{"id":180,"date":"2017-10-09T21:19:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T21:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/labs\/cohenlab\/people-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T22:44:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:44:47","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/labs\/cohenlab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs color=&#8221;white&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; no_fill_content_area=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;PI&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;pi&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;618&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150X150&#8243; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/cohen&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> hassy@usc.edu<br \/>\n<strong>Office Phone:<\/strong> (213) 740-9822<\/p>\n<h3>Connect:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/cohen\">Pinchas Cohen, MD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Professor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biological Sciences;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dean, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>William and Sylvia Kugel Dean\u2019s Chair in Gerontology;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Executive Director, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>MD, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1986<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral training, Stanford University, 1986-1992<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/cohen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinchas Cohen, MD<\/a>, trained at Stanford and held his first faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1999. Until 2012, he was a professor and Vice Chair for Research at the Mattel Children\u2019s Hospital at UCLA, as well as the Co-Director of the UCSD\/UCLA Diabetes Research Center.<\/p>\n<p>He received numerous awards for his research, including a National Institute of Aging \u201cEUREKA\u201d-Award, the NIH-Director-Transformative RO1-Grant, and the Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging.<\/p>\n<p>He holds several patents for novel peptides and is the co-founder of CohBar, a biotechnology company developing mitochondrial peptides for diseases of aging. Cohen has published over 300 papers in top scientific journals focusing on aging, diabetes, Alzheimer\u2019s, cancer, growth hormone\/IGF-biology and the emerging science of mitochondrial-derived peptides, which he pioneered.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Graduate Students&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;graduates&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;600&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> mkflores@usc.edu[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Melanie Flores<\/h3>\n<p><strong>PhD Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"markrtbcr63v5\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Melanie<\/span> is a Molecular Biology PhD student at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. She has a BS in Microbiology from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Her research interests include mitochondrial genetics and the effects of mitochondrial-derived peptides on cancer and tumor regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the lab, she spends her time cooking pad thai and walking her dog.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;298&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> brendan.miller@usc.edu<br \/>\n<strong>Office Phone:\u00a0<\/strong>213-821-6073<\/p>\n<h3>Connect:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Brendan Miller, MS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>PhD Student<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Brendan Miller is a Neuroscience Graduate Program PhD student at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Miller studies mitochondrial genetics, neurodegeneration, and mitochondrial-derived peptides in the Cohen lab. His research interests include identifying the effect of mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms on novel mitochondrial-derived peptides in Alzheimer\u2019s disease and Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the lab, Brendan closely follows the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs, crunches baseball statistics, and plays a variety of sports.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;627&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> zreyna@usc.edu[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Zeferino Reyna<\/h3>\n<p><strong>PhD Student<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>BA, Biological Sciences, UCSB<\/li>\n<li>MS, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, USC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zeferino Reyna is a Molecular Biology Graduate Program PhD student at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. He is interested in understanding the interplay between mitochondrial-derived peptides and the immune system that lead to inflammatory diseases and aging with the hope that one day we will put these ailments behind us.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the lab, Zeferino likes to unwind with a bottle of good wine and cheese, while relaxing at the beach. He enjoys most sports, but especially water sports.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;599&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> anasilve@usc.edu<\/p>\n<h3>Connect:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Ana Silverstein<\/h3>\n<p><strong>PhD Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ana Silverstein is a Molecular Biology PhD student at the USC Leonard Davis School of Geronotology, where she researches the interconnected relationship between mitochondrial function and the immune system. In prioritizing mitochondrial genetics, she intends to better understand the dynamic phenomenon of immune system malfunction in aging populations from the unique perspective of the mitochondria. Outside of the lab, Ana can be found catching waves at the beach, hitting the slopes, or out on an adventure with her dog, Cas.