Bioengineering

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  • Vayu Hill-Maini

    Vayu Hill-Maini

    Assistant Professor of Bioengineering

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe study filamentous fungi, a diverse group of organisms that includes molds and mushrooms and are critical for a sustainable future. These organisms not only serve global roles in nutrient cycling, plant resilience, and agriculture, but have immense biotechnological potential for sustainable foods, medicines, enzymes, and materials. However, our ability to precisely manipulate fungal and metabolism and structure is still in its infancy, preventing both fundamental research and engineering efforts. Our lab integrates approaches from synthetic biology, biochemistry, and gastronomy to characterize and engineer fungi for food and sustainability applications, including creating new delicious, nutritious foods from readily available waste.

  • Theodore Terence Ho

    Theodore Terence Ho

    Basic Life Research Scientist, Bioengineering

    BioHonors & Awards

    1. Cum Laude Society, National Cum Laude Society 2008
    2. Harvard College Research Program Fellowship, Harvard University 2009-2011
    3. 1st Place, Therapeutics Category, University Research and Entrepreneurship Symposium 2011
    4. Quantitative Biosciences Consortium Fellowship, University of California San Francisco 2012
    5. Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program 2013
    6. Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Fellowship 2014
    7. American Heart Association Fellowship, American Heart Association 2015
    8. Best Poster, Bay Area Aging Meeting 2015
    9. Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging Fellowship, Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging 2016
    10. Travel Award Winner, ASCB, Else Kröner-Fresenius, Keystone Symposium NIA Scholarship, ISSCR, Seahorse Bioscience, UCSF 2013-2017
    11. Merit Award Winner, International Society for Stem Cell Research 2017
    12. Forbes 30 Under 30, Forbes 2019
    13. Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship, Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund and Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2019
    14. Invited speaker, Tedx Middlebury 2019


    Professional Education

    Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University (2012)
    Masters of Science, Harvard University (2012)
    Doctor of Philosophy, University of California San Francisco (2017)


    Stanford Advisors

    Karl Deisseroth, Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor


    Publications

    1. Autophagy maintains the metabolism and function of young and old stem cells, Nature 2017 (PubMed ID – 28241143)
    2. Aged hematopoietic stem cells are refractory to bloodborne systemic rejuvenation interventions, J Exp Med 2021 (PubMed ID – 34032859)
    3. Metabolic regulation of stem cell function in tissue homeostasis and organismal ageing, Nature Cell Biology 2016 (PubMed ID – 27428307)
    4. siRNA Delivery Impedes the Temporal Expression of Cytokine-Activated VCAM1 on Endothelial Cells, Annals of biomedical engineering 2016 (PubMed ID – 26101035)
    5. Functional evidence implicating chromosome 7q22 haploinsufficiency in myelodysplastic syndrome pathogenesis, Elife 2015 (PubMed ID – 26193121)
    6. Lysosome activation clears aggregates and enhances quiescent neural stem cell activation during aging, Science 2018 (PubMed ID – 29590078)

  • KC Huang

    KC Huang

    LeRa Professor and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsHow do cells determine their shape and grow?
    How do molecules inside cells get to the right place at the right time?

    Our group tries to answer these questions using a systems biology approach, in which we integrate interacting networks of protein and lipids with the physical forces determined by the spatial geometry of the cell. We use theoretical and computational techniques to make predictions that we can verify experimentally using synthetic, chemical, or genetic perturbations.

    • Contact Info
    • Other Names:
      Casey Huang
  • Possu Huang

    Possu Huang

    Assistant Professor of Bioengineering

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsProtein design: molecular engineering, method development and novel therapeutics

  • Joshua Jennings

    Joshua Jennings

    Basic Life Research Scientist, Bioengineering

  • Michael Christopher Jewett

    Michael Christopher Jewett

    Professor of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Chemical Engineering

    BioMichael Jewett is a Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University. He received his B.S. from UCLA and PhD from Stanford University, both in Chemical Engineering. He completed postdoctoral studies at the Center for Microbial Biotechnology in Denmark and the Harvard Medical School. Jewett was also a guest professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). His research group focuses on advancing synthetic biology research to support planet and societal health, with applications in medicine, manufacturing, sustainability, and education.

  • Nathan Johns

    Nathan Johns

    Basic Life Research Scientist, Bioengineering

  • Robert Jones

    Robert Jones

    Senior Research Engineer, Bioengineering

    • Contact Info
    • Other Names:
      Bob Jones
  • Sarah Harrington Klass

    Sarah Harrington Klass

    Lecturer, Bioengineering

  • Julie Kolesar

    Julie Kolesar

    Research Engineer, Bioengineering

    BioJulie Kolesar is a Research Engineer in the Human Performance Lab, supporting teaching and interdisciplinary research at the crossroads of engineering, sports medicine, and athletics. Her work aims to understand the underlying mechanisms relating biomechanical changes with function and quality of life for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. As part of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, Dr. Kolesar engages in collaborations which seek to optimize human health and performance across the lifespan. Her expertise and research interests include experimental gait analysis, musculoskeletal modeling and simulation, and clinical interventions and rehabilitation.