People

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Contact:

Email: vermulst@usc.edu

Marc Vermulst, PhD

Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Principal Investigator

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

Lab Specialist

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

Ph.D. Candidate

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

Ph.D. Student

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

Technician

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

Volunteer

Education

University of Southern California

Hometown: 
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

Undergraduate Student

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

Undergraduate Student

Membership years: 2017-2021

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Doyle Lokitiya

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Jessica LaGosh

Membership years: 2018-2019