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2022-2023 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
A headshot of researcher Nicole Anderson, MD
Nicole Anderson, M.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Sherin Devaskar, M.D.
Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Reproduction & Infertility
BSCRC trainee Aya Barzelay
Aya Barzelay, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Steven Schwartz, M.D.
Research areas: Eye 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
BSCRC trainee Mary Doan
Mary Doan
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Michael Teitell, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy
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
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
Headshot of Sang-Pil (Alex) Yoo, a person with short dark hair, smiling outdoors against a blurred background, wearing a white UCLA lab coat and blue checked shirt with a navy tie.
Sang Pil (Alex) Yoo
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Gay M. Crooks, M.D.
Post-program placement: UCSF Resident Physician
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology
Headshot of Xuegang Yuan, a person with short dark hair and black-framed glasses, smiling in a modern indoor setting, wearing a white t-shirt.
Xuegang Yuan, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Gay M. Crooks, M.D.
Post-program placement: Project Scientists at Crooks' Lab
Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology