Theodore Ho

Theodore Ho is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University, currently affiliated with the Deisseroth Lab. His research bridges stem cell biology, aging, and neuroscience through advanced optical techniques and metabolic analysis.

• Education: Joint BA/MA in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology/Bioengineering from Harvard University; PhD in Biophysics from UCSF.

Research Interests focus on the molecular mechanisms of stem cell aging, autophagy, and inflammation in hematopoietic systems, alongside neural circuit dynamics controlling behavior. Recent work explores cardiogenic influences on affective states and metabolic interventions in cellular aging.

Scientific Trends from his publications highlight autophagy's role in preserving stem cell function, inflammation-driven aging in blood systems, and neural circuit manipulation via optogenetics. Key subfields include IL-1 signaling, lysosome activation, and targetable drivers of aging.

Labs: Deisseroth Lab at Stanford University.