scientist, Associate Director at Novartis Gene Therapies, San Diego, CA

Kun Zou

2003-2003

Postdoctoral Fellow

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan