Zishaan Farooqui
Research Fellow
zishaan.farooqui@cchmc.org

Inkyu Lee, MD
Research Fellow
inkyu.lee@cchmc.org

My research is focused on organ transplantation and stem cell organoid-based regenerative medicine. In the Takebe lab, we use an organoid-based approach to study the development of the liver and the pathophysiology of liver diseases. Ultimately, we aim to discover ways to use organoids for therapeutic purposes.

I was initially interested in using patient-specific induced-pluripotent stem cells for various purposes, including disease modeling and the development of therapeutics. In medical school, I became interested in pursuing a career in transplant surgery. I’m working to combine both interests, using stem cell and organoid-based approaches in the field of organ transplantation.

I began my work at Cincinnati Children's in 2021.

Hasan Al Reza, MS
Student
hasanal.reza@cchmc.org

Hasan hails from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He completed his BS and MS degrees in genetic engineering and biotechnology at the University of Dhaka in 2015 and 2016, respectively. While there, he worked on the association of MDM2 SNPs with lung cancer. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in the Molecular and Developmental Biology PhD program at Cincinnati Children's. His work in the lab focuses on understanding fibrotic liver disease and its association with other organs, with a broader interest in regeneration.