Elissa Epel

Elissa Epel studied psychology at Stanford University and Yale University. She is the co-author, with Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, of The Telomere Effect, published in German as »Die Entschlüsselung des Alterns: Der Telomer-Effekt«. The book became a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into more than 35 languages. Epel has received numerous awards for her scientific work. Her research has focused, among other topics, on telomeres and biological aging.