Work That Matters

PhD student Ki Jun Lee is working to identify the factors in bone marrow that help cancer cells avoid immune attack to improve clinical outcomes for patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Clinical Research Coordinator Mirza Kumayl Alikhan works to enroll, coordinate visits, and enter data for participants in research studies related to transplants.

Dr. Sayegh is working with teen patients who have chronic medical conditions to develop digital health interventions to help them manage their own health care.

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Scholar and Postdoctoral Fellow Hana Horackova, PharmD, PhD, is investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms that link prenatal

Health Science and Behavioral Research Associate Dianna Guerrero Jimenez helps to onboard new hires and collect data from moms and their infants for the Family First Research Study in the Levitt Lab.

Dr. Matho is investigating how development impacts the diversity and function of different types of cells in the brain over time.

PhD student Shawn Barman is working to develop a new generation of gated CAR-T cell to more effectively treat acute myeloid leukemia.

Clinical Research Assistant Oluchi Ibe supports CHLA’s involvement in a national longitudinal study focused on understanding how childhood experiences affect adolescent brain development.

Dr. Bent is researching how a mobile app can help children with mild cerebral palsy engage in physical activity, in the hospital and at home.

Postdoctoral Fellow Vic Zamloot, PhD, is researching how the extracellular matrix can protect neuroblastoma cells from treatment with immune-based therapies to help reveal new drug targets.