2024 LIFT Cohort
The cohort will be participating in the program from September to December, with the final pitch day on December 5th.
Keep an eye out for information on registering for the event!
Brennan Falcy
PhD Candidate University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Brennan is currently studying the metabolic and behavioral consequences of circadian disruption in mice for his graduate training.
Emre Bektik
Post Doctoral Researcher CandidateHarvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Emre's current research is centered atherosclerosis related to diabetes, specifically investigating the role of the non-coding genome influences the development of athersclerotic lesions in diabetic mice.
Katrina Rodheim
PhD Candidate at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Katrina's current research focus aims to investigate whether sleep and ovarian hormones interact to influence emotional memory in aging.
Kyrie Wilson
PhD Candidate at Medical University of South Carolina
Kyrie is focusing on how mtDNA damage contributes to age-related diseases and is working to develop clinically relevant therapies to counteract or reverse this damage.
Stefania Tocci
Post Doctoral Researcher at University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Stefania's current research project involves host-microbe interactions that contribute to inflammation linked to chronic diseases.
Sumithra Madhalalo
Master Student
Sumithra's research is focused around millets, a nutrient-dense grain with ancient roots in Africa and Asia, and its health benefits for aging.
Tariful Islam
Post Doctoral Researcher at Emory University
Tariful is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow and his research is mainly focused on aging, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Taylor Pio
PhD Candidate at Emory University
Taylor is currently working on cell manipulation of the oligodendrocyte lineage using the Emory University lab's unique model system.
Yogesh Joshi
PhD Candidate at Wayne State University
Yogesh's current research focuses on the Drosophila model of mitophagy defects and neurodegeneration, particularly examining sterile immune activation and mitochondrial dysfunction linked to the Vps13D gene.
Zijue Huang
PhD Candidate at University of Denver
Zijue is currently focusing her research on elucidating the mechanism of chaperone nucleic acids in protein folding.