Keynote Speakers

Dr. Rando is the director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and a pioneer in stem cell biology and bioengineering. His research focuses on the molecular and epigenetic regulation of stem cell aging and resilience. Specifically, Dr. Rando and his team recently utilized single-cell transcriptomics to show exercise leads to the regeneration of aged stem cells across tissue types. Dr. Rando is a recipient of an NIH Director’s Pioneer Award. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Dr. Rando is currently the President of the American Federation of Aging Research and on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

He received his doctoral and medical training from Harvard University and performed his post-doctoral work at Stanford University in Molecular Pharmacology, where he went on to found the Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging. He also served as the Chief of Neurology at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center and Deputy Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity.