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Matthias Garten
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and of Bioengineering
BioMatthias Garten, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the department of Immunology and Microbiology and the department of Bioengineering. He is a membrane biophysicist who is driven by the question of how the malaria parasite interfaces with its host-red blood cell, how we can use the unique mechanisms of the parasite to treat malaria and to re-engineer cells for biomedical applications.
He obtained a physics master's degree from the Dresden University of Technology, Germany with a thesis in the laboratory of Dr. Petra Schwille and his Ph.D. life sciences from the University Paris Diderot, France through his work in the lab of Dr. Patricia Bassereau (Insitut Curie) investigating electrical properties of lipid membranes and protein - membrane interactions using biomimetic model systems, giant liposomes and planar lipid membranes.
In his post-doctoral work at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda in the laboratory of Dr. Joshua Zimmerberg, he used molecular, biophysical and quantitative approaches to research the malaria parasite. His work led to the discovery of structure-function relationships that govern the host cell – parasite interface, opening research avenues to understand how the parasite connects to and controls its host cell. -
Ashlyn Gary
Graduate, Medicine, School of Medicine
BioAshlyn Gary graduated with Honors at Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and a Masters of Science in Community Health and Prevention Research. Her mission is to improve health via translational research, patient advocacy, and transformative technology. With research experiences in neuroscience, community health, and health product design, she loves to engage in complex, intersectional problems -- interfacing between mental health, tech, and design. Integrating behavioral science research and community empowerment, Ashlyn is passionate about designing for well-being and developing health behavior-change technology rooted in rigorous science, creative collaboration, and health equity.
From her freshman to senior year, Ashlyn worked as a student researcher at the Talbot Lab. Research at the Talbot Lab focuses on the development and function of glial cells in the vertebrate nervous system, using genetic approaches in zebrafish to discover new genes with essential functions in the glial cells. These projects provide novel insights into glial cell development and function, define pathways that may be disrupted in disease, and may provide new avenues toward therapies for diseases of glia. Her honors thesis investigated the role of microglia in a lysosomal storage disease called Mucolipidosis type IV, in hopes of providing a novel insight into the origins, neurological mechanisms, and progression of neurodegenerative defects characteristic of lysosomal storage disease patients. Her research was awarded the Stanford University Oral Communication Program Excellence for Honors Thesis Presentation.
While obtaining her Master's in Community Health and Prevention Research, Ashlyn researched digital interventions for loneliness, an alarming health epidemic among college students. Collaborating with clinical psychologists, designers, and college students, Ashlyn worked with the nonprofit Hopelab designing one of the first mental health apps to impact the modifiable behavioral risk factors for loneliness during young adulthood. Her thesis, "Can Smartphone Apps Address Loneliness Among College Students? Case Study and Viewpoint" integrates qualitative interviews with first-year college students to provide perspectives on how to design for social connectedness. -
Olya Gary
Web Designer 3, OHNS/Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Current Role at StanfordAs a senior web designer at Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery Department and a member of the OHNS web team, I support the entire department web presence: http://med.stanford.edu/ohns.html.
I oversee a large number of projects related to the main OHNS site, research lab Wordpress sites, work on the website updates, and create visuals and photographs highlighting the department teams and places. I work with a large number of the department team members - from the administrative staff to the faculty members.
