Tayyab Adil, PhD

Tayyab Adil, PhD

CRM Early Career Executive Council, Chair

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.

Garrett Easson

Garrett Easson

CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member

Garrett is a current graduate student in the Tang lab. He joined the CRM ECEC in 2023. His thesis research is focused on the mechanisms of intervertebral disc mechanical transduction to better understand the development of low back pain.

Mohamed G Hassan, PhD, MSc, DDS

Mohamed G Hassan, PhD, MSc, DDS

CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member

Dr. Hassan is a postdoctoral fellow in the Scheller Lab. He joined the CRM ECEC in 2023. His research leverages advanced imaging and molecular biology approaches to identify mechanisms underlying accelerated regeneration in neural crest-derived bone.

Matthew Ishahak, PhD

Matthew Ishahak, PhD

CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member

Dr. Ishahak is a postdoctoral fellow in the Millman Lab. He joined the CRM ECEC in 2023. Matt’s research is focused on engineering stem cell-derived organoid model systems to study human development and pathophysiology.

Renuka Khatik, PhD

Renuka Khatik, PhD

CRM Early Career Executive Council, Co-Chair

Dr. Khatik is a postdoctoral fellow in the Sharma Lab. She joined the CRM ECEC as co-chair in 2023. Renuka’s research is focused on engineering of nano-drug delivery systems.

Brittany Meyer, MSc

Brittany Meyer, MSc

CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member

Ms. Meyer is a research technician II in the Theunissen Lab. She joined the CRM ECEC in 2023. She is interested in researching stem cells and their applications in disease therapy and regenerative medicine.

Dana Shaw, PhD

Dana Shaw, PhD

CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member

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

Sadie M VanHorn

CRM Early Career Executive Council, Member

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.