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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zoe Navapanich
Membership years: 2017-2021

Doyle Lokitiya

Jessica LaGosh
Membership years: 2018-2019