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CHLA core facilities share a common theme: The staff pride themselves on providing leading-edge technology, but they are also truly invested in the experiments and the scientists themselves.

Niharika Gajawelli, PhD Staff Scientist As an electrical and computer engineering student at Rutgers University, Niharika experimented with various research areas, including microelectromechanical

The Stem Cell Analytics Core facilitates stem cell research and innovation for all investigators at CHLA.

Astgik Petrosyan, PhD Astgik is a senior postdoctoral researcher working in Laura Perin ’s laboratory. When asked about where her interest in biology comes from, her answer took us back to the

Stephanie Yi-Tsi Chen, MD Stephanie is a research resident and fellow investigating immunotherapy resistance in neuroblastoma. Stephanie’s dream is to become a pediatric surgeon at an academic

Juli Wu, PhD Juli works as the Senior Program Manager in the office of the CSO. She shares her hopes of bringing researchers together to solve broad scientific problems. She also discusses the origin

Please, let this be an infection. Please, an infection—not leukemia. Those were the words running over and over through Nina’s head on April 12, 2013, as she sat by her 3-year-old son Alex’s bedside

Paige Berger, PhD, RD Paige is a postdoctoral research fellow studying early nutrition and brain development. “I’ve always been interested in the interplay between nutrition and exercise—the use of

The Careers in Health and Mentorship Program (CHAMP) gives young adults practical experience and career tips to pursue a future in health administration.