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Rachel Schuck
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research interests center on improving support services for autistic individuals—particularly by incorporating feedback from the autistic/autism community—and increasing access to high quality supports. I am also interested in assessing attitudes toward neurodiversity and promoting understanding of neurodiversity amongst the general population in the hopes of improving quality of life for neurodivergent people and their families.
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Narayan Schutz
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI work on using digital health technologies to detect and monitor aging relevant health indicators and outcomes using cutting-edge machine and deep learning approaches, with the goal to make our healthcare system more personalised and proactive.
Current research topics include remote gait and mobility assessments, learning health representations from large-scale smartphone data, and using novel ambient intelligence approaches to foster independent living in older adults. -
Mojtaba Sedigh Fazli
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Institute
BioDr. Mojtaba Fazli is a leading scientist specializing in AI/ML, computer vision, and biomedical research. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research fellow Scientist at Stanford University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Ophthalmology Artificial Intelligence Lab, Harvard University, where he previously completed a postdoctoral fellowship.
Dr. Fazli's research bridges cutting-edge artificial intelligence with groundbreaking applications in multi-scale biomedical imaging, disease modeling, and drug discovery. His expertise encompasses advanced areas of AI/ML, including computer vision for 2D/3D medical image analysis, bioinformatics, and object tracking in both 2D and 3D environments. He has played a key role in developing state-of-the-art algorithms to enhance diagnostic precision and therapeutic outcomes within the biotechnology and healthcare sectors.
With a strong foundation in both academia and industry, Dr. Fazli previously served as a Senior Open Innovation Scholar at the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research. There, he applied his expertise in strategic planning, programming, and simulation to tackle complex biomedical challenges.
Dr. Fazli holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, with a minor in Mathematics, from the United States, as well as a Doctorate in Business Administration from France. His academic journey also includes master’s degrees in Economics and Management, as well as Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. His interdisciplinary approach blends AI-driven innovation with practical, impactful solutions in healthcare.
At Stanford, Dr. Fazli leads research initiatives focused on integrating multimodal data in rheumatology, advancing ultrasound imaging research in Rheumatoid Arthritis, and developing AI methodologies for clinical applications. His current work also involves leveraging Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to drive innovation in medical data analysis and clinical decision support. -
Sourya Sengupta
Postdoctoral Scholar, Urology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMultimodal medical AI, vision language models, model interpretability, computational imaging science
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Shailja
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiological Sciences Laboratory
BioShailja is an engineer and computational scientist interested in the modeling of the human brain to study neurological diseases and guide neurosurgeries. As a Wu Tsai Neuroscience Institute’s postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Jennifer A. McNab and Prof. Josef Parvizi, she investigates tractography-based neurosurgical targeting. She is interested in mapping the whole brain structural connectivity network from diffusion MRI to functional connectivity in the human brain. Shailja received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara and BS from Electrical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Her doctoral research is on Reeb graphs for modeling white matter fibers in the human brain, which was awarded the Winifred and Louis Lancaster Best PhD Dissertation at UC Santa Barbara.
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Tong Shan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
BioTong completed her Ph.D. at the University of Rochester. She also holds an M.S. in Biostatistics from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Medical Imaging from Sichuan University.
In her research, Tong has explored topics such as subcortical and cortical neural responses to naturalistic speech and music, neural mechanisms underlying musical perception, and the impact of visual cues on speech-in-noise comprehension.
Currently, Tong is involved in the Speaker-Listener projects, where she investigates brain activities related to natural communication. She is excited to deepen her understanding of auditory processing of speech during communication and its implications for improving quality of life, particularly in clinical populations such as individuals with ASD, AD, etc.
Outside of her research, Tong is a music producer, creating original songs and soundtracks for video games. She has a passion for exploring the intersection of art and technology. -
Kat Adams Shannon
Basic Life Research Scientist, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
BioKat studies how young children adapt their attention and learning behaviors to best match different early environments, with particular focus on understanding variability and strengths in contexts of early adversity. A key aim of her research is to create and collaborate on innovative uses of technology and statistical methods to support health, education, and developmental science.
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Saurabh Sharma
Postdoctoral Scholar, General and Vascular Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe develop strategies to transport immunotherapeutic molecules across the blood-brain barrier for imaging and treating brain metastatic cancer. Currently, under the mentorship of Dr. Amanda Kirane, I have continued my work in cancer-targeted nanotechnology for the treatment of melanoma brain metastases. Immunotherapy of small peptides, small molecules.
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Tanya Sharma
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pathology
BioTanya's interests span across studying G-Protein Coupled Receptors and the biochemistry of membrane proteins. During her doctoral studies, she worked as a visiting researcher at the National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa (Sussex laboratories) from 2019-2023 uncovering the role of an ancient mating receptor Ste3 in microbial pathogenesis and chemotropism. During her current position at Butcher lab, she is using High Performance Computing (HPC) platforms to guide her search for interesting ligand-receptor interactions. This involves using a combination of computation tools, cell based and analytical chemistry techniques for discovery and validation phase respectively.
Outside of science, she is an avid musician and a singer. -
Junming Seraphina Shi
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiation Biology
BioI am a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, jointly mentored by Dr. Mohammad Shahrokh Esfahani and Dr. Md Tauhidul Islam. My research focuses on developing robust statistical machine learning methods for noninvasive, cost-effective cancer diagnostics, with applications in early detection, treatment monitoring, and precision oncology.
I received my Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, where my dissertation centered on advancing biostatistical machine learning approaches for complex biomedical challenges. My work addressed causal inference for continuous treatments, bias and measurement patterns in ICU electronic health records, and deep learning–based biclustering and prediction of cancer-drug responses. Across these projects, I developed interpretable and scalable tools for analyzing high-dimensional, multimodal clinical data.
At Stanford, I continue to build novel statistical learning frameworks tailored to real-world clinical needs—particularly through the analysis of liquid biopsy (cell-free DNA) and cancer imaging data. My current work aims to improve cancer detection and monitoring, with a focus on noninvasive, accessible, and clinically meaningful solutions to pressing challenges in oncology. I enjoy interdisciplinary collaborations and working across fields to drive innovation in biomedical research. Deeply committed to cancer research, I aim to bridge rigorous computational methodology with patient-centered impact by designing tools that are scalable, equitable, and translational. -
Palca Shibale
Postdoctoral Scholar, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
BioShibale, 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
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Siddu Shivanagoudra
Postdoctoral Scholar, Gastroenterology
BioSiddu Shivanagoudra is a postdoctoral scholar in the Spencer Lab investigating how gut microbiota-derived metabolites modulate intestinal immune signaling and barrier function. He holds an MS in Horticultural Sciences and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University. His work spans tryptophan metabolite biology, AHR/GPR35 signaling, and defined bacterial consortia, integrating cellular, transcriptomic, and metabolomic approaches. Siddu aims to translate these mechanistic insights into microbiome-targeted therapeutic strategies for inflammatory gut diseases.
