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  • Mauro Lago Docampo

    Mauro Lago Docampo

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiology

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI have always been fascinated by the process of genetic penetrance, how two people can carry the same mutation but only one of them may be affected.

    My main project focuses on understanding the role of TBX4 in the development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). Mutations in this gene are related to very different diseases. In my research, I mix cellular models, gene editing, and high throughput assays to find the determinants of penetrance in the development of PAH under these conditions.

  • Mable Lam

    Mable Lam

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurosurgery

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMyelin is required for rapid nerve signaling by insulating axons to accelerate action potential propagation. Myelin-forming cells of the central nervous system, called oligodendrocytes, orchestrate one of the most complex morphological transformations in neurobiology. Each oligodendrocyte can extend multiple processes that selectively wrap axons in tens to hundreds of spiraling membrane layers, forming myelin sheaths that vary in thickness and length. Furthermore, oligodendrocytes can respond to neural activity by adding new sheaths or by changing the geometry of pre-existing sheaths to tune neural circuitry, a process known as adaptive myelination.

    What are the membrane trafficking mechanisms that drive adaptive myelination in oligodendrocytes?

    How can these mechanisms be stimulated to promote myelin regeneration in disease?

    By using transgenic mouse models and primary oligodendrocytes, we have found that SNARE-mediated exocytosis drives membrane addition in myelin sheaths. Current research is focused on how these pathways in oligodendrocytes may be regulated during adaptive myelination.

  • Tracy Lam-Hine

    Tracy Lam-Hine

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Epidemiology

    BioTracy Lam-Hine (he/him), DrPH, MBA, is a postdoctoral research fellow mentored by Dr. David Rehkopf in the Stanford Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Population Health and the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences. His research focuses on improving the measurement of structural racism in epidemiologic studies, the cardiopulmonary and mental health of Multiracial people in the United States, and the application of methods in social epidemiology to racial health inequities. Dr. Lam-Hine also collaborates with state and local health jurisdictions in California and Hawaii in applied epidemiology and surveillance projects on topics including structural racism, adolescent health, and COVID-19.

  • Max Lamparth

    Max Lamparth

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Infectious Diseases

    BioMax is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, the Stanford Center for AI Safety, and the Stanford Existential Risks Initiative at Stanford University. I am advised by Prof. Clark Barrett, Prof. Steve Luby, and Prof. Paul Edwards.

    With his research, he wants to make AI systems more secure and safe to use. Specifically, he is focussing on how to improve the robustness and alignment of language models, how to make their inner workings more interpretable, and how to reduce the potential for misuses.

    He received his Ph.D. in August 2023 from the Physics Department at the Technical University of Munich and previously a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg.