Ancha Baranova

Ancha Baranova is a Professor at George Mason University's School of Systems Biology, with dual affiliations in the Neuroscience Program as both Research and Instructional Faculty. She directs the MS in Biology program, Certificate in Personalized Medicine, and the Chronic Metabolic and Rare Diseases Systems Biology Initiative (ChroMe RaDSBIn).

• Education: DSci in Genetics (Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, 2004), PhD in Molecular Biology/Virology (Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1998), MS in Biochemistry (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, 1995)

Her research spans transdisciplinary biomedical domains, focusing on:

• Identifying biomarkers for chronic diseases
• Anti-aging research (systemic inflammation, insulin resistance, organ fibrosis)
• Personalized medicine through longitudinal health monitoring
• Non-pharmacological homeostasis augmentation
• Molecular network analysis in cancer, liver diseases, and neurodegeneration

Recent work leverages Mendelian randomization and multi-omics to explore causal relationships between gut microbiota, metabolic biomarkers, and conditions like Alzheimer's disease, depression, and psychiatric disorders.

• Scientific Awards:
  • COS Publication Awards (2013, 2011)

She has developed analytical frameworks for multidimensional datasets across 20+ years in academia and contributes to bioinformatics education through program leadership roles.