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  • Dayan J. Li, MD, PhD

    Dayan J. Li, MD, PhD

    Clinical Scholar, Dermatology
    Postdoctoral Scholar, Pediatric Surgery

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWound healing, cutaneous fibrosis

  • Islam Mohamed Nour Hassan Mohamed

    Islam Mohamed Nour Hassan Mohamed

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Pediatric Surgery

    BioDr. Islam Nour is a molecular virologist with over fifteen years of research experience spanning viral genomics, reverse genetics, and structural–functional analysis of pathogenic RNA viruses. As a previous postdoctoral fellow in Molecular Virology at USDA-ARS, he designed and deployed reverse-genetics systems for IBDV and avian reovirus, integrated Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing with comparative genomics, and coupled these approaches to IHC/IF-based pathogenesis models. His earlier work on rotavirus and SARS-CoV spike evolution, protein modelling, and molecular viral surveillance further strengthened his ability to connect viral sequence variation to phenotypic outcomes and tissue injury. He is particularly motivated to bring this mechanistic and translational expertise to multidisciplinary clinical teams in pediatric liver disease and transplantation in division of pediatric surgery in Stanford Medicine, contributing rigorous viral pathogenesis, vector design, and protein expression skills to clinically relevant models and biomarker discovery.

  • Asad Gul Rao

    Asad Gul Rao

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Pediatric Surgery

    BioAs a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, I conduct outcomes research focused on improving the care of children with surgical disorders. My work integrates clinical epidemiology, large-scale healthcare databases, and population-level analyses to study pediatric surgical outcomes, healthcare disparities, and global disease burden.

    My research interests include pediatric surgical infections, congenital anomalies, health services research, and evidence-based approaches to optimizing surgical care. I have experience working with multicenter clinical databases and international collaborative research initiatives, with a particular interest in translating real-world data into findings that help clinical practice and healthcare policy.

    My long-term goal is to pursue a career in academic pediatric surgery, combining clinical practice with research to improve surgical outcomes and expand access to high-quality care for children worldwide.