Meet the Scientists

“This job is never boring. It allows us to travel the world, to meet incredible people, and to work on exciting projects. Every day is different. I have the chance to work with an amazing team on multiples projects combing a diversity of technologies which are constantly evolving. The intellectual stimulation is endless.”

“My fascination with how a single fertilized egg can give rise to the billions of cells in a human body, combined with my background in clinical medicine and basic biology, steered me towards a career as a scientist specializing in stem cell research.”

“I am the first in my family to get a PhD, but both my parents are medical doctors. Growing up, I was always hearing about human health. We also had a microscope at home, and seeing things up close sparked my love for science. Like many scientists, I was also fascinated by the space and the universe, but I quickly realised that becoming an astronaut would be too difficult for me. Wanting to understand what keeps us healthy and how life works ultimately led me to study stem cells.”

“Being a doctor, it is very satisfying to keep pushing the envelope and experience that over time we are now able to treat conditions for which 15 years ago there were no options.”

“When I was young, I lost people close to me to cancer, including a classmate who was just 11 years old. Those experiences sparked a strong desire to make a difference and work toward changing these outcomes. I joined a lab focused on hematopoietic stem cells, but during my time there, we began a new project on mesenchymal stem cells. I was blown away by the immense potential of stem cells and regenerative medicine and I decided to pursue it further.”

“It is rewarding when our research and development team overcomes one by one the challenges in the process of conducting therapeutic research and when we receive words of support from patients, families and caregivers for the results.”

“I am a strong supporter and advocator for gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights. As an out gay faculty, LGBTQ+ representation in science and my field is important to me.”

“I’m excited to use my role as a scientist to advocate for policy decisions that support funding research focused on sex as a biological variable.”

“Science is the only frontier that never ends and is continuously evolving. There is no limit to human curiosity.”