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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.
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Amruta Bhate
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
BioAmruta Bhate is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University. Amruta holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her basic research interests include RNA editing, cancer immunology, and autoimmune disease. Her current research focuses on the studying the role of RNA editing in cancer.
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Andrew Brooks
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
BioPostdoctoral researcher in the Snyder Lab. My research focuses on the human gut microbiome, and I am involved in multiple multiomic projects investigating how physiological systems through the human body interact across different lifestyles and health states. I perform both wet and dry lab aspects of multiomics analyses, and am involved in two coronavirus research projects including handling of positive SARS-COV-2 samples.
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Rossie Clark-Cotton
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
Teaching Assistant, Stanford Center for Health EducationCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsThe best-known model of cytokinesis is the "purse-string" model, which proposes that a contractile actomyosin ring provides the force necessary to divide a cell. Recent work has revealed that many eukaryotes perform cytokinesis without an actomyosin structure. As a postdoctoral fellow, I investigate actomyosin-independent mechanisms of cytokinesis using the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as a model.
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Graham Erwin
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
BioGraham Erwin, Ph.D., is a Stanford Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University. He is a molecular, chemical, and genome biologist elucidating the functional role of repetitive DNA sequences. This work is guiding the design of new therapeutics and diagnostics for human disease. Graham is currently supported by an NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00). He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was a co-inventor of synthetic transcription factors to treat devastating neurodegenerative diseases. The resulting patents formed the basis of Design Therapeutics (San Diego, California). He has published first-author papers in high-impact journals including PNAS and Science. Graham is an advocate for first-generation college students and for programs that support mental health and psychological thriving on college campuses. He is a guest lecturer in Wellness Education at Stanford.
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Ariel Bacaner Ganz
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
BioAriel B. Ganz, PhD is a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University in the Snyder Lab, Department of Genetics in the School of Medicine researching effective strategies for happiness and well-being, and how psychological changes can alter health on a molecular level. She holds a doctoral degree in Molecular Nutrition from Cornell University and has published across diverse research fields from precision medicine and nutrition to computational chemistry and theoretical physics.
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John Gorzynski
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
Life Science Research Professional, Medicine - Med/Cardiovascular MedicineBioVeterinarian and Researcher with a keen interest in genetic determinants of cardiomyopathies in great apes
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Tuhin Guha
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
BioA research individual with more than ten years of extensive research experience in molecular biology techniques ranging from DNA/RNA manipulations, recombinant protein expression, purification, and biochemical characterization of DNA-cutting enzymes, needed for genetic engineering. I am a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Genetics, Stanford University. I work with Dr. Mike Snyder. My research involves characterization of tissue and tumor microenvironment at single-cell resolution using CODEX multiplexed-molecular imaging on precancerous and cancerous colon polyps (Familial adenomatous polyposis) along with studying aging heart, placenta microenvironment. My previous work involved novel gene therapy approaches to cure muscle disorders, particularly Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2A using mouse models, and gene repair studies using modified CRISPR system through plasmid/protein-oligo based transfections, electroporation in human cells, microinjection in frog embryos and analyzing editing efficiencies using flow cytometry. I have a multi-disciplinary background, therefore I have a solid understanding and working knowledge in a broader domain within the biological sciences, be it from animal behavior, ecology, gene regulation, genetic diseases to understanding and designing “molecular switches” within DNA-cutting proteins, such as meganucleases, and CRISPR/Cas9 for genome engineering. I have strong communication skills, presented my research in various conferences and published heavily in the field of DNA-cutting enzymes and their use as genome editing tools. I have published in 15 peer-reviewed journals and also reviewed 9 research papers. I have a proven ability to manage challenging research objectives, collaborated with other research teams, and delivered results effectively. I always welcome new ideas and interact with people to learn any new skills and experiences. I have also supervised several undergraduate project students, summer students and junior graduate students.
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Nicholas Antonios Kalogriopoulos
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
BioNick's broad research interests are in developing tools and technologies for research and therapeutic applications. Nick obtained a B.S. in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During his undergraduate career, he trained with Dr. Paul Sondel, where he worked on preclinical testing of novel immunotherapeutic agents for the treatment of neuroblastoma. He obtained a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science with Dr. Pradipta Ghosh, elucidating the structural basis of non-canonical G protein activation by a novel protein family of Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Modulators (GEMs). As a Postdoctoral Researcher with Professor Alice Ting at Stanford University, his current research focuses on developing a new system for programmable and user-controlled cellular behaviors for immuno-oncology applications.
