Email

matthew.mcalister@bcm.edu

Positions

Graduate Student

Genetics & Genomics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Education

BS from Clemson University

05/2021 - Clemson, South Carolina

Biochemistry

BA from Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Philosophy

Honors & Awards

ASBMB Degree Certification (with Distinction)

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (03/2021)

Professional Interests

• Aging
• Clonal Hematopoiesis
• Epigenetic Reprogramming
• Senolytics
• Somatic Mutations

Professional Statement

Most of the diseases we dread—cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s—are fundamentally diseases of aging. If we can strike at the upstream cause of these diseases, we stand to alleviate an unprecedented amount of human suffering. Throughout my training and my career, I'd like to investigate the mechanisms that drive somatic aging—and then develop therapies to slow or reverse it.

My current focus lies with understanding age-associated dyshomeostasis in hematopoietic stem cells.

Websites

Memberships

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Member (06/2020)

Gerontological Society of America

Member (10/2020)

American Aging Association

Member (03/2022)

Funding

Training Grant - #T32 GM139534-01

(08/02/2021 - 08/01/2022) Grant funding from NIH