Akiko Iwasaki
Immunologist known for work on antiviral defense, tissue immunity, inflammation, and immune responses at mucosal surfaces.
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Behavioral scientist focused on physical activity, healthy aging, and sustainable movement behavior.
Immunologist known for work on antiviral defense, tissue immunity, inflammation, and immune responses at mucosal surfaces.
View profilePhysician-researcher known for celiac disease, intestinal permeability, mucosal immunology, and pediatric gut disorders.
View profileLongevity researcher known for work on autophagy, proteostasis, cellular cleanup systems, and age-related tissue decline.
View profilePhysician associated with integrative medicine education, lifestyle-first care, botanical medicine, and mind-body approaches.
View profileResearcher working on proteomics, muscle aging, mitochondrial biology, and molecular signatures of functional decline.
View profilePhysician associated with integrative medicine, stress resilience, mind-body medicine, and evidence-based complementary care.
View profileAging researcher known for work on mTOR, metabolism, healthy lifespan biology, and translational geroscience.
View profilePsychiatrist studying depression, stress, inflammation, resilience, and how biology and environment shape mental health outcomes.
View profileNutrition researcher studying dietary patterns, diet quality, and cardiometabolic health.
View profilePhysician-scientist known for research on dietary fats, cardiometabolic disease, and preventive nutrition.
View profileAging researcher known for work on sirtuins, NAD+ pathways, cellular stress responses, and longevity science.
View profileResearcher focused on immunology of aging, chronic inflammation, and biomarker-driven immune resilience.
View profileUCLA physician-scientist focused on the gut-brain axis, functional GI disorders, visceral pain, and stress physiology.
View profileLongevity researcher focused on metabolism, epigenetics, inflammation, and biological drivers of aging.
View profileMicrobiome researcher focused on gut microbial metabolism, fiber intake, and the health effects of modern low-fiber diets.
View profileResearcher focused on chronic disease prevention through diet, obesity, diabetes risk, and lifestyle factors.
View profilePreventive medicine physician known for research on women's health, vitamin D, prevention, and chronic disease risk reduction.
View profileNeuroscientist known for work on the gut-brain axis, psychobiotics, stress biology, and microbe-brain links.
View profileResearcher known for pioneering work on cellular senescence, aging biology, and the inflammatory effects of senescent cells.
View profileStanford microbiologist studying the gut microbiota, dietary fiber, and host-microbe interactions.
View profileIntegrative medicine physician whose work spans lifestyle medicine, women's health, stress, and evidence-based whole-person care.
View profilePhysician-researcher focused on exceptional longevity, metabolic resilience, and translational geroscience.
View profileLeading immunologist focused on innate immunity, inflammatory signaling, host defense, and disease tolerance.
View profilePsychiatrist known for translational research on the gut-brain axis, psychobiotics, stress, and mood-related microbiome science.
View profileLongevity researcher known for work on fasting, fasting-mimicking diets, and healthy aging.
View profileOne of the most cited nutrition researchers in the world, known for long-term diet and chronic disease epidemiology.
View profilePhysician-scientist studying how the microbiome interfaces with immunity, inflammation, infection risk, and colorectal cancer biology.
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