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Dr. Rando received his A.B., M.D., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University and then completed a residency in neurology at UCSF and postdoctoral training at Stanford. He is currently Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and Director of the Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging at Stanford. He is also Deputy Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity. Dr. Rando directs the Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair, and Restoration (CTR3), a program in regenerative medicine combining expertise in stem cell biology and bioengineering, at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System where he is also Chief of Neurology.
Dr. Rando’s research focuses on stem cell biology, with particular interest in stem cell aging. He has pioneered the field of systemic factors as regulators of cellular aging based upon seminal studies done in his laboratory using the technique of heterochronic parabiosis. This is has led to the identification of factors in the blood that either promote or suppress stem cell activity. Work in Dr. Rando’s laboratory has also provided the foundation for studies of the epigenetics of stem cell function and stem cell aging, leading to the concept of “epigenetic rejuvenation” by which interventions (e.g., dietary, pharmacologic, parabiotic) may slow or even reverse the aging process.
Dr. Rando has received numerous awards including the “Breakthroughs in Gerontology” Award from the American Federation for Aging Research, the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, and a Transformative Research Award from the NIH. Dr. Rando is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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