Fellowship positions funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) are now open to PhD and MD clinical fellows conducting research related to developmental biology, stem cells, and regenerative medicine. Fellows working on projects using stem or progenitor cells to model diseases, uncovering basic molecular mechanisms, and developing potential research tools are encouraged to apply.
The CHLA CIRM Scholar fellowships will be awarded for 2 years with the possibility of a third year of funding through a competitive renewal. To be eligible, an applicant must be a PhD or MD fellow by the time of the start of the award, and should have no more than 5 years of fellowship experience.
Funding for this first cycle will begin by Jan. 18. The number of awards will be based on the quality of applications. A second call for applications will be issued in May 2022. Unfunded applications can resubmit once; if a fellow submits two unfunded applications, any future proposals will require an entirely new project to be considered.
The goal of this fellowship is to support promising fellows (MD, PhD, or MD/PhD) who are interesting in conducting research and establishing a successful career as a scientist or physician-scientist.
Announcements and Events
Call for application
Application for CIRM Training Grant Due Dec. 21, 2021
Program Director
![Professional headshot of Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Ching-Ling-Lien-5.jpg.webp?itok=1oCh2agL)
Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD
Associate Director
![Portrait of Mark Frey, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Mark-Frey-1.jpg.webp?itok=AQlqr0fw)
Mark Frey, PhD
Program Coordinator
Kathryn Aguilar
Potential Mentors
James Amatruda, MD, PhD
Amatruda Lab
![Professional headshot of James Amatruda, MD, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-James-Amatruda-1.jpg.webp?itok=WKAb-xUk)
Research Focus: Solid tumors of childhood, sarcomas, germ cell and Wilms tumor
David Cobrinik, MD, PhD
Cobrinik Lab
![Headshot of a smiling man with light skin tone and grey hair wearing a light colored, open collared dress shirt against a blurred green outdoor background](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/2024-02/CHLA-David-Cobrink-3.jpg.webp?itok=OSX2F5Pt)
Research Focus: Modeling retinal development, tumorigenesis and tumor prevention
Stefano Da Sacco, PhD
GOFARR Lab
![Stefano Da Sacco, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Stefano-Da-Sacco-01.jpg.webp?itok=ENPwJYFu)
Research Focus: Kidney disease modeling on microfluidic glomerular chips
Roger De Filippo, MD
GOFARR Lab
![Roger De Filippo, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/De-Filippo-Roger-Headshot.jpg.webp?itok=cUaE2LpM)
Research Focus: Kidney diseases and regeneration using tissue engineering tools
![Headshot of a smiling man with dark skin tone and a goatee wearing a purple vest against a blurred outdoor background](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/2023-10/CHLA-Brian-Dias-4.jpg.webp?itok=RfvOduST)
Research Focus: Intergenerational legacies of stress
![Portrait of Mark Frey, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Mark-Frey-1.jpg.webp?itok=AQlqr0fw)
Research Focus: Regulation of intestinal stem cell niche and progenitor cell
![Christopher Gayer, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/Gayer_Christopher_09-14-12.jpg.webp?itok=Vi6Nhqh3)
Research Focus: Dysmotility inflammatory bowel disease colorectal bowel disease
Senta Georgia, PhD
Georgia Lab
![Senta Georgia, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/Georgia_Senta_04-04-13.jpg.webp?itok=VhUVPzYm)
Research Focus: Beta cell differentiation and regeneration
![Brendan Grubbs, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/GRUBBS%2C%20BRENDAN.jpg.webp?itok=hgmNB1uR)
Research Focus: Fetal maternal health and human developmental biology
![Christian Hochstim, MD, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Christian-Hochstim.JPG.webp?itok=hWuqjX74)
Research Focus: Tracheal stenosis and epithelial regeneration
![Miller Huang, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Miller-Huang.jpg.webp?itok=xdloohcK)
Research Focus: Role of chromosome copy number changes in tumorigenesis
Yong-Mi Kim, MD, PhD, MPH
Yong-Mi Kim Lab
![Yong-Mi Kim, MD, PhD, MPH](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-yong-mi-kim.jpg.webp?itok=BsIPsWo_)
Research Focus: Microenvironment, Wnt and biophysical characteristics of leukemia
Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS
Kohli Lab
![Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Rohit-Kohli_2.jpg.webp?itok=Jz_-ffHF)
Research Focus: Dysregulated functions underlying liver pathophysiology in kids
Rusty Lansford, PhD
Lansford Lab
![Rusty Lansford, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/Lansford_Russell_04-08-13.jpg.webp?itok=-y32Bphw)
Research Focus: Molecular and optical tools to study cell decision-making
Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD
Lien Lab
![Professional headshot of Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Ching-Ling-Lien-5.jpg.webp?itok=1oCh2agL)
Research Focus: Heart development and regeneration and iPSC human disease models
![Rex Moats, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/MOATS%2C%20REX.jpg.webp?itok=HtX2F_GY)
Research Focus: Imaging, stem cell therapy, disease models and preclinical studies
![Portrait of Aaron Nagiel, MD, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Aaron-Nagiel-01.jpg.webp?itok=-Wg-cIRa)
Research Focus: Retinal development and synaptogenesis
![Headshot of a smiling man with medium skin tone and short dark hair wearing grey framed eyeglasses and a blue open-collared dress shirt against a blurred outdoor background](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/2024-02/CHLA-Chintan-Parekh-1.jpg.webp?itok=eqjakfXN)
Research Focus: Human T-cell development
![JinSeok Park, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/Park-Headshot.jpg.webp?itok=VuwFRw-L)
Research Focus: Cancer cells regulated by extracellular matrix
![Laura Perin, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Laura-Perin-PhD-255x255.jpg.webp?itok=YsfnFz98)
Research Focus: Stem cells derived from amniotic fluid and chronic kidney disease
Sargis Sedrakyan, PhD
GOFARR Lab
![Sargis Sedrakyan, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/CHLA-Sargis-Sedrakyan-01.jpg.webp?itok=SEGL4Q9w)
Research Focus: Endothelial damage and extracellular vesicles for kidney disease
![David Warburton, OBE, DSc, MD, MMM, FRCP, FRCS, FRCPCH](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_twelfth/public/thumbnails/image/warburton_david_04_14.jpg.webp?itok=1_fbnIrh)
Research Focus: Human lung developmental biology and regenerative medicine
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Former trainees and CHLA CIRM alumni
Michael Harrison, Ph.D. (Former Ching-Ling Lien Lab)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine
Gianluca Turcatel, Ph.D. (Former David Warburton Lab)
Current Position: Scientist at Amgen