The New Map of Life (NMOL) Fellows Program unites advanced scholars from diverse disciplines to explore innovative ways to reshape the life course as envisioned by the NMOL. Through rigorous research, fellows collaborate with faculty advisors to address critical questions in their fields, generating insights that influence policies, interventions, products, and strategies to help people thrive throughout longer lives.
Fellows also engage in interdisciplinary learning, applying a “longevity lens” to pressing societal challenges. Through weekly seminars and an annual two-day convening, they gain deep expertise in key NMOL domains—ranging from geroscience and technological advancements to demographic shifts, economic transformations, and disparities related to race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
Many former fellows have continued their impactful work as faculty at leading academic institutions worldwide, creating a global, interdisciplinary network of longevity scholars dedicated to advancing our understanding of aging societies and long lives.
Current Fellows
Agata Foryciarz
Modeling longevity
Advisors: Nilam Ram; David Rehkopf
Bio
Chris Heitzig
Health trajectories
Advisor: David Rehkopf
Bio
Julie Kim
Medical innovation & disparities
Advisor: Joshua Salomon
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Sanju Koirala
Brain development & mental health
Advisor: Ian Gotlib
Bio
Jing Liang
Assistive robotics
Advisors: Michelle Baldonado; Oussama Khatib
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Jackie Lisnek
Racial inequalities
Advisor: Steven Roberts
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Bernardo Mackenna
Education effects
Advisor: Mitchell Stevens
Bio
Farah Mallah
Educational opportunities
Advisors: Sean Reardon; Brian Lowery
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Vinitha Ranganeni
Assistive robotics & aging in place
Advisor: Sean Follmer
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Sarah Rocha
Stress & mental health
Advisor: Ian Gotlib
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Johanna S. Rosado Lozoya
Skin frailty & healthy aging
Advisors: Anne Chang and Zakia Rahman
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Katie Spoon
Work trajectories
Advisors: Mitchell Stevens; David Rehkopf
Bio
Tara Srirangarajan
Technology & emotional well-being
Advisor: Douglas Guilbeault
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Rebecca Stark
Brain aging
Advisor: Erin Gibson
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Rushil Zutshi
Shingles vaccination & dementia
Advisor: Pascal Geldsetzer
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Former Fellows
Inaugural Cohort
Jonas Miller
Early Childhood Influences
Advisors: Ian Gotlib; Paul Wise
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Ilana Horwitz
Education
Advisor: Ari Kelman
Bio
Diego Sierra Huertas
Built Environment
Advisor: Rob Jackson
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Chenghao Wang
Climate
Advisor: Rob Jackson
Bio
Jialu Streeter
Financial Security
Advisor: Gopi Shah Goda
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Megan Roche
Lifestyle and Fitness
Advisor: Michael Fredericson
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Sasha Shen Johfre
Intergenerational Relationships
Advisor: Jeremy Freese
Bio
Alice Milivinti
Work
Advisor: David Rehkopf
Bio
Andrea Jonas
Healthcare and Technology
Advisor: Nirav Shah
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Past Impact Fellows
Julian Ashwin
Economic Gains from Longevity
Advisor: Andrew Scott
Bio
Alaleh Azhir
Modeling Longevity Trajectories
Advisors: David Rehkopf/Prof. Nilam Ram
Bio
Natalie Biderman
The gut-brain connection in cognitive aging
Advisor: Anthony Wagner
Bio
Lauren Borchers
Teen Mental Health
Advisor: Ian Gotlib
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Li (Leigh) Chu
Engagement with Assistive Technology
Advisor: Laura Carstensen
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Anchal Garg
Home Exposure to Toxins
Advisor: Rob Jackson
Bio
Claire Growney
Intergenerational Relations
Advisor: Laura Carstensen
Bio
Basil Halperin
AI Effects on the Economics of Longevity
Advisor: Erik Brynjolfsson
Bio
Antoine (Po-Han) Ho
Skin vulnerability
Advisor: Anne Chang
Bio
Xue Yan Ho
Biomarkers of brain aging and neuronal repair
Advisor: Kang Shen
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Marissa Huang
Lifestyle Medicine in Medical Education
Advisor: Michael Fredricson
Bio
Serena Jing
Aging, Appearance, and Attitudes in Medical Care
Advisor: Deborah Kado
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Michael Kinney
Perceptions of aesthetics and performance in an era of longevity
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Mauricio Lopez-Mendez
Policies promoting healthy longevity
Advisors: Fernando Alarid-Escudero, Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert
Bio
Ryan Moore
Protecting against fraud and misinformation through technology
Advisor: Laura Carstensen
Bio
Apoorva Rangan
Medical Curricula for Longevity
Advisor: Deborah Kado
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Yannick Schindler
Macro-Economic Effects of Longevity
Advisors: Andrew Scott/Wouter Den Haan
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Oleksandr Skorokhod
Longevity Implications for Science Education
Advisor: Craig Heller
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João M. Souto Maior
Redesigning life-long education
Advisor: Mitchell Stevens
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Subbu S.
Cognition and Personal Finance
Advisor: Anthony Wagner
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Huan Wang
Intergenerational communication
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Jordan Weiss
Modeling Longevity Trajectories
Advisors: David Rehkopf/Nilam Ram
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