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  • Marta Arenas Jal

    Marta Arenas Jal

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering

    BioMarta holds a PhD in pharmaceutical technology and an Executive MBA. She is passionate about healthcare research and innovation and has several years of experience in leading R&D projects within the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Stanford Biodesign, Marta worked at CIMTI which is an accelerator for health startups that supports innovators to develop and implement solutions that improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes.

    Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a strong track record of successfully translating research and innovation into real-world impact. She is a curious, creative, and open-minded person who is always seeking to solve complex problems in order to make a positive impact on patients’ lives. In her current role as Innovation Fellow at Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, she is part of a team working on developing innovative solutions to address unmet needs in healthcare.

  • BRIGHT ASARE-BEDIAKO

    BRIGHT ASARE-BEDIAKO

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Ophthalmology

    BioDr. Asare-Bediako is a Ghanaian-trained Optometrist who started his career as a Teaching/Research Assistant at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He obtained a doctorate degree in Vision Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, US, where he worked on animal models of diabetic retinopathy and hematopoiesis in Prof. Maria Grant’s lab. Currently, he is a postdoctoral scholar in Prof. Mary Elizabeth Hartnett’s lab studying retinopathy of prematurity. His current interests lie in understanding mechanisms of angiogenesis in retinopathy of prematurity and diabetic retinopathy.

  • Mohan Babu Budikote Venkatappa

    Mohan Babu Budikote Venkatappa

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsLongitudinal host-microbial omics profiling and wearables-based monitoring to understand Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), its heterogeneity, and predictors of the diverse symptoms that ASD individuals experience.

  • Stephanie Balters

    Stephanie Balters

    Instructor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences

    BioDr. Stephanie Balters is a neuroscientist, educator, and innovator committed to advancing team flourishing and purpose-driven innovation. As Director of the Empowerment Neuroscience Lab at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dr. Balters employs cutting-edge neuroimaging and computational methods to uncover how adverse experiences, cultural influences, and societal expectations shape emotional reactivity, cognition, and behavior within teams. Her research identifies barriers to trust, collaboration, and innovation, while developing evidence-based interventions to unlock human potential and foster thriving, high-impact teams. As a Human Factors Specialist at NATO, Dr. Balters translates her research into actionable insights, empowering leaders to build resilient, high-performing teams that drive purpose-driven innovation. Dr. Balters also leads team innovation workshops at Stanford University, fostering authenticity, trust, and alignment to inspire transformative ideas for team science and business. With a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Design, Dr. Balters has held roles at Stanford’s Center for Design Research and the Computer Science Department before joining the School of Medicine.