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Richard Zare
Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor of Natural Science and Professor, by courtesy, of Physics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research group is exploring a variety of topics that range from the basic understanding of chemical reaction dynamics to the nature of the chemical contents of single cells.
Under thermal conditions nature seems to hide the details of how elementary reactions occur through a series of averages over reagent velocity, internal energy, impact parameter, and orientation. To discover the effects of these variables on reactivity, it is necessary to carry out studies of chemical reactions far from equilibrium in which the states of the reactants are more sharply restricted and can be varied in a controlled manner. My research group is attempting to meet this tough experimental challenge through a number of laser techniques that prepare reactants in specific quantum states and probe the quantum state distributions of the resulting products. It is our belief that such state-to-state information gives the deepest insight into the forces that operate in the breaking of old bonds and the making of new ones.
Space does not permit a full description of these projects, and I earnestly invite correspondence. The following examples are representative:
The simplest of all neutral bimolecular reactions is the exchange reaction H H2 -> H2 H. We are studying this system and various isotopic cousins using a tunable UV laser pulse to photodissociate HBr (DBr) and hence create fast H (D) atoms of known translational energy in the presence of H2 and/or D2 and using a laser multiphoton ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer to detect the nascent molecular products in a quantum-state-specific manner by means of an imaging technique. It is expected that these product state distributions will provide a key test of the adequacy of various advanced theoretical schemes for modeling this reaction.
Analytical efforts involve the use of capillary zone electrophoresis, two-step laser desorption laser multiphoton ionization mass spectrometry, cavity ring-down spectroscopy, and Hadamard transform time-of-flight mass spectrometry. We believe these methods can revolutionize trace analysis, particularly of biomolecules in cells. -
Christopher K. Zarins
Walter Clifford Chidester and Elsa Rooney Chidester Professor of Surgery, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsHemodynamic factors in atherosclerosis, pathogenesis of, aortic aneurysms, carotid plaque localization and complication, anastomotic intimal hyperplasia, vascular biology of artery wall, computational fluid dynamics as applied to blood flow and vascular disease.
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Justin M. Zaslavsky, MD
Affiliate, Department Funds
Resident in PediatricsBioJustin is a Resident Physician in Pediatrics at Stanford Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, following his undergraduate studies at Tufts University, where he majored in Community Health and minored in Philosophy. His clinical and professional interests include pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric critical care, correctional health, and substance use disorders.
In the years between his undergraduate studies and medical school, he served as a New York City Urban Fellow working for New York City Emergency Management. He then transitioned into clinical research, serving as a research manager at Northwestern University Lurie Children's Hospital and New York University, leading large-scale clinical trials across hospital systems.
Justin is highly dedicated to using research and technology to drive advocacy and sustainable policies that serve his patients. Through patient-centered advocacy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and culturally responsive leadership, Justin is committed to advancing health equity.
Outside of medicine, Justin enjoys Wordle, trail running, skiing, and mountain biking.
