
Omer Yilmaz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Former Grantee
The Yilmaz lab seeks to understand how adult stem cells and their microenvironment adapt to diverse diets in the context of tissue regeneration, aging and cancer initiation.

Xu Zhou, PhD
Assistant Professor, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Current Grantee
The Zhou lab studies tissue-level homeostasis and inflammation, and uses interdisciplinary approaches to understand how immune cells communicate with their neighbors and surrounding environment.