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Colwyn "Coco" A. Headley, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University

Dr. Colwyn “CoCo” Headley completed both his B.S. (Microbiology) and Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences —Immunology) studies at The Ohio State University. His doctoral work primarily focused on the impact of biological aging on adaptive immunity and potential strategies to boost elderly immune function. Currently, Dr. Headley is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University’s Cardiovascular Institute. He is using his long-term interests in aging-associated mitochondrial dysfunction and immunity to uncover novel perspectives on immune-mediated cardiovascular dysfunctions, like abdominal aortic aneurysms, and peripheral artery disease. Dr. Headley is particularly interested in the application of mitochondrial transplantation as a broad therapy for aging-associated pathologies. 

Research Area(s):

Immunology
Bioengineering
Cardiovascular
Infectious Disease

Research Keywords:

# Mitochondria
# Cardiovascular Disease
# Inflammagin
# Lymphocytes
# Oxidative Stress

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