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2013-2014 BSCRC trainees

Peter Clark
Peter Clark, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Owen N. Witte, M.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Reproduction & Infertility
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Luis de la Torre-Ubieta, Ph.D.
Principal investigator: Daniel Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries
Faltermeier, Claire smiles in a UCLA lab
Claire Faltermeier
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Owen N. Witte, M.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Reproduction & Infertility
Petko Fiziev smiles in a video screengrab.
Petko Fiziev
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Jason Ernst, Ph.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Stem Cell Biology
Chen Gao, PhD
Chen Gao
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Yibin Wang, Ph.D.
Research areas: Gastrointestinal & Metabolic Diseases Heart & Lung Diseases
Headshot of Eric Gschweng, a person with a shaved head, smiling against a wooden background, wearing a suit jacket and patterned tie. Black and white photo.
Eric Gschweng
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Donald B. Kohn, M.D.
Post-program placement: SVP, Head of Research
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cell & Gene Therapy
Gu, Wen smiles in a UCLA lab.
Wen Gu
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Heather Christofk, Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
Joseph Hargan
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Amander T. Clark, Ph.D.
Research areas: Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology
Headshot of Kevin Huang, a person with short dark hair and glasses, in an indoor setting, wearing a dark navy shirt.
Kevin Huang
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Guoping Fan, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Principal Scientist in Computational Sciences at Genentech
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology
Headshot of Jennifer Kasten, a person with long blonde hair and blue eyes, smiling against a dark background.
Jennifer Kasten, M.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Gerald S. Lipshutz, M.D.
Post-program placement: Pathologist at Cincinnati Children's
Research areas: Cell & Gene Therapy Gastrointestinal & Metabolic Diseases Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries
Headshot of William Kim, a person with short dark hair and glasses, smiling against a light background, wearing a dark suit jacket and tie.
William Kim
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Gay M. Crooks, M.D.
Post-program placement: Associate Director, Global Medical Communications (Ad Promo) at AbbVie
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
Pasque, Vincent
Vincent Pasque, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology
Headshot of Caroline Pearson, a person with short dark hair, smiling in a laboratory setting with lab equipment visible in the background, wearing a light blue shirt and tan cardigan.
Caroline Pearson, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Bennett Novitch, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Assistant Professor Brain and Mind Research Institute Weill Cornell Medical College
Research areas: Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology
Headshot of Salemiz Sandoval, a person with shoulder-length dark hair, smiling against a gray background, wearing a gray top.
Salemiz Sandoval, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Gay M. Crooks, M.D.
Post-program placement: Principal Scientist, CMC Analytical Strategy at AbbVie
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
Sereti, Konstantina
Konstantina Sereti , Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Reza Ardehali, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Heart & Lung Diseases
Matthew Shtrahman smiles for a photograph.
Matthew Shtrahman, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Thomas Otis, Ph.D.
Research areas: Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries
Paul Toste smiles for a headshot.
Paul Toste, M.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Timothy R. Donahue, M.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy
Wagner, Justin smiles for a headshot
Justin Wagner, M.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: James Dunn, M.D. Ph.D.
Research areas: Bioengineering & Nanotechnology
Headshot of Wenyuan (Wen) Wang, a person with long dark hair and decorative earrings, smiling against a gray background, wearing a black top with cream trim.
Wenyuan (Wen) Wang
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Hanna K.A. Mikkola, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Corporate Strategy | CEO Office at Gilead Sciences
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Stem Cell Biology
Yuan Xie
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: William Lowry, Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology
Steven Yea, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Douglas Black, Ph.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries