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LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Vladimir Botchkarev, MD, PhD<\/strong> Center Co-Director, Professor of Dermatology<\/span>
Field of Study:<\/strong> Skin aging and wound healing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Danny Roh, MD\/PhD<\/strong> Center Co-Director, Assistant Professor of Surgery
Field of Study:<\/strong> Skin wound healing, Aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\nEXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Danica Chen, PhD<\/strong><\/span>
Professor<\/span>
University of California,<\/span>
Berkeley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vadim Gladyshev, PhD<\/strong><\/span>
Professor of Medicine<\/span>
Director, Center for Redox Medicine<\/span>
Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vera Gorbunova, PhD<\/strong><\/span>
Doris Johns Cherry Professor of Biology and Medicine<\/span>
Co-Director, Rochester Aging Research Center<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vyacheslav (Slava) Labunskyy, PhD<\/strong>
Associate Professor
Field of Study:<\/strong> Systems biology of aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Adam Salmon, PhD<\/strong><\/span>
Professor<\/span>
Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aristidis Veves, DSc, MD<\/strong><\/span>
Rongxiang Xu Professor of Surgery<\/span>
Director, Center for Regenerative Therapeutics at BIDMC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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BUMC-CAR MEMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Stacey Andersen, MD<\/strong> Assistant Professor of
Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> New England Centenarian Study<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Samuel Beck, PhD
<\/strong>Assistant Professor of Dermatology<\/span>
Field of Study:<\/strong> Genetics and genomics of aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brianne Connizzo, PhD<\/strong> Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Field of Study:<\/strong> Connective tissue aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jimmy Crott, PhD<\/strong>
Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> Gut microbiome and aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Daniel Dempsey, PhD<\/strong> Assistant Professor
Field of Study:<\/strong> Epigenetics and aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lindsay Farrer, PhD<\/strong>
Professor of Genetics, Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> Brain aging\/Alzheimer disease<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Rachel Flynn, PhD<\/strong>
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology&Biophysics
Field of Study:<\/strong> Aging and cancer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mark Grinstaff, PhD<\/strong> Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Field of Study:<\/strong> Nanotechnology & aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alla Grishok, PhD<\/strong> Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Field of Study:<\/strong> MicroRNAs and aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Neil Kowall, MD<\/strong>
Professor of Neurology
Field of Study:<\/strong> Brain aging\/Alzheimer disease<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Igor Kramnik, PhD<\/strong>
Associate Professor of Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> Lung aging & infections<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Maria Kukuruzinska, PhD<\/strong>
Professor of Translational Dental Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> Dental aging, cancer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nelson Lau, PhD<\/strong>
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Director Genome Science Inst.
Field of Study:<\/strong> Basic mechanisms of aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Giovanni Ligresti, PhD<\/strong>
Associate Professor of Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> Lung fibrosis & aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pinghua Liu, PhD<\/strong> Associate Professor of Chemistry
Field of Study:<\/strong> Anti- aging natural compounds<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Jennifer Luebke, PhD<\/strong>
Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Field of Study:<\/strong> Brain aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kathryn L. Lunetta, PhD<\/strong>
Professor of Biostatistics
Field of Study:<\/strong> Framingham Heart Study<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tara Moore, PhD<\/strong> Associate Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology Field of Study:<\/strong> Nervous system aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Joanne Murabito, MD<\/strong> Professor of Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> Aging research using Framingham database<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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George Murphy, PhD<\/strong> Associate Professor of Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> Human aging, centenarians<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thomas Perls, MD\/MPH<\/strong> Professor of Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> New England Centenarian Study<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wendy Qiu, MD\/PhD<\/strong> Professor of Psychiatry
Field of Study:<\/strong> Molecular psychiatry in aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Douglas Rosene, PhD<\/strong> Prof. of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Field of Study:<\/strong> Nervous system aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Francesca Seta, PhD<\/strong>
Associate Professor of Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> Vascular
aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Andrei Sharov, MD\/PhD<\/strong> Research Assistant Professor
Field of Study:<\/strong> Skin aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jennifer Snyder- Cappione, PhD<\/strong> Assistant Professor
Field of Study:<\/strong> Immune system aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LaDora Thompson, PhD\/PT<\/strong> Professor of Physical Therapy
Field of Study:<\/strong> Musculo-skeletal aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Maria Troyanovska, PhD<\/strong>
Professor of Medicine
Field of Study:<\/strong> Connective tissue aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Xaralobos \u2018Bob\u2019 Varelas, PhD<\/strong> Professor of Biochemistry
Field of Study:<\/strong> Aging and cancer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ben Wolozin, MD\/PhD<\/strong>
Professor of Pharmacology
Field of Study:<\/strong> Neurodegeneration and aging<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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