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Current Lab Members

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Nicole Coufal, MD PhD
​PI

Assistant Professor
Pediatric Critical Care
Department of Pediatrics

Superpower: Juggling (life)
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Anna Warden, PhD
​Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: Neurosciences, University of Texas at Austin
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Superpower: Baker extraordinaire 
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Emily Hansen, MS
Staff Research Associate

Master's: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
CIRM Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine
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Superpower: soccer star


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Samantha Trescott, BS
​Staff Research Associate

Bachelor's Degree: San Diego State University 
CIRM Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine

​Superpower: Doritos and CRISPR!
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Danielle Schafer, MS
​Graduate Student

UCSD Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
Master's Degree: University of Otago, New Zealand

Superpower: Runs like the Flash

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Avalon Johnson, MS
Staff Research Associate

 Master's Student: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
CIRM Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine
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Superpower: Surfing - Cowabunga! Champion world class surfer!
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Celina Nguyen, BS
MSTP Student

UCSD Medical Scientist Training Program 
Bachelor's: University of Arizona

Superpower: Tissue culture Ninja
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Gabriela Ramirez
​Undergraduate Student

California State University, San Marcos
​CIRM Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine

Superpower: Sick Skater moves
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Bing Xia
​Lab Manager

University of California, San Diego


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​Superpower: Library cloning 
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Cristina Mora, MS
Staff Research Associate

Master's Degree: University of San Francisco CIRM Program

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Madison Wright, BS
Master's Student

Master's student: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo CIRM Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine

​Superpower: resurrecting decades old single vials of fibroblasts


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Michael Zakariaie
​Undergraduate Student

University of California, San Diego

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Superpower: Bioinformatics



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Mark Lopez
Undergraduate Student

California State University San Marcos
​CIRM Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine
McNair Fellowship

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Superpower: enthusiasm
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Samantha Mak Undergraduate Student

University of California, San Diego
McNair Fellowship

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Superpower: weightlifting
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Sanjana Narayanan
​Undergraduate Student

University of California, San Diego


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LAB ALUMNI                                                                                 
We miss you! And wish you the best!
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Zahara Keulen - University of California Irvine Neurosciences Graduate Program
Jiang Xiao - The Scripps Research Institute Graduate Program
Yin Wu - Baylor Neurosciences Graduate Program 
Roy Kim - iXCells Biotechnologies
Sam Anavim 
​Shreya Shriram - Americorps

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