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Our Team<\/h1>\n

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Our Team<\/h1>\n

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Ya-Wen Chen Ph.D.<\/h2>\n

\u00a0Principal Investigator<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ya-Wen is an Isidore Friesner Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, and the Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She serves as the Scientific Director for the Institute for Airway Sciences, the Co-Scientific Director for the Center for Epithelial and Airway Biology and Regeneration, and the Director for the Developmental Origin of Health and Disease biorepository at Mount Sinai. Additionally, She is the Director of Basic Science Research for the Department of Otolaryngology. Ya-Wen is also a member of the Black Family Stem Cell Institute at Mount Sinai.<\/p>\n

She pioneered work in lung organoid development and directed differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells to respiratory cells.<\/p>\n

Ya-Wen received her BS in Biology from Tunghai University in Taiwan, MS in Tumor Biology from Georgetown University, PhD in Molecular Medicine from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She completed her postdoctoral work at the Columbia Center for Translational Immunology and the Columbia Center for Human Development at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She was a Parker B. Francis Fellow, Baxter Faculty Fellow, Catalyst Awardee, and Isidore Friesner Scholar. Most recently, she received the Parker B. Francis Jo Rae Wright Award for Scientific Excellence from the PBF Foundation and the 2025 Alumnus Award from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Ya-Wen is an active advocator for gender equality and LGBTQIA+ rights!<\/p>\n

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Ya-Wen Chen Ph.D.<\/h2>\n

\u00a0Principle Investigator<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ya-Wen is an Isidore Friesner Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, and the Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She serves as the Scientific Director for the Institute for Airway Sciences, the Co-Scientific Director for the Center for Epithelial and Airway Biology and Regeneration, and the Director for the Developmental Origin of Health and Disease biorepository at Mount Sinai. Additionally, She is the Director of Basic Science Research for the Department of Otolaryngology. Ya-Wen is also a member of the Black Family Stem Cell Institute at Mount Sinai.<\/p>\n

She pioneered work in lung organoid development and directed differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells to respiratory cells.<\/p>\n

Ya-Wen received her BS in Biology from Tunghai University in Taiwan, MS in Tumor Biology from Georgetown University, PhD in Molecular Medicine from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She completed her postdoctoral work at the Columbia Center for Translational Immunology and the Columbia Center for Human Development at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She was a Parker B. Francis Fellow, Baxter Faculty Fellow, Catalyst Awardee, and Isidore Friesner Scholar. Most recently, she received the Parker B. Francis Jo Rae Wright Award for Scientific Excellence from the PBF Foundation and the 2025 Alumnus Award from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Ya-Wen is an active advocator for gender equality and LGBTQIA+ rights!<\/p>\n

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Ya-Wen Chen Ph.D.<\/h2>\n

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\u00a0Principle Investigator<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ya-Wen is an Isidore Friesner Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, and the Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She serves as the Scientific Director for the Institute for Airway Sciences, the Co-Scientific Director for the Center for Epithelial and Airway Biology and Regeneration, and the Director for the Developmental Origin of Health and Disease biorepository at Mount Sinai. Additionally, She is the Director of Basic Science Research for the Department of Otolaryngology. Ya-Wen is also a member of the Black Family Stem Cell Institute at Mount Sinai.<\/p>\n

She pioneered work in lung organoid development and directed differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells to respiratory cells.<\/p>\n

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Ya-Wen is an active advocator for gender equality and LGBTQIA+ rights!<\/p>\n

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Clinical Faculties<\/h2>\n

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NICU Attending, Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

Fellowship\u00a0NICU<\/span>, Columbia University<\/span><\/p>\n

MD, PhD, MPH, Padua University, Italy<\/span><\/p>\n

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Attending, Department of Otolaryngology<\/span><\/p>\n

-Head and Neck Surgery<\/span><\/p>\n

Fellowship, Laryngology, Icahn School of <\/span><\/p>\n

Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

Residency, Otolaryngology, Icahn School of <\/span><\/p>\n

Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

MD,PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at <\/span><\/p>\n

Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

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Attending, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary<\/span><\/p>\n

Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

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Postdoctoral Fellows and Clinical Fellows\/Residents<\/h2>\n

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Matched to Columbia Neonatology Fellowship! \ud83c\udf89<\/span><\/h5>\n

Residency, Pediatrics, <\/span><\/p>\n

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

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MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson <\/span><\/p>\n

