HOW UCLA STEM CELL RESEARCH IS TRANSFORMING MEDICINE

2015-2016 BSCRC trainees

Alberti, Michael photographed against a blue background.
Michael Alberti, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Harley Kornblum, M.D, Ph.D.
A headshot of researcher Madeline Andrews
Madeline Andrews
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Samantha J. Butler, Ph.D.
Headshot of physician-scientist Vanessa Bundy
Vanessa Bundy, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Owen N. Witte, M.D.
Headshot of Vincenzo Calvanese, a person with short gray hair and blue eyes, against a perforated metal wall background, wearing a dark navy sweater.
Vincenzo Calvanese, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Hanna K.A. Mikkola, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Project Scientist at Mikkola's Lab
Headshot of Di Chen, a man with short black hair, smiling in an indoor setting with a warm, blurred background.
Di Chen, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Amander T. Clark, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Assistant Professor at ZJU-UoE Institute Zhejiang University
Engel, James
James Engel
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Reza Ardehali, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Heart & Lung Diseases
Petko Fiziev smiles in a video screengrab.
Petko Fiziev
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Jason Ernst, Ph.D.
Headshot of scientist Aimee Flores
Aimee Flores
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: William Lowry, Ph.D.
Steven Jonas, M.D., Ph.D.
Steven Jonas, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Paul S. Weiss, Ph.D.
Headshot of Andrew King, a person with short dark hair, smiling in an indoor setting, wearing a dark blue shirt.
Andrew King
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Guoping Fan, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: St. Mary Medical Center; Wayne State University SOM
Kong, Ying smiles in a photograph against a blue background.
Ying Kong
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Kenneth Dorshkind, Ph.D.
McDonald, Austin
Austin McDonald
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Ph.D.
Scientist Jung-Wook Park
Jung-Wook Park, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Owen N. Witte, M.D.
William Pastor smiles in a photograph.
William Pastor, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Steve Jacobsen, Ph.D.
Sasine, Joshua smiles in a lab.
Joshua Sasine, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: John Chute, M.D.
Christopher Seet in a lab coat smiles for a photo.
Christopher Seet, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Gay M. Crooks, M.D.
Post-program placement: Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology at UCLA
Shirali, Aditya
Aditya Shirali, M.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Ph.D.
Headshot of Jennifer Sucre, a person with curly reddish-brown hair, smiling against a neutral background, wearing a black blazer and patterned top.
Jennifer Sucre, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Post-program placement: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Tara TeSlaa featured in an elevator speech video
Tara Teslaa
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Michael Teitell, M.D., Ph.D.
Headshot of Momoko Watanabe, a person with short dark hair, smiling against a light beige background, wearing a gray blazer and pearl necklace.
Momoko Watanabe, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Bennett Novitch, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Assistant Professor at UC Irvine
Headshot of Kay (Kyu-hyeon) Yeom, a person with short dark hair, against a blurred outdoor background, wearing a dark top.
Kyu-Hyeon (Kay) Yeom, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Douglas Black, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Senior Scientist at Beam Therapeutics