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.

2024-2025 BSCRC trainees

BSCRC trainee Auriana Arabpour

Auriana Arabpour

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Amander T. Clark, Ph.D.

Research areas: Reproduction & Infertility Stem Cell Biology

BSCRC trainee Natella Baliaouri

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

BSCRC trainee Mary Doan

Mary Doan

Cohort: Predoctoral student

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

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy

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

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

BSCRC trainee Jessenya Mil

Jessenya Mil

Cohort: Predoctoral student

Principal investigator: Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology

BSCRC trainee Patricia Loren Nano

Patricia Loren Nano, Ph.D.

Cohort: Postdoctoral scholar

Principal investigator: Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D.

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology

BSCRC trainee Christopher Ochoa

Christopher Ochoa

Cohort: Predoctoral student

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

Research areas: Cancer & Immunotherapy Stem Cell Biology

Minori Ohashi, M.D., Ph.D.

Cohort: Clinical fellow

Principal investigator: Thomas A. Rando, M.D., Ph.D.

Research areas: Aging & Healthspan Bone & Muscle Diseases & Injuries 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

Dylan Smock

Cohort: Predoctoral student

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

Research areas: Blood & Immune Diseases Cell & Gene Therapy

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