Meet the team

Pushing the boundaries of geroscience

Our lab brings together talented researchers from diverse backgrounds, united by a shared passion for advancing epigenetics and ageing research through a combination of computational and experimental approaches. We foster a collaborative environment where innovation thrives and each team member contributes their unique expertise to our collective mission.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Chiara Herzog

Dr. Chiara Herzog

Principal Investigator

Leading research in epigenetics to transform how we understand and modulate ageing.

Epigenetics Biomarkers Ageing research

Students

Jordan Apostolov

Jordan Apostolov

Undergraduate student

Jordan is an undergraduate student working on large-scale data harmonisation and improvement of computational tools for ageing research.

Epigenetics Genomic medicine
Peter Brederlow

Peter Brederlow

Visiting MSc student

Peter Brederlow is a visiting MSc student from the University of Tübingen, studying Bioinformatics

Epigenetics Bioinformatics

Honorary

Garden squirrels

Garden squirrels

Wellbeing Officers and Nut Acquisition Experts

Conducting nut acquisition experiments since 2021

Walnuts Hazelnuts (in shell)

Alumni

Phoebe Bedford

Summer Research Student

July - August 2025, now finishing her BSc at Oxford

Ageing Research Epigenetics