The B.A.I. Lab
Welcome to the [B] iology of [A] ging [I] nvestigation lab!
We are interested in understanding: How animals age? Our main research goal is to decipher the contributing factors that regulate tissue homeostasis and aging. Currently, the lab is focusing on following areas: autophagy, mitochondrial and peroxisomal stress pathways, inter-tissue and inter-organelle communication, cardiac aging.
By elucidating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of aging, we hope that we can find ways to prevent age-associated diseases and prolong the healthspan of global aging population.
Lab News
08/08/2025
Two new graduate students, Zitong Xiong and Muqiu Li, join the lab. Welcome!
06/20/2025
Jacinta's human peroxisome aging paper accepted by Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences. Congratulations!!
05/09/2025
Two students received travel awards to attend national conferences. Congratulations to both!! (Anurag, 2025 CNCM, Changing brain. Anh, 2025 Mitochondrial Medicine Conference.)
04/25/2025
Jacinta won Travel Award at 6th Annual Midwest Aging Consortium Research Symposium. Congratulations!!
04/09/2025
Ping's PTTH paper has been accepted for publication at PNAS. Congratulations!! See ISU News report!
Recent Publications
Jinoh's peroxisome import stress story was published in PNAS Nexus