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HALO Faculty, Training Program Alumnus
Dr. Bitto is an Acting Instructor in the Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology. His research is focused on understanding the interaction between biological aging, mitochondrial function, and metabolic disease. Dr. Bitto was a BMHA post-doctoral fellow on the Genetic Approaches to Aging Training Grant from 2013-2016 and is the recipient of a post-doctoral research […]
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Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, Physiology
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Psychology, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology […]
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Dr. Kathryn A. Jewett, Ph.D. received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Neuroscience from Washington State University. Her graduate work with Dr. James M. Krueger involved looking at the effects of electrical and chemical stimulation on cultured neural networks, correlating features between whole animal brain sleep/wake states and dissociated in vitro neural networks. After graduation […]
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Administrative Core Director, BMHA Co-Director, BMHA Executive Committee, HALO Executive Committee, Invertebrate Core Director, Shock Center Executive Committee, Training Program Alumnus
Dr. Kaeberlein’s research interests are focused on biological mechanisms of aging in order to facilitate translational interventions that promote healthspan and improve quality of life. He has published more than 200 scientific papers, has been recognized by several prestigious awards, and has Fellow status in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the […]
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BMHA Training Faculty, HALO Faculty, Training Program Alumnus
Mitochondrial mutagenesis in aging and neurodegeneration Dr. Kennedy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology. Dr. Kennedy has a long standing interest in elucidating how somatic mutations, primarily focused on the mitochondrial genome, influence aging and age associated diseases, such as neurodegeneration. During his post-doctoral training with Dr. Lawrence A. […]
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Dr. Whitson was a post-doctoral fellow in the Genetic Approaches to Aging Training Program from 2017-2019. He is currently a post-doctoral scientist in Dr. Rabinovitch’s laboratory. […]
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BMHA Co-Director, BMHA Training Faculty, Development Core Director, HALO Director, HALO Faculty, Shock Center Director, Shock Center Executive Committee, Training Program Alumnus
Dr. Young joined the UW faculty in 2016 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology. Her research goal is to understand the molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying age-related disorders, with a particular focus on neurodegenerative disorders. She has developed human stem cell models to further this line of research, as […]
