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Leadership and Staff

  • Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD

    Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD

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

    Larry Goldstein, PhD

    Director Emeritus, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center
    Director Emeritus, UCSD Stem Cell Program
    Scientific Director, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine
    Distinguished Professor, 
    Departments of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and Neurosciences 
    lgoldstein@ucsd.edu

  • Michelle Ghani, MBA

    Michelle Ghani, MBA

    Executive Director, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center
    Division Administrator, Regenerative Medicine
    858-822-4258
    mghani@ucsd.edu

  • Vickie Sheckler

    Vickie Sheckler

    Lead Research Strategic Advisor, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center
    858-534-1364
    vsheckler@ucsd.edu

  • Maria Huaracha

    Maria Huaracha

    Research Strategic Advisor, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center
    858-534-9700
    mhuaracha@ucsd.edu 

  • Peggy Wentworth, PhD

    Peggy Wentworth, PhD

    Research Strategic Advisor, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center
    pwentworth@ucsd.edu
  • Roxanna Noursamadi, MBA

    Roxanna Noursamadi, MBA

    Business Operations Analyst, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center
    858-933-5076
    rnoursamadi@ucsd.edu
  • Danielle Lewis

    Danielle Lewis

    Communications Coordinator, Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center
    858-822-1032
    dmlewis@ucsd.edu