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Victoria Cosgrove
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Cosgrove studies putative roles for life and family stress as well as inflammatory and neurotrophic pathways in the etiology and development of mood disorders across the life span.
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Alexandra Cours, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Cours is a clinician educator in Geriatric Medicine at Stanford University, providing primary care for older adults and serving as a geriatric medicine consultant at Stanford Hospital. As Medical Director of the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit, she leads specialized care for hospitalized older adults to optimize outcomes. She is also the Geriatric Section Director for Age-Friendly Health Systems, leading clinical and strategic efforts to advance age-friendly, evidence-based care across hospital settings and overseeing quality-improvement initiatives, including a delirium-reduction program. Dr. Cours leads a personal and professional development program for geriatrics fellows that prepares them for the transition to independent practice. In addition, she participates in the Foundations of Academic Clinical Excellence and Transformation (FACET) Faculty Development Fellowship and the Clinician Educator Scholars (CE Scholars) Program, which develop clinician expertise in ecosystem awareness, quality improvement, education, and clinical informatics through mentored initiatives that culminate in publishable work and career growth.
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Jesse Courtier
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Radiology - Pediatric Radiology
BioPrior to joining Stanford and Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Dr. Jesse Courtier was Professor and Chief of Pediatric Radiology at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco. He is the author of over 70 peer reviewed articles with more than 3000+ citations. Dr. Courtier is a multi-award-winning educator and innovator. He is also an entrepreneur, startup mentor, and healthcare investor.
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Markus Covert
Shriram Chair of the Department of Bioengineering, Professor of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur focus is on building computational models of complex biological processes, and using them to guide an experimental program. Such an approach leads to a relatively rapid identification and validation of previously unknown components and interactions. Biological systems of interest include metabolic, regulatory and signaling networks as well as cell-cell interactions. Current research involves the dynamic behavior of NF-kappaB, an important family of transcription factors.
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Robert P. Cowan, MD, FAAN, FAHS
Clinical Professor (By courtesy), Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsCurrent interest focus on patient education technology and patient/physician communication with a particular emphasis on tools which increase encounter efficiency and improve outcomes. Basic research focuses on mechanisms of action in Chronic Daily Headache, with a particular emphasis on New Daily Persistent Headache. Techniques include fMRI, biomarker investigation and evoked potentials. Clinical research includes clinical trials of novel treatments for episodic and chronic headache forms.
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Tina Cowan
Professor of Pathology (Clinical) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics (Genetics)
Current Research and Scholarly Interestsscreening and diagnosis of patients with inborn errors of metabolism, including newborn screening, development of new testing methods and genotype/phenotype correlations.
