HOW UCLA STEM CELL RESEARCH IS TRANSFORMING MEDICINE

2020-2021 BSCRC trainees

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.
Headshot of Peggie Chien, a person with long dark hair, smiling against a gray background, wearing a black jacket and patterned top.
Peggie Chien
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: April Pyle, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Scientist at Genentech
Clémot Marie
Marie Clémot, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Leanne Jones, Ph.D.
Headshot of Preston Crowell, a person with short blonde hair, smiling outdoors against a blurred green background, wearing a light blue button-up shirt.
Preston Crowell
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Andrew S. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Scientist, Neuroimmunology at Neurocrine Biosciences
Damodaren, Nivedita smiles for a headshot.
Nivedita Damodaren
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
Headshot of Iman Fares, a person with long dark hair, smiling against a light gray background, wearing a dark top.
Iman Fares, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Hanna K.A. Mikkola, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Cell and Gene Therapy Principal Scientist at Kite Pharma
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Sandeep Gupta, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Samantha J. Butler, Ph.D.
Headshot of Fei-man Hsu, a person with long dark hair and rectangular glasses, wearing a gray sweatshirt, photographed indoors.
Fei-Man Hsu, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
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.
Headshot of Matthew Lowe, a young man with short brown hair wearing a gray polo shirt, smiling outdoors against a blurred green background.
Matthew Lowe
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Amander T. Clark, 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.
Seyran, Berfin smiles for a photo.
Berfin Seyran, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: William Lowry, Ph.D.
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Suzanne Shapira, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Heather Christofk, Ph.D.
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
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.