The UCSC Training Program in Systems Biology of Stem Cells, funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has funded these scholars to date:

PREDOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Current
Martina Koeva—Stuart laboratory, Biomolecular Engineering
A computational framework for high-throughput experimental data: hematopoietic and cancer-transformed stem cells   read more

Courtney Onodera—Haussler laboratory, Biomolecular Engineering
Transcriptional enhancer activity of the ultraconserved elements during embryonic stem cell differentiation
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Kristel Dorighi——Tamkun laboratory, MCD Biology
Characterization of the chromatin-remodeling factor CHD7 in human stem cells

Former
Stephanie McClymont—Tamkun laboratory, MCD Biology
The role of chromatin-remodeling complexes in the epigenetic regulation of stem cell self-renewal and pluripotency

Will McKenna—Hinck laboratory, MCD Biology (QB3 Stem Cell Predoctoral Scholarship)
Defining a role for netrin-1 and UNC5A in the striatal development and maintenance of the subventricular zone stem cell niche

POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Current
Anne Royou, PhD—Sullivan laboratory, MCD Biology
The role of cell cycle regulators in stem cell self renewal    read more

Megan Hall, PhD—Ares laboratory, MCD Biology
Regulated alternative splicing in response to intracellular signaling during stem cell differentiation

Martin Hudson, PhD—Feldheim laboratory, MCD Biology
The role of Eph/ephrin signaling in mouse ES cell differentiation

Former
Hema Vaidyanathan, PhD—Feldheim laboratory, MCD Biology
Characterization of Eph/ephrin signaling mechanisms in mouse and human embryonic stem cells
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Roland J. Nagel, PhD—Ares laboratory, MCD Biology
Regulated alternative splicing during stem cell differentiation

MORE ABOUT THE AWARDS:
Predoctoral CIRM Scholars
Postdoctoral CIRM Scholars