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Saswati Karmakar
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
BioSaswati Karmakar obtained her undergraduate degree in Biotechnology at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. She pursued her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, working on the molecular characterization of pancreatic cancer stem cells and their contribution to cancer initiation and progression. Then, she moved to Stanford University with the National Cancer Institute's F99/K00 award for a postdoctoral position in Monte Winslow's lab. Saswati's current research uses novel approaches such as molecular barcoding and high throughput sequencing to understand pancreatic cancer pathogenesis. Saswati's long-term research interest is to elucidate mechanisms of metastasis and ultimately find better therapeutic avenues for pancreatic cancer patients.
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Wen-yang Lin
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe broad goal of my research interest is to identify intrinsic and extrinsic mediators of tumor growth and plasticity. My past research experiences will synergize with the expertise of Dr. Monte Winslow’s laboratory to allow the discovery of novel mechanisms of cancer progression. The integration of our molecular measurements with multiple types of ‘omics’ data will ultimately improve the diagnostic precision medicine.
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Xiangping Lin
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
BioXiangping Lin, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Sorbonne Paris North University, Paris. Dr. Lin’s research focuses on analytical chemistry, especially Mass Spectrometry (Orbitrap, Q-TOF, QqQ) and NMR-based omics studies, including, but not limited to, metabolomics, lipidomics, exposomics, and application in biomedical and environmental research, such as cancer, liver disease, chemicals exposure biomarkers, aging, and metabolism. In addition, he has extensive experience in multivariate statistics (PCA, PLS-DA …), variable selection (logistic regression, LASSO regression …), and R programming. In his free time, he enjoys going to the gym, playing badminton (he organizes the Stanford postdoc badminton club), swimming, fitness, cuisine, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
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Lorraine Ling
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on the cell biology and biochemistry underlying the symbiotic relationship between corals and their partners, microscopic algae of the genus Symbiodinium. The algae live in the coral's gut tissue and provide its host products of photosynthesis while the coral provides inorganic carbon, nitrogen, and a safe habitat. I'm investigating the signaling pathways involved in 1) recognizing the correct algae partner 2) transfer of nutrients between the two.
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Wei Qin
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsChemical Proteomics with spatial and temporal resolution
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Ekanath Srihari Rangan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWearable medical systems for non-invasive and pervasive health monitoring in cardiovascular and critical care contexts; Correlation of genomic aspects of disease with phenotypic data from electronic health records; Informatics and machine learning for precise detection and early warning of infectious diseases; Preemptive protocols for managing disease severity trajectories; And IoT based Telemedicine.
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Jou-Ho Shih
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
Bio2011 B.S., Life Science, National Tsing Hwa University, Taiwan
2019 Ph.D., Genome and Systems Biology Degree Program, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Advisor: Dr. Yuh-Shan Jou
2019-2020 Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Advisor: Dr. Yuh-Shan Jou
2020-present Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. Genetics, Stanford University, CA; Advisor: Dr. Michael Snyder -
Han Sun
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
Biostatistician 2, Pediatrics - EndocrinologyBioHan had been a postdoc with Dr. Steinmetz at the genetics department for five years, working on both cancers and heart diseases, trying to understand the mechanisms linking from variants to disease phenotypes. This led to a few very interesting findings of aberrant splicing regulation, such as splicing-mediated readthrough stabilization (SRS), one more mechanism for oncogene activation in multiple types of cancers, and tissue-specific splicing of a mitochondrial inner membrane protein, suggesting a molecular connection between deficiency in energy-supplying and dilated cardiomyopathy.
After being a senior computational biologist with Dr. Gloyn, who has been dedicated to the research of type 2 diabetes for decades, Han switched to the field of this multifactorial metabolic disease. It did take some courage to make such a switch at his post-postdoc stage, however, Han has a consistent interest in studying PG&E, which is not pacific gas and electric nearby, but the interaction between phenotype, genotype, and environment. With years of hands-on experience in statistical modeling and the analysis of next-generation sequencing and mass spectrometry data, in addition to a good understanding of disease genetics, cancer biology, and systems biology, Han is highly confident that he will enjoy the adventure and contribute to our understanding of diabetes. -
Alun Vaughan Jackson
Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
BioCollaborative postdoctoral fellow between the groups of Prof. Michael Bassik (Stanford) and Dr Andreas Puschnik (CZ Biohub) interested in host-virus interactions with the innate immune system.
