About
Vera Gorbunova is a University of Rochester aging biologist and professor whose work focuses on comparative biology of aging, genome stability, DNA repair, and cancer resistance in long-lived mammals. She is the Doris Johns Cherry Professor of Biology, a professor of Biology and Medicine, co-director of the Rochester Aging Research Center, and director of the Upstate NY Comparative Biology of Aging Nathan Shock Center. Outside academia, she chairs the Scientific Advisory Board of Genflow Biosciences, advises Healthspan Capital, and serves as research lead for VitaDAO's Matrix Bio project.
Areas of interest
longevityaging biologyepigeneticsepigenome stabilitycancer resistancenaked mole rat biologyLINE-1 retrotransposonssirtuinstranslational gerosciencebiotech spinoutsDAO-based biotech fundingaging-cancer intersectiondrug discovery