Brunet Lab: Molecular Mechanisms of Longevity and Age Related Diseases




Lab Alumni
	Jay Maniar Rotation, Spring 2004 jmmaniar[at]stanford.edu Graduate Student, Genetics B.S. U. of Wisconsin-Madison Personal Interests	Research Interest: Caloric Restriction and FOXO Hometown: Schaumburg, IL Favorite Saying: "The Cubs are going all the way this year." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: The High Life Dream Benchmate: Jessica Erin Richey Favorite non-science activity: Bowling Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Dog Birthday: September 30th

Research Interest: Role of Sirtuins in aging Hometown: Beaverton, OR Favorite Saying: Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Eating rare steak Dream Benchmate: Ichiro Suzuki Favorite non-science activity: playing rugby Chinese Zodiac Sign:Wood Dog Birthday: July 26th			Tovi Anderson Rotation, Fall 2004 tovia[at]stanford.edu Graduate Student, Genetics B.S. Whitman College Personal Interests

	Brian Grone Rotation, Spring 2005 bgrone[at]stanford.edu Graduate student,Bio. Sciences B.S. UC Berkeley Personal Interests	Research Interest: The FOXO family in the nervous system Hometown: El Cajon, CA Favorite Saying: "Don't change!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Laser ablation of the germline Dream Benchmate: Isaac Asimov Favorite non-science activity: Chillin' Chinese Zodiac Sign: Steel rooster Birthday: December 13th

Research Interest: Interaction between FOXO and p53 Hometown: Bethesda, MD Favorite Saying: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Running Dream Benchmate: Leonardo DaVinci Favorite non-science activity: Horseback riding Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: February 13th			Ophelia Venturelli Undergraduate Student, 2004-2005 opheliav[at]stanford.edu Stanford University Personal Interests

	Colleen Brady Rotation, Winter 2006 cbrady[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Cancer Biology B.S. Emory University Personal Interests	Research Interest: Sirtuins and Aging Hometown: Jonesville, MI Favorite Saying: "... and then I found a $20 bill!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Running Dream Benchmate: Brad Pitt Non-science activity: Baking Favorite Movie: Pretty Woman Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Pig Birthday: March 10th

Research Interest: Sirtuins in Aging Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Favorite Saying: "that made more sense in my head..." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Laughter Dream Benchmate: John Wooden Non-science activity: Napping Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: July 31st			Joy Wu Rotation, Spring 2006joyswu[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Neuroscience B.S. UC Los Angeles Personal Interests

	Philip Oskoui poskoui[at]stanford.edu Research Assistant, 2004-2006 B.S. Emory University Personal Interests	Research Interest: FOXO family function Hometown: Pittsford, NY Favorite Saying: "...in essence..." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Green tea Dream Benchmate: Stephen Jay Gould Non-science activity: NY Times Sunday Crossword Favorite Movie: The Godfather Chinese Zodiac Sign: Steel Rooster Birthday: May 16th

Research Interest: FOXO in neurodevelopment Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Favorite Saying: "Awesome." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Caloric Restriction Dream Benchmate: Angelina Jolie Non-science activity: Lying comatose with a stack of movies Favorite Movie: American History X Chinese Zodiac Sign: Steel Rooster Birthday: February 17th			Saul Villeda svilleda[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Neuroscience2005-2006 B.S. UC Los Angeles Personal Interests

	Dara Dowlatshahi Rotation, Winter 2007 Dowlatshahi[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Biosciences B.S. Northwestern University Personal Interests	Research Interest: Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and Aging Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Favorite Saying: “… that’s garbage!” Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Meat Dream Benchmate: Richard Feynman (with Bongo Drums) Non-science activity: Football & Tennis Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: July 3rd

Research Interest: Role of CNS in organismal longevity Hometown: Seattle, WA Favorite Saying: "Don't be a jackass." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Diet Coke Dream Benchmate: Jon Stewart Non-science activity: Watching movies Favorite Movie: Annie Hall Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Horse Birthday: March 31st			Matt Carter carterme[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Neuroscience2005-2007 B.A. Whitman College Personal Interests

	Nathan Woodling Rotation, Spring 2007 nsw[at]stanford.edu Graduate student, Neuroscience B.S. Emory University Personal Interests	Research Interest: FOXO targets in the hypothalamus Hometown: Army Brat, USA Favorite Saying: "A cup of tea solves everything." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sub-lethal levels of stress Dream Benchmate: Beethoven and a grand piano Non-science activity: Swimming Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Pig Birthday: June 24th

Research Interest: Mechanisms of FOXO regulation Hometown: Mountain View , CA Favorite Saying: "Wow!!.." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sushi Dream Benchmate: Emmanuel Ax Non-science activity: piano Favorite Movie: Crash Chinese Zodiac Sign: Water Pig Birthday: October 19th			Kimmi Hoang khoang1[at]stanford.edu Research Assistant, 2006-2007 B.S. UC Davis Personal Interests

	Richard Parenteau SSRP student, Summer 2007 trichardparenteau[at]yahoo.com Undergraduate student, Biology California State University, Fullerton Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of FOXO-regulated genes Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Favorite Saying: "Hijole!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Bluberries Dream Benchmate: An Oompa Loompa Non-science activity: Salsa/Merengue Favorite Movie: Ocean's 11 Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: October 3rd

Research Interest: Target genes and cellular functions of FOXO Hometown: Titusville, FL Favorite Saying: variations on overusing the word "literally" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Avoid hard drugs and cruel women Dream Benchmate: A timid genius who is afraid to take credit for his ideas Non-science activity: Rethinking my career choice (guitar, basketball, and reading anything unrelated to science) Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: April 29th			Michael Stadler mstadler[at]stanford.edu Rotation Student B.S. University of Florida Personal Interests

	Erik Lehnert elehnert[at]stanford.edu Rotation Student B.S. Stanford University Personal Interests	Research Interest: Developing transgenesis in a short-lived fish model Hometown: Military brat Favorite Saying: "It's so frustrating " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Inherited genetic traits Dream Benchmate: Dan Calnan (Musk Ox) Non-science activity: Climbing Favorite Movie: Seven Samurai Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: July 20th

Research Interest: Role of FOXO target genes in neural stem cells Hometown: Richebourg, France Favorite Saying: "Relax, take it easy " Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Fruits Dream Benchmate: Johnny Depp Non-science activity: Music, movies, walk&talk with friends Favorite Movie: The butterfly effect Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Tiger Birthday: May 9th			Camille Guillerey cguiller[at]magbio.ens.fr Visiting Student Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris Personal Interests

	Helen LianHelen.lian[at]stanford.edu Undergraduate student, Biology Personal Interests	Research Interest: Regulation of FOXO in neural stem cells Hometown: Shangai, China Favorite Saying: "What?" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Low calorie diet Dream Benchmate: Kimi Räikkönen Non-science activity: Traveling Favorite Movie: Pride and Prejudice Chinese Zodiac Sign:Fire Rabbit Birthday: October 18th

Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of aging and neurodegeneration Hometown: Mumbai, India & Oak Creek, Wisconsin Favorite Saying: "What's up dude!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Exercise Dream Benchmate: Katrina Kaif Non-science activity: Watching movies Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Ox Birthday: January 16th			Suraj Pradhan suraj.pradhan[at]stanford.edu Rotation student, Neuroscience B.S. Northwestern University Personal Interests

	Caitlin O'Brian ceobrian[at]stanford.edu Rotation student, Biological Sciences Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of AMPK in cells Hometown: Exton, PA Favorite Saying: "My eyes and ears are my universe. Anything else is hearsay" (Douglas Adams) Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Yoga/Meditation Dream Benchmate: Keller Williams Non-science activity: Hiking, cooking Favorite Movie: SCL Punk Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: July 31st

Research Interest: Energy metabolism and stem cell functions Hometown: Akashi, Japan Favourite Saying: "Let it go " Anti-Ageing Strategy of Choice: Japanese green tea Dream Benchmate: Doraemon Non-science activity: Exercise Favourite Movie: Remember the Titans Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Horse Birthday: September 29th			Hiro Fukui hfukui[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.S. Kobe Pharmaceuticals University PhD. University of Miami Personal Interests

	Roarke Kamber rakamber[at]stanford.edu Undergraduate student, Biology Personal Interests	Research Interest: Genetics of longevity in Nothobranchius furzeri Hometown: Bainbridge Island, WA Favorite Saying: "Classic." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sleeping in Dream Benchmate: Ellen DeGeneres Non-science activity: Skiing Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Dragon Birthday: January 8th

Research Interest: miRNAs in adult neural stem cells Hometown: Fresno, CA Favorite Saying: "lol!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Sushi Dream Benchmate: Jascha Heifetz Non-science activity: Violin, Origami Favorite Movie: Seven Samurai Chinese Zodiac Sign: Metal Sheep Birthday: July 25th			Chris Itoh cyitoh[at]gmail.com High School Summer Student Personal Interests

	Jesse Karmazin jessekarmazin[at]gmail.com Medical student, Stanford University B.S. Princeton University Personal Interests	Research Interest: Role of FOXO6 in cognitive functions in mice Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Favorite Saying: "Nice." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Traveling (i.e. special relativistic time dilation) Dream Benchmate: David Sedaris Non-science activity: Rowing Favorite Movie: The Room Chinese Zodiac Sign: Wood Rat Birthday: September 30th

Research Interest: Transcriptional regulation of the FOXO gene Hometown: Kerala, India Favorite Saying: "Cool!" Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Spicy Indian food Dream Benchmate: Michael Schumacher Non-science activity: Badminton Favorite Movie: Braveheart Chinese Zodiac Sign: Earth Horse Birthday: December 21st			Pramod Thekkatpramod.thekkat[at]stanford.edu Research Assistant B.S. University of Madras, IndiaM.S. Western Michigan Univ. Personal Interests

	Valérie Renault vrenault[at]stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow B.S. University of Paris XI PhD. University of Paris VII Personal Interests	Research Interest: FOXO transcription factors in neural stem cells Hometown: Chalo Saint Mars, France Favorite Saying: "Pardon my French..." Anti-Aging Strategy of Choice: Wine Dream Benchmate: Ethan Hawke Non-science activity: Sports Favorite Movie: Schindler's List Chinese Zodiac Sign: Fire Dragon Birthday: July 11th
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