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Alison Barrett
Postdoctoral Scholar, Immunity Transplant Infection
BioI'm an all-in-one biochemist, cell-culturist, and human-health enthusiast whose interests include therapeutics development, and tools for medical diagnostics.
I strive to maintain a healthy balance of breadth and depth in my areas of expertise, and have a strong affinity to interdisciplinary approaches. My background includes software development within the protein structure prediction module of the Rosetta software suite, design and initial development of cancer therapeutics, and basic research into understanding the mechanistic details of cell-cycle gene regulation.
My current research within the Tobias Lanz Lab aims to understand the role of certain targets of autoimmunity in Multiple Sclerosis and use this understanding to develop therapies and diagnostic aides. -
Albaraa A Basfar
Postdoctoral Scholar, General and Vascular Surgery
BioAlbaraa Basfar Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the S-SPIRE Center at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Research and Evaluation from Ohio University in 2023. His research interests include program evaluation, research methodology, and education.
Dr. Basfar has a strong quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research background. He has experience in managing programs, conducting research, and analyzing data. He is also proficient in using SAS, R, SPSS, and Python.
Prior to joining the S-SPIRE Center, Dr. Basfar was a Research Analyst at Pensacola State College. In this role, he was responsible for compiling, arranging, and presenting data reports for several communities and college departments. He also created and analyzed surveys, Tableau visual dashboards, and conducted data research related to grants and accreditations.
Dr. Basfar is passionate about using research to improve education and positively impact students' lives. He is excited to continue his research at S-SPIRE and contribute to the field of Pipeline Programs. -
Batuhan Bayram
Postdoctoral Scholar, Human Gene Therapy
BioDr. Bayram is a medical doctor from Turkey, who earned his medical degree from Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa School of Medicine. After finishing medical school, he worked as a General Practitioner in Turkey and gained clinical experience at UCLA, Cleveland Clinic, and Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Bayram has been involved in several projects at Mellins Lab, focusing primarily on studying Natural Killer (NK) cells in Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS). He conducted perforin assays as part of the PANS NK study, aiming to understand the differences between PANS patients and healthy controls. Dr. Bayram has a keen interest in Rheumatology and Immunology, with aspirations to specialize as a rheumatologist in the future.
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Thomas Bearrood
Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical and Systems Biology
BioThomas Bearrood received his B.A. from St. Olaf College, double majoring in chemistry and math. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His graduate research was completed in Jeff Chan's lab, where he developed activity-based fluorescent and photoacoustic probes for biologically interesting molecules. Thomas came to Stanford in 2021 as a postdoctoral scholar in James Chen's lab. His current research focuses on understanding the role of ALDH1B1 in gastrointestinal cancers.