2015 Announcement

Congratulations to Cedric Snethlage and Kristopher Plambeck on their Nature Medicine publication!

Cedric Snethlage (Professional Science Master/ Stem Cell Science 2015) and Kristopher Plambeck (Professional Science Master/Stem Cell Science 2014 and CIRM Bridges fellowship recipient ) are two of the co-authors of “β-2-microglobulin is a Systematic Pro-Aging Factor that Impairs Cognitive Function and Neurogenesis” published in Nature Medicine.

(L-R) CIRM Director Dr. Carmen Domingo, Cedric Snethlage, PSM Director Dr. Lily Chen and Dr.  Saul Villeda (UCSF).

It is the second Nature Medicine paper by Kristopher Plambeck, after a highly publicizing  'young blood, old mice' work in Dr. Villeda Lab at UCSF (Science Magazine 2014 Breakthrough of the Year runner up).

The 2015 graduates are:  

Tianna Chow, a Biotechnology concentration student, successfully defended her master’s project entitled “Comparing pMEFs in culture as a function of gelatin concentration and hypoxia” (Xcell Biosciences, San Francisco) on April 27^th, 2015.

Ngoc Thu Hoang, a Stem Cell Science concentration student, successfully defended her master’s project entitled “The Role of Keap1 in radio-resistance in mouse lung squamous cell carcinoma” (Dr. Max Diehn’s lab, Stanford University) on May 4^th, 2015.

Lenka Maliskova, a Stem Cell Science concentration student, successfully defended her master’s project entitled “Identification and characterization of retinoic acid-dependent enhancers in neuronal lineage commitment” (Dr. Nadav Ahituv lab, UCSF) on May 14^th, 2015.

Joseph Oloo, a Stem Cell Science concentration student, successfully defended his master’s project entitled “Investigating cellular interactions within metaplastic breast cancers” (Dr. Thea Tlsty lab, UCSF) on August 12^th, 2015.

Marisol Pantovich, a Stem Cell Science concentration student, successfully defended her master’s project entitled “Regulation of cell fate transition by sequence specific transcription factors” (Dr. Robert Blelloch lab, UCSF) on May 13^th, 2015.

Mayra Perez, a Biotechnology concentration student, successfully defended her master’s project entitled “Effective training methods that convey critical information about the Quality System Regulations” (Nodality, South San Francisco) on April 27^th, 2015.

Nicholas Perotti, a Stem Cell Science concentration student, successfully defended his master’s project entitled “Myt1l and its role during direct neuronal reprogramming” (Dr. Marius Wernig lab, Stanford University) on June 15^th, 2015.

Anant Rishi, a Biotechnology concentration student, successfully defended his master’s project entitled “Product loss determination during acid cleavage of a fusion protein” (BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., Novato) on May 7^th, 2015.

Cedric Snethlage, a Stem Cell Science concentration student, successfully defended his master’s project entitled “MHC1 Mediates Effects of B2M and Old Blood on Cognition and Regeneration” (Dr. Saul Villeda lab, UCSF) on May 27^th, 2015.

Kyle Umeda, a Biotechnology concentration student, successfully defended his master’s project entitled “L-DNA: A unique tool for improving DNA stability in biological assays” (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., South San Francisco) on May 6^th, 2015.

Michael Wong, a Biotechnology concentration student, successfully defended his master’s project entitled “Role of CTGF in YAP1-mediated breast cancer cell migration” (Fibrogen, Inc., San Francisco) on May 6^th, 2015.