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Research Faculty&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;research-faculty&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1529625083223{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;570&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150X150&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/hiroshi-kumagai-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hiroshi Kumagai, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Research Assistant Professor<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/hiroshi-kumagai-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hiroshi Kumagai, PhD<\/a>, is a Research Assistant Professor at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. He studies the relationship between East-Asian specific mtDNA polymorphism in the MOTS-c and type 2 diabetes. His research interests include identifying the effects of mitochondrial-derived peptides on skeletal muscle properties and functions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1529625083223{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;305&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/wan\/&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;junxiang.wan@usc.edu&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">junxiang.wan@usc.edu<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Office Phone:\u00a0<\/strong>213-740-1398<\/p>\n<h3>Connect:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]JTNDYSUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyc29jaWFsLWljb24lMjIlMjB0YXJnZXQlM0QlMjJfYmxhbmslMjIlMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cucmVzZWFyY2hnYXRlLm5ldCUyRnByb2ZpbGUlMkZKdW54aWFuZ19XYW4lMjIlM0UlMEElM0NzcGFuJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJmYS1zdGFjayUyMGZhLWxnJTIyJTNFJTA5JTA5JTA5JTA5JTA5JTA5JTA5JTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDaSUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyZmElMjBmYS1jaXJjbGUlMjBmYS1zdGFjay0yeCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmklM0UlMDklMDklMDklMDklMDklMDklMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlM0NpJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJhaSUyMGFpLXJlc2VhcmNoZ2F0ZSUyMGZhLXN0YWNrLTF4JTIwZmEtaW52ZXJzZSUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmklM0UlMDklMDklMDklMDklMEElM0MlMkZzcGFuJTNFJTBBJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUwQSUzQ2ElMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMnNvY2lhbC1pY29uJTIyJTIwdGFyZ2V0JTNEJTIyX2JsYW5rJTIyJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGc2Nob2xhci5nb29nbGUuY29tJTJGc2Nob2xhciUzRnN0YXJ0JTNEMTAlMjZxJTNEanVueGlhbmclMkJ3YW4lMjIlM0UlMEElM0NzcGFuJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJmYS1zdGFjayUyMGZhLWxnJTIyJTNFJTA5JTA5JTA5JTA5JTA5JTA5JTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDaSUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyZmElMjBmYS1jaXJjbGUlMjBmYS1zdGFjay0yeCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmklM0UlMDklMDklMDklMDklMDklMDklMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlM0NpJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJhaSUyMGFpLWdvb2dsZS1zY2hvbGFyJTIwZmEtc3RhY2stMXglMjBmYS1pbnZlcnNlJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaSUzRSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwQSUzQyUyRnNwYW4lM0UlMEElM0MlMkZhJTNFJTBBJTNDYSUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyc29jaWFsLWljb24lMjIlMjB0YXJnZXQlM0QlMjJfYmxhbmslMjIlMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubmNiaS5ubG0ubmloLmdvdiUyRnB1Ym1lZCUyRiUzRnRlcm0lM0RqdW54aWFuZyUyQndhbiUyMiUzRSUwQSUzQ3NwYW4lMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmZhLXN0YWNrJTIwZmEtbGclMjIlM0UlMDklMDklMDklMDklMDklMDklMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlM0NpJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJmYSUyMGZhLWNpcmNsZSUyMGZhLXN0YWNrLTJ4JTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaSUzRSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQ2klMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmFpJTIwYWktcHVibWVkJTIwZmEtc3RhY2stMXglMjBmYS1pbnZlcnNlJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaSUzRSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwQSUzQyUyRnNwYW4lM0UlMEElM0MlMkZhJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/wan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Junxiang Wan, MD, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Research Assistant Professor<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Aging Biomarker Core Director<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>MD, Preventive Medicine, Nanjing Railway Medical College, Naijing, China, 1991<\/li>\n<li>PhD, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 1997<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Training, Occupational Health, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/wan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Junxiang Wan, MD, PhD<\/a>, is a Research Assistant Professor and director of the Aging Biomarker and Service Core at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Wan has extensive training in molecular biology, cell biology and immunology. She is an expert in the field of novel assay development, and has extensive experience in academic research work. Wan has mastered novel ELISA assays for the entire human and murine IGF\/IGFBP system, has developed numerous IGFs and is involved in the Cohen lab&#8217;s discovery of a novel family of mitochondrial-derived peptides (MDPs), including humanin, SHLPs and MOTS-c that signal to regulate cellular metabolism and survival.<\/p>\n<p>The Aging Biomarker and Service Core services include the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>cytokines measurement<\/li>\n<li>Alzheimer-related markers (Amyloid beta, phospho-tau) measurement<\/li>\n<li>hormones measurement including GH, human and mouse IGF-I&amp; IGFBPs, etc.