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. Faculty members are in pursuit of breakthroughs that may lead to treatments for musculoskeletal diseases, cancer, blood disorders, and neurological disorders, among others. Thomas A. Rando, M.D., Ph.D. is the center's renowned director. He is joined by associate directors Brigitte Gomperts, M.D., Siavash Kurdistani, M.D. and William Lowry, Ph.D. in leading a team of world-class researchers in the translation of laboratory breakthroughs to new diagnostics and therapies. 

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Donald B. Kohn, M.D.
Distinguished Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics; Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology); Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Harley Kornblum, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Pediatrics; Director, Neural Stem Cell Research Center, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Siavash Kurdistani, M.D.
Associate Director of Technology Development, UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center; Professor and Chair, Biological Chemistry