People
Contact:
Email: vermulst@usc.edu
Marc Vermulst, PhD
Education
Post-doctoral training, California Institute of Technology, 2008-2009
Post-doctoral training, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2009-2013
PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, 2004-2008
Hometown: Baarn, the Netherlands
Favorite non-science activities: Exploring Los Angeles, reading chess and hiking
Marc Vermulst, PhD, has a background in mitochondrial biology and mutation detection, and is interested in the role of mitochondrial biology and transcription errors in human aging and disease.
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Contact:
Email: chungcla@usc.edu
Claire Chung
Education
Cornell University
University of Wisconson
Hometown: Hong Kong / New York
Favorite non-science activities: Drawing, arts and crafts
Claire Chung has a background in stress biology and DNA sequencing, and is particularly interested in the effect of mutagenic compounds on the fidelity of transcription and the mechanistic underpinnings of mitochondrial DNA diseases.
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Contact:
Email: sshemtov@usc.edu
Sarah Shemtov
Education
B.A. University of Miami (2014-2017)
M.Sc. University of Miami (2017-2018)
Hometown: New York
Favorite non-science activities: Mixed martial arts, yoga sculpting, the beach
Sarah has a background in chemistry and skin biology and she is particularly interested in using new animal models to understand mtDNA mutagenesis and its impact on aging.
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Contact:
Email: yingwosu@usc.edu
Yingwo Sun
Education
M. Sc. Colombia University
B. Sc. National Ilan University, Taiwan
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
Favorite non-science activities: Eating 🙂
Yingwo has a background in Drosophila biology and genetics, and is particularly interested in the origins of age-related neurodegenerative diseases
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Contact:
Email: lucycarr@usc.edu
Lucy Carrillo
Education
UC San Diego
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Favorite non-science activities: reading, exploring LA
Lucy has a background in rheumatology and is particularly interested in the relationship between mtDNA mutations and aging
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Contact:
Email: slee2545@usc.edu
Sangin Lee
Education
University of Southern California
Hometown:Â
Favorite non-science activities:
Sangin has a background in mitophagy and aging research and is particularly interested in using mitophagy to cure mitochondrial DNA diseases
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Contact:
Email: karensle@usc.edu
Karen Lee
Education
University of Southern California
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Favorite non-science activities: volunteering
Karen has a general background in molecular biology and is particularly interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that cause neurodegenerative diseases
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Contact:
Email: hjanson@usc.edu
Herbert Anson
Undergraduate Student
Education
University of Southern California
Hometown: Los Angeles
Favorite non-science activities:
Herbert has a general interest in aging research and is interested in various mutagenic mechanisms that contribute to the aging process
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Contact:
Email: dacano@usc.edu
Daniel Cano
Undergraduate Student helper
Education
University of Southern California
Hometown: Los Angeles
Favorite non-science activities:
Herbert has a general interest in aging research and is interested in various mutagenic mechanisms that contribute to the aging process
Alumni
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Zoe Navapanich
Membership years: 2017-2021
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Doyle Lokitiya
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Jessica LaGosh
Membership years: 2018-2019