Jared Churko, PhD
Associate Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Assistant Professor, Physiological Sciences - Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs (GIDP)
Assistant Professor, Genetics - Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs (GIDP)
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Director, University of Arizona iPSC Core
Jared Churko, PhD, seeks to understand the mechanisms leading to heart disease by combining single cell transcriptomics, systems biology, stem cell biology, drug screening, genetic engineering and bioinformatics. Specifically, his lab uses human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) to generate cardiac cell types and develops tools for precision and regenerative medicine. He is appointed as the director of the University of Arizona iPSC Core funded by BIO5 and the Center for Innovation in Brain Science.
Degree(s)
- PhD: Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, 2007-2011
- MSc: Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, 2004-2006
- Hons BSc: Honors Biology and Psychology, Graduated with Distinction, McMaster University, 2000-2004
Fellowship
Postdoctoral, Stanford University, Cardiovascular Medicine: Stem Cells and Bioinformatics, 2012- 2016
Honors and Awards
AHA BCVS Louis N. and Arnold M. Katz Young Investigator Award Finalist, New Orleans, LA, 2017
NIH Heart, Lung and Blood Institute K99/R00 Pathway-to-Independence Award, Palo Alto, CA, 2015
NIH Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Jump Start Award, Palo Alto, CA, 2013 and 2014
Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford, CA, 2013-2016
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council: Alexander Graham Bell, London, ON, 2009-2011
Anatomy and Cell Biology: Altman Award, London, ON, 2005