A4LI Scientist Spotlight

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chat with Dr. Kevin Tran, founder of the Phoenix Community.

In this episode, we discuss what inspired him to pursue longevity science, his journey as an APOE4 carrier, and how he is empowering the Phoenix Community.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chat with Jillian Cox, PhD Candidate in Dr. Sarah Ocañas' Lab at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

In this episode, we discuss her research into brain aging, and how sex chromosomes contribute to the differences we often see between men and women in brain diseases and disorders.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chat with Seth Ashby,  a research associate in Dr. Angeli's lab at the University of Maine.

In this episode, we discuss how Seth's experience working at a short-staffed nursing home during the pandemic, how this led to him becoming interested in aging research, and how growing up in Maine has helped shape his passion for policy.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chat with Dr. Sophia Mahoney, a PhD graduate from the Department of Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

In this episode, we discuss scientific and medical distrust in underrepresented communities, Sophia's research in cellular senescence and vascular health, as well as her interest in cellular reprogramming as she considers her next steps.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chat with Andrea Olsen, an undergraduate at the California Institute of Technology.

In this episode, we discuss how Andrea first got interested in longevity science, how she is using A.I. to find cures for glioblastoma, and her leadership in advancing movement on campus through the Caltech Longevity Club.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chat with Nancy Morones, a Graduate Student in Dr. Celine Riera's Lab at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chat with Dr. Kenneth Wilson, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Lisa Ellerby's lab at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chat with Jeremy Elser, PhD, CEO of Ship of Theseus.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chat with Dr. Karl Miller, a Postdoctoral Associate in Peter Adams Lab at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we get to chat with Emily Tom, a MD/PhD Candidate at UC Irvine at the Center for Translational Vision Research.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we get to chat with Arash Keshavarzi, a Venture Fellow at Mubadala Capital, and AI Researcher at Stanford University

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we get to chat with Dr. Ines Sturmlechner, a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Mayo Clinic.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we get to chat with Albert Ying, a PhD candidate in the Gladyshev Lab at Harvard Medical School.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we get to chat with Ivan Salladay-Perez, a fourth year PhD student in Anthony Covarrubias’s lab at UCLA.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we get to chat with Caitlyn Fastenau, a fifth year PhD student wrapping up her PhD work in neuroimmunology and neurodegeneration interactions at UT Health San Antonio.

In this episode, we discuss what inspired her to pursue STEM, her passion aging research, science communication, and advocacy work

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we chatted with Hannah Went, co-founder of TruDiagnostic.

In this episode, we discuss what led to the creation of TruDiagnostic, and our hopes for the future of medicine and healthcare.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we are joined by Adam Hruby, a Geroscience PhD candidate in Dr. Ryo Sanabria's lab at the University of Southern California.

In this episode, we discuss Adam's lifelong fascination with science, how he laid his tracks in the field of aging biology, and how he was selected as a fellow in the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we are joined by Dr. Alberto Vitari, a Sr. Director at Rubedo Life Sciences.

In this episode, we discuss Dr. Vitari's experiences that led him to the longevity field and his research with Rubedo Life Sciences.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we are joined by Brady Samuelson, a Research Associate in Alice Kane's Lab at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB).

In this episode, we discuss Brady's background in marine biology and his current work using fraility indices to study aging in wild-type mouse models.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we are joined by Dr. Janine Sengstack, the Co-Founder and CEO of Junevity.

In this episode, we go over Dr. Sengstack's scientific journey, from what sparked her initial interest in pursuing science to how her PhD work eventually led her to becoming the Co-Founder and CEO of Junevity.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we are joined by Dr. Anna Barkovskaya, a Staff Scientist at SENS Research Foundation.

In this episode, we discuss how Anna was first introduced to the longevity field, and how she is applying her background in cancer research to study senescence cells.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we sat down with Alex Araki, a Research Associate at Gordian Biotechnology.

In this episode, we discuss how Alex first became interested in longevity science, how he found the opportunity to work at Gordian, and how he is applying his background in gene therapies to cure chronic diseases.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we are joined by Chaska Walton, a Research Scientist at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

In this episode, we discuss how Chaska found himself in the longevity field, his work into developing Alzheimer's drugs, and the wisdom he would like to share with scientists that are interested in geroscience.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we are delighted to be joined by Amelia Anderson, the Co-Founder and Head of Scientific Computing at Cyclarity Therapeutics.

In this episode, we discuss what sparked Amelia’s interest in science, her current work at Cyclarity Therapeutics, as well as her advice to anyone interested in coming into the field of computational biology.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we are delighted to be joined by Amelia Andersen, the Co-Founder and Head of Scientific Computing at Cyclarity Therapeutics.

In this episode, we discuss what sparked Amelia’s interest in science, her current work at Cyclarity Therapeutics, as well as her advice to anyone interested in coming into the field of computational biology.

This week on A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight, we are delighted to be joined by Alex Trapp of Retro Biosciences.

In this episode, we discuss how Alex’s journey into longevity science first began, his experiences working at Retro Biosciences, as well as the cross section between computational and experimental biology.

Welcome to the first episode of our newest podcast, A4LI’s Scientist Spotlight Series.

In this series, hosted by Brenda Eap, we invite geroscientists who are actively trying to understand the biology of aging and designing potential geroscience therapeutics that help us live longer, healthier lives.

This week, we are joined by Dr. Gabriel Guerrero of BioAge Labs, where we discuss his work as well as how he first became interested in the field of aging research.