Guest Experts
Lindsey Lekhraj
Lindsey, an Epigenetics Human Potential Coach and Holistic Nutritionist, specializes in utilizing epigenetics and functional genomics for holistic wellness, focusing on training wellness coaches and educating people about the transformative power of DNA-based precision in health.
Mahsin Habib
Dr. Mahsin Habib, MD, owns a medical practice, Next Health, which focuses on innovative integrative and regenerative medicine, utilizing advanced testing and technologies to predict, prevent, and prolong health outcomes.
Zachary Kaminsky
Zachary Kaminsky, PhD, is a pioneer in epigenetic biomarkers in psychiatry, focusing on the molecular epigenetic aspects of psychiatric conditions and developing AI-driven techniques for predicting and intervening in suicide risk.
Randy L. Jirtle
Randy L. Jirtle, PhD, is celebrated for his pioneering research linking early-life environmental exposures to adult diseases through epigenomic changes, contributing significantly to the fields of genomic imprinting and the fetal origins of disease susceptibility, with numerous awards and over 200 peer-reviewed publications.
John Hemming
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Raghav Sehgal
Raghav Sehgal is an expert in applying deep learning to multi-omic and multi-granular data to solve aging, with seven years of experience in integrating data science and artificial intelligence in the biomedical field, including building and managing a Series A funded biomedical data science startup.
Kejun Albert Ying
Kejun Ying is a 4th year Ph.D. student in Harvard Medical School, Gladyshev lab. His research focuses on understanding cause of aging and develop ML-based aging biomarkers to facilitate the discovery of novel anti-aging interventions.
Christine Dionese
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Kara Fitzgerald
Kara Fitzgerald, ND, is a leader in integrative and functional medicine, focuses on researching the DNA methylome and its modulation through diet and lifestyle, and is known for her contributions to functional medicine education, clinical practice, and her publications on reversing biological aging.
Christin Burd
Christin Burd, PhD, an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, focuses on cancer biology and genetics, specifically in preventing melanoma and improving cancer outcomes in older adults, and is recognized for her innovative research including the discovery of the first human circular RNA associated with disease and the development of the p16LUC mouse model.
Danni Gadd
Danni, a PhD candidate in the Wellcome Trust Translational Neuroscience program at the University of Edinburgh, specializes in using machine learning to study the relationship between DNA methylation and protein levels, developing biomarkers that predict diseases affecting the brain and body.
David Katz
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Andrew DiNardo
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Gabriel Fries
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Michael Lustgarten, Ph.D.
Michael Lustgarten, PhD, is an expert in the impact of the gut microbiome and serum metabolome on muscle mass and function in older adults, and a prolific contributor to the fields of oxidative stress, exercise, and sarcopenia with numerous influential publications.
Awais Spall
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Candace Lewis
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Varun Dwaraka
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Dr. Jeoff Drobot
Jeoff Drobot, ND, is a pioneer in biohacking and alternative medicine in the U.S., recognized for optimizing physical and cognitive performance in elite athletes and corporate leaders through innovative Biological Medicine and electroceutical technology.
Terrie E. Moffitt
Terrie E. Moffitt is a distinguished professor at Duke University, renowned for her research on the Dunedin cohort and a member of multiple prestigious academies, including the National Academy of Medicine.
Christopher Ames
Christopher Ames, MD, Director of Spinal Deformity and Spine Tumor Surgery at UCSF, is an internationally recognized expert in spine tumor, deformity, and scoliosis, known for his innovative approaches in complex spine surgery and spine research, including the development of AI Decision Support Tools and the application of telomeric aging in predicting spine surgery risks.
Dan Belsky
Dan Belsky, PhD, focuses on how genes and environments shape health across the life course, with an emphasis on developing and evaluating methods to quantify biological aging processes and exploring interventions to promote healthy aging and reduce aging-related social inequalities.
Jeffrey Bland, PhD
Jeffrey Bland, PhD, is the founder of the Functional Medicine movement and president of Big Bold Health, is renowned for his work in systems biology and personalized lifestyle medicine, significantly contributing to natural medicine education and research, and currently focuses on immuno-rejuvenation and regenerative agriculture for global health improvement.
Jesse Poganik
Jesse Poganik, PhD, is a chemical biology expert focused on understanding the biological nature of aging, with education from SUNY Stony Brook and Cornell University and postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School.
Kristine Løkås Haftorn
Kristine Løkås Haftorn is an expert in gene expression regulation in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, and is currently focused on studying the relationship between gestational age and DNA methylation in cord blood for her Ph.D. at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health's Centre for Fertility and Health.
Sarah Voisin
Sarah Voisin, PhD, specializes in using advanced statistical and bioinformatics methods to explore the epigenome's interaction with intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting human health, and has developed significant tools and analyses in the field of aging epigenetics.
Michael Skinner
Michael Skinner, PhD, a professor at Washington State University and Founding Director of the Center for Reproductive Biology, specializes in demonstrating how environmental exposures can promote epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease, with extensive publications and leadership roles in reproductive and environmental epigenetics.
Mike Thompson
Mike, PhD, a UCLA graduate in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, began his research career in computational genomics and cancers, worked on statistical genetics and electronic medical records, and is currently pursuing a postdoctorate in Barcelona, focusing on developing interpretable deep learning techniques in genomics.
Kristen McGreevy
Kristen studied Biology and Biostatistics at UNC Chapel Hill where she graduated as a first-generation student in the honors college. Afterwards, she went to UCLA to receive her M.S. in Biostatistics and is currently finishing her PhD (expected graduation in fall 2023). Her research focuses on the epigenetics of aging and building biomarkers to measure aging driven by lifestyle factors.
Deirdre O Shea
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Anthony Zannas
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Nicole Renke
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Ryan Smith
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Lauren Schmitz
Lauren Schmitz, PhD, specializes in researching how social environment inequalities impact health and socioeconomic disparities, using social, genomic, and epigenomic data, and has received notable support and awards for her work on the social determinants of epigenetic processes related to aging and cognitive decline.
Karen Sugden
Karen Sugden, PhD, specializes in molecular and bioinformatics approaches to understand biological mechanisms related to behavior and aging, with a focus on epigenetics and its role in quantifying the impact of life experiences on aging.
Dr. Toinét Cronjé
Toinét Cronjé, PhD, specializes in biomarker discovery in Alzheimer's disease using multi-omic datasets, building on her doctoral work on DNA methylation and cardio-metabolic disease risk factors, aiming to identify globally feasible biomarkers for complex diseases.
Dr Esther Walton
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Andrew Zalesky
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Charles Breeze
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