Current Scholars

Humboldt CIRM Scholars spend 12 months doing intensive research in a host laboratory at Stanford University, UC Davis or UCSF.

Learn about the work of Current and Past Scholars

We are very proud of the fact that 85% of Humboldt Bridges alumni have been accepted to highly competitive biomedical graduate or medical professional programs or found gainful employment in the field.  Read our Alumni Spotlight to learn about some of the accomplishments of our Alumni!

Applications are currently being accepted for this year's cohort.

Visit our How to apply page for more information. 

2022-2023

Almeida

Laura Almeida

Project Title:  Unbiased lineage tracing of LT-HSCs at steady-state in vivo

Institution: Stanford Institute for Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Host Principal Investigator: Irving Weismann, M.D.

Host Mentor: Jinyi Xiang

 


brown

Mark Brown

Institution: UC Davis Stem Cell Program

Project Title: Knock-Out Gene Therapy of Huntington’s Disease Through CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing

Host Principal Investigator: Kyle Fink, Ph.D.

Host Mentor: Jennifer Waldo


Chalker

Brooke Chalker

Institution: UC Davis Stem Cell Program

Project Title: Roles of fibroblasts in hiPSCs differentiation into pacemaking cardiomyocytes

Host Principal Investigator: Deborah K. Lieu, PhD


Clancy

Erin Clancy

Institution: Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Project Title: Dissecting coronary collateral artery formation through comparative analysis in the Guinea Pig

Principal Investagator: Kristy Red Horse, Ph.D

Host Mentor: Irene Fan, PhD


Cornwall

Hannah Cornwell

Institution: Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Project Title: Using MSCs and CPCs to promote angiogenesis and tissue recovery after ischemic injury

Principal InvestigatorPatricia Nguyen, MD


Duran

Julian Duran

Institution: UC Davis Stem Cell Program

Project Title: Isolation and assessment of Canine Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Principal Investigator: Aijun Wang, PhD


Heather Jackson-Pease

Institution: Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Project Title: Engineering endothelial or mesenchymal stromal cells to secrete factors to improve vascular health

Principal Investigator: Matthew Porteus, MD PhD

 


Rodriguez

Monica Rodriguez

Institution: UC Davis Stem Cell Program

Project Title: Development of Novel miRNA Therapeutic for High-risk Neuroblastoma

Principal Investigator: Erin G. Brown MD


Tierney

Jonathan Tierney

Institution: UC Davis Stem Cell Program

Project Title: Optimization of a lentiviral vector GMP manufacturing protocol to minimize unwanted residual products 

Principal Investigator: Gerhard Bauer, BS


Womack

Nicole Womack

Institution: Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Project Title: Characterization of Human Neural Stem Cells in Age-Related Pathologies

Principal Investigator: Irving Weismann MD

Host Mentor: Anna Eastman