Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Developmental and Molecular Biology Professor, Anatomy and Structural Biology Co-Director, Institute for Aging Research Robert and Renée Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo obtained her M.D. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular biology from the University of Valencia (Spain) in 1990 and 1994, respectively, and received postdoctoral training at Tufts University in Boston, MA. In 2002, she started her laboratory at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is a recognized leader in the field of protein degradation and the biology of aging. In 2019, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Cuervo has been the recipient of prestigious awards, including the P. Benson Award in Cell Biology, the Keith Porter Lecture (Award), the Nathan Shock Memorial Lecture Award, the Vincent Cristofalo Aging Award, the Bennett J. Cohen Award in Aging Biology, the Marshall Horwitz Prize, and the Saul Korey Prize in Translational Medicine. Dr. Cuervo has organized and chaired international conferences on protein degradation and aging, has presented lectures at numerous national and international scientific gatherings, and is a member of several research journal editorial boards and co-editor in chief of Aging Cell. Dr. Cuervo was included in the Clarivate Analytics 2018 and 2019 Highly Cited Researchers List (ranking of top 1% cited researchers). She has been a member of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Scientific Council, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Council of Councils, the NIA Board of Scientific Counselors, and the Advisory Committee to the NIH Deputy Director. She is an elected member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of the Valencia Community, the Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales (the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences), and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. .