Noah Snyder-Mackler, PhD

Noah Snyder-Mackler serves as Associate Professor in the School of Life Sciences and Center for Evolution and Medicine at Arizona State University, where he combines molecular genetics with behavioral research to understand how social environments affect health and survival. His academic credentials include both a B.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology with a focus on Animal Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania. His groundbreaking research examines the molecular mechanisms through which environment, age, socioeconomic status, and lived experiences influence physiology and health outcomes. His work on Cayo Santiago, studying rhesus macaque monkeys, has revealed crucial insights about social behavior's impact on aging and stress response, including how social connections helped monkeys cope with Hurricane Maria's aftermath. His lab uses advanced molecular genetic techniques and computational methods to study the interaction between social environments and genomic expression in both primates and dogs. His research has been featured on CBS's "60 Minutes" and has earned significant recognition in the field of behavioral genomics. Currently, he leads research funded by the National Institute on Aging to study the long-term consequences of chronic stress on aging and survival.