Daniel Besser, PhD

Hometown
Lübeck, Germany

Current Residence
Berlin, Germany

Graduate Degree
PhD, University Basel, Switzerland

Current Position
Managing Director of the German Stem Cell Network (GSCN), Berlin

Samantha Morris, PhD

Hometown
Bradford, United Kingdom

Current Residence
St. Louis, USA

Graduate Degree
PhD, Xenopus laevis embryogenesis

Current Position
Associate Professor of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, USA

Yo Mabuchi, PhD

Hometown
Gifu, Japan

Current Residence
Cambridge, UK / Tokyo, Japan

Graduate Degree
PhD, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan

Current Position
Visiting Researcher in the Department of Haematology at the University of Cambridge, UK; and Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

Jihwan Song, D Phil

Hometown
Busan, Korea

Current Residence
Seoul, Korea

Graduate Degree
D Phil

Current Position
Professor, Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Korea President, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research (KSSCR) Director, Global Alliance for iPSC Therapies (GAiT) Founder & CEO, iPS Bio, Inc.

Rajesh Rao, MD

Hometown
Milwaukee, WI, USA

Current Residence
Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Graduate Degree
MD

Current Position
Leonard G. Miller Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; and Pathology, University of Michigan, USA

Lijian Hui, PhD

Hometown
Suzhou, China

Current Residence
Shanghai, China

Graduate Degree
PhD

Current Position
Professor, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, China

Joshua Currie, PhD

Hometown
Cookeville, TN, USA

Current Residence
Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Graduate Degree
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Current Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Wake Forest University/Chair, ISSCR Early Career Scientist Committee

Kazuo Takayama, PhD

Hometown
Kobe, Japan

Current Residence
Kyoto, Japan

Graduate Degree
PhD

Current Position
Junior Associate Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Japan

Meritxell Huch, PhD

Hometown
Barcelona, Spain

Current Residence
Dresden, Germany

Graduate Degree
PhD in Pharmacology, University of Barcelona, Spain

Current Position
Lise Meitner Max Planck Research Group Leader at the Max Planck of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany

Evan Graham, PhD

Hometown
Stafford, Virginia, USA

Current Residence
Stockholm, Sweden

Graduate Degree
PhD in Regenerative Medicine

Current Position
Global Training Manager at CELLINK AB

Anne Rios, PhD

Hometown
Martigues, France

Current Residence
Utrecht, the Netherlands

Graduate Degree
PhD, Institute of Marseille Luminy (IBDML), France and the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), Australia

Current Position
Junior Principal Investigator (PI) and Head of the imaging center at the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, the Netherlands

Stephanie Protze, PhD

Hometown
Dresden, Germany

Current Residence
Toronto, Canada

Graduate Degree
PhD, International Max Planck Research School and Dresden University of Technology, Germany

Current Position
Scientist in the McEwen Stem Cell Institute at the University Health Network and Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto, Canada

Fiona Watt, PhD

Hometown
Edinburgh, UK

Current Residence
London, UK

Graduate Degree
PhD

Current Position
Director, Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine, King’s College London

Allon Klein, PhD

Hometown
Rehovot, Israel

Current Residence
Boston, MA, USA

Graduate Degree
PhD in Physics, at Cambridge University, UK

Current Position
Associate Professor of Systems Biology, Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School, USA

Raj Kannan, PhD

Hometown
Rochester, MN, USA

Current Residence
Rochester, MN, USA

Graduate Degree
PhD in Molecular Medicine

Current Position
Head, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, USA

Kirstin Matthews, PhD

Hometown
Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA

Current Residence
Houston, Texas, USA

Graduate Degree
Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Current Position
Fellow in Science and Technology Policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy

Rana Dajani, PhD

Hometown
Amman, Jordan

Current Residence
Richmond, VA, USA

Graduate Degree
PhD, University of Iowa, USA

Current Position
Hashemite University, Jordan; University of Richmond, USA; President of the Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology in the Arab World

Justin Brumbaugh, PhD

Hometown
Edinboro, PA

Current Residence
Boulder, CO

Graduate Degree
PhD

Current Position
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder

Louise Menendez

Hometown
Petaluma, California

Current Residence
Los Angeles, California

Graduate Degree
Neuroscience

Current Position
PhD candidate at the University of Southern California

Zubin Master, PhD

Hometown
Toronto, Canada

Current Residence
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Graduate Degree
PhD, University of Toronto, Canada

Current Position
Associate Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Mayo Clinic, MN, USA