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Leadership and Staff

  • Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD

    Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD

    Director, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    Director, UC San Diego CIRM Alpha Clinic  
    Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Regenerative Medicine 
    Koman Family Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research 
    cjamieson@ucsd.edu
  • Michelle Ghani, MBA

    Michelle Ghani, MBA

    Executive Director, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    858-822-4258
    mghani@ucsd.edu

  • Roxanna Noursamadi, MBA

    Roxanna Noursamadi, MBA

    Director of Finance, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    858-933-5076
    rnoursamadi@ucsd.edu
  • Jake Banfield-Weir

    Jake Banfield-Weir

    Director of Operations

    jbanfieldweir@health.ucsd.edu

  • Danielle Lewis

    Danielle Lewis

    Marketing & Communications Director, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    858-822-1032
    dmlewis@ucsd.edu
  • Bobby Gordon, MA, MBA

    Bobby Gordon, MA, MBA

    Marketing & Communications Strategist, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    bobby@ucsd.edu

  • Patrick Chang, MS, PhD

    Patrick Chang, MS, PhD

    Industry Liaison Officer, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    patrickchang@health.ucsd.edu 
  • Katarina Trojnar, MA

    Katarina Trojnar, MA

    Executive Director of Development, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    ktrojnar@ucsd.edu

     

  • Nick Knote-Macias

    Nick Knote-Macias

    Senior Director of Development, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    nkmacias@ucsd.edu
  • Emily Bass, MA

    Emily Bass, MA

    Scientific Writer and Program Manager, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    edbass@health.ucsd.edu

  • Ashley Hartford

    Ashley Hartford

    Executive Assistant to the Director, Sanford Stem Cell Institute
    858-246-1294
    ahartford@ucsd.edu