Dr. Kiran Bhullar is a scientific support scientist at STEMCELL Technologies, supporting the epithelial cell biology program (intestinal, liver, pancreatic, gastric, kidney, and pulmonary). Kiran has an MSc in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences from McMaster University and a PhD in Experimental Medicine from the University of British Columbia, specializing in gastrointestinal biology and mucosal immunology. Kiran has a breadth of knowledge and experience in various molecular biology techniques, disease/animal modeling, and organoids. In addition to extensive frontline support for general and complex troubleshooting, Kiran has led the development and delivery of several sales and distributor training programs, content development for e-learning initiatives, as well as customer training programs under the epithelial portfolios.

Riya Sharma is a scientist in the Research and Development Department at STEMCELL Technologies. She leads the Liver group, managing the development of products and workflows to support hepatic research, and has extensive experience working with organoid cultures and other in vitro models of the liver. Some of her group's recent developments include the HepatiCult™ Organoid Kit for the culture of tissue-derived human liver organoids and the STEMdiff™ Hepatocyte Kit for the generation of functional hepatocyte-like cells and organoids from human pluripotent stem cells. Riya completed her studies in Biotechnology at the University of British Columbia and held research positions in the labs of Dr. Alex Scott developing tendon injury models and Dr. Paul Rennie screening small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer, prior to joining STEMCELL in 2016.