HOW UCLA STEM CELL RESEARCH IS TRANSFORMING MEDICINE

2019-2020 BSCRC trainees

Headshot of Julia Aguadé Gorgorió, a person with shoulder-length dark hair with bangs, smiling with arms crossed in an indoor hallway setting, wearing a black sweater.
Julia Aguade Gorgorio, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Hanna K.A. Mikkola, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Postdoctoral fellow at Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute
Headshot of Jessie Buth, a person with long red hair and blue eyes, smiling against a gray background, wearing a white top.
Jessie Buth
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Bennett Novitch, Ph.D.
Clémot Marie
Marie Clémot, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Leanne Jones, Ph.D.
Jacquelyn Crane, M.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Thomas G. Graeber, Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy
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Sandeep Gupta, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Samantha J. Butler, Ph.D.
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 scientist Elena Korsakova
Elena Korsakova
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: William Lowry, Ph.D.
Kryza, Jordan
Jordan Kryza
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Leanne Jones, Ph.D.
Mao, Zhiyuan
Zhiyuan Mao
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Owen N. Witte, M.D.
Nichterwitz, Susanne smiles in a photo.
Susanne Nichterwitz, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Luis de la Torre-Ubieta, Ph.D.
Patel, Kunal smiles for a headshot.
Kunal Patel, M.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Harley Kornblum, M.D, Ph.D.
A headshot of researcher Arash Pezhouman, M.D.
Arash Pezhouman, M.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Reza Ardehali, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Heart & Lung Diseases
Headshot of Ranmal Samarasinghe, a person with short dark hair, smiling against a blue background, wearing a white lab coat with a UCLA Health logo and a gray patterned tie.
Ranmal Samarasinghe, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Bennett Novitch, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Assistant Professor, Neurology at UCLA
Seyran, Berfin smiles for a photo.
Berfin Seyran, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: William Lowry, Ph.D.
suzanne shapira smiles for a headshot
Suzanne Shapira, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Heather Christofk, Ph.D.
Headshot of Enrique Sosa, a man with short dark curly hair and a beard, smiling outdoors against a blurred green background, wearing a blue shirt and blazer.
Enrique Sosa, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Amander T. Clark, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Lecturer at UCLA
Headshot of Victoria Sun, a person with short dark hair, smiling outdoors against a blurred green background, wearing a white lab coat.
Victoria Sun
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Gay M. Crooks, M.D.
Post-program placement: Resident Physician, UCSF, Internal Medicine
Ying Tan
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
Wang, Liang
Liang Wang, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Owen N. Witte, M.D.
Yu, Jiaji smiles for a photograph.
Jiaji Yu
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Lili Yang, Ph.D.