CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF TRANSFORMATIVE STEM CELL RESEARCH

Trainees

People-Trainees-Mike-Momoko-2018

Our Broad Stem Cell Research Center Training Program provides predoctoral students, postdoctoral scholars and clinical fellows with hands-on experience in the labs of some of the world’s top stem cell researchers. Since 2006, the program has served as a pathway for education and career development that reflects the center's commitment to fostering the next generation of leaders in the fields of regenerative medicine and stem cell science.

Watch our trainees present their research in 60 seconds!

2024-2025 BSCRC trainees

BSCRC trainee Auriana Arabpour
Auriana Arabpour
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Amander T. Clark, Ph.D.
BSCRC trainee Natella Baliaouri
Natella Baliaouri
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Bennett Novitch, Ph.D.
headshot of trainee jennifer chia
Jennifer Chia, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D.
BSCRC trainee Mary Doan
Mary Doan
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Michael Teitell, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy
headshot of trainee rachel fox
Rachel Fox
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Michael F. Wells, Ph.D.
headshot of trainee sara frigui
Sara Frigui
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Heather Christofk, Ph.D.
headshot of trainee liang-wei huang
Liang-Wei Huang
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
BSCRC trainee Yanruide (Charlie) Li
Yanruide (Charlie) Li, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Lili Yang, Ph.D.
headshot of trainee vahan martirosian
Vahan Martirosian, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Michael Teitell, M.D., Ph.D.
headshot of trainee kilian mazaleyrat
Kilian Mazaleyrat, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: April Pyle, Ph.D.
Headshot of BSCRC trainee Tyler McCaw
Tyler McCaw, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Joseph G. Crompton, M.D., Ph.D.
Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy
BSCRC trainee Jessenya Mil
Jessenya Mil
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D.
BSCRC trainee Patricia Loren Nano
Patricia Loren Nano, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D.
BSCRC trainee Christopher Ochoa
Christopher Ochoa
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Sanaz Memarzadeh, M.D., Ph.D.
headshot of trainee minori ohashi
Minori Ohashi, M.D., Ph.D.
Cohort: Clinical fellow
Principal investigator: Thomas A. Rando, M.D., Ph.D.
headshot of trainee zeenat rashida
Zeenat Rashida, Ph.D.
Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar
Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
headshot of trainee dylan smock
Dylan Smock
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Donald B. Kohn, M.D.
headshot of trainee shirley zhang
Shirley Zhang
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Andrew S. Goldstein, Ph.D.
BSCRC trainee Kuangyi Zhou
Kuangyi Zhou
Cohort: Predoctoral student
Principal investigator: Lili Yang, Ph.D.