Palca Shibale

Bio

Shibale, Palca is a post-doctoral fellow in the Hagey Laboratory under mentorship of Dr. Derrick Wan and Michael Longaker. She earned her BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Washington (UW), her MS in Medical Physiology and Biophysics at Case Western University and her MD from UW. She has previously conducted translational research on drug efficacy and clinical research in trauma and vascular surgery. Her current works focus on understanding the mechanisms of tissue regeneration and fibrosis with nano materials and as well, the roles of fibroblast subpopulations in the foreign body response model

Honors & Awards

• KARL STORZ Resident Research Scholar Award, Society of University Surgeons (2025-2026)
• Transplant and Tissue Engineering Center of Excellence Fellowship Award, Stanford Medicine (2025-2026)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

• Peer Reviewer, Journal of American Surgery (2025 - Present)
• Member, Society of Black Academic Surgeons (2024 - Present)
• Member, American Burn association (2024 - Present)
• Member, Association of Womens surgeons (2024 - Present)
• Member, Gold Humanism Society (2022 - Present)

Professional Education

• Doctor of Medicine, University of Washington, Medicine (2023)
• Master of Science, Case Western Reserve University, Medical Physiology & Biophysics (2018)
• Bachelor of Science, University of Washington, Molecular & Cellular Biology (2016)

Stanford Advisors

• Derrick Wan, Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor