Izi StollElizabeth ( Izi ) Stoll earned her bachelor's degrees in biology and psychology at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, then earned her PhD in neurobiology and behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. After completing post-doctral research in cellular energy metabolism, she started her own lab within the Institute of Neuroscience at Newcastle University, leading a team of talented researchers to develop new treatments for neurological disease. Dr. Stoll has received a number of awards for her research, including a fellowship from the American Federation for Aging Research to identify how age predisposes cells to cancer formation and recognition from the Society for Neuro Oncology for discovering a new therapeutic intervention for malignant brain tumors. She currently directs the theoretical research program at the Western Institute for Advanced Study in Denver, Colorado. Read More Read Less