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2025-2026 BSCRC trainees

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Anthony Azzun
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Gay M. Crooks, M.D.
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
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Natella Baliaouri
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Bennett Novitch, Ph.D.
Research areas: Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology
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Jennifer Chia, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D.
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Stem Cell Biology
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Rachel Fox
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Michael F. Wells, Ph.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries
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Sara Frigui
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Heather Christofk, Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
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Liang-Wei Huang
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology
BSCRC trainee Yanruide (Charlie) Li
Yanruide (Charlie) Li, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Lili Yang, Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Cell & Gene Therapy Stem Cell Biology
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Niloufar Mansooralavi
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: William Lowry, Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology
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Antoni Martija, Ph.D
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
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Vahan Martirosian, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Michael Teitell, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
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Kilian Mazaleyrat, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: April Pyle, Ph.D.
Research areas: Bone & Muscle Diseases & Injuries Cell & Gene Therapy Stem Cell Biology
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Tyler McCaw, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Joseph G. Crompton, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy
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Christopher Ochoa
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Sanaz Memarzadeh, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
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Zeenat Rashida, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology
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Christiana Santiago, M.D., M.S.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Sherin U. Devaskar, M.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries
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Dylan Smock
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Donald B. Kohn, M.D., Zulema Romero Garcia, Ph.D.
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cell & Gene Therapy
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Miranda Sun
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: D'Juan Farmer, Ph.D.
Research areas: Bone & Muscle Diseases & Injuries Stem Cell Biology
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Shirley Zhang
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Andrew S. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Research areas: Aging & Healthspan Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
BSCRC trainee Kuangyi Zhou
Kuangyi Zhou
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Lili Yang, Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Cell & Gene Therapy Stem Cell Biology