The Columbia Center for Stem Cell Therapies

Our Research Team

The CSCT is comprised of researchers and labs working in different areas of stem cell research, tackling a variety of conditions and therapies. Columbia's expertise is wide-ranging -- our researchers work both independently and together to bring the promising therapies to clinical practice.

Cardoso Lab

Research in the Cardoso Lab focuses on the mechanisms controlling lung development, regeneration-repair, and developmental signaling in lung diseases.

Dorrello Lab

In Valerio Dorrello's clinical duties in the pediatric critical care unit, one of the most devastating and common injuries he comes across is severe, progressive lung injury.

Mapara Lab

The Mapara Lab's research is primarily focused on developing new approaches to improve the outcome of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Mori Lab

Dr. Mori is a respiratory physician-scientist, who is working to realize the achievement of transplantable human lung generation for patients suffering from refractory lung diseases.

Muranski Lab

Dr. Muranski heads the Cellular Immunotherapy Laboratory where novel immune cell-based therapies are developed and translated from bench to bedside.

Murray Lab

Dr. Murray is an expert in imaging and leads the CCHD/CSCT microscopy core.

Que Lab

The Que Lab is focused on the developmental and stem cell biology of the foregut-derived organs including the esophagus and lung.

Snoeck Lab

The overarching focus of the Snoeck Lab is translational stem cell research.

Sykes Lab

The Sykes Lab is focused on understanding the interplay of donor and recipient lymphocytes in transplant recipients, induction of allograft and xenograft tolerance, and Type 1 diabetes pathogenesis.

Wang Lab

The Wang Lab aims to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the unique stemness programs dedicated to early development, regeneration, tumorigenesis, and antiviral responses.

Yan Lab

The Yan Lab studies how stem cells in the gut replenish the epithelium so that we can harness the natural regenerative properties of this tissue.

Zhao Lab

The primary focus of the Zhao Lab is to use complementary model systems to study human liver diseases, with a particular focus on neonatal cholangiopathy biliary atresia.