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Sheng Xu
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine (Department Research) and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering and of Materials Science & Engineering
BioDr. Sheng Xu is a tenured professor and the inaugural Director of Emerging Technologies in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University, with courtesy appointments in Electrical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. He earned his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Peking University and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Subsequently, he pursued postdoctoral studies at the Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He then spent 10 years on the faculty at UC San Diego before joining Stanford in 2025. His research group is interested in developing new materials and fabrication methods for soft electronics. His research has been presented to the United States Congress as a testimony to the importance and impact of NIH funding.
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Terrance Yan
Affiliate, School of Medicine - Biomedical Ethics
BioTerrance Yan is the Music Director & Conductor of the Stanford Medicine Orchestra and the Infinite Philharmonic, an ensemble he co-founded with his colleagues at Apple. He has also conducted orchestras across the United States, including the Arkansas Symphony, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and the Collegium Musicum of New York. His artistic endeavors span a wide range of collaborative and socially engaged projects, including Violins of Hope with luthier Avshi Weinstein, Immunity at Stanford with cellist Joshua Roman, the Reller Family Concert Series at Stanford Hospital, and the Anatomical Donor Memorial Service at Stanford Memorial Church.
Terrance has served as a conducting fellow at numerous festivals and masterclasses, where he studied under conductors including Donald Portnoy, Geoffrey Robson, John Farrer, Markand Thakar, Diane Wittry, and Julius Williams. He serves on the Board of Directors of the International Conductors Guild and holds a Master of Music from San Francisco State University, an MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and an MS in Information Systems from Boston University.
