Benjamin Bakondi

Raised in New York City and attended college at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and graduate schools Columbia University and the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Ben earned Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology in 2011. His career as a scientist has focused on developing therapies using stem cells to treat stroke, heart attack, nerve crush injury, and cancers of the blood. He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA and works at Cedars-Sinai's Regenerative Medicine Institute, where he is investigating the use of stem cells for retinal degenerative diseases. Ben also serves as scientific consultant for scripts, films, and television.