HOW UCLA STEM CELL RESEARCH IS TRANSFORMING MEDICINE

2017-2018 BSCRC trainees

Allison, Thomas smiles in a UCLA lab.
Thomas Allison, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
Headshot of Cody Aros, a person with short dark hair and blue eyes, smiling against a dark gray background, wearing a gray suit jacket, light blue shirt, and navy tie.
Cody Aros
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Brigitte Gomperts, M.D.
Post-program placement: Fellow Physician in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Bangayan, Nathanael
Nathanael Bangayan
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Owen N. Witte, M.D.
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
Chi, Fangtao smiles for a photograph.
Fangtao Chi
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Utpal Banerjee, Ph.D.
Headshot of Vivian Fajardo, a person with long dark curly hair, smiling against a blue background, wearing a white lab coat with a UCLA Health logo.
Vivian Fajardo, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Atsushi (Austin) Nakano, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Neonatologist at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Research areas: Heart & Lung Diseases
 Headshot of Joanna Gell, short curly hair, smiling against a warm yellow background, wearing a bright pink top.
Joanna Gell, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Amander T. Clark, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut
Headshot of Grace Hancock, a woman with long brown hair, smiling outdoors against a blurred green background.
Grace Hancock
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Amander T. Clark, Ph.D.
Headshot of Michael Hicks, a person with short dark curly hair, smiling in an indoor setting, wearing a blue lab coat over a light pink shirt.
Michael Hicks, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: April Pyle, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Assistant Professor, University of California Irvine
Steven Jonas, M.D., Ph.D.
Steven Jonas, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Paul S. Weiss, Ph.D.
Kong, Ying smiles in a photograph against a blue background.
Ying Kong
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Kenneth Dorshkind, Ph.D.
Lewis, Sophia
Sophia Lewis
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Leanne Jones, Ph.D.
Suwen Li
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Gay M. Crooks, M.D.
Post-program placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Seet Lab UCLA
Muthukrishnan, Sree Deepthi smiles for a headshot
Sree Deepthi Muthukrishnan, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Harley Kornblum, M.D, Ph.D.
Sabri, Shan
Shan Sabri
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.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
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
Zhang, Yurun smiles for a photograph.
Yurun Zhang
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: John Chute, M.D.