Medical School<\/span><\/p>\n

BS, Fordham University<\/span><\/p>\n

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MD, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine <\/span><\/p>\n

at Mount Sinai\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapel Hill, NC<\/span><\/p>\n

BS and BA, Providence College, <\/span><\/p>\n

Providence, RI<\/span><\/p>\n

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PhD, University of Southern California, <\/span><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/p>\n

BS, Indiana University, <\/span><\/p>\n

Bloomington, Indiana<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ph.D., University of Melbourne, Australia<\/span><\/p>\n

Master of Surgery, Shandong University, China<\/span><\/p>\n

MBBS, Shandong University, China<\/span><\/p>\n

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Graduate Students<\/h2>\n

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MD, National Defense Medical Center, <\/span><\/p>\n

Taiwan<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Helena Bugacov Ph.D.” position=”Medical Student” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/07\/Helena-Bugacov-2-crop.jpg” disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Helena Bugacov” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_font_size=”25px” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” animation_style=”fade” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Ph.D., University of Southern California, <\/span><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/p>\n

BA, University of California, Berkeley.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CoA, Pasadena City College<\/span><\/p>\n

BS, University of California, San Diego<\/span><\/p>\n

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[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Alessandra Moscatello” position=”Medical Student” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/10\/Alessandra-Moscatello-crop.jpg” disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Alessandra Moscatello” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_font_size=”25px” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” animation_style=”fade” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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BA, University of Southern California, <\/span><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/p>\n

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BS, Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India<\/span><\/p>\n

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Medical Students<\/h2>\n

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Matched to Duke General Surgery Residency! \ud83c\udf89<\/span><\/h5>\n

MS, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN<\/span><\/p>\n

BE, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Helena Bugacov Ph.D.” position=”Medical Student” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/07\/Helena-Bugacov-2-crop.jpg” admin_label=”Helena Bugacov” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_font_size=”25px” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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PhD, University of Southern California, <\/span><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/p>\n

BA, University of California, Berkeley.<\/span><\/p>\n

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BS, Haverford College<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Cristina Cusmai” position=”Medical Student” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/12\/Cristina-cropped-2.jpg” admin_label=”Cristina Cusmai” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_font_size=”25px” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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BS, Boston College<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston, MA<\/span><\/p>\n

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MD Candidate, Class of 2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BA, Princeton<\/span><\/p>\n

MS, University of Southern California<\/span><\/p>\n

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BS, Brown University<\/span><\/p>\n

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MD Candidate, Class of 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV<\/span><\/p>\n

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MD Candidate, Class of 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV<\/span><\/p>\n

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Associate Researchers<\/h2>\n

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MSCR, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

MBBS, Kempegowda Institute of Medicine <\/span><\/p>\n

Science, Bangalore, India<\/span><\/p>\n

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BE, Stony Brook University,<\/span><\/p>\n

New York, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

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MS, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

BS, Azim Premji University,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bengaluru, India<\/span><\/p>\n

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MS, University of Southern California,<\/span><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/p>\n

BS, University of California, San Diego<\/span><\/p>\n

San Diego, CA<\/span><\/p>\n

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BS, <\/span>New York University, New York, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

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Volunteers<\/h2>\n

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3rd year, medical student<\/span><\/p>\n

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University<\/span><\/p>\n

Taipei, Taiwan<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Daniel Yeng-Fong Lin” position=”2026 Summer Volunteer” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2026\/03\/Daniel-Yeng-Fong-Lin-cropped.jpg” admin_label=”Yong Bin Choh” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”Daniel Yeng-Fong Lin-cropped” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n

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2nd year, medical student<\/span><\/p>\n

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University<\/span><\/p>\n

Taipei, Taiwan<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Zoe Rou-Yi Lee” position=”2026 Summer Volunteer” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2026\/03\/Zoe-Rou-Yi-Lee-cropped.jpg” admin_label=”Yong Bin Choh” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”Zoe Rou-Yi Lee-cropped” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n

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1st year, medical student<\/span><\/p>\n

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University<\/span><\/p>\n

Taipei, Taiwan<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alumni<\/h2>\n

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PhD, University of Lille, France<\/span><\/p>\n