<\/li>\n<li>metabolic biomarkers measurement including insulin, leptin and adiponectin<\/li>\n<li>mitochondrial derived peptides (MDPs) measurement including humanin and the other novel MDPs<\/li>\n<li>new assay development<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1529625083223{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;616&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150X150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/yen\/&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;kelvin.yen@usc.edu&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">kelvin.yen@usc.edu<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Office Phone:\u00a0<\/strong>213-821-5822<\/p>\n<h3>Connect:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/yen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelvin Yen, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Research Associate Professor<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>BA, Molecular Cell\u00a0<span id=\"0.4023576044729924\" class=\"highlight\">Bio<\/span>logy: Neurobiology, UC Berkeley, 1999<\/li>\n<li>PhD, Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/yen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelvin Yen, PhD<\/a>, is a Research Associate Professor at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Yen studies mitochondrial control of aging and healthspan at the Cohen lab. His research interests include aging, neuroscience, and mitochondria.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the lab, he spends his time raising his kids and sleeping.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Instructional Faculty&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;instructional-faculty&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;639&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150X150&#8243; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/roberto-vicinanza-md-phd\/&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;roberto.vicinanze@usc.edu&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">roberto.vicinanze@usc.edu<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Office Phone:<\/strong> 213-821-6073<\/p>\n<h3>Connect:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/roberto-vicinanza-md-phd\/\">Roberto Vicinanza, MD, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Instructional Assistant Professor<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/roberto-vicinanza-md-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roberto Vicinanza, MD, PhD<\/a>, is an Italian physician and a certified specialist in Geriatric Medicine from Sapienza University of Rome, the largest university in Europe and one of the most prestigious Italian universities, commonly ranking first in national rankings. Vicinanza focused his clinical training on the complex management and treatment of acute and chronic diseases in older adults at the Geriatric Clinic of Policlinico Umberto I University Hospital in Rome, where he also conducted clinical studies on the Mediterranean Diet and age-related diseases. He then completed his post-doctoral training with Pinchas Cohen at USC, investigating the emerging science of mitochondrial-derived peptides. Vicinanza is an instructional assistant professor of gerontology, currently teaching several courses at USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. His lectures include the fundamentals of nutrition for the Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity coordinated program, and classes for the Master of Arts in Medical Gerontology program. He also conducts research on the Mediterranean Diet and on the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in age-related diseases in the Cohen Lab.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Research Technicians&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;research-technicians&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;318&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;hemal.mehta@usc.edu&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">hemal.mehta@usc.edu<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Office Phone:<\/strong> 213-821-6073<\/p>\n<h3>Connect:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Hemal Mehta, MSc, MS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lab Manager<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Seahorse Core Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>MSc, Microbiology, 1999<\/li>\n<li>MS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Hemal H. Mehta is a Research Lab Specialist \/ Lab Manager and Seahorse Core Director at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. 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Her research interests include investigating the relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration, as well as the role of diet and nutrition on mitochondrial health and disease outcomes.<\/p>\n<div>Outside of the lab, she spends her time in nature, swimming in the ocean, hiking, and skiing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567100614699{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;591&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150X150&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Kevin Cao<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Research Lab Technician<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567100614699{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;579&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150X150&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;hemal.mehta@usc.edu&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">rr64794@usc.edu<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Ricardo Ramirez II<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Laboratory Technician II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ricardo Ramirez II is a technician at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. 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