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Sarah Heilshorn
Director, Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials (GLAM), Rickey/Nielsen Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering and of Chemical Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsProtein engineering
Tissue engineering
Regenerative medicine
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Rogelio A. Hernández-López
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and of Genetics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur group works at the interface of mechanistic, synthetic, and systems biology to understand and program cellular recognition, communication, and organization. We are currently interested in engineering biomedical relevant cellular behaviors for cancer immunotherapy.
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Vayu Hill-Maini
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
BioVayu fell in love with cooking at a young age in his multicultural home in Stockholm, Sweden. He first moved to the U.S to work in restaurants, but the flavors, textures, and sensations of the kitchen eventually led him to scientific research. He received his B.A in Chemistry and Biology at Carleton College in 2015. He completed his PhD in Biochemistry from Harvard University in 2020, where he worked in the lab of Emily Balskus to characterize strains and enzymes from human gut microbiota responsible for the metabolism of drugs and dietary compounds. As a Miller Fellow at UC Berkeley, Vayu discovered and engineered filamentous fungi for sustainable foods in the lab of Jay Keasling. In addition, Vayu has trained at diverse gastronomic institutions, including Basque Culinary Center, Fundación Alicia, The Cultured Pickled Shop, and Michelin-star restaurants Alchemist, Blue Hill at Stone Barns. He is excited about building synthetic biology tools for fungi to unlock new discoveries within mycology, address sustainability challenges, and enable gastronomic creativity. His favorite fungi are Neurospora intermedia and chantarelles (both orange!).
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Theodore Terence Ho
Basic Life Research Scientist
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
Professor of Bioengineering and 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. -
Possu Huang
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsProtein design: molecular engineering, method development and novel therapeutics
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Michael Christopher Jewett
Professor of Bioengineering
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.
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Arielle Johnson
Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering
BioArielle has a BA in Biology from Brown University in Providence, RI. She received a PhD in Plant Biology from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY studying genomics, reproductive development, and specialized defensive cells in the emerging model plant petty spurge (Euphorbia peplus). Arielle is interested in the spatial and developmental aspects of how plants make specialized metabolites and coordinate defense. She hopes to use synbio techniques to manipulate defensive cells in Arabidopsis. Her favorite plants include bladderworts, Hydnora, and honey locust trees.
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Amit Kaushal
Adjunct Professor, Bioengineering
BioAmit Kaushal, MD, PhD is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Stanford-VA) and Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University. Dr. Kaushal's work spans clinical medicine, teaching, research, and industry.
He helped launch Stanford School of Engineering's undergraduate major in Biomedical Computation (bmc.stanford.edu) and has served as long-time director of the major. The major has graduated over 70 students since inception and was recently featured in Nature (https://go.nature.com/2P2UnRu).
His research interests are in utilizing health data in novel and ethical ways to improve the practice of medicine. He is a faculty executive member of Stanford's Partnership for AI-Assisted Care (aicare.stanford.edu). Recently, he has also been working with public health agencies to improve scale and speed of contact tracing for COVID-19.
He has previously held executive and advisory roles at startups working at the interface of technology and healthcare.
He continues to practice as an academic hospitalist.
Dr. Kaushal completed his BS (Biomedical Computation), MD, PhD (Biomedical Informatics), and residency training at Stanford. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics. -
Julie Kolesar
Research Engineer
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.
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Ellen Kuhl
Catherine Holman Johnson Director of Stanford Bio-X, Walter B Reinhold Professor in the School of Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Bioengineering
Current Research and Scholarly Interestscomputaitonal simulation of brain development, cortical folding, computational simulation of cardiac disease, heart failure, left ventricular remodeling, electrophysiology, excitation-contraction coupling, computer-guided surgical planning, patient-specific simulation
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Chan-yu Kuo
Masters Student in Bioengineering, admitted Autumn 2023
BioChan-yu Kuo (CK) is a Bioengineering master’s student at Stanford University with expertise in biomedical device development, imaging analysis, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. He has worked on cost-effective NGS tools, gene delivery microfluidics, spatial transcriptomics, and medical imaging research. Currently, CK is exploring opportunities to leverage his technical background and problem-solving skills to drive innovation in the life sciences industry.