MS, Sorbonne University, France<\/span><\/p>\n

BS, University of Paris-Saclay, France<\/span><\/p>\n

Now: Scientist, 858 Therapeutics<\/span><\/p>\n

San Diego, CA<\/p>\n

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[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Irving Garcia” position=”Lab Manager” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/03\/Irving-Garcia.jpg” admin_label=”Irving Garcia” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_font_size=”25px” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Now: Lab Manager, AcuraStem<\/p>\n

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[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Viktoriia Goriainova, M.D.” position=”Associate Researcher” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/03\/Viktoriia.jpg” admin_label=”Viktoriia Goriainova” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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MS, New York University<\/span><\/p>\n

MD, Belgorod State National Research<\/span><\/p>\n

University, Russia<\/span><\/p>\n

Now: Ph.D. student, New York University<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Jessica Hui” position=”2023 Summer Volunteer” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/03\/Jessica-Hui.jpg” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Jessica Hui” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Colgate University, Hamilton, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hunter College High School, New York, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Hanks Tsai” position=”2023-2024 Summer Volunteer” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/02\/Hanks-Tsai.jpg” admin_label=”Hanks Tsai” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Columbia University Class 2028!<\/span><\/p>\n

Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Yong Bin Choh” position=”2024 Summer Volunteer” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2024\/06\/Yong-bin.jpg” admin_label=”Yong Bin Choh” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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3rd year, medical student<\/span><\/p>\n

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University<\/span><\/p>\n

Taipei, Taiwan<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Rick Zong” position=”2024 Summer Volunteer” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2024\/06\/Rick-crop.jpg” admin_label=”Rick Zong” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

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PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia<\/span><\/p>\n

MA, Central Saint Martins<\/span><\/p>\n

MS,\u00a0 Bioinformatics, University of Oxford<\/span><\/p>\n

MA, Harvard University<\/span><\/p>\n

BA, New York University<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now ENT resident at Tmeple University<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

BA, University of Southern California, <\/span><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/p>\n

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[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Gbalekan Dawodu, M.D.” position=”Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2024\/06\/gbalekan-dawodu-md-new-york-ny.webp” admin_label=”Susan Kim” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_font_size=”25px” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, <\/span><\/p>\n

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, <\/span><\/p>\n

Albert Einstein College of Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n

MD, International American University <\/span><\/p>\n

College of Medicine, St. Lucia<\/span><\/p>\n

BS, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria<\/span><\/p>\n

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[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Mikal Kizilbash” position=”Associate Researcher” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/09\/Mikal-crop.jpg” admin_label=”Pamela” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Now Medical Student at Touro University<\/strong><\/p>\n

BS and BA, Brandeis University<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Susan Kim, M.D.” position=”NICU Fellow” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/09\/Susan-crop.jpg” admin_label=”Susan Kim” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_font_size=”25px” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Now <\/span><\/strong>Neonatology Faculty at Seattle<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Children’s\/University of Washington!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellowship, Neonatology, <\/span><\/p>\n

Kravis Children’s Hospital,<\/span><\/p>\n

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/span><\/p>\n

Residency, Pediatrics, <\/span><\/p>\n

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore,<\/span><\/p>\n

Albert Einstein College of Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n

MD, University of Washington<\/span><\/p>\n

School of Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n

BS, University of Washington<\/span><\/p>\n

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[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Farhan Rafat” position=”2024 Summer Volunteer” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2024\/06\/Farhan.jpg” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Farhan Rafat” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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1st year, pre-med student<\/span><\/p>\n

McGill University, Montreal, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Tara N. Tavakol” position=”Associate Researcher” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2023\/09\/Tara-crop.jpg” admin_label=”Tara” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Now PhD student at UPenn<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

BS, University of Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Melissa Lu” position=”2024-2025 Summer Volunteer” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2024\/04\/Melissa-Lu.jpg” admin_label=”Melissa Lu” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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Harvard University Class 2029!<\/span><\/p>\n

Spence School, New York, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Irene Chen” position=”2025 Summer Volunteer” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/yawen-chen-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/05\/Irene-Chen-crop.jpg” admin_label=”Yong Bin Choh” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”0.5em” position_text_color=”#595959″ position_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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3rd year, medical student<\/span><\/p>\n

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University<\/span><\/p>\n

Taipei, Taiwan<\/span><\/p>\n

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1st year, medical student<\/span><\/p>\n

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2nd year, medical student<\/span><\/p>\n

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

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