Category: Pod Mentors
Aidan Tousley
Aidan Tousley is a third year MD-PhD candidate in Stanford’s Genetics Program. Born and raised in California, he studied Biology at Cabrillo Community College before transferring to UCSC, where he earned a BS in Biochemistry. After graduating, he worked as a research associate in the Majzner Lab at Stanford University, where he engineered logic-gated CAR T cells for combating solid tumors. Since entering Stanford’s MD-PhD program, he has joined the Roth Lab, where he utilizes combinatorial perturbation screening methods in primary immune cells to engineer therapeutically useful synthetic cell states. Aidan is passionate about teaching and mentorship for upcoming scientists in the STEM field. In his free time, Aidan enjoys running, video games, board games, and drawing.