Principal Investigator
- Leonard Guarente, Ph.D.
- Keeps lab running by walking around and asking?: “So what are the new discoveries you have made today?”
Administration
- Olga Vieira
- Heart of the lab. Always running.
Post-Doctoral Fellows
- Dena Cohen, Ph.D.
- Works on the role of SirT1 in Huntigton’s disease.
- Eric Bell, Ph.D.
- Mitochondria specialist. Working on aging and oxidative stress. Likes American football.
- Sergiy Libert, Ph.D.
- Working on the mechanisms of Neuronal Stem Cell control and their impact on aging processes in mammals.
- Angeliki Chalkiadaki, Ph.D.
- Stidy the role of SirT1 in adipose tissue.
- Takashi Nakagawa, Ph.D.
- Studies the impact of SirT5 on metabolism in normal calorie restricted conditions.
- Agnieszka Czopik, Ph.D.
- Immune system specialist.
- Gizem Donmez, Ph.D.
- Studies the pathology of Alzheimer's disease.
Post-Doctoral Associates
- Michael S. Bonkowski Ph.D., M.S.
- General metabolism specialist. Studies the mechanism by which SirT1 controls metabolsim.
- Hung-Chun Chang, Ph.D.
- Autophagy and aging.
- Zara, M.D., Ph.D.
- Studies sirtuins.
Graduate Students
- Kayvan Zainabadi
- I’m working on SirT1’s role in bone development and remodeling. I am also interested in in human rights & development.
Research Assistants
- Angela
- Likes to climb. Works with Agnieszka Czopik.
- K
- Works with Agnieszka Czopik.
- Andrea M Supinski
- Works with Dena Cohen.
- Cassie Liu
- I am a junior in Chemical Engineerng (course 10b) with a specialty in biology. I am originally from Houston, Texas.
- Wendy Atkinson
- Works with Agnieszka Czopik on infectious diseases.
- Melissa Topolszki
- Helps with mouse husbandry.
- Mr. Stephane Ricoult
- Works with Eric Bell.
- Ms. Kelly Pointer
- Works with Serg Libert.
Alumni
- Danica Chen, Ph.D.
- Study metabolic changes in liver as the result of aging and calorie restriction. Currently is an assistant professor in Berkeley.