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Current Scholars
Humboldt CIRM Scholars spend 12 months doing intensive research in a host laboratory at Stanford University, UC Davis, or UCSF.
Learn about the work of Current and Past Scholars
We are very proud of the fact that 85% of Humboldt Bridges alumni have been accepted to highly competitive biomedical graduate or medical professional programs or found gainful employment in the field. Read our Alumni Spotlight to learn about some of their accomplishments!
Applications for next year's cohort will be posted later this year.
Visit our How to apply page for more information.
Asher Kolden
2026-2027Institution: Stanford
Principal Investigator: Calvin Kuo
Project Title: Targeting WNT Signaling to Improve Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery of mRNA Therapeutics Across the Blood-Brain Barrier
Wendy Perez
2026-2027Institution: Stanford
Principal Investigator: Irv Weissman
Project Title: Enhancing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Purification for Autologous Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma Patients
Adnan Alyan
2026-2027Institution: Stanford
Principal Investigator: Alma-Martina Cepika
Project Title: Regulatory T Cell Composition in Solid Tumors: Correlating Immune Tolerance Signatures with Patient Comorbidities
Marcus Barela
2026-2027Institution: UC Davis
Principal Investigator: Kent Leach
Project Title: Perfusion of Granular Hydrogels to Mitigate MSC Senescence and Enhance Osteogenic Potential
Layla Beck
2026-2027Institution: Stanford
Principal Investigator: Jason B. Ross
Project Title: The Role of Myeloid-Biased Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Driving Age Related Disease
Lilly Dewberry
2026-2027Institution: UC Davis
Principal Investigator: Dake Hao
Project Title: Engineering a Dynamic Piezoelectric Hydrogel to Restore the Bone Mechanoelectrical Microenvironment and Rejuvenate Skeletal Stem Cells During Aging
Citlali Diaz
2026-2027Institution: UC Santa Cruz
Principal Investigator: Melanie Kirkpatrick
Project Title: Using enteroids to model the gut barrier during enteric viral infections
Andrew McLaughlin
2026-2027Institution: Stanford
Principal Investigator: Jason Ross
Project Title: Determining the Role of Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Cancer Immune Responses
Taro Oshiro
2026-2027Institution: UC Davis
Principal Investigator: Paul S Knoepfler
Project Title: Histone H3.3 Functions in Mammalian Brain Development and Neural Progenitor Identity
Samantha Stewart
2026-2027Institution: Stanford
Principal Investigator: Crystal MacKall
Project Title: Tissue Sensing Logic-Gated CAR-T cells to Eliminate Solid Tumor Metastases