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Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies

Current Postdoctoral Fellows

Among the postdoctoral fellows  studying the science of aging at the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies are the following:

Liuji Chen, PhD

Research Interests: Role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and the ameliorating effects of antioxidant defense enzymes
Faculty Mentor: Qitao Ran, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology

Young Mok Charles Jang, PhD

Faculty Mentor: Holly Van Remmen, PhD, Associate Professor of Cellular and Structural Biology

Sitai Liang, PhD

Faculty Mentor: Peter Hornsby, PhD, Professor of Physiology

Michael Lustgarten, PhD

Research Interest: Mitochondrial oxidative stress and skeletal muscle function.
Faculty Mentor: Holly Van Remmen, PhD, Associate Professor of Cellular and Structural Biology

James F. Mele, PhD

Faculty Mentor: Rochelle Buffenstein, PhD, Professor of Physiology

Viviana Pérez, PhD

Research Interests: Role of antioxidant signaling in aging and disease
Faculty Mentor: Arlan Richardson, PhD, Professor of Cellular and Structural Biology and Director of the Barshop Institute

Corinna Ross, PhD

Faculty Mentor: Suzette Tardif, PhD, Associate Professor of Cellular and Structural Biology

Adam Salmon, PhD

Research Interests: Adiposity, insulin resistance, and oxidative stress; fat and aging
Faculty Mentor: Arlan Richardson, PhD, Professor of Cellular and Structural Biology and Director of the Barshop Institute

Lauren B. Sloane, PhD

Faculty Mentor: Steven N. Austad, PhD, Professor of Cellular and Structural Biology

Shou-Shu Wang, PhD

Faculty Mentor: Randy Strong, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology

Yiqiang Zhang, PhD

Research Interests: The role of oxidative stress and cell signaling in aging and age-associated diseases
Faculty Mentor: Holly Van Remmen, PhD, Associate Professor of Cellular and Structural Biology

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