ECEC Alumni

Tayyab Adil, PhD
CRM Early Career Executive Council, Chair; DPS Class of 2024
- Email: adilm@wustl.edu
Dr. Adil is a postdoctoral fellow in the Morris Lab. He joined the CRM ECEC as Chair in 2023. Tayyab’s research is focused on dissecting the mechanisms of cellular reprogramming with an aim to advance therapeutically beneficial cell types.

Mohamed G Hassan, PhD, MSc, DDS
CRM Early Career Executive Council, Alum; CRM DPS Class of 2024
- Email: hmohamed@wustl.edu
Dr. Hassan is a postdoctoral fellow in the Scheller Lab. He joined the CRM ECEC in 2023 and is a prior RLM fellow. His research leverages advanced imaging and molecular biology approaches to identify mechanisms underlying accelerated regeneration in neural crest-derived bone.

Clara Kim
CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member; Undergraduate Assistant
- Email: clarakim@wustl.edu
Clara is the CRM Undergraduate Assisant and oversees communications and newsletters. She joined the CRM ECEC in 2024 and also works in the Scheller Lab to study mechanisms of bone and fat catabolism in settings of cachexia.

Samia Saleem
CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member
- Email: samia@wustl.edu
Samia is a research technician in the Scheller Lab. She joined the CRM ECEC in 2024. She is interested in developing spatial transcriptomics techniques for skeletal tissues.

Dana Shaw, PhD
CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member
- Email: shawd@wustl.edu
Dr. Shaw is a postdoctoral fellow in the Mokalled Lab. She joined the CRM ECEC in 2023. Her research is focused on the mechanisms of spinal cord regeneration with expertise in both zebrafish genetics and regeneration in the field of neuroimmunology.

Sadie M VanHorn
CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member
- Email: s.m.vanhorn@wustl.edu
Sadie is a graduate student in the Morris Lab. She joined the CRM ECEC in 2023. Her research focuses on developing methods to track cellular history in reprogramming models and intestinal organoids to probe the relationships between stem cell, progenitor, and terminally differentiated cell populations.