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Phillip Kyriakakis
Sr Res Scientist-Basic Life
BioPhillip Kyriakakis, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Scientist in the Bioengineering Department at Stanford University in the Wu Tsai Institute for Neuroscience. Dr. Kyriakakis did his undergraduate work in Biochemistry at UMass Boston, where he also worked in Dr. Alexey Veraksa's developmental biology lab and started to develop PhyB optogenetics in animal cells (2008). Dr. Kyriakakis continued his education at UC San Diego in the Division of Biological Sciences. There, he studied cellular programming and metabolism to obtain his degree with a specialization in Multiscale Biology. Dr. Kyriakakis did his postdoctoral work in the Bioengineering Department at UC San Diego with Todd Coleman, continuing the development of optogenetic tools and related technologies. In 2021 Dr. Kyriakakis moved to his Senior Research Scientist role at Stanford University in the Bioengineering Department at the Wu Tsai Institute for Neurosciences.
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Trang Le
Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering, admitted Spring 2022
BioMy PhD mainly focuses on modelling and analyzing spatial patterns of proteins in fluorescent images from a single cell perspective. Furthermore, I build web-based tools for annotation and interactive model training on biomedical images.
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Jin Hyung Lee
Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (Neurology Research), of Neurosurgery and of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsIn vivo visualization and control of neural circuits
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Marly LeSene
Program Director, Communications & Initiatives, Bioengineering
Current Role at StanfordProgram Director, Communications & Initiatives
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Craig Levin
Professor of Radiology (Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford/Nuclear Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Physics, of Electrical Engineering and of Bioengineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMolecular Imaging Instrumentation
Laboratory
Our research interests involve the development of novel instrumentation and software algorithms for in vivo imaging of cellular and molecular signatures of disease in humans and small laboratory animal subjects. -
Ethan Li
Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering, admitted Autumn 2018
BioI'm a final-year Bioengineering PhD candidate in Manu Prakash's lab. I work on projects to develop open platforms and tools for global health and frugal science. My practical work combines development and bring-up of new software, electronic, and mechanical systems; engineering design; open-source software maintenance; and field research.
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Jiabao Li
Visiting Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
BioJiabao Li is a designer, artist, and creative technologist whose work explores climate change, AI and health, multispecies futures, humane technology, and perception. She is an assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin, a visiting professor at Stanford, and the founding director of Ecocentric Future Lab. Her interdisciplinary practice spans XR, AI, wearables, robotics, performance, scientific experimentation, and installation.
Jiabao's TED Talk examined how technology mediates human perception, a theme that runs through her artistic and design explorations. During her four years at Apple, she pioneered and developed emerging technologies for future products, including the Apple Vision Pro.
She serves as a juror for prestigious design awards such as IDSA, D&AD, Biodesign Challenge, and SIGGRAPH. She is the co-founder and chief design officer of Endless Health and previously co-founded Snapi Health. Additionally, Jiabao is a Fellow at the Ars Electronica Founding Lab, shaping the new Interdisciplinary Transformation University. She holds a Master’s of Design in Technology from Harvard GSD, graduating with Distinction and a thesis award.
Her work has been internationally recognized, receiving honors such as Forbes China 30 Under 30, the Outstanding Instructor Award, iF Design Award, Falling Walls, NEA, STARTS Prize, Fast Company, Core77, IDSA, A’ Design Award, Webby Award, and AUREA Award. Her projects have been exhibited at Venice Architecture Biennale, MoMA, Ars Electronica, Exploratorium, Today Art Museum Biennial, SIGGRAPH, SXSW, Milan and Dubai Design Week, Ming Contemporary Museum, ISEA, Anchorage Museum, TANK, West Bund Art Festival, and the Museum of Design.
Jiabao's research has been published in top academic conferences and journals, including SIGGRAPH, CHI, IEEE VIS, IEEE VR, TEI, and Ubicomp-ISWC. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, Artforum, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Yahoo, South China Morning Post, TechCrunch, Domus, Yanko Design, Harvard Political Review, The National, and Leonardo.
