Leadership & Key Members

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The Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s membership represents a diverse group of UCLA faculty committed to advancing stem cell research and its application to clinical medicine. Our faculty are in pursuit of breakthroughs that may lead to treatments for musculoskeletal diseases, cancer, blood disorders, and neurological disorders, among others. Dr. Owen Witte is the BSCRC’s internationally renowned founding Director. He is joined by esteemed colleagues and co-directors Drs. Utpal Banerjee and Gay Crooks in leading a team of world-class researchers in the translation of laboratory breakthroughs to new diagnostics and therapies.

Directory

Leadership

Dr. Owen Witte headshot
Owen N. Witte, M.D.
Director
Utpal Banerjee, PhD
Utpal Banerjee, Ph.D.
Co-Director
Dr. Gay Crooks headshot
Gay M. Crooks, MBBS
Co-Director
S. Thomas Carmichael, MD, PhD
S. Thomas Carmichael, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director
Steve Peckman headshot
Steven Peckman, Associate Director
Associate Director

Members

John Adams, MD
Vice Chair of Research, Orthopaedic Surgery
Email:
jsadams@mednet.ucla.edu
Reza Ardehali, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Email:
rardehali@mednet.ucla.edu
Utpal Banerjee, Ph.D.
Co-Director
Email:
banerjee@mbi.ucla.edu
Samantha Butler, PhD
Associate Professor
Email:
butlersj@ucla.edu
S. Thomas Carmichael, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director
Email:
scarmichael@mednet.ucla.edu
Arnold Chin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Email:
arnoldchin@mednet.ucla.edu
Heather Christofk, PhD
Associate Professor
Email:
hchristofk@mednet.ucla.edu
John Chute, MD
Professor
Email:
jchute@mednet.ucla.edu
Amander Clark, PhD
Professor
Email:
clarka@ucla.edu
Hilary Coller, PhD
Associate Professor
Email:
hcoller@ucla.edu

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