The IBSC is home to a number of Predoctoral and Postdoctoral training programs designed to prepare individuals for successful careers in stem cell and biomedical research. You can hear from various members of the IBSC below about their research, training program, and more. Recorded presentations given as part of ‘Science on Tap’ hosted by Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at UCSC as well as other IBSC seminars are also available.
Alessandra
Ph.D Student – Forsberg Lab
Alessandra explains why she came to UCSC and how she became interested in stem cell research.
Roman
Ph.D Student – Kim Lab
Roman describes his research that focuses on identifying transcripts expressed during normal development and during cancer.
Taylor
Ph.D Student – Forsberg Lab
Taylor summarizes her research focus of blood and immune system development in the embryo during pregnancy.
Lauren
Ph.D Student – Haussler Lab
Lauren explains how brain organoid models help researchers understand a type of childhood cancer.
Dr. Daniel Kim
Assistant Professor – Kim Lab
Professor Kim describes research in his lab on non protein-coding RNA.
David
Ph.D Student – Kim Lab
David explains his research on the stem cell characteristics of cancer cells.
Dr. Sofie Salama
Professor – Haussler-Salama Lab
Dr. Salama gives an overview of basic stem cell research in the Haussler-Salama lab.
Stephany
Ph.D Student – Hinck Lab
Stephany explains her research on stem cells in breast development and milk production.
Smrithi
Postdoc – Forsberg Lab
Smrithi explains her work on blood stem cell research.
Jason
Postdoc – Haussler Lab
Jason explains his research at the IBSC.
IRACDA Overview
Dr. Hinck; Dr. Casper-Lindley; Dr. Firsberg; and Dr. Sreenivasan discuss the IRACDA program, its goals, and its benefits.
Oscar
Ph.D Student – Hinck Lab
Oscar describes how his research on stem cells relates to milk insufficiency syndrome.
Donna & Atesh
Ph.D Students – Forsberg Lab
Science on Tap Presentation
Join Donna and Atesh for a short lecture explaining their research on blood stem cells at the Santa Cruz Catalyst in the “Science on Tap” series.
Ericka Boone, Ph.D.
SEMINAR: May 27, 2021
Join Dr. Boone for a seminar entitled “Imposter Syndrome: Confronting the Career Development Monster Hiding Under the Bed.”
Ali Shariati, Ph.D.
SEMINAR: October 1, 2020
Join Dr. Shariati for a seminar entitled “An unusual division: cell cycle regulation in pluripotent stem cells.”
Camilla Forsberg, Ph.D.
SEMINAR: October 1, 2020
Join Dr. Forsberg for a seminar entitled “Blood through life: from fetal development to aging.”
Sofie Salama, Ph.D.
SEMINAR: October 8, 2020
Join Dr. Salama for a seminar entitled “Retrotransposons: Friend or Foe?”
Benedict Paten, Ph.D.
SEMINAR: October 8, 2020
Join Dr. Paten for a seminar entitled “Human Pangenomics.”
Shaheen Sikandar, Ph.D.
SEMINAR: October 29, 2020
Join Dr. Sikandar for a seminar entitled “Elucidating Functional Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer Stem Cells.”
Josh Stuart, Ph.D.
SEMINAR: October 29, 2020
Join Dr. Stuart for a seminar entitled “Interpreting RNA Sequence to Unravel Tumor Mysteries.”