HOW UCLA STEM CELL RESEARCH IS TRANSFORMING MEDICINE

BSCRC Staff

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Administrative Leadership

Headshot of BSCRC Director of Human Resources and Research Administration Noushig Karpanian
Noushig Karpanian
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
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Maria Dominguez
Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Administrative Staff

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Andrew Alexan
Director of Finance
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Sabrina Ayala
Senior Director of Development
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Niree Buck-Dingizian
Associate Manager, Translational Research
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Tiare Dunlap
Director of Communications, Marketing, Education and Outreach
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Nick Kazden
Purchasing and Finance Coordinator
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Noelle Little
Executive Assistant to Dr. Thomas Rando
Allie Meza
Allie Meza
Development Coordinator
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Naomi Neuman
Associate Director of Development
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Peyton Nesci
Human Resources Generalist
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Daniela Abib Romero
Manager, Research Administration
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Charlie Stough
Manager, Core Resources and Facilities
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Ani Vahradyan
Communications and Media Relations Manager
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Linda Wang
Senior Manager, Communications & Outreach
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Lily Akopyan
Science Communications Assistant/Student Worker

Research Staff

Translational Cell Therapy Lab
Headshot of BSCRC Cell Therapy Manufacturing Lead Rachel Kim
Rachel Kim
Cell Therapy Manufacturing Lead
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Flavio Araiza
Staff Research Associate
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George Lin
Manager, QA Officer
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Jinghua Tang
Lab Research Specialist
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Yolanda Vera Ponce
Staff Research Associate
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Jeany Yang
Staff Research Associate
Flow Cytometry Core
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Jeff Calimlim
Lab Research Specialist
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Felicia Codrea
Lab Research Specialist
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Jessica Scholes
Lab Research Specialist
Microscopy Core
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Ken Yamauchi
Microscopy Core Director
Stem Cell Bank
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Jinghua Tang
Lab Research Specialist
High-Throughput Sequencing Core
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Mahnaz Akhavan
Staff Research Associate
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Suhua Feng
Associate Project Scientist