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Sara Michas-Martin
Lecturer
BioSara Michas-Martin is a poet and nonfiction writer who draws inspiration from science and the natural world. Specific teaching interests include ecopoetics, environmental humanities, science communication, and hybrid forms.
Her book, Gray Matter, winner of the Poets Out Loud Prize and nominated for the Colorado Book Award, explores the relationship between biology, the brain, and one’s conscious understanding of self. Current projects include a literary nonfiction manuscript that draws on medical, cultural, and natural history to consider how the logic of the maternal body corresponds, or is in tension with, ecological and social systems. Fire Weather, a poetry manuscript, takes on deep ecology and the ethics of care in our moment of environmental precarity.
Sara holds a BFA in visual art from the University of Michigan and an MFA in poetry from the University of Arizona. Her work has been supported by a Wallace Stegner fellowship, grants from the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund for Women, the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Prize, as well as fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center, Virginia Center for the Arts, Marble House Project, and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the Community of Writers.
She received Notable Mentions in the Best American Essays and Best American Science and Nature Writing anthologies. Recent poems and essays have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and published in the American Poetry Review, The Believer, The Glacier, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Longreads, New England Review, Orion, Harvard Review, Kenyon Review, Terrain.org, and elsewhere. She lives in the mountains with her family east of Monterey Bay. -
Fiorenza Micheli
David and Lucile Packard Professor of Marine Science, Professor of Oceans and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr Fiorenza Micheli is a marine ecologist and conservation biologist conducting research and teaching at the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University. Micheli’s research focuses on the processes shaping marine communities and incorporating this understanding in the management and conservation of marine ecosystems. She is a Pew Fellow, a fellow of the California Academy of Science and the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program, and past president of the Western Society of Naturalists.
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Sara Michie
Professor of Pathology (Research), Emerita
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsLymphocyte/endothelial cell adhesion mechanisms involved in lymphocyte migration to sites of inflammation; regulation of expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules.
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Oscar Daniel Mier
Masters Student in Symbolic Systems, admitted Autumn 2022
Research Assistant, Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED)BioOscar Daniel Mier, a driven neuroscience professional and Master of Science candidate in Symbolic Systems at Stanford University, exemplifies unwavering dedication to neuroscience, neuroimaging, and the welfare of veterans. With a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from the University of California, Riverside, and graduate training in Neuroimaging and Informatics from the University of Southern California, Oscar's academic journey has propelled him through a multifaceted career. His experience includes working as a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Etkin Lab, the United States Marine Corps, and a Site Lead Clinical Research Coordinator at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System.
Oscar's passion for helping others shines through his work as a Mobile Training Team S.T.E.M. Fellow with the Warrior-Scholar Project, where he tutored and mentored student veterans and active service members and coordinated academic boot camps at prestigious universities. In his most recent position as a Technical Solutions Engineer at Alto Neuroscience, Oscar managed neuroimaging data and trained clinicians on clinical study paradigms. As he continues his academic journey at Stanford, Oscar brings his extensive experience, expertise, and unwavering commitment to the forefront, poised to make a lasting impact in the field of neuroscience and the lives of veterans. -
Bethel Roba Mieso
Affiliate, Department Funds
Fellow in Peds/Clinical InformaticsBioDr. Mieso is a pediatrics-trained fellow in the Stanford University Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program, where she focuses on advancing child health equity and physician wellness. Her career has been marked by a commitment to addressing health disparities and advocating for systemic improvements in patient care and medical workforce conditions. She has held various leadership roles and played a crucial part in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
In her current fellowship, Dr. Mieso is leveraging her DEI expertise in clinical informatics, aiming to develop digital tools that enhance patient outcomes and experience. Her goal is to merge her informatics skills and advocacy experience to drive innovations that improve healthcare delivery, promote a more equitable and efficient system, and streamline electronic health record (EHR) systems to reduce provider burnout. Dr. Mieso holds a BS in Biology from San Jose State University, an MD from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and completed her pediatrics residency at Stanford.
