Internal Mentors

Faculty with students (Photo by Chris Shinn)

Albert Almada, PhD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Vasiliki Anest, PhD
Chief Innovation Officer
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center;
Senior Director
Business Development and Industry Relations, MESH Academy

Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, PhD
Professor of Research Pediatrics, and Faculty Director
Biostatistics and Data Analysis Core of The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)

Stacey Finley, PhD
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering

Reginald Hill, PhD
Assistant Professor
Medicine

Justin Ichida, PhD
John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Associate Professor
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Thomas Lozito, PhD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Joyce Richey, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Physiology and Neuroscience, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion (Education), and Chief Diversity Officer
Physiology and Biophysics

Cristina Zavaleta, PhD
WiSE Gabilan Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering