Daniel Hu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Center for Healthy Aging and Resilience Mechanisms (CHARM)
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Genentech, Inc.
Heinrich Jasper Lab. 2016-2023
Ph.D., Columbia University
Richard Vallee Lab. 2009-2015
B.S., University of Utah, 2009
Hobbies: Cooking, creative writing, TTRPGs
Clare Favela
Ph.D. Student
Hometown: Chicago, IL
B.A. in Biological Chemistry
B.A. in Economics
Grinnell College, 2023
Research Interests:
Aging, signal transduction
Hobbies:
Crocheting, painting, listening to podcasts
Annalise Gemellaro
Research Assistant II
Hometown: Rochester, MI
B.S. in MCD Biology
University of Michigan, 2022
Research Interest:
Stem cells in regeneration & aging, cancer
Hobbies:
Reading! (mainly fantasy), skincare, photography
Simone Dai
Research Assistant I
Hometown: Xiangyang, China
B.S. in Molecular Life Sciences
Indiana University, 2024
Research Interest:
Calcium signaling and stem cell activity
Hobbies:
Running, reading, trying new restaurants
Lara Pick
Research Assistant I
Hometown: Chicago, IL
B.S. in Biological Sciences and History
Northwestern, 2024
Research Interest:
Coordination of stem cell activity & migration
Hobbies:
Crocheting, listening to audiobooks, yoga, chilling in a hammock
Summer Students
Owen Shepherd – CHARM Summer Scholar (2025)
Leith Fattouh – Summer Intern (2025)
Aneri Amara – Summer Intern (2024)
The Hu Lab 