Mandee Yang
Bachelors of Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Corey Switzler
Corey is a 4th year MIMG undergraduate student majoring in Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics. He is also in the Biomedical Research Minor at UCLA. Corey’s project is focused on improving our understanding of differences across disease muscle mouse models and developing strategies to improve…
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Kholoud Saleh
Previous training: Dr. Reza Ardehali Lab, UCLA and Qatar University, Bachelors of Science My research focuses on the molecular and functional properties of muscle progenitor cells and muscle stem cells derived from human development and from human pluripotent stem cells. We are evaluating the functional…
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Michael Hicks, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow: 2015-2020 Previous training: Arizona State University and University of Arizona What allows transplanted stem cells to self-renew? My goal is to determine when and where donor muscle cells take up position in the stem cell niche, to regulate muscle stem cell genes, and…
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Haibin Xi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow/Project Scientist 2014-2021 Previous training: University of Miami and Fudan University Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are a superior source for obtaining skeletal muscle progenitor cells (SMPCs) for treating muscle disorders such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). My project is focusing on devloping an…
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