Eric Bennett earned his PhD from Stanford University and trained as a Damon Runyon Cancer Researcher Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bennett is currently a Professor at the University of California, San Diego. His research focuses on identifying and characterizing protein homeostasis mechanisms that can be leveraged to combat aging associated disorders. His research group develops and utilizes proteomics approaches to determine regulatory mechanisms that govern protein biogenesis and degradation. Research excellence in the Bennett lab has been recognized through a Sidney Kimmel Foundation Scholar Award, an Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award in Aging, and a New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health.