CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF TRANSFORMATIVE STEM CELL RESEARCH

Trainees

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.

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2025-2026 BSCRC trainees

Anthony Azzun

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Gay M. Crooks, M.D.

Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology

Natella Baliaouri

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Bennett Novitch, Ph.D.

Research areas: Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology

Jennifer Chia, M.D., Ph.D.

Cohort: Clinical fellow

Principal investigator: Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D.

Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Stem Cell Biology

Rachel Fox

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Michael F. Wells, Ph.D.

Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries

Sara Frigui

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Heather Christofk, Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology

Liang-Wei Huang

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.

Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology

BSCRC trainee Yanruide (Charlie) Li

Yanruide (Charlie) Li, Ph.D.

Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar

Principal investigator: Lili Yang, Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Cell & Gene Therapy Stem Cell Biology

Niloufar Mansooralavi

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: William Lowry, Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries Stem Cell Biology

Antoni Martija, Ph.D

Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar

Principal investigator: Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology

Vahan Martirosian, Ph.D.

Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar

Principal investigator: Michael Teitell, M.D., Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology

Kilian Mazaleyrat, Ph.D.

Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar

Principal investigator: April Pyle, Ph.D.

Research areas: Bone & Muscle Diseases & Injuries Cell & Gene Therapy Stem Cell Biology

Tyler McCaw, M.D., Ph.D.

Cohort: Clinical fellow

Principal investigator: Joseph G. Crompton, M.D., Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy

Christopher Ochoa

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Sanaz Memarzadeh, M.D., Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology

Zeenat Rashida, Ph.D.

Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar

Principal investigator: Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.

Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology

Christiana Santiago, M.D., M.S.

Cohort: Clinical fellow

Principal investigator: Sherin U. Devaskar, M.D.

Research areas: Genetics & Genomics Neurological Diseases, Disorders & Injuries

Dylan Smock

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Donald B. Kohn, M.D.

Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cell & Gene Therapy

Miranda Sun

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: D'Juan Farmer, Ph.D.

Research areas: Bone & Muscle Diseases & Injuries Stem Cell Biology

Shirley Zhang

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Andrew S. Goldstein, Ph.D.

Research areas: Aging & Healthspan Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology

BSCRC trainee Kuangyi Zhou

Kuangyi Zhou

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Lili Yang, Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Cell & Gene Therapy Stem Cell Biology