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2021-2022 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
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Stem Cell Biology
Headshot of Paul Ayoub, a person with short dark hair and a beard, smiling against a rocky outdoor background, wearing a light blue blazer and white shirt.
Paul Ayoub
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Donald B. Kohn, M.D.
Post-program placement: CEO @ Rarity PBC
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cell & Gene Therapy
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.
Research areas: Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology
Chen, Chia-Chun (Olga) smiles for a headshot
Chia-Chun (Olga) Chen
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Owen N. Witte, M.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Reproduction & Infertility
Clémot Marie
Marie Clémot, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Leanne Jones, Ph.D.
Research areas: Aging & Healthspan Gastrointestinal & Metabolic Diseases
Damodaren, Nivedita smiles for a headshot.
Nivedita Damodaren
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology
Headshot of Jenna Giafaglione, a person with long brown hair and glasses, smiling against a light gray background, wearing a dark maroon top.
Jenna Giafaglione
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Andrew S. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Senior Scientist, Discovery Biology at Vilya
Research areas: Aging & Healthspan Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
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.
Research areas: Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology
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Jiwen Li, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Research areas: Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology
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.
Research areas: Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology
Zubin Mehta, M.D. smiles for a headshot
Zubin Mehta, M.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Marlin Touma, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Heart & Lung Diseases
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Aileen Nava
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Valerie A. Arboleda, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries
Nichterwitz, Susanne smiles in a photo.
Susanne Nichterwitz, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Luis de la Torre-Ubieta, Ph.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology
Torres, Alejandro smiles for a photograph
Alejandro Torres
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Michael Teitell, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
Headshot of Anastasia Vavilina-Halstead, a person with dark hair pulled back, smiling in a laboratory setting with shelves of binders and lab equipment in the background, wearing a University of California lab coat.
Anastasia Vavilina-Halstead
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Hanna K.A. Mikkola, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-program placement: Scientist at Retro Biosciences
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Stem Cell Biology