Noah Jackson Bowers
As an ISCRMU fellow, Noah will research the potential of the use of electrophysiologic DNA gene editing in the creation of stem cell lines for improved cardiac remuscularizaton therapy. Specifically, […] Read More
Divya Avnoor
Since their introduction in 2006, human iPSCs have enabled a generation of lineage-specific cell lines and organoids. However, bridging in vitro findings to whole-organism outcomes remains slow. Supported by an […] Read More
Birva Pinto
As an ISCRM REU Fellow, Birva Pinto will investigate the genetic mutation G159D in cardiac troponin C (cTnC) related to Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), a disease that enlarges the heart chambers, […] Read More
Jasmine Villegas
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a life-limiting genetic disease caused by a mutation of CFTR, eventually leading to respiratory failure. With an ISCRM fellowship award, Jasime Villegas aims to create a CRISPR-Cas9 […] Read More
Willow Chernoske
With ISCRM fellowship funding, Willow Chernoske will develop and conduct a proof of concept for a CRISPR-Cas12a biotinylation system designed by the Escobar Lab to determine the epigenetic mechanisms that […] Read More
Kalen Robeson
To improve the field’s understanding of MBNL1-directed transcriptome maturation, Kalen Robeson will use human iPSC models to determine the role of MBNL1 in differentiation into skeletal muscle and to determine […] Read More
Brizzia Munoz Robles
With her ISCRM fellowship, Brizzia Munoz Robles will develop a generalizable strategy to customize the biochemical properties of cell-laden biomaterials in 4D through functional protein photoassembly. The goal is to […] Read More
Ross Bretherton
Funding will allow Ross Bretherton to explore the role of dilated cardiomyopathy and cardiac fibrosis in heart failure. In his investigation, Bretherton will characterize crosstalk between cardiomyocytes, cardiac fibroblasts, and […] Read More
Arafat Fasuyi
Arafat Fasuyi will test her hypothesis that generating hardware and bioinks for a 3D bioprinting (SLATE) that can achieve higher resolution printing of microvasculature will enable the Stevens Lab to produce […] Read More
Jamie Yang
In the Cardiac Systems Simulation Lab, Jamie Yang is conducting a computational study to establish the feasibility of using optogenetic stimulation to suppress ventricular arrhythmias associated with human pluripotent stem […] Read More