Work That Matters

Jaycee manages the processing area of the Pannaraj Lab—handling PCR testing of study participants for COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Samantha is a PhD student exploring a potential therapeutic target in drug-resistant leukemia.

Dr. DiStefano joined CHLA in 2021 and is the lead psychologist for the Boone Fetter Clinic.

A fifth-year PhD student, Kevin is studying patterns of genetic mutation in retinoblastoma.

Erin loves the “abstract ethical thinking” that goes into her role as CHLA’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) Administrator.

The principal investigator in the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is being honored at WRISG—the Western Region Islet Study Group’s beta cell

Dr. Clementine Vo had been feeling helpless about the war in Ukraine. When the opportunity arose to help, she didn’t hesitate.

The Healing Response Team at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a peer support program available to all team members, safeguarding their well-being and ensuring the best care for patients and families

Eirini is a postdoctoral research fellow studying liquid biopsy analysis as a way to monitor pediatric solid tumors.

Michael joined the Single Cell, Sequencing, and CyTOF (SC2) Core in 2018. In his role, he assists scientists in identifying and quantifying various biomarkers in tissue and liquid biopsy samples.