Rochelle Buffenstein is a staff scientist at Calico, an Alphabet, Inc. funded research outfit investigating aging. Previously, she had been a professor of Physiology at the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Experienced Principal Investigator with a demonstrated history of working in both academia and biotech. Pioneered the naked mole-rat as a novel model for biomedical research, with experience in cardiovascular and cancer research and the molecular mechanisms that protect this unusual species from the vagaries of aging and age-associated